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S. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…
Read More2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 6 recap
The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 6 action came in hot with Groups A and B bringing some exciting basketball action. Top teams surged ahead into the quarterfinals as both leaders and favored teams racked wins. Group A Syria punched its ticket into the Quarterfinals with an 87-78 win over India. It was a tremendous…
Read More2017 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 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 MoreFIBA Asia Challenge 2016 Tips Off Tonight
The FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 tips off tonight. Defending champions Iran (2014) are hosting the 12-team event, which will take place from September 9th to the 18th. This competition is part of the process in determining the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, formerly known as the “FIBA Asia Championship.” The 12 teams are…
Read MoreAlex Legion added by Arkadikos
SEFA Arkadikos (Greece-A1) is bolstering its roster this 2016 with the recent addition of Alex Legion (195 cm, FIU’11). Legion is an American player who also holds a Jordanian passport. Alex recently joined the Jordanian national team in 2015. He is coming over to Arkadikos after an eight-game stint with Al Jaysh Army SC Doha…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015: Philippines stuns Iran
Action in the FIBA Asia 2015 heated up yesterday as a heavy favorite fell to a dark horse in Group E. The Philippines played their hearts out and took down tournament juggernaut, Iran 87-73. The win secured a quarterfinals berth for the Philippines and are in line to be the top seed entering the knockout round.…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Championship Preview
In less than 24 hours the FIBA Asia Championship 2015 will tip-off in Changsha, China. The Americas, African and European championships are already in the books and it is now time for countries from the Asian region to do battle on the hardwood and determine their which nations will punch their tickets to the 2016…
Read MoreOsama Daghles deals with Tropang
Jordanian player Osama Daghles (198 cm, Midwestern State’02 is joining forces with Talk N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippines (PBA). The guard has been playing for Orthodox Amman in his native country this season and through the 2013/2014 he represented Jilin Northeast Tigers in the Chinese CBA. With the Tigers Osama Daghles played 31…
Read MoreDesmond Blue Now With Ghazat Hashem
Desmond Blue (211 cm, Lee’10) has agreed to terms with Ghazat Hashem Irbid (Jordan-Premier League) this 2014-15. The 26-year-old big man is coming in at the right time. Ghazat Hashem is currently sixth in the league standings with their 1-3 record. In 2013-14 he played for Al Tadhamon (Kuwait-D1) and appeared in a total of…
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