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Indonesia’s World Cup qualification process flawed and lacks creativity
From the International Basketball Opinion Blog. This week FIBA announced Indonesia’s World Cup qualification process for the 2023 FIBA event. It is flawed, lacks creativity, and does nothing to promote basketball in Indonesia nor its national team. It also does not give them much of a chance. Three-game winner-gets-the-last-spot play-in series in Indonesia in a…
Read MorePanathinaikos for sale. Dumps Euroleague for FIBA Championsleague?
Panathinaikos must leave the EuroLeague and go to FIBA [Basketball Champions League). Whoa! Shots fired! Will Panathinaikos BC, founded in 1919 (parent club founded in 1908), be the first to bail on the EuroLeague for the Champions League? Will other teams follow suit? That statement was made Tuesday by the 38-time Greek league and six-time…
Read MoreFIBA outlines guidelines for basketball’s return
FIBA has established a set of guidelines to aid basketball governing bodies in their quest to resume matches and related events. All FIBA competitions have been suspended since mid-March due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In an article published this week, FIBA said guidelines and a risk assessment tool will assist in making decisions about…
Read MoreHow Will the Rescheduled Olympics Affect Global Basketball in the Near Future?
Following the news that the IOC and Japan have rescheduled the Olympics in Tokyo until 2021, we examine what effect the decision might have on the schedule of the different basketball leagues around the world. While the decision makes sense in light of the current global situation, it could have some knock-off effects on various…
Read MoreBora Stankovic passes away
the Legendary basketball official Borislav “Bora” Stankovic, a longtime FIBA secretary-general and member of the IOC passed away at the age of 95 in Belgrade. Borislav Stankovic first was a tennis player and later switched to table tennis. He was even Serbian champion in table tennis in 1943 and 1946. After the second world war,…
Read MoreFIBA competitions suspended
MIES (Switzerland) – Considering the current situation with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and in order to protect the health and safety of players, coaches, officials, and fans, FIBA today has announced that all FIBA competitions are suspended as of tomorrow, Friday, 13 March 2020. FIBA will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and…
Read More2021 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers: Georgia, Poland earn shock wins
Thad McFadden scored 33 points and Giorgi Shermadini poured in 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Georgia to a 94-90 Group E upset win over Serbia in 2021 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers on Sunday in Belgrade. Indeed, it’s the first year of a four-year cycle after the 2020 FIBA World Cup and rosters aren’t…
Read MoreIberostar Tenerife wins 2020 Intercontinental Cup
Marcelinho Huertas ignited Iberostar Tenerife in Sunday’s FIBA Intercontinental Cup final against Segafredo Virtus Bologna. The influential guard scored a team-high 23 points and teammate Giorgi Shermadini finished with 18 points and seven rebounds in Tenerife’s 80-72 home triumph. Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife defeated Venezuela’s Guaros de Lara 76-71 in the 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup…
Read MoreLooking back at the 2019 FIBA World Cup format
Isn’t 32 teams a bit too much? That depends on how you look at it. FIBA has 213 national federation members. Some simple math tells us that 15% of them qualified for the World Cup. That’s three out of every 20 teams. That percentage is on par with other similar international competitions, but low compared…
Read More2019-20 Basketball Championship Groups set
2019-20 Basketball is waking up all over Europe and the Basketball Champions League is no exception. The qualifying rounds have concluded and the groups for the 2019-20 season are now finalized. Teams will take to the hardwood on October 15th. On Monday, Lietkabelis and Oostende punched their tickets and join Falco Szombathely, Mornar Bar, Nizhny…
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