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FIBA 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 MoreGavin Edwards Loses Claim at BAT
American player Gavin Edwards filed a claim against his former team, the Westsports KL Dragons (Malaysia-MNBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). The player was claiming for outstanding salaries owed to him by the club. He played for the Dragons in the ASEAN league in the 2012-13 season. Unfortunately for Edwards, the Arbitrator of the…
Read MorePhilippines sweeps SEABA U18 tournament
After their 124-63 rout of Singapore the Philippines U18 National Team completed their sweep of the SEABA U18 Championships. The tournament was participated in by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The Philippines finished with a 3-0 record, followed by Malaysia with 2-1, then Indonesia with 1-2 and finally Singapore at 0-3. As the top…
Read MoreTravis Hyman signs with KL Dragons
Travis Hyman (213 cm, Bowie State’12) is expanding his horizons after signing with the Westsports KL Dragons from Malaysia and ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) this 2013-14. The 26-year-old Hyman began his 2012-13 season in Israel with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa, but was only with the team until the pre-season. In November 2012 he moved to…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: Iran and Taiwan still unbeaten
The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Asia Championships are now over. After three days of action only four teams remain undefeated and they are Iran, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Qatar. While Iran and Kazakhstan were expected to fare well, Taiwan has emerged as a dark horse bet to win the tournament after their thrilling upset win…
Read MoreSouth Korea stuns China in FIBA Asia 2013
Group C South Korea vs. China, 63:54 It wasn’t the outcome that the heavily favored Chinese National Team expected for their first encounter in the “Group of Death” (Group C), but the stingy South Korean defense proved to be too much for the Asian juggernaut to overcome. It was a low scoring affair with South…
Read MoreChina and Iran favorites to win FIBA Asia
The Men’s FIBA Asia Championships are set to kick off tomorrow. The tournament will be held in Manila, Philippines from August 1-11. China and Iran have won the last seven FIBA Asia Championships, with Iran taking back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2007. China has dominated the tournament since the mid-70s, with only South Korea (1997)…
Read MoreCedric Bozeman signs in Malaysia
Cedric Bozeman (198 cm, UCLA’06) has signed with Malaysian team Westsports KL Dragons that participates in the ASEAN league. Bozeman last played in the Philippines and before that in the D-League. He has also played in China, Pol;and, NBA and Belgium.
Read MoreMalaysia beats Laos and earns first win at SEBA U18
Malaysia earned the first win at the SEABA U18 Championship. They rallied past Laos for 1-2 record. Lian Loo stepped up with 19 points to pace Malaysia. Laos fell at 0-3 record. Malaysia stormed into the game. They posted a 31:8 lead after ten minutes. Malaysia stretched the margin to 36-point mark at halftime 57:21.…
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