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FIBA – Reaction to change is positive
GENEVA (FIBA) – There has been positive reaction to the new format and calendar of competition announced by FIBA at its Central Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over the weekend. Many of the changes are related to the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is to increase from 24 to 32 teams starting in 2019.…
Read MoreFIBA Moves World Cup to 32, every 4 years
KUALA LUMPUR (Central Board) – FIBA announced at its Central Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that it will go ahead and implement a new format and calendar of competition beginning in 2017. After being presented with the conclusions from the latest consultations with stakeholders – including a study of the economic parameters carried out…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Postponed
The Final game of the 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup between Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon and Mahram of Iran, which was scheduled for Monday has been put off due to the prevalent situation in the Lebanese capital. The delegation of Mahram will leave Beirut as planned on Monday evening. “FIBA Asia will take a…
Read MoreFIBA and ESPN sign Multi-Year Broadcast Deal
GENEVA, Switzerland (TV) – FIBA and ESPN today announced a multi-year, multi-platform (TV, internet, and mobile) agreement, which includes the rights to more than 400 games across six tournaments from 2013-2015. The agreement covers the FIBA Americas Championships (2013, 2015), the EuroBaskets (2013, 2015), the FIBA Basketball World Cup (2014) and the FIBA World Championship for Women…
Read MoreKamil Novak Named Secretary General of FIBA Europe
Kamil Novak, Sports Director of the Fraport Skyliners, was announced as the new Secretary General of FIBA Europe this morning by the Fraport Skyliners. The decision to appoint Novak was made on Saturday by the FIBA Europe Executive Committee. The organization has been without a Secretary General since May when the Executive Committee ousted Nar…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Finals Set
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup Finals are set for Monday, Oct. 22nd in Beirut, Lebanon and it’ll be a repeat of the 2011 Finals with Al Riyadi squaring off with Mahram Tehran. It will be the fourth consecutive finals appearance for Mahram, who has won the Cup twice prior and the second consecutive trip for…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Set to Tip Off
The 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup begins today in Beirut, Lebanon with five squads representing four Asian sub-zones ready to tip off. Competing in the 2012 edition of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup are: East Asia: Energy Resources Falcons (Mongolia) Persian Gulf: Duhok (Iraq) Central Asia: Belent Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) West Asia: Al-Riyadi (Lebanon) and Mahram…
Read MoreSpain trashed apartments after Olympic loss to USA
The Spaniards were understandably devastated following yet another tough loss to the Team USA in the Olympic Gold Medal match this summer in London (they suffered a similar fate back in 2008 at the Beijing Games.) But to trash their apartments following the game? Yikes … Reports the NY Daily News: “Spain’s basketball players have…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013 Seedings Announced
FIBA Europe has confirmed the seedings the EuroBasket 2013 Draw, which will take place later this year. The 24 teams are divided into 6 seeding pots and they will be drawn into 4 round-robin groups of 6 teams for the First Round of competition. The top 3 teams from each group will progress to the…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 1 Results
EuroChallenge 2013 opened it’s schedule yesterday with the first round of qualifying to determine the final four slots in the 32-team field. The second and final games of the qualifying round will be contested on Tues., Oct., 2nd. Joensuun Kataja (FIN) vs. Aliaga Petkim (TUR) at Joensuun (FIN) 82-70 Mounting a stunning comeback from down by…
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