Posts Tagged ‘Eurobasket’
Draw 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 MoreFIBA EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers; Latvia and Montenegro out. Only two spots left.
The race to compete at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 has come down to the final two places, with 22 teams already confirming their places at next year’s event. Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, and Turkey joined the seven teams – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Slovenia, Spain, and Ukraine…
Read MoreEuro Basketball: A Metaphysical Mystery
The recent Euro Basketball Championships 2017 was one of the most enjoyable in recent history. To those that know history, however, Eurobasket 2017 suffered a metaphysical dilemma (a philosophical concern with the fundamental nature of reality). Was FIBA Eurobasket 2017 a victim of money or disloyalty to country? The Bad News Experience teaches that in certain…
Read MoreGoran Dragic calls time on Slovenia
It’s a case of job Done for Goran Dragic, who has decided to retire from the Slovenia National Team. The point guard was an instrumental figure as Slovenia blazed through the European Championship. Dragic was an attacking architect and starred alongside Luca Doncic in Slovenia’s unbeaten run to the gold medal. Goran Dragic stepped up…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Slovenia wins historic gold
History has been made and Slovenia is the EuroBasket 2017 champions after slaying rival Serbia in the gold medal game. It is safe to say, Slovenia is an unlikely champion as this was the nation’s first final and first international tournament win since becoming independent. The history of Serbia and Slovenia goes back a long…
Read MoreSlovenia and Serbia: facts of a historic final
Slovenia and Serbia clashed today in the final of EuroBasket 2017, a game that was ultimately won by Slovenia. It was a historic final game and a historic victory. The game wrapped a fantastic EuroBasket that has captured the imagination of global Basketball. The tournament showcased why it is arguably the best in international basketball.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Serbia and Slovenia to clash for gold
The gold medal game of EuroBasket 2017 will be contested between Serbia and Slovenia on Sunday after the former punched its ticket to the final on Friday. Serbia started hot and weathered a second-half storm to see off Russia in the semi-final. Slovenia had already progressed on Thursday will a giant-killing victory over Spain. Serbia…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Slovenia stuns Spain to make final
Spain’s reign as European champions will end in three days as the team was dumped out of EuroBasket 2017 on Thursday. In a shocking game, Slovenia downed the champs to stun global Basketball and end Spain’s progression. Slovenia now awaits the winner of Russia and Serbia in Friday’s other EuroBasket 2017 semi-finals. As for Spain,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Serbia and Russia progress
Spain and Slovenia are in the Final Four of EuroBasket 2017 after winning their quarter-final games on Tuesday. A day later, global basketball fans waited to find which nations would join them in the medal deciding contests. Russia was the first international basketball team to progress with a narrow win over Greece. Later in the…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Spain and Slovenia make Final Four
The Quarterfinals of EuroBasket 2017 opened on Tuesday with two contests, before the round is settled on Wednesday with a further two games. In the Last Eight today, reigning champs Spain remained on course to defend its title and entered the medal games with a narrow win over Germany. In the other game, Slovenia outlasted…
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