Philippines
Wesley Witherspoon added by Air21 Express
Wesley Witherspoon (205 cm, Memphis’12) has been selected by Air21 Express (Philippines-PBA) to be their import for the Commissioner’s Cup. The former San Antonio Spurs swingman is making the move from French Pro B team Hermine Nantes Atlantique. Before his departure, Wesley managed to appear in 16 games in the French league where he posted…
Read MoreKevin Jones Barangay Ginebra
Kevin Jones (203 cm, West Virginia’12) will be headed to Asia for the first time in his professional career as he joins the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings (Philippines-PBA). Jones is moving to the Philippine club after playing 38 games in the NBA D-League for the Canton Charge. During his run Kevin posted averages of…
Read MoreJosh Boone to Barangay Ginebra
Josh Boone (208 cm, Connecticut’06) has been selected to be the import of the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings (Philippines-PBA) for the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup. This will be the first team this season joined by the former NBA big man. In 2012-13 he played for the Zheijiang Chouzhou Bank from China’s CBA. He only played…
Read MoreAndray Blatche could join Philippine NT
A congressman from the Philippines has filed two separate bills seeking the naturalization of NBA centers JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche. The Philippines National Basketball Team is looking for a naturalized player to reinforce its roster for the upcoming 2014 Basketball World Cup to be held in Spain this August. McGee, the starting center of…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: Iran downs hosts for title, qualify for Cup
Iran, the Philippines, and South Korea have booked spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup after finishing as the top three teams in the FIBA Asia Championship for Men. Iran defeated the host squad 85:71 to earn the gold medals, while South Korea picked up the last seat at the table with a 75:57 victory…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Quarterfinals match-ups are set
The FIBA Asia quarterfinals match-ups are set. The results from the first two rounds of the tournament no longer matter. They were all about getting teams to this point and about determining which nations will be facing off in competition’s version of a post-season. There is no room for error. A loss in the quarterfinals…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: Final day of R2 to determine QFs
As the penultimate day of Round 2 in the FIBA Asia Championships wrapped up on Tuesday, the final spots in the quarterfinals were set to be determined on the final day. At the end of the day in Group E Chinese Taipei, the Phillippines, and Qatar had secured spots in the QFs, but Jordan and…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: China gets much needed win
Group F China vs. Kazakhstan, 73:67 In the second stage of the ongoing men’s FIBA Asia Championship being held in Manila, Philippines; the Chinese National Team was able to bounce back after suffering two losses during the preliminary round. It wasn’t an easy task for China as they faced a formidable foe in the undefeated…
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…
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