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Fuenlabrada Basketball looking for sponsors
José Quintana, the president of Fuenlabrada Basketball (Spain – Liga ACB) says that they are open to any sponsor. The team has been facing financial problems due to the economic situation in Spain. This is nothing new and is in fact widespread in the country. Many teams and smaller leagues have gone bankrupt or lost sponsors…
Read MoreAlba Berlin announces Peavy injured, out several months
Alba Berlin (Germany-BBL & Euroleague) announced on their website today that power forward Nathan Peavy (2.03m, college: Miami-Ohio) was injured in a fall during the last minutes of their pre-season contest with Varese on Sunday and will most likely miss most, if not all, of the season. Peavy tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee…
Read MoreFIBA Americas Championship set for 2013
FIBA Americas has announced the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship will be held from the 20th of August to the 1st of September of 2013 in Caracas, Venezuela. The championship will help select the four teams to move on to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The ten countries that will play are Argentina,…
Read MoreCroatian basketball federation embarrassed
The Croatian basketball federation had planned a 20 year anniversary in celebrating and remembering the silver won at the Olympic games in Barcelona in 1992. However, to everybody’s surprise, not one single player from that team showed up! Croatia’92 was probably the best team in the history of Croatian basketball. Full with NBA players and…
Read MoreKobe Bryant renews his deal with Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines announced today on Twitter that they had renewed Kobe Bryant’s contract to be their “global brand ambassador” for two more years.
Read MoreBBL Groupings released for 2012-13
The Baltic Basketball League (BBL) has released the league groupings for the upcoming season. The league will consist of 23 teams, broken up into four groups. The first day of competition has been set for October 2nd. The competition format will be set into the follow separate sessions: • The Regular Season • Top 16…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Championship 2013 awarded to Lebanon
It was announced yesterday that Lebanon will host the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men. The vote by FIBA Asia’s Executive Committee was held to determine which of the applications they would accept between Lebanon, Iran and the Philippines. The FIBA Asia Championships have never been hosted by Lebanon and with the quality of their…
Read MoreXavi Pascual inks extension with FC Barcelona Regal
Xavi Pascual has agreed to terms with FC Barcelona Regal to extend his contract to remain head coach of the squad through the 2014-15 campaign. This agreement adds two seasons to his existing contract that was set to expire at the end of this season. In the last 30 years of Euroleague play, Pascual is…
Read MoreDen Helder Kings will get its own sportcenter
Den Helder Kings will get its own sportcenter. The owners of Dante Real Estate Ltd. are Paul Mijnen and Rob Waardenburg. ,,That we have purchased this property is purely born from the idea of supporting basketball” said Waardenburg. ,,Our enthusiasm has made us decide to buy SportCenter so we will create a stable base for…
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Tour concludes in Miami this week
12 of the best 3×3 squads in the world are heading to Miami, FL for the finale of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour competition. On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, the teams representing cities from around the world, will square off in a competition that will divide the teams into two pools that…
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