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FIBA Americas: Preliminary round is done
The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Americas 2013 are now in the books. Canada, Jamaica, Argentina and the Dominican Republic all came away with victories in their final matches for round one. Both Brazil and Paraguay end up as the winless teams in their respective groups and will not be proceeding into the second stage…
Read MoreFIBA Americas: Puerto Rico finishes perfect R1
As the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship moves into the final day of Round 1, Group A’s leader has already been established. Puerto Rico finished their fourth and final contest of the first round with their fourth win as they defeated Jamaica 88:82. The win keeps Puerto Rico unbeaten and drops Jamaica to 0-3 and tied…
Read MoreFabricio Melo released by Memphis
Brazilian prospect Fabricio Melo (212 cm, Syracuse’12) has been released by NBA franchise the Memphis Grizzlies before playing for the team. The 23-year old center was originally drafted by the Boston Celtics in the summer of 2012 and featured five times for the franchise last season with averages of 1.4ppg from the bench. He was…
Read MoreDavid Jackson heads back to Brazil
David Jackson (196 cm, Pennsylvania State’07) will extend his stay in Latin American Basketball after signing for Winner/Kabum Limeira (Brazil, Paulista). The guard has had a fruitful career in South America and has played in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay and Puerto Rico. In fact, since leaving Penn State in 2007 he has never played professional…
Read MoreRafael Hettsheimeir moves to Unicaja
Rafael Hettsheimeir (206 cm) has found a new team within Spain’s Liga Endesa. He makes to move to Unicaja Malaga in 2013-14, having played for Real Madrid in 2012-13. Hettsheimeir is a Brazilian native who also holds a passport from Spain. He has been a member of the Brazilian National Team in 2005, 2007-2011 and…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: United States takes World title
The FIBA Men U19 World Championships concluded Sunday with the United States running the table during the competition winning all nine games they played, finishing with an 82:68 win over Serbia in the title game. This is the fifth U19 World Title for the US. Through the tournament the US used a balanced scoring attack…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished
After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…
Read MoreFIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
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