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2018-19 Basketball Champions League Draw Complete
The FIBA Basketball Champions League is ready to tip off the 2018-19 season. The regular season and qualification rounds draws were completed on Wednesday. Greek club AEK Athens was also awarded their check of €1 million for winning the 2017-18 season. There will be four groups in the first stage, composed of eight teams each.…
Read MoreUSA Tops France To Win FIBA U17 World Cup
The United States reasserted its dominance in the FIBA U17 World Cup after defeating France to capture their fifth consecutive title. Team USA stormed passed their guests 95-52 in the final. The knockout rounds saw the defending champs secure impressive blowout wins against the Philippines, Croatia, and Canada. The second-place finish was also a new…
Read MoreBrawl Mars AUS-PHI Game At FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
Things got ugly in the Group B game between Australia and the Philippines in the Asian region of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. A massive bench-clearing brawl took place and 13 players were ejected. It spilled over into the area behind the basket and a chair was even thrown at a player in the melee.…
Read MoreFrance Still Undefeated in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
More teams took to the court in the European bracket of the ongoing 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday. France highlighted the day with an impressive display of force, dominating Bosnia and Herzegovina 102-52. This has been one of the biggest blowout victories in the competition thus far. The win keeps France’s record pristine…
Read MoreS. 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 MoreFIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Third Window
The third window of the first round of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers tips off in two days. 16 teams participating in the event from Asian and Oceania region are competing for seven (7) slots in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The first two windows of the first round were played on November 2017…
Read MoreFIBA Approves Changes to Official Basketball Rules
FIBA’s Rules Advisory Group made recommendations FIBA’s Technical Commission at its meeting on June 6-7. After reviewing all 32 proposals the Technical Commission approved 14 of them. The changes to the rules will take effect on October 1st, 2018. Last summer there was already a FIBA travel rule change. Some terminology was changed. For example,…
Read MoreAEK Athens Wins 2018 Champions League
AEK Athens have won the 2018 Champions League title after successfully defeating a formidable opponent AS Monaco 100-94 in finals. This is the first BCL crown for the organization and is a significant improvement for the club. They got as far as the round of 16 in 2016-17. AEK finished third in Group B at…
Read MoreVenezia Takes Game 1 of FIBA Europe Cup Finals
The FIBA Europe Cup Finals might be an all-Italian affair, but it does not fall short when it comes to entertaining basketball action. Game 1 of the Finals took place in Avellino, Italy. The stage was set for Sidigas Avellino to defend their home court against the visiting Umana Reyer Venezia. Unfortunately for the hosts,…
Read MoreBakken Bears, Danish Powerhouse
The Bakken Bears run in the FIBA Europe Cup has come to an end. They lost Game 2 of their semi-finals matchup to Scandone Avellino 72-82 at Aarhus. Avellino won Game 1 with 75-72. At the end of the day, the Bears can hold their heads up high. They had an impressive run and are…
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