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China 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 MoreFIBA Men U19: United States takes World title
The FIBA Men U19 World Championships concluded Sunday with the United States running the table during the competition winning all nine games they played, finishing with an 82:68 win over Serbia in the title game. This is the fifth U19 World Title for the US. Through the tournament the US used a balanced scoring attack…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Serbia to meet USA in Final
The Finals of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships are now set and will feature the United States against Serbia on Sunday. The US qualified for the finale by pounding Lithuania 100:60 and the Serbians earned their spot in the final contest by edging Australia 63:58. In the qualifying rounds the US handed Serbia it’s…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished
After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…
Read MoreFIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreDarian Townes signs in South Korea
Darian Townes (208 cm, Arkansas’08) has signed in South Korea with Sonic Boom KT. Last season Darian Townes played in Hungary for Körmend where he averaged 15 ppg and 8.7 rpg.
Read MoreLeon Williams pens contract with Goyang Orions
Leon Williams (2.03m, college: Ohio) penned a new contract with Goyang Orions (South Korean-KBL) for 2012-13. His last team was the Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad (Spain-LEB Gold) where he averaged 11.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 25.3 minutes per game over 44 games.
Read MoreMalcolm Thomas inks deal with Maccabi
Malcolm Thomas (2.06m, college: San Diego St.) has agreed to terms with Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Sources are reporting that the contract is a multi-year deal. Last season Thomas played for the LA D-Fenders in the NBA D-League and averaged 14.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game over 26 games. He got…
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