Recaps
Cougars Break 20-Year Championship Drought
The Cockburn Cougars have broken their 20 year Championship drought and been named the State Basketball League (West Australia, Australia) 2012 Champions with a 33-point victory over the East Perth Eagles at the WA Basketball Centre on Saturday night. The Cougars controlled the game from start to finish; their big man, Brian Carlwell, and guard…
Read MoreQuimsa beats Sionista in Argentina
Quimsa de Santiago beat Centro Juventud Sionista in a well-played game that was only decided with the last possession, 86-84. The first period was even, the command of the game switching back and forth between the two teams. Sionista ended the first half ahead by four points. Early in the third quarter, they extended their…
Read MorePoland wins crucial road game vs Belgium
Poland won a crucial away game in, and against, Belgium with 87-73 in group E of the Eurobasket 2013 Qualifying round. Poland improved to a 3-2 record and he 2nd place in the group after undefeated Finland. Belgium dropped to 3rd place with a 2-3 record. Another key game took place in group C where…
Read MoreLibertad breaks the Union with help from Ricky Sánchez
With excellent teamwork, Libertad Buenos Aires from Argentina beat its archrival, Club Atlético de Santa Fe, in a landslide victory, 91 to 64. This was Libertad’s third prep-match, which served as a testing ground for the new player, Ricky Sánchez (from Puerto Rico, played in the NBA development league). Ricky averaged 11.6 ppg and 4.2…
Read MoreBasketball New Zealand announces post-season honors
Jess Bygate was named MVP of the league after leading her team, the Nelson Sparks, to the 2012 New Zealand Women’s Basketball Championship recently. The Sparks, 2011 runners-up, made easy work of the Waitakere West Auckland in the championship game, 61-40, with Bygate contributing 10 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Joining Bygate on…
Read MoreAsian Basketball Association to hold Club Championship
The Asian Basketball Association has released the list of preliminary round matches for their Club Championship to be held in Shenzhen, China, Sep 7-11. Preliminary Round Sep 7 Guangzhou Whampoa vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings Sep 7 Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. Seoul Samsung Thunders Sep 8 Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. Guangdong Southern Tigers Sep 8 Guangzhou…
Read MoreCougars to meet Eagles in SBL Grand Final Sept. 1st
The finals of the State Basketball League in Western Australia, Australia, are set with newcomers to the Grand Final, East Perth, and the Cockburn Cougars, who have reached their first final since 2003. The Cougars last won the Grand Final in 1992. The East Perth Eagles have earned a spot in the championship game by…
Read MoreIsrael cruise by weak Serbia 89-76
In tonight’s Euro Qualifying game in Tel Aviv Israel beat Serbia with 89-76 and now shares the 2nd place in group A together with Serbia and Estonia. To many this result was a big surprise, but not to the insiders. Serbia’s national team did not qualify for the London Olympics and was one of the…
Read MoreMontenegro survives comeback to stay unbeaten in EB
The Slovak Republic reminded the unbeaten squad from Montenegro why basketball games are played in their entirety, amazing comebacks have been known to happen… The hosts found themselves down by 19 late in the third quarter of their Group A EuroBasket Qualifier 2013 in Levice, and fought their way back to a three-point deficit with…
Read MoreTurkey falls to Czech Republic in EuroBasket Qualifier
The Czech Republic improved their record to 3-1 in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier with an impressive 82-64 win over Turkey, the 2010 FIBA World Champions, at home in Chomutov in front of 2,200 fans. The loss drops Turkey to 2-2. The Czechs took a slight margin into the second quarter, 21-19, but put on a…
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