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Asian 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 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 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 MoreU18 Asian Championship for Men – Aug. 24 Schedule
Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +8) Syria – Bahrain (80-70) 12:00 India – Indonesia (67-53) Quarterfinals 14:00 Chinese Taipei – Japan (67-68) 16:00 Saudi Arabia – China 18:00 Korea – Philippines 20:00 Lebanon – Iran
Read MoreOvertime Games Dominate the U18 Asian Championships
The schedule couldn’t have been drawn up any better in the U18 Asian Championships for Men yesterday with the top two teams in both Groups facing off on the last day before the quarterfinal matches were set. Both China and Korea came into their Group E matchup with perfect 4-0 records along with Iran in…
Read MoreU18 Men Asian Championships Move to Second Round
The Preliminary Round of 24 games in the U18 Men’s Asian Championships, being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, has concluded and the Second Round of two groups with six teams has begun. Coming into the Second Round, four teams are undefeated: China, Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Iran. GAMES – 20 Aug. 2012 Group E Lebanon –…
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 MoreWNBA MVP Catchings comes to terms with Guangdong
Tamika Catchings will continue her career in China. The reigning WNBA MVP signed a one-season deal with Guangdong Dolphins. Last season the Dolphins had another US National Team forward Swin Cash. Tamika Catchings averages 18.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists with Indiana Fever. She appeared 17 times in the WNBA so far this season.…
Read MoreChina’s Jilin Northeast Tigers sign Sam Hoskin
Today, Sam Hoskin, signed a deal with the Chinese Basketball Association’s Jilin Northeast Tigers. Before last season, Hoskin was nationalized as a Lebanese and played in the Asian World Championships with the Lebanese National Team. There, Hoskin averaged 16.3 points per game and 10.1 rebounds and the team enjoyed their best record in years. After…
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Championships (Men & Women & U18)
The FIBA 3×3 World Championship is the top-level 3×3 basketball National Team event. Unlike the ‘open’ network of tournaments, players do not create teams themselves but are selected by their National Federations to represent their countries. There are in fact four FIBA 3×3 World Championship competitions: the FIBA 3×3 World Championship for men, for women,…
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