Posts by Bryce
Naming rights stop FIBA Africa Zone V Club Championships
It was quite an eventful few hours at the Lugogo MTN Arena yesterday as Telecom Company, MTN, stopped Sprite from branding the facility. The latter are sponsors of the Fiba Africa Zone V Club Championships scheduled to start at the country’s only indoor venue today. “I can confirm I did stop Fuba from branding the…
Read MoreMogi das Cruzes beat the São Paolo state champion
Mogi das Cruzes/Sanifill made a recovery in the initial round of the Men’s Championship of the state of São Paulo, Brazil by beating the Pinheiros/Sky, the current state champion this past Sunday. They won 91 to 80 in the city Mogi das Cruzes. Highlights: Patekoski – 24 points, 9 rebounds and Guilherme Filipin – 22…
Read MoreStatement On Health Issue At U20 Women
PRESS RELEASE: FIBA Europe would like to clarify the following regarding the issue of the hospitalisation of a number of players, team delegation members and Organising Committee staff at the U20 European Championship Women 2012 in Debrecen, Hungary. On the opening day of the tournament 22 players were affected by sickness and a total of…
Read MoreBasketball Australia statement on Toowoomba Mountaineers tragedy
Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Kristina Keneally and Chair of the BA Board Scott Derwin have expressed BA’s sympathy following the tragic deaths of Queensland basketballers Stacey Richter and Stephanie Mylonas yesterday afternoon. The pair, who played for the Toowoomba Mountaineers, were travelling back from their team’s final game of the Queensland Basketball League season…
Read MoreDon Nelson officially retires from coaching
Don Nelson, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, reportedly said Saturday night he is officially done with coaching. Nelson, who will be inducted next month into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, told NBA.com that his coaching career is over after spanning 34 years. As late as last season, Nelson flirted with returning to the bench…
Read MoreSurf 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 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 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…
Read MoreSaric leads Croatia to U18 European Championship
Dario Saric scored 39 points and gathered 11 rebounds in todays U18 European Championship as Croatia beat Lithuania, 88-76. Lithuania tried to stop Saric in various ways, but even double teams under the basket couldn’t keep the talented Croatian from scoring at will. Croatia jumped to a 10-point margin early in the first quarter, only…
Read More