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2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Preview & FIBA Forum

Posted by stuart on 14 Jul 2008 at 10:31 am under Ademola Okulaja, Anderson Varejao, Cape Verde, Dirk Nowitzki, FIBA, Greece, Jaka Lakovic, Korea, Lebanon, Nene, Patrick Femerling, Pero Cameron, Rasho Nesterovic, Slovenia, Theo Papaloukas, Uncategorized, brazil, cameroon, canada, croatia, germany, kirk penney, leandro barbosa, new zealand, puerto rico

Today, the FIBA World Qualifying Tournament begins with 12 national teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania trying to grab one of the three remaining spots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month.
Follow the intense action of every game, the heated battles, and all the upsets in our 2008 Olympic Qualifier Forum.
So, with [...]

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NZ Great Phil Jones retires from International Play

Posted by stuart leung on 07 Jun 2008 at 7:40 pm under Phil Jones, new zealand

I know this is coming a few days late, but I definitely think this needs a mention:
After 14 years of representing New Zealand in international play, star shooting-guard Phil Jones has decided to retire, but the left-handed, 34-year old Tall Black will continue to play in the local NBL (NZ’s professional league) for the Nelson [...]

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Greece will Host Final Olympic-Qualifying Tournament

Posted by mvblair on 11 Dec 2007 at 12:02 pm under Cape Verde, Greece, Lebanon, Olympics, Slovenia, South Korea, brazil, cameroon, canada, croatia, germany, new zealand, puerto rico

Athens beat out San Juan, Puerto Rico and will be the hosts for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held July 14-20, 2008. The participating teams are the also-rans from this year’s regional championships. The final three Olympic spots will be determined by the three teams that win first, second and third [...]

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FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Posted by admin on 18 Sep 2007 at 10:12 pm under Cape Verde, FIBA, Greece, Iran, Korea, Lebanon, Slovenia, angola, argentina, australia, brazil, cameroon, canada, china, croatia, germany, lithuania, new zealand, puerto rico, russia, spain, usa

Who will host the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament?
With all the regional championships completed and nine teams set for next year’s Olympic games, three berths remain for teams vying for Beijing. And those three remaining spots will be determined by the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men that will be held [...]

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Two More Olympic Berths Set

Posted by admin on 02 Sep 2007 at 2:13 am under Asia Championships, Cape Verde, Eurobasket, Iran, Korea, Lebanon, Oceania Championships, Tournament of the Americas, afrobasket, angola, argentina, australia, brazil, cameroon, canada, china, new zealand, puerto rico, spain, usa

With the wins by Argentina (over Brazil) and the United States (over Puerto Rico) in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas, two more berths to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have now been determined.
Argentina and the United States have joined Afrobasket Champions Angola, Oceania Champions Australia, host nation China, surprising Asian-Champions Iran, and 2006 World [...]

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Boomers Stifle Tall Blacks 79-67.

Posted by admin on 25 Aug 2007 at 1:15 pm under Oceania Championships, australia, david andersen, glen saville, kirk penney, new zealand, sam mackinnon

The Australian National Team defeated the Tall Blacks today 79-67 in the Oceania Championships, bringing the Boomers one game away from qualifying for the 2008 Olympics. The Aussies used stifling defense to pull out the win. Leading the Boomers offensive attack was center and Euroleague star David Andersen with 20 points, Sam Mackinnon had 18 [...]

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