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2015 U18 European quarterfinal preview
The 2015 U18 European Championship is entering the quarterfinal stage on Friday with the last eight nations lining up to fight for a place in the last four. The competition has been fierce so far and the countries left in the tournament comprise the elite of U18 Basketball in Europe. Contesting the Quarterfinals will be…
Read MoreQuarterfinals of U18 European’s set
The Quarterfinals of the 2015 U18 European Championship have been set after a thrilling final round in the group stages in Greece. We now move forward to the knockout phase of the competition where every win counts on the road to the showpiece game. Defending champions Turkey came out on top in a top spot…
Read MoreRussia Federation teams banned by FIBA
All Russia Federation Basketball teams have been banned by FIBA the country announced on Wednesday, with all tiers of the national team omitted from further FIBA competitions. The sport’s governing body made the decision after a political spat at the top of Russian Basketball has failed to be resolved. The ban means that the men’s…
Read MoreFIBA U18 European Championship, Day 2 Second Stage
Day 2 of the Second Stage at the FIBA U18 European Championship saw Group E and Group F take shape as the nation’s compete to make the Quarter-final. France was handed its first loss by a Serbia team looking for consistency in Group E, but along with Spain the French seems destined for the next…
Read MoreLeones de Ponce wins consecutive BSN title
Leones de Ponce defended its position as the best team in the Puerto Rico BSN by defeating Capitanes de Arecibo for the title. A 70-67 victory in Ponce was enough to hand Leones a 4-2 series win and its second consecutive BSN success. The franchise also put its name in the record books, picking up…
Read MoreTijuana repeats to win CIBACOPA
The Mexican CIBACOPA league went right down to the wire as Zonkeys de Tijuana defeated Nogales in the decisive seventh game of the title series. The 56-80 success came on the road and handed Zonkeys its second consecutive CIBACOPA title and the franchise will feel well placed to go for a three peat next season.…
Read MoreEuropean Championship U18, day 1 summary
The FIBA European Championship U18 has tipped off in Volos, Greece and it proved to be an exciting day of game one action through groups A to D. There were a few standout contests along the way, such as Spain clashing with France, while Turkey narrowly picked up a win to begin its quest for…
Read MoreMexican CIBACOPA final goes to decider
The Mexican CIBACOPA season will go down a final and decisive finals series contest after Nogales defeated Tijuana 104-99 after a tense overtime period. The victory ensured the home team tied the series 3-3, sending the title to a deciding seventh game that will be played in Nogales. With home court advantage and the momentum,…
Read MorePuerto Rico BSN: Ponce one step closer to title
Leones de Ponce stunned Capitanes of Arecibo in Game 5 of the Puerto Rico BSN finals series to take charge of the championship decider. An 81-91 victory on the road was enough for the franchise to take a 3-2 lead in the series, and with the finals descending on Ponce once again in Game 6,…
Read MoreNBL franchise Halifax Rainmen could be saved
While the NBL plays second fiddle to ice hockey in Canada, Basketball is still an important part of the community in some provinces. Take Nova Scotia for example, where the Halifax Rainmen have been going through plenty of woe. However, the business community in Halifax is refusing to let its NBL franchise die and a…
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