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·IRI Ehadadi, the gentle giant of Iran basketball
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup) - Theres that certain deceptive look about Hamed Ehadadi. On court, the Saba Battery spearhead is as tenacious as any other center, of 217 cm height, can be in this part of the world. But off the court, the 22-year-old comes across as that naive, yet passionate, youth inspiring one to accord him the tag The Gentle Giant of Iran basketball.
·FIBA - Stankovic reflects on European club competitions
MADRID (FIBA) - Borislav Stankovic has been a pivotal figure in international basketball for more than 50 years. At the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid, he was recognized for the major role he played in the birth and growth of European basketball club competitions. A native of the city of Bihac who played for Yugoslavia at the first FIBA World ...
·ANG Gomes: `Angola not just making up the numbers
LUANDA (Olympic Games) – Angola’s Joaquim Gomes firmly believes that his national team is better than the one that played in Japan two years ago and warned their future Olympic opponents not to underestimate the African nation. On Saturday, Angola were drawn in Group B of the Beijing Games alongwith the United States, Spain and hosts China. ...
·CMR - Bruin Mbah a Moute to shift focus to Cameroon
LOS ANGELES (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) – Cameroon’s Luc Mbah a Moute desperately wanted to win an NCAA championship this season with UCLA but for the third consecutive year, the Bruins saw their dream dashed at the Final Four. Mbah a Moute still can’t believe he and his teammates finished the season with 35-4 record yet ...
·IRI - We'll strive to retain our title: Mehran
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup) - Iran. The name that symbolizes the growth of basketball in Asia. The title victory at the FIBA Asia Championship, that paved the way for a berth at the Beijing Olympics, was a reflection of the progress the West Asian nation has made in basketball in recent times. The development shown by Iranian clubs - in their own Super ...
·CAN Francis reviews Canadas plan for development
MANNHEIM (NEDA) - France and Australia are well known for their centralised programs to help develop elite young basketball talent. The French use INSEP while the Aussies have the Australia Institute of Sports. Using both systems as a model, Canada basketball officials founded the National Elite Development Academy (NEDA), bringing together 12 of ...
·LIB - We will make our comeback count: Abu Chakra
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup) - Having made the FIBA ASIA Champions Cup grade after a decade, Al Riyadi Beirut sounded a couple of warning bells to their rivals in the forthcoming 19th edition to be held here from May 8 this year. And the manner in which they qualified for the Champions Cup, by clinching the title in the West Asia (WABA) ...
·ARG Nicola: It would be wonderful for Argentina to win gold again
TREVISO (Lega A/Olympics) – Marcelo Nicola helped make Argentina one of the most exciting teams in international basketball and, like most of his countrymen, watched proudly when they captured the gold medal at the Athens Olympics. A magnificent player for his country, and the numerous clubs he played for in Italy, Nicola is now cutting his teeth ...
·USA - Working her way back to U(SA)
To say that Tamika Catchings is one of the hardest working basketball players on the planet would be an understatement. It's also a statement that people would have a hard time arguing against. This girl has never done anything less than 100 percent in her life. If she could, she'd figure out a way to give more than 100 percent with everything she does. ...
·LIB El Khatib glad to be back in Lebanon
BEIRUT (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - Fadi El Khatib has long been the face of Lebanese basketball, playing in two FIBA World Championships and dominating the Asian country's national league. But Lebanon's 29-year-old leader decided this off-season to try his hand at hoops in Europe, playing for Ukrainian EuroCup team Cherkaski Mavpy. He ...
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·PR N°32 - BWB 2008 features first-ever event in India
GENEVA (Basketball Without Borders) - Basketball without Borders 2008 will take place for the first time in New Delhi (India) and will return to Istanbul (Turkey) and Johannesburg (South Africa), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today. The NBA and FIBA's global basketball development and ...
·PR N°31 - Pathway to Olympics cleared for Japanese Women National Team
GENEVA (FIBA) – The fact that the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) had been unable to resolve internal conflicts and to renew open Board positions for almost a year triggered its suspension by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) on 18th March 2008 and opened questions as to the possibility for the Japanese Women National Team to participate in the ...
·PR N°30 - China, 9th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ
GENEVA (2014 FIBA World Championship) - Following the decision taken at its Central Board meeting held on the 8th and 9th of December 2007 in Chicago (USA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) opened the bidding process for the 2014 FIBA World Championship on 10th of January 2008. Today, Wednesday 30th April 2008, on the closing date for the ...
·PR N°28 - Greece, 8th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ
GENEVA (2014 FIBA World Championship) - Following the decision taken at its Central Board meeting held on the 8th and 9th of December 2007 in Chicago (USA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) opened the bidding process for the 2014 FIBA World Championship on 10th of January 2008. With two days to go until the closing date for the sending of ...
·PR N°27 - Meeting of the FIBA Central Board in Beijing
BEIJING (FIBA) - The FIBA Central Board, the highest executive body of the International Basketball Federation, met yesterday, Friday 25th April, and today, Saturday 26th April, for its 4th Session of the 2006-2010 Term of Office in Beijing, China. The meeting has been organized in cooperation with the Chinese Basketball Association. In addition to the ...
·PR N°26 - Results of the Draw for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Basketball tournaments
GENEVA/BEIJING (Olympics) - FIBA, in cooperation with the Chinese Basketball Association, hosted today in Beijing the draws for the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournaments that will be played from 9th to 24th August 2008. The draws took place in the Olympic basketball venue, the brand new 18.000-seat Wukesong Indoor Stadium, coinciding with the meeting of ...
·PR N°25 - The FIBA Central Board approves historic rule changes
GENEVA (FIBA) – The FIBA CentralBoard, the highest executive body of the International Basketball Federation, met yesterday, Friday 25th April, and has continued its session today, Saturday 26th April, in Beijing, China. The meeting has been organized in cooperation with the Chinese Basketball Association. An additional press release containing ...
·PR N°24 - Italy, 7th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ
GENEVA (2014 FIBA World Championship) - Following the decision taken at its Central Board meeting held on the 8th and 9th of December 2007 in Chicago (USA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) opened the bidding process for the 2014 FIBA World Championship on 10th of January 2008. With six days to go until the closing date for the sending of ...
·PR N°23 - Video news release of the Olympic Basketball draw
GENEVA (Olympic draw) - FIBA, incooperation and collaboration with CCTV, is happy to announce that it will be offering a video news release of the Beijing Olympic Basketball Draw. Worldwide access (on Asiasat2, W3A and NSS806) will be available free of any and all rights fees or access charges. On Saturday 26th April thedraw for the Olympic Basketball ...
·PR N°22 - Qatar, 6th candidate interested in hosting the 2014 FIBA World Champ
GENEVA (2014 FIBA World Championship) - Following the decision taken at its last Central Board meeting, held on the 8th and 9th of December 2007 in Chicago (USA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) opened the bidding process for the 2014 FIBA World Championship on 10th of January 2008. With nine days to go until theclosing date for the ...
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