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Serbia and Croatia are Brazil bound. France or Canada will get the only Olympic basketball spot left.Serbia emphatically claimed its first Olympic appearance as an independent country Saturday, crushing Puerto Rico 108-77 in the championship game of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament it hosted in Belgrade. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 26 points and eight assists, while tournament MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets added 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists.Part of an international basketball power in the former Yugoslavia, Serbia made the Olympics for the first time since it became an independent nation in 2006. It appeared two years earlier as Serbia and Montenegro.Serbia beat Puerto Rico by just six points earlier this week in group play but left no doubt this one wouldnt be close. 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Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets scored 26 points, former Philadelphia 76ers lottery pick Dario Saric added 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Croatians qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2008.The other final is Sunday in Manila, Philippines, where Canada gets a second shot to claim the Olympic berth that slipped away last year when it blew a late lead and was stunned by Venezuela in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament.Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors scored 23 points and Tristan Thompson of the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers added 13 points and 10 rebounds Saturday in a 78-72 victory over New Zealand.France beat Turkey 75-63 in the other semifinal, getting 17 points from Thomas Heurtel.After Sundays final, there will be a draw to place the three champions in the Rio field. 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WASHINGTON -- Maurice Josephs first head coaching job comes with an interim tag and after an awkward summer for George Washingtons basketball program.The 31-year-old understands his best attributes and is leaning on them as the Colonials Nov. 11 season opener against Maryland-Eastern Shore approaches.In the grand scheme of things, the major focus has been to bring energy and enthusiasm on a daily basis, which we always have done, and to focus on getting better on a daily basis, which we always have done, Joseph said Tuesday at the teams media day.Former coach Mike Lonergan, who led George Washington to its first NIT title in March and went 97-70 in five seasons, was fired Sept. 17 after the university investigated him and concluded he had engaged in conduct inconsistent with the universitys values.Joseph was named interim coach 10 days later.Joseph, who played at Michigan State as well as under Lonergan at Vermont, spent the last five years on the Colonials staff. That continuity has helped George Washington make the unusually timed transition, as has Josephs own positivity.Thats his biggest strength, forward Tyler Cavanaugh said. Hes young. He has positive energy and hes just had a rhythm and an upbeat sense to him throughout our practices. If you come in, youll see him running through drills wwith us.dddddddddddd The way hes been able to work with the other assistants has been phenomenal. Everyones still engaged.Thats important after a wild summer. A Washington Post report in July included accusations of player mistreatment by Lonergan, though he remained as head coach during an August tour of Japan. Then came his ouster less than two months before the start of the season.A swirl is definitely a good way to put it, Cavanaugh said. It was crazy. There was just a lot up in the air and going from one thing to the next. But I think playing games and preparing really helps. The Japan trip, we got to focus on those practices and build toward the season. The four games there was a step. When we came back, it was out of our control, so we just had to move forward.Thats the attitude Joseph is taking with the Colonials, who were picked to finish eighth in the 14-team Atlantic 10s preseason poll.Theres really no time to dwell on emotions or what happened in the past, Joseph said. Like Tyler said, some of these teams in our league that were picked ahead of us or below us dont really care about the coaching change. When the ball goes up, theyre going to try to beat us. ' ' '