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FIBA: USA - Angel delight
GDYNIA (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - There was a moment at the EuroLeague Women All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Gdynia, Poland, when American Angel McCoughtry jumped into the air, did a 360 and released the ball towards the basket to the amazement of everyone. That includes the fans to her Rest of the World teammates to coach Pokey ...
FIBA: PR N°5 - FIBA World Championship schedule and playing times
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – With less than six months to go before the tournament gets underway, the schedule for the First Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championship has now been finalised. The full tournament schedule can be found in the attachment and is also available here. All times are given in localtime (CET +1, GMT ...
FIBA: CAN Goal-oriented Anthony proof that hard work pays off
MIAMI (2010 FIBA World Championship) - It's never easy to make it to the top in basketball. Canada’s Joel Anthony knows that very well. Possessing a chiseled and powerful 6ft 9in, 245lb frame, Anthony is a main cog in the Canada line-up and will be on the floor later this year when they compete at the FIBA World Championship. He is also an ...
FIBA: ANG Gomes has burning desire to win games in Turkey
LUANDA (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Angola's Joaquim 'Kika' Gomes is no longer satisfied with just winning African titles. The 29-year-old has done that a few times already during his decade of basketball with the national team. He's hungry for much more. Gomes wants to win games at the FIBA World Championship, just as Angola did four years ago ...
FIBA: TUR College education important for Turkeys Balbay
AUSTIN (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Dogus Balbay has called his time with Turkey’s national teams “the best experience” of his life. The promising point guard, a 21-year-old college player with the Texas Longhorns, has excelled for the under-16, under-18 and under-20 Turkey national teams and one day hopes to suit up and play ...
FIBA: JOR Sam the man
AMMAN (2010 FIBA World Championship) - One of the real treats for basketball fans in Kayseri this summer will be the opportunity to watch Sam Daghlas represent Jordan. An explosive 6ft 6in guard, Daghlas played a significant role at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship when he helped his country clinch a bronze medal to reach the FIBA World Championship for ...
FIBA: PUR/USA Wolfpacks Gonzalez dreams of wearing Puerto Rico jersey
RALEIGH (2010 FIBA World Championship) - It’s been more than five years since the game was played, but the legend of Puerto Rico’s famous upset of the United States on opening day at the 2004 Olympics lives on. Just as the American Dream Team in 1992 inspired boys and girls around the world to reach for the heights in basketball, Puerto ...
FIBA: BRA Brazil supremo Carlos Nunes thinks big
RIO DE JANEIRO (2010 FIBA World Championships) -Big things are happening in Brazil, the land of the gold-medalists at last year’s FIBA Americas Championship. The country is gearing up for this year’s FIBA World Championship in Turkey, where Brazil will take on Team USA, Croatia, Slovenia, Tunisia and Iran. But italso has one eye on the 2016 ...
FIBA: GRE Zisis: Our aim in Turkey is to finish in top four
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Greecewill travel to the FIBA World Championship in Turkey later this year looking to revisit past glories. At the 2006 event in Japan, the Greeks went undefeated in the Hamamatsu ‘group of death’ that included Lithuania, Brazil, Turkey, Qatar and Australia, and later upset the United States in the ...
FIBA: PUR Santiago: It's very important that mentally, we are prepared for Turkey
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – A lot of basketball players will set foot in Turkey for the very first time this year when the 2010 FIBA World Championship is staged in the country. One star who will feel right at home, though, is Puerto Rico’s Daniel Santiago. A veteran center who has played in theNBA and all over Europe, ...
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·USA - Angel delight
GDYNIA (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - There was a moment at the EuroLeague Women All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Gdynia, Poland, when American Angel McCoughtry jumped into the air, did a 360 and released the ball towards the basket to the amazement of everyone. That includes the fans to her Rest of the World teammates to coach Pokey ...
·CAN Goal-oriented Anthony proof that hard work pays off
MIAMI (2010 FIBA World Championship) - It's never easy to make it to the top in basketball. Canada’s Joel Anthony knows that very well. Possessing a chiseled and powerful 6ft 9in, 245lb frame, Anthony is a main cog in the Canada line-up and will be on the floor later this year when they compete at the FIBA World Championship. He is also an ...
·ANG Gomes has burning desire to win games in Turkey
LUANDA (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Angola's Joaquim 'Kika' Gomes is no longer satisfied with just winning African titles. The 29-year-old has done that a few times already during his decade of basketball with the national team. He's hungry for much more. Gomes wants to win games at the FIBA World Championship, just as Angola did four years ago ...
·TUR College education important for Turkeys Balbay
AUSTIN (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Dogus Balbay has called his time with Turkey’s national teams “the best experience” of his life. The promising point guard, a 21-year-old college player with the Texas Longhorns, has excelled for the under-16, under-18 and under-20 Turkey national teams and one day hopes to suit up and play ...
·JOR Sam the man
AMMAN (2010 FIBA World Championship) - One of the real treats for basketball fans in Kayseri this summer will be the opportunity to watch Sam Daghlas represent Jordan. An explosive 6ft 6in guard, Daghlas played a significant role at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship when he helped his country clinch a bronze medal to reach the FIBA World Championship for ...
·PUR/USA Wolfpacks Gonzalez dreams of wearing Puerto Rico jersey
RALEIGH (2010 FIBA World Championship) - It’s been more than five years since the game was played, but the legend of Puerto Rico’s famous upset of the United States on opening day at the 2004 Olympics lives on. Just as the American Dream Team in 1992 inspired boys and girls around the world to reach for the heights in basketball, Puerto ...
·BRA Brazil supremo Carlos Nunes thinks big
RIO DE JANEIRO (2010 FIBA World Championships) -Big things are happening in Brazil, the land of the gold-medalists at last year’s FIBA Americas Championship. The country is gearing up for this year’s FIBA World Championship in Turkey, where Brazil will take on Team USA, Croatia, Slovenia, Tunisia and Iran. But italso has one eye on the 2016 ...
·GRE Zisis: Our aim in Turkey is to finish in top four
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Greecewill travel to the FIBA World Championship in Turkey later this year looking to revisit past glories. At the 2006 event in Japan, the Greeks went undefeated in the Hamamatsu ‘group of death’ that included Lithuania, Brazil, Turkey, Qatar and Australia, and later upset the United States in the ...
·PUR Santiago: It's very important that mentally, we are prepared for Turkey
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – A lot of basketball players will set foot in Turkey for the very first time this year when the 2010 FIBA World Championship is staged in the country. One star who will feel right at home, though, is Puerto Rico’s Daniel Santiago. A veteran center who has played in theNBA and all over Europe, ...
·FIBA - FIBA legend looks back on life-long involvement in basketball (part2)
GENEVA (FIBA) - Veteran Israeli journalist and one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors Noah Klieger was the keynote speaker in Geneva on Wednesday as the United Nations celebrated the 65th anniversary of the liberation of World War II concentration camp Auschwitz. Mr Klieger, 83, has been associated with FIBA for the better part ofthe last six ...
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·PR N°5 - FIBA World Championship schedule and playing times
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – With less than six months to go before the tournament gets underway, the schedule for the First Round of the 2010 FIBA World Championship has now been finalised. The full tournament schedule can be found in the attachment and is also available here. All times are given in localtime (CET +1, GMT ...
·PR N°4 - Draw results for the U17 World Championship for Women
TOULOUSE (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women)– Following Wednesday’s draw for the men’s event, the draw for the women’s edition of the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship was held in Toulouse this morning. With the inaugural edition of Championship scheduled to take place this summer between 16th and 25th July, the 12 qualified ...
·PR N°3 - Draw results for the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men
HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship for Men) – With the inaugural edition of the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men less than five months away, the draw for the first round of the competition was held today in Hamburg. The 12 qualified teams were divided into two groups of six. Here are the results of the draw: Group A: Argentina, China, ...
·PR N°2 - FIBATV.com to broadcast top league action live
GENEVA, Switzerland (FIBA TV) – Four months before it celebrates its first birthday, FIBATV.com and its Zones channels – FIBAEuropetv.com, FIBAAfricatv.com, FIBAAmericastv.com, FibaAsiatv.com and FIBAOceaniatv.com – are adding to their live basketball content by showing free games from the Australian NBL* and the playoffs from the newly ...
·PR N°1 - Draws for the 1st FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women
HAMBURG, Germany/TOULOUSE, France (FIBA U17 World Championships) With a huge summer of world basketball fast approaching, it is time for the draws for the inaugural editions of the FIBA U17 World Championships for Men (2nd-11th July 2010 in Hamburg) and Women (16th-25th July 2010 in Toulouse and Rodez). Commenting on the upcoming draws, FIBA Secretary General and IOC Member Patrick Baumann said: The U17 World Cham ...
·PR N°44 - Online accreditation for World Championship now open
GENEVA/ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) - Following the draw for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey on 15th December 2010 and with the full tournament schedule known, the application process for media accreditation is now open. All media wishing to attend the Championship are required to fill in and submit the on-line application form, which is ...
·PR N°43 - FIBA chooses Luscher's "House of Basketball" for headquarters
GENEVA/MIES (FIBA Headquarters) – FIBA today revealed the project that will in future house the Federation’s world headquarters, during a press conference in Mies, Switzerland. The project, which was approved unanimously by the Central Board during their meeting on 12th-13th December 2009, is theresult of an architectural competition ...
·PR N°42 - Venues and match schedules for FIBA World Championship
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Following today’s draw for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, which was held in Istanbul, the tournament schedule has been confirmed. For the full tournament schedule, click here. A pdf version of this press release, with complete schedule, can be downloaded here.
·PR N°41 - Draw Results for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Today's draw has begun the countdown to the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. The 24 participating teams were drawn into four groups of 6 teams each. Here are draw results for the groups for the First Round: Group A (Kayseri): Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola Group B (Istanbul): Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA Group C (Ankara): China, ...
·PR N°40 - Seedings for 2010 World Championship announced by FIBA
ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) – FIBAtoday announced the seedings for the draw of the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. The draw, that will take place at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul on Tuesday, 15th December at 11:30am (10:30 CET), will determine the four groups of six teams for the first round of the tournament.The seedings for FIBA ...
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