South America
US wins U18 FIBA Americans Championship over Brazil
The United States won the U18 FIBA Americas Women Championships on Sunday with a sound victory over Brazil 71-47. Brazil jumped out to a 16-7 advantage during the first quarter, but the Americans regrouped and had built a 29-24 margin at the half. They outscored Brazil 21-7 in the 3rd quarter to stretch the advantage…
Read MoreCader advances after exciting match with Goes
CADER was victorious in its struggle against Goes in a high scoring and exciting game, 94-84. With this win, they will be able to move on in the championship. The first quarter ended 24-11 with Goes commanding the floor with an excellent defense. In the first four minutes of the second quarter, however, Cader went…
Read MoreCentauros shine at home
The Centauros de Apure are the victors of the first match of a series at home after beating the Lanceros de Cojedes 88-84. The victors controlled every quarter but the last one but the Lanceros’ admirable effort was still not quite enough. Tulio Cobos made an impressive effort for the Centauros, scoring 18 points and…
Read MoreAdvice from a veteran
Rubén Wolkowyski, a player with many years under his belt, still has it after so much time on the court. He feels the same as when he played in the NBA or won the gold medal for Argentina in Athens. But, besides his youthful outlook, his maturity shines through: “I need to enjoy what is…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships tips off in Amsterdam
The first day of the women’s FIBA U17 Worlds is in the books with the following games being played Fri., Aug 17th. Group A Mali – Belgium 45-81 Mali: Maiga 14, Fomba 12, N’Diaye 9 Belgium: Ben Abdelkader 25, Lemmens 11, Mpoyi Wa Mpoyi 9 Canada – Italy 55-68 Canada: Nurse 20, Potter 8, Orum…
Read MoreFIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championships – Day 2
The FIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championships completed their second day of competition in Gurabo, Puerto Rico with the US and Brazil getting off to quick 2-0 in pool play in their respective groups. As an added incentive to the squads, the top four teams in this years tournament will be given berths to the U19…
Read MoreArgentinian Casini signs with Napoli
Argentinian guard Marcos Casini (180 cm), who also has an Italian passport, has signed with Napoli. He comes from Scafati where he spent the last two seasons and before that for Pistoia, Cantu, Jesi and Boca Juniors.
Read MoreFlamengo gears up for season with Olympic touch
The team of Flamengo presented the team for the 2012/13 season yesterday. It was also announced that three new players would be added to the Brazilian Men’s Team that competed in London: Marcelinha Machado, Caio Marquinhos and Torres. Vitor Benite will also be among the members. Other members: Shilton, Olivinha, the American, Kojo, and Duda.…
Read MoreOlimpico signs Clancy
Argentinian team Olimpico de La Banda agreed terms with veteran Sam Clancy (202 cm, USC’02). Clancy played in Argentina before and has also played in Puerto Rico, Israel, Russia, France, South Korea, Venezuela, Greece and the CBA (POY in 2005).
Read MoreCustodio, Castro and da Silva sign with Santos
The Santos team has made a new move on their roster and are ready for the second phase of the Paulista State Championship.The managers of the team agreed with the point guard Rafinha da Silva as a replacement for Jefferson Campos who left the team. Rafinha was playing at Campo Mourao.For the small forward position…
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