Posts Tagged ‘Eurobasket’
Eurobasket 2015 seedings announced
The Eurobasket 2015 seedings have been announced today. European Basketball will meet Mickey Mouse and friends on December 8th when the Eurobasket 2015 draw takes place in Disneyland Paris. FIBA Europe has today released the seedings for the draw, with the 24 participating nations drawn into four Group Phase groups of six teams. The team…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 draw in Disneyland Paris
The EuroBasket 2015 Draw will be held on 8 December 2014 in Disneyland Paris. Esteemed personalities from the world of sports will assist in drawing the 24 participating teams into four groups of six teams for the Group Phase. EuroBasket 2015 will take place from 5-20 September, serving as a qualification tournament for the 2016…
Read MoreBasketball Among Casualties of Ukrainian Civil War
2014 has been a tumultuous year thus far for Ukraine. Protests and civil unrest early in the year forced a regime change with the previous administration being dissolved and its leadership forced to flee the country. Months after the wake of the revolution, Presidential elections were held and won by former Trade Minister (in 2012)…
Read MoreNick Oudendag joins Igokea
Nick Oudendag (210 cm) has agreed terms with Bosnian team Igokea and will play in the Adriatic League this season. Nick Oudendag is a member of the Dutch National Team and averaged 10 ppg and 8.3 rpg during the Eurobasket 2015 qualifications this summer. During that campaign the Netherlands booked two sensational victories against Montenegro…
Read MoreFIBA announces hosts for Eurobasket 2015
After the removal of Ukraine as host nation of Eurobasket 2015 by FIBA in June, 2014, due to concerns over current geo-political tensions, eight federations officially filed bids to host the event. Today, FIBA has announced that Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia will be hosting Eurobasket 2015. The competition will take place between September 5-20,…
Read MoreFIBA 2015 Eurobasket teams decided
After a frenetic night of Basketball action around Europe, we now know the participant nations for next year’s FIBA 2015 Eurobasket tournament. There was plenty of drama along the way as teams fought it out on the court, while others cruised through to the tournament. Group A Iceland will play in a European Championships for…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5
After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round Day 3
In the aftermath of Day 3 of the second qualifying round for Eurobasket 2015, four teams have managed to remain undefeated to lead their respective groups. They are Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-0), F.Y.R. Macedonia (3-0), Latvia (3-0) and Italy (2-0). Group A In this three-team group Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to fend off Iceland 72-62,…
Read More2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2
Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…
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