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Quarterfinals are set in the U17 World Championships for Women
The quarterfinal bracket is set in the U17 World Championships for Women. The United States came out seeded first in Group A and will face Australia (fourth in Group B), Canada (third in Group A) will match up with the Netherlands (second in Group B), Italy (second in Group A) will square off against Spain…
Read MoreQuarterfinals 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…
Read MoreAngry Tanjevic calls NBA coaches “stupid”
Coach of the Turkish national men’s basketball team Bogdan Tanjevic has lashed out at his American counterparts, saying most of the NBA coaches are “stupid.” The Montenegrin coach was quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport, where his team was to face Italy in a European Basketball Championship qualifying game yesterday. Tanjevic returned to coaching after…
Read MoreAndre Mamuaya – Co-Owner of Indonesia Warriors Passes
Andre Mamuaya, the co-owner of the Indonesia Warriors and Director of Corporation Affairs and Secretary of PT Adaro Energy Tbk, has passed away today at 12:39pm (GMT+7) at the Siloam Hospital Semanggi from injuries sustained during an early morning motorcycle accident. Mr. Mamuaya was 39.
Read MoreNaming rights stop FIBA Africa Zone V Club Championships
It was quite an eventful few hours at the Lugogo MTN Arena yesterday as Telecom Company, MTN, stopped Sprite from branding the facility. The latter are sponsors of the Fiba Africa Zone V Club Championships scheduled to start at the country’s only indoor venue today. “I can confirm I did stop Fuba from branding the…
Read MoreABA adds expansion team Electric City Lions
The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it has added its fourth South Carolina team for the upcoming season which begin in November to be located in Anderson, SC. The team, the Electric City Lions, is owned by the husband and wife team of Azure and Marquis Agnew. “This is a great addition to the…
Read MoreStatement On Health Issue At U20 Women
PRESS RELEASE: FIBA Europe would like to clarify the following regarding the issue of the hospitalisation of a number of players, team delegation members and Organising Committee staff at the U20 European Championship Women 2012 in Debrecen, Hungary. On the opening day of the tournament 22 players were affected by sickness and a total of…
Read MoreBasketball Australia statement on Toowoomba Mountaineers tragedy
Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Kristina Keneally and Chair of the BA Board Scott Derwin have expressed BA’s sympathy following the tragic deaths of Queensland basketballers Stacey Richter and Stephanie Mylonas yesterday afternoon. The pair, who played for the Toowoomba Mountaineers, were travelling back from their team’s final game of the Queensland Basketball League season…
Read MoreDon Nelson officially retires from coaching
Don Nelson, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, reportedly said Saturday night he is officially done with coaching. Nelson, who will be inducted next month into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, told NBA.com that his coaching career is over after spanning 34 years. As late as last season, Nelson flirted with returning to the bench…
Read MoreU17 Women’s World Championship – Day 3
Group A Korea – Mali 76-61 Korea: H.Kim 19, Park 19, Shin 9 Mali: Dakouo 13, Maiga 11, Diallo 11, Fomba 10, Keita 9 USA – Italy 83-43 USA: Greenwell 16, Reimer 12, Harper 11, DeShields 11, Turner 11 Italy: Marangoni 8, Pan 7, Zandalasini 6 Canada – Belgium 50-45 Canada: Wolfram 12, Nurse 9,…
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