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EuroBasket 2013: Four could qualify today
As the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications games continue today around Europe, the teams are mindful of the fact that the top two teams in each of the six divisions will qualify to play in Slovenia next September and the top four teams that place 3rd in their respective divisions will also qualify. There are already eight…
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 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…
Read MoreFinland shocks Belgium, Montenegro and Italy first to 4 wins
Montenegro and Italy became the first teams to four wins in the 2013 EuroBasket Qualifier tournament on Friday with wins over Iceland and Belarus, respectively. In Helsinki, Finland and Belgium went in as the only to undefeated teams in Group E, but when the dust had settled, Finland stood atop the group standings with a…
Read MoreBradford Burgess replaces Faisal Aden at Leuven
Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) was recently announced as a new player of the Belgian team Leuven Bears, but the medical check showed that he still has not recovered 100 % from his injury from last season. He will be replaced by Bradford Burgess (198 cm, VCU’12).
Read MoreEurobasket Qualifier Aug. 24 Schedule
Group A 18:00 Slovak Republic – Israel – Levice, SVK, City Sport Hall 20:30 Serbia – Estonia – Novi Sad, SRB, JP SPC Vojvodina 20:30 Montenegro – Iceland – Niksic, MNE, SC Niksic Group B 19:30 Luxembourg – Bulgaria – Luxembourg, LUX, Centre National Sportif & Culturel d’Coque 20:00 Germany – Sweden – Ulm, GER,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships for Women Quarters Today
The quarter-finals of the U17 World Championships for Women will be played today with the winners moving on to Friday’s semi-finals. The preliminary games will feature match-ups for 9th-12th place and then Italy will face Spain in the first of the four contests today. Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +2) Korea – Turkey 12:15 Brazil –…
Read MoreQuarterfinals 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 MoreUS – Japan Unbeaten in U17 World Championships
The USA and Japan have taken care of business at the U17 Women’s World Championships so far, entering the last day of the qualification round with perfect 4-0 records. USA – Belgium 80-50 The US defeated Belgium 80-50 behind 17 points from Rebecca Greenwell, Diamond DeShields added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Kaela Davis…
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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