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Lebanon and Australia will play in the Final of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022
Lebanon and Australia won their semi-final games and will meet in the Final of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022. Australia was the first to qualify for the Asia Cup 2022 Final by beating New Zealand 85-76. At the same time, Lebanon won a game for the ages against Jordan 86-85. Australia had a strong first half…
Read MoreDraw for the second round of FIBA Eurobasket 2025 pre-qualifiers
The draw for the second round of FIBA Eurobasket 2025 pre-qualifiers took place yesterday. The 12 teams were split into three groups of four, with the six nations arriving from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers slotting into pre-determined groups. Meanwhile, the remaining six teams were seeded according to their results in the…
Read MoreRecife will host FIBA AmeriCup 2022
The Brazilian National Basketball Federation (CBB) and the FIBA Regional Office of Americas have decided to change one of the hosting cities for the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 in Brazil. Initially set to be played in two cities, Brasilia and Recife, the event now moves solely to the city of Recife, which will host all three…
Read MoreUSA wins the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022
United States faced a serious challenge but rose to the occasion to defeat hosts Spain 79-67 in the Final and take home the title at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 for the country’s sixth straight gold medal. Jeremy Fears paced the Americans with 17 points while Ron Holland scored 13 points, and Cooper…
Read MoreSecond Round groups confirmed for European 2023 World Cup Qualifiers
The field for the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers has been finalized with some fascinating matchups to look forward to. Bosnia and Herzegovina were the last of the 24 teams to punch their tickets to the next phase with a victory over Bulgaria on Monday after the Czech Republic…
Read MoreSpain, Serbia, and Lithuania lose in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers
In the last round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, we saw three basketball giants stumble and fall. Serbia lost at home to Belgium, and Lithuania also lost at home to the Czech Republic. Both Serbia and Lithuania are top-10 teams in the FIBA World ranking. Reigning world champion Spain also lost to Georgia.…
Read MoreTenerife wins FIBA Basketball Champions League
The thrilling 2021-22 Basketball Champions League season has culminated in Lenovo Tenerife winning the first Final between two teams from the same country over BAXI Manresa by 98-87. Turning point: There was no separation between the two teams after one quarter, with Tenerife leading 27-25, the most points in a single quarter in a BCL Final (52).…
Read MoreThere will be two Spanish teams in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Final
BAXI Manresa has advanced to the Basketball Champions League Final after getting by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 63-55 in the second Semi-Final to set up a Spanish derby with Lenovo Tenerife. Manresa has now won all nine games in which they were leading at the end of the first 10 minutes in the BCL this season, while Ludwigsburg has…
Read More2022 Basketball Champions League Final 4 field has been set
The 2022 Basketball Champions League Final 4 field has been set after the last ticket was awarded to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg on Tuesday night. Four teams representing three countries will participate in the final event of the Basketball Champions League’s sixth season. The qualified teams are the following (in alphabetical order): BAXI Manresa (ESP), Hapoel U-NET Holon (ISR), Lenovo Tenerife (ESP), MHP…
Read MoreBahcesehir and Reggio Emilia set up FIBA Europe Cup title showdown
Bahcesehir College and Unahotels Reggio Emilia will meet in the FIBA Europe Cup Final after the two teams came through their last four encounters. Reggio Emilia overturned a narrow first-leg deficit to beat Bakken Bears 164-146 on aggregate, while Bahcesehir eased past ZZ Leiden in Istanbul for a 167-153 overall triumph. Kartal Ozmizrak led the…
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