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2016 Olympic Games: Croatia Stuns Spain in Opener
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Teams from Group B took to the hardwood in their first games of the Men’s Basketball Competition in the 2016 Olympic Games. Three games were on tap on Sunday and fans from around the world were treated to some exciting basketball action. Brazil put up a valiant effort in defending…
Read More2016 Olympic Games: Game 1 summary
The 2016 Olympic Games kicked off in Rio de Janeiro on Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony. The Basketball tournament tipped off over the weekend with 12 nations lining up over two groups with the ultimate goal of claiming the coveted gold medal. Six games were played as both groups settled their first games. There…
Read MoreMichael Carrera goes pro with Avtodor
University of North Carolina alum Michael Carrera (196 cm, South Carolina’16) will begin his pro career this 2016-17 with Russian club Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). Michael is a 23-year-old Venezuelan-American player who has been a member of the Venezuelan national team since 2012. In his senior year at South Carolina (2015-16) Michael played 32 games and…
Read MoreJosh Duinker to Regatas Corrientes
Josh Duinker (209 cm, Richmond’12) is a recent addition to the roster of Regatas Corrientes (Argentina-Liga A) this 2016-17. Duinker is a Dutch-Australian player who was a former member of the Dutch national team in 2013. The 27-year-old forward is coming off a stint playing for Hungarian club Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division) in 2015-16. He…
Read MoreBrazil punishes China in Pre-Olympics show
Brazil closed its preparations for the 2016 Olympics with a cruising home win over China, prevailing 83-69 in a good warm up performance. If these two teams meet in the Games, they can only do so in the knock out phase as both are pitted in different groups. If it comes to a knock out…
Read More2016 Rio Olympics: Argentina triumphs in warm up
One game caught the eye as international teams continued to prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Argentina overcame France in an exciting game in Cordoba. Avoiding injury is the name of the game in these pre 2016 Rio Olympics warm ups, but nevertheless both France and Argentina put together a solid show. Both these nations…
Read MoreFIBA Americas U18: USA clinched gold
A summer of huge success for young USA players continued as the U18s won gold at the FIBA Americas U18 tournament in Valdivia, Chile. In the final game, the USA overcame North American rival Canada 99-84 in a cruising win that claimed the title. The dominance of the USA in this tournament is storied. The…
Read MoreRio 2016 Olympics Men’s Basketball Schedule
We are just over a week away from the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and sports fans from all over the world are excited to see top athletes compete for pride and country. After a grueling qualification process, 12 basketball teams are set compete for gold in the Men’s Basketball event. Nigeria will…
Read MoreJuho Nenonen heads to Ciclista
Ciclista Olimpico de la Banda (Argentina-Liga A) will be welcoming Juho Nenonen (202 cm) as a fresh addition to their roster for the 2016-17 season. Juho is a 28-year-old Finnish player who was recently added to the Finnish national team this 2016. He continues his career with a new Argentinian club after playing nine games…
Read MoreTorin Francis remains with La Union
Veteran big man Torin Francis (210 cm, Notre Dame’05) will remain on the roster of La Union Formosa (Argentina-Liga A) this 2016-17. Torin is a 33-year-old Jamaican-American player who joined forces with the Argentinian club in 2015-16 after a two-game run with Malvin Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB) where he averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.0 rpg. Francis ended…
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