Archive for August 20, 2012
Surf sneak up on top ranked Soles in Ensenada, Mexico
In a stunning upset the The San Diego Surf pulled off a pre-season victory 63-58 against the Soles de Mexicali, Mexico after being behind most of the game. The Surf played an aggressive full court press with a minimum roster to tire out the Soles in the fourth quarter and pull ahead to seal the…
Read MoreU17 Women’s World Championship – Day 3
Group A Korea – Mali 76-61 Korea: H.Kim 19, Park 19, Shin 9 Mali: Dakouo 13, Maiga 11, Diallo 11, Fomba 10, Keita 9 USA – Italy 83-43 USA: Greenwell 16, Reimer 12, Harper 11, DeShields 11, Turner 11 Italy: Marangoni 8, Pan 7, Zandalasini 6 Canada – Belgium 50-45 Canada: Wolfram 12, Nurse 9,…
Read MoreMontepaschi Siena signs Rasic
Aleksandar Rasic has agreed to join Montepaschi Siena after playing for Lietuvos Rytas last season. While there he averaged 6.9 points, 2.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game in the LKL and 5.1 points, 2.5 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game in the VTB League. During Baltic League competition he contributed 8.3 points, 1.5 assists…
Read MoreMedway Park fills two roster spots
The Medway Park Crusaders (EBL D1) have filled two roster spots this week by adding Canadian guard Cole Hobin and Sudanese forward Manock Lual. Hobin averaged 6.0 points per game for Canada’s Carleton University last season and also played professionally in Mexico and Canada prior to joining the Crusaders. Lual was voted the the All-Atlantic…
Read MoreFaisal Aden added to Stella Artois’ roster
Stella Artois Leuven Bears added Somalian guard Faisal Aden, who played at Washington State University last season. Aden averaged 14.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game during his last year with WSU.
Read MoreEstudiantes extends Gabriel’s contract
German Gabriel renewed his agreement to play centre with Estudiantes for the 2012-13 season, with the option of adding an additional year. Gabriel averaged 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game last season. Prior to turning professional he played for the Spanish National team at the U18, U20 and U21 levels.
Read MoreUS wins U18 FIBA Americans Championship over Brazil
The United States won the U18 FIBA Americas Women Championships on Sunday with a sound victory over Brazil 71-47. Brazil jumped out to a 16-7 advantage during the first quarter, but the Americans regrouped and had built a 29-24 margin at the half. They outscored Brazil 21-7 in the 3rd quarter to stretch the advantage…
Read More3pt world record
Hopla sets world recordDuring a camp in Portugal Dave Hopla, a camp instructor, set a new world record by hitting 18 three point shots, within a minute, without missing a single one. [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/sJNBMnI7u4Q?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=sJNBMnI7u4Q&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5199″ /]
Read MoreBosnia and Herzegovina earn Gold at U18 EC Div B
Gold Medal Game Bosnia and Herzegovina – Czech Republic 76-64 Bosnia and Herzegovina defeat the Czech Republic 76-64 to win U18 European Championship Division B. The two teams played evenly for three quarters in the championship game with Bosnia and Herzegovina taking a narrow 19-18 advantage in the first quarter; Czech Republic evened that with…
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