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Buzzer-Beater lifts Montenegro over Serbia
Nikola Ivanovic hit a half-court buzzer-beater to give Montenegro a 73-71 win over Serbia in their Group A EuroBasket qualifier. With his team trailing by one in the final seconds, Ivanovic launched what every young basketball player practices a million times on the playground, a shot with the clock ticking down to the final horn.…
Read MoreLithuania comes from behind to stop Serbia in U18 EC Semi
Lithuania found themselves down by eight with 4:52 in their U18 European Championship semifinals contest with Serbia, only to mount an impressive comeback that ended with a game-winning jumper by Marius Grigonis to go ahead by two with five seconds to play. The host Lithuanians held a one point advantage at the start of the…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships tips off in Amsterdam
The first day of the women’s FIBA U17 Worlds is in the books with the following games being played Fri., Aug 17th. Group A Mali – Belgium 45-81 Mali: Maiga 14, Fomba 12, N’Diaye 9 Belgium: Ben Abdelkader 25, Lemmens 11, Mpoyi Wa Mpoyi 9 Canada – Italy 55-68 Canada: Nurse 20, Potter 8, Orum…
Read MoreU18 European Championship Semis are Set
The semifinals of the U18 European Championships are set for today. Lithuania will play Serbia in the first contest, and Russia will square off with Croatia in the nightcap. Russia – Spain 58-56 Defending Champion Spain has been given an early exit from the EC U18 Tournament at hands of the squad from Russia, 58-56.…
Read MoreFIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championships – Day 2
The FIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championships completed their second day of competition in Gurabo, Puerto Rico with the US and Brazil getting off to quick 2-0 in pool play in their respective groups. As an added incentive to the squads, the top four teams in this years tournament will be given berths to the U19…
Read More2012 – Asian Championships U18 Men
Regular Season – Day 1 GROUP A Aug. 17, 2012 Lebanon-India 65-61 Aug. 17, 2012 China-Hong Kong 153-47 GROUP B Aug. 17, 2012 Singapore-Syria 47-78 Aug. 17, 2012 South Korea-Japan 91-69 GROUP C Aug. 17, 2012 Bahrain-Mongolia Aug. 17, 2012 Taiwan-Indonesia 99-44 GROUP D Aug. 17, 2012 Iran-Kazakhstan 105-46 Aug. 17, 2012 Philippines-Saudi Arabia 95-52…
Read MoreWith Olympics over, there’s room at the top for Team USA
Their Gold medals haven’t had time to cool off from the heat generated in the gym during the Olympic Gold medal game and the there have already been more questions asked than answered. At the top of the list: Who will take over the US program now that Mike Krzyzewski has said he’ll retire from…
Read MoreScotland and England relinquish FIBA membership and merge.
England and Scotland formally signed Sunday in London that will formalize their merger into a single British basketball organization, despite the objections of the Welsh, ensuring that there will be a Great Britain team beyond these Olympic Games. FIBA secretary-general Patrick Baumann has confirmed that the world governing body has approved plans to go forward…
Read MoreEC U18 – Quarterfinalists are set in Latvia and Lithuania
Group E Italy – Ukraine 76-51 Amedeo Tessitori’s 18 points and seven rebounds paced the Italians into the quarterfinals of the U18 European Championships with a 76-51 victory over Ukraine. Italy’s 27 points in the second quarter put the game out of reach early. Matteo Imbro added 16 points and Alessandro Procacci contributed 10 for…
Read More3 x 3 at Olympics?
According to Secretary-general Patrick Baumann, the FIBA plans to propose that 3 x 3 becomes an Olympic Sports in four years from now. It was already introduced at the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and a three-on-three World Tour and World Cup already exists. FIBA hopes to expand basketball’s global popularity with the initiative.
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