Posts by Morgan
Greece wins Acropolis Cup
Greece will be heading to EuroBasket 2015 with the taste of trophy success after the team defeated Lithuania to win the Acropolis Cup. The warm up tournament for the European Championships has been held in Athens and with home comforts the Greek’s claimed a 67-62 to claim the top prize. Both nations will now turn…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015: warm up recap
With EuroBasket 2015 just around the corner the 24 competing nations are continuing to ready themselves for the 39th edition of the competition. The big tip off will be happening on September 5th in Latvia, Croatia, France, and Germany and there were plenty of warm up clashed on Friday. Greece and Turkey both came away…
Read MoreCroatia wins opening for EuroBasket warmup
Croatia has been hot form through the summer winning six out of six friendlies as the country prepares for an assault on the gold medal at the 2015 EuroBasket tournament next week. The nation is hosting a friendly warm up tournament in the Zagreb Arena and edged Estonia 66-63, while in the other contest Bosnia…
Read MoreSpain wins big in EuroBasket warm up despite injury to three players
Spain continued its preparations for the 2015 European Championships by gunning down Macedonia 88-54 in a good display. With just ten days until the big opening tip off, Spain is looking in solid form and eased to victory at home in Logrono despite being understrength. The Spaniard lost three key players early in the week…
Read MoreMarchand Cup, Canada and Puerto Rico win
Day 2 of the 2015 Marchand Continental Cup organized by FIBA Americas saw Canada and Puerto Rico collect victories, both nations remaining undefeated after two contests. The Canadians got the better of Brazil to leave their opponents winless after two games, Puerto Rico edged Dominican Republic after a high scoring encounter. Brazil vs. Canada, 64-80…
Read MoreEstonia gets EuroBasket preparations back on track
Estonia enjoyed the comforts of home to open the Toyota Tallinn 4 Nations Cup and recorded a cruising 85-65 win over Iceland. The win gave the Estonians a major boost in their preparations for the upcoming 2015 European Championship as it was the first time this summer that the country has recorded back to back…
Read MoreCroatia marches on at International Huawei Cup
A mouth-watering clash took place between Croatia and Lithuania at the International Huawei Cup, with both nations with an eye on the 2015 EuroBasket next month. The contest was set up perfectly, both teams coming into the clash with unbeaten records this summer, both Croatia and Lithuania have won the last five games consecutively. In…
Read MoreCroatia see off Turkey in Huawei Cup
Croatia stayed perfect in its preparations for the upcoming 2015 European Championships with a 74-66 victory over Turkey. The win also maintained the Croatians’ progress in the 2015 International Huawei Cup in Kaunas, and next up is tournament hosts Lithuania in a clash between two nations that are undefeated this summer. As for Turkey, the…
Read MoreBosnia and Herzegovina wins U16 European Championships
Bosnia and Herzegovina has made history by winning the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championships, opening a new chapter in the sporting history of a whole nation. This was the first FIBA tournament Bosnia and Herzegovina has ever won, and if the U18 team that made the semis of its European Championship spoke of a bright…
Read MoreU16 European Championship, here’s the last four
The Quarterfinals of the U16 European Championship have been completed and the semi-final picture for the tournament in Lithuania is finished. Reigning champions France are down and out after tasting defeat against Spain, while Bosnia and Herzegovina continued to attack the bucket at every opportunity on the way to crushing Germany. In the other contest,…
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