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2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 2: Mixed results from China, Iran
Day 2 of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup was chock full of brilliantly exciting games. Eight more teams took to the hardwood to play out their openers. Groups A and B had two games each. Tournament favorites China and Iran came up with mixed results in their first games of the competition. Group A Jordan…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup tips off with four games
The FIBA Asia Cup 2017 has tipped off today with four contests from the group phase. On Tuesday, there was action from Group C and Group D, with Group A and Group B set to start on Day 2 (Wednesday). On the opening day of the FIBA Asia Cup tournament, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, and…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup 2017: China and Iran faces new challenges
The group phase of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 begins today and excitement is bubbling among fans of Asian hoops. Lebanon is hosting the event this year and the tournament will run from August 8-20. Since 1999 every Asian Championship has been won by either China or Iran. China is the defending champion from 2015. This…
Read MoreSerbia claims U18 European gold
Serbia is the leading nation in U18 European Basketball. The team clinched gold at the U18 European Championships in Slovakia on Sunday after a week of tournament action. Victory hands Serbia its fourth U18 title, four behind winningest country Russia (8). However, if we count the former Yugoslavia, Serbia now becomes the winningest nation with…
Read MoreU18 European Championships final four locked
The semi-finals of the U18 European Championships have been set after a day of quality hoops in Slovakia. The quarterfinals provided plenty of thrills and spills as the best young players in Europe duked it out for the final four. Lying ahead is a weekend of elite action where the champion will be decided on…
Read MoreEuropean Championships U18: last eight set
The quarterfinals of the European Championships U18 have been decided after the round of 16 on Wednesday. In the last eight, Turkey will meet Greece, Spain and France will clash, Italy tackles Lithuania, and Serbia will combat Bosnia on the hardwood. Through Wednesday, the eight nations battled past their opponents to reach the next round:…
Read MoreU18 European Championships: Round of 16 set
The group stage of the FIBA U18 European Championships are now in the books and 16 teams remain to face off in the next phase of the tournament. To say that competition is tight in this event would be an understatement. Only one team managed to escape the group stage without having to swallow the…
Read MoreFIBA rivals Rubio and Gobert, future of Utah Jazz
The FIBA Eurobasket 2017 is set to tip off in less than a month from now and many of Europe’s top teams have been ramping up their preparations for the tournament. Meanwhile, in the NBA, the Utah Jazz have found themselves in a unique situation. Starting this 2017-18 the franchise will be building around a…
Read MoreEuropean Championships U18 day 2 recap
Day 2 of the European Championships U18 got underway on Sunday with a full schedule of eight contests between the leading under 18 nations in Europe. After the second day, four countries remain undefeated and four a without a win as Group A through D continue to jostle to decide how the teams will line…
Read MoreNBA coaches under the spotlight
Something unique happened in the NBA last season. No, not the Golden State Warriors easing to the title on the back of among the best rosters in recent memory. For the first time in 46 years, every head coach that started the season was still there at the end. Such a stat really merits reflection.…
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