Posts Tagged ‘FIBA Asia’
Joe Salerno appointed Syria national team coach
The Syrian Basketball Federation has hired American coach Joe Salerno to lead its men’s national team. The 39–year-old Salerno will begin his tenure in charge for Syria’s FIBA Asia Cup qualifying games next month, according to published reports. Syria faces Qatar and Iran on November 27 and 30 in Qatar, as FIBA Asia stages games…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup schedule announced
The international basketball season is coming to a close with EuroBasket 2017 and we are returning to club hoops with the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. As the eyes of global basketball look back to clubs, FIBA has announced the schedule and competing teams for the 2017 season. Each year, teams from around Asia compete in…
Read MoreAustralian Boomers bag first FIBA Asia Cup title
The Australian Boomers capped off an amazing 2017 FIBA Asia Cup showing by bagging the gold medal after defeating Iran in the final, 79-56. This was a particularly noteworthy feat for the Australians, who did not field any of the players from the Rio Olympics. Instead, a group of young players was assembled from their…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran and South Korea progress
The quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 are underway. There were two contests on Wednesday as the one of the tournament favourites, the Philippines, played South Korea and Lebanon hosted Iran. The final two games of the last eight will take place on Thursday. However, today there was plenty of action and one very…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: last eight complete
The quarterfinal of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 has been set, with the final four teams completing the picture on Tuesday. Iran, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia had already qualified for the last eight as group winners. They are now joined by China, South Korea, Jordan, and Lebanon after those nations progressed after today’s…
Read More2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 6 recap
The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 6 action came in hot with Groups A and B bringing some exciting basketball action. Top teams surged ahead into the quarterfinals as both leaders and favored teams racked wins. Group A Syria punched its ticket into the Quarterfinals with an 87-78 win over India. It was a tremendous…
Read MoreAsia Cup Day 4: favourites win
Day 4 of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 in Lebanon saw the completion of Round 2 of the Group Phase. On Friday evening, Group A and Group B nations took to the hardwood as they continued to jostle for positions in the standing. By the end of the action, Iran, Jordan, Philippines, and China…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: round 2 wraps
The second round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 group phase continued on Thursday. After four games opened the round yesterday, the final four contests of Day 2 were held. On the day, there were victories for Japan, Australia, South Korea, and New Zealand. Group C Korea put in the performance of the round with…
Read More2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 2: Mixed results from China, Iran
Day 2 of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup was chock full of brilliantly exciting games. Eight more teams took to the hardwood to play out their openers. Groups A and B had two games each. Tournament favorites China and Iran came up with mixed results in their first games of the competition. Group A Jordan…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup tips off with four games
The FIBA Asia Cup 2017 has tipped off today with four contests from the group phase. On Tuesday, there was action from Group C and Group D, with Group A and Group B set to start on Day 2 (Wednesday). On the opening day of the FIBA Asia Cup tournament, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, and…
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