South America
Once Caldas announce import players
Once Caldas announced the three players that they will put on their roster as imports for the 2012 Federation Cup. Tayron Thomas is a 1.91m guard from the US who has been playing in the Dominican Republic. Alpha Bangura is a 1.95m guard who has played in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Coming in to…
Read MoreBasquete Ceara vie for the NBB of Brazil
The Basquete Cearense, a team from northern Brazil led by coach Alberto Bial, is attempting to gain its spot in NBB (the National Basketball League of Brazil) and so far it is doing well. It just beat the Náutico Atlético for the first time in its history as a team by an astounding 125 points…
Read MoreRobert “the animal” Brown signed by Los Leones
Los Leones (the lions) from Argentina officially contracted Robert Brown, “the Animal” this Friday morning. Brown will play for the team in its shot at the National Tournament this coming season. He is not new to Argentinian basketball, having played in QUIMSA (a sports association located in the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina) and…
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 MoreParaguay: Olimpia beats Ciudad Nueva
Olimpia and Ciudade Nueva, both teams from the capital of Asunción, Paraguay, faced off in the second match for the Estadio Comuneros Cup. Olimpia barely pulled off a victory against Ciudad. Up to the last quarter, Ciudad dominated the whole game, leading by up to 18 points at times as they were cheered on by…
Read MoreLibertad Sunchales inks deal with Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez has signed an agreement to play with Libertad Sunchales for the 2012-13 season. Sanchez played with Estudiantes in Argentina last season, averaging 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game over 52 games. Over the summer he played in the CentroBasket and Olympic Qualifiers with the Puerto Rican National team.
Read MoreA new contender in the Chilean National Basketball League
The Chilean National Basketball League, founded in 2008, has three divisions with a total of 51 teams and it is still growing. In fact, it will be adding a new team to the fray this season. Deportivo Español (Spanish Sport Club, usually referred to as “Español”) from the city of Talca in central Chile will…
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 MoreMogi das Cruzes beat the São Paolo state champion
Mogi das Cruzes/Sanifill made a recovery in the initial round of the Men’s Championship of the state of São Paulo, Brazil by beating the Pinheiros/Sky, the current state champion this past Sunday. They won 91 to 80 in the city Mogi das Cruzes. Highlights: Patekoski – 24 points, 9 rebounds and Guilherme Filipin – 22…
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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