FIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set

The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…

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FIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs

Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…

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FIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished

After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…

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FIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round

The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…

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Francis Koffi leaves Palencia Baloncesto

Francis Koffi (202 cm, Fresno State’04) has parted ways with Palencia Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Gold. Koffi, who carries a passport from both France and the Ivory Coast, is now a free agent. Things just didn’t work out between Koffi and Palencia as he just managed to play two games for the team and left…

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U18 AfroBasket Tournament Team

All-Tournament Team for the U18 AfroBasket Championships for Men MVP: Saleh Ehab of Egypt Best Scorer: Saleh Ehab of Egypt Best Rebounder: Ndoye Aboulaye of Senegal Best Coach: Madiene Fall of Senegal 1st Team Saleh Ehab of Egypt Boubacar Coulibaly of Mali Ndoye Aboulaye of Senegal Kehasson Oulai of Ivory Coast Ali Moatez of Egypt

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U18 AfroBasket Championship heads to Semis

The quarter-finals of the U18 AfroBasket Championships for Men were played Thursday, Aug. 23, in Maputo, Mozambique. Coming out of the quarters to play on Friday in the semi-finals are Mali against Senegal, and Egypt against Cote d’Ivoire. The finals will be played on Saturday at 18:00 (GMT +2) at Academica Stadium. Angola – Mali…

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Quarterfinals are set in U18 African Championships for Men

The preliminary rounds have been completed and the U18 African Championships for Men have their quarterfinals set and ready to tip off on Thursday, Aug. 23rd in Maputo, Mozambique. In the first contest, Angola (2-3 in Group B) will square off against Mali (3-1 in Group A). Cote d’Ivoire (3-2 in Group B) will face…

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Groups for African U18 Championships are set.

The technical meeting of the AFROBASKET U18 Men was held in Maputo, to draw the competition groups. Teams participating in this championship were represented by their head of delegations and technical staffs. The groups are as following: Group A: Mozambique, Rwanda, DR Congo, Mali, Ghana, Tunisia Group B: Egypt, Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal, Gabon, Angola…

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