By Cesare Milanti / info@eurohoops.net
Riga, Latvia – Germany are on top of Europe after already being on top of the world, continuing their legacy as a dominant basketball powerhouse. Especially thanks to their leader, Dennis Schroder.
The German national team’s captain stepped up once again in the final against Turkiye, banking on the game-winning shot and finishing with a double-double of 16 points and 12 assists.
In the post-game mixed zone, Maodo Lo praised the Sacramento Kings‘ guard, answering whether he believes Dennis Schroder should be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame after these achievements.
“He’s making his case for sure, because to win these tournaments, on the European stage and on the world stage, on the national team level, it’s big time,” Zalgiris Kaunas’ guard said.
“Think about the legends who have done it to bring success to the national teams. Dennis has led us for so many years. For sure, he deserves it,” Maodo Lo continued on Dennis Schroder.
The FIBA EuroBasket 2025 had the shot to win the tournament. “That’s a big-time shot. I told him right away. Wow, what a shot that was, such a difficult shot. The difficulty level of it was high. He was so clutch. I’m happy he made that shot for us and for him,” Lo said.
The experienced guard shared his happiness overall. “It feels good. We are very happy that we were able to win the gold medal in this tournament. I just think it’s our time right now, and it was kind of meant to be. We won and I’m very happy about it,” he said.
“This is a great time for German basketball. We won the bronze medal in 2022. I even think you know this, this tournament there was more for us in store,” he looked back in time.
“I think we should have played for the gold medal in 2022 when we lost to Spain in the semifinals, but that was our first medal. It gave us momentum, and then we won the World Cup. Now EuroBasket.”
“It’s just really nice to be part of this team and to be part of this great generation and great time in German basketball. These are memories that will go down in German basketball history, so it feels great to be part of this group and to be part of this generation,” Maodo Lo continued.
“We share a lot of memories, a lot of continuity; these guys are friends playing basketball together. It’s nice to have this success,” the 32-year-old playmaker also commented.
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