Recaps
Dutch shock unbeaten Georgia in EuroBasket
Netherlands – Georgia 91-88 The Netherlands had lost their first three contests in the EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers, so when unbeaten Georgia showed up in Almere for their fourth game, it’s safe to say that many felt each team would extend their current streak to four. Fortunately, the hosts had other thoughts and fought back from…
Read MoreParaguay’s Cerro Porteño become champions
Cerro Porteño (from Paraguay) out gunned Libertad 75 to 70 and became Champion of Paraguay after the fifth exhausting game of the play off series. This is not just any championship. Libertad has held the title for some 50 years but has finally been dethroned by Cerro, the new kings of Paraguayan basketball. It was…
Read MoreUS Repeats as U17 World Champions for Women
Spain played to the closest margin anyone has in the U17 World Championships for Women in Amsterdam, but 13-points is a substantial win in the finals of a World Championship tournament. Four players for the US scored in double figures as last years champs repeated the task, going undefeated throughout the tournament, culminating in a…
Read MoreChina comes from behind to take U18 Asian Championship
China entered the fourth quarter of the U18 Asian Championship for Men down by 10, but once again China’s 215m center, Wang Zhelin, took control and put China on the top step of the medal stand with a 93-91 victory over Korea. Gold Medal Game China – Korea 93-91 Korea managed to build an nine…
Read MoreSerbia, USA and France win Gold in FIBA 3×3 Worlds
The Serbian Mens team, US women’s team and the French mixed team all took home Gold medals from the first FIBA 3×3 World Championships, held in Athens, Greece.
Coming into the final day of competition, both the Ukraine and France had teams still in contention. France came out of Sunday’s final matches with an impressive haul of hardware winning Gold in the Mixed event, and Silver in both the Mens and Womens events.
Read MoreSpain defends U20 crown, Turkey wins first youth women’s medal
Spain successfully defended their U20 European Championship for Women crown today with a decisive 59-46 win over Russia. In the bronze medal match the women from Turkey earned their country’s first ever medal in women’s youth competition by holding off a fast charging Dutch squad, to earn a spot on the podium. Tiknonenko was named…
Read MoreSpain – USA to meet up in U17 Worlds Final
The finals are set for the U17 World Championships for Women. Spain, with a 91-62 win over Japan, will match-up with the US, by virtue of an 84-59 decision over Canada. USA – Canada 84-59 The US used a balanced scoring attack nine players scored six or more points in their semi-final win over Canada,…
Read MoreChina routs Japan, Iran blows 15-point lead to Korea in U18
China used a 30-15 margin in the second quarter to run over Japan 103-80 in their U18 Asian Championships for Men Quarter-Final contest, while Korea had to use the last three quarters to erase a 15-point deficit to set up a rematch in the finals of Thursday’s thrilling overtime contest with China. Semi-Finals China –…
Read MoreThe Costa Rican Poets live to write another verse
COOPENAE San Ramón beat Sanatura 79-71. The two Costa Rican teams have faced off four times now but San Ramón’s victory tied the series, leaving one more decisive game next Sunday. Los poetas (the poets, an interesting basketball name) from San Ramón dominated their rivals in three periods before Sanatura finally turned up the heat,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
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