The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. Not only are bragging rights at stake, but the top two teams will receive automatic [...]

There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix, was dealt to Houston along with a first-round pick [...]

Following months of speculation in media, one of the most promising European players finally found himself a new team. (Discuss Euroleague/Club Competition Signings & Rumours in our Euroleague & Club Competition Forum) Serbian power forward Milan Mačvan will move to Israel and Euroleague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv for the next four seasons. The deal was [...]

A record 84 international players from 38 countries will be on opening night rosters when the NBA tips off a new season on Tuesday. (Discuss the record number of international players in the NBA) The 84 international players is just one player more than the previous record of 83, from the opening night in the [...]

It wasn’t just the serendipitous last play that made Kerem Tunçeri the hero of last night’s game between Turkey and Serbia, the 6-4 guard scored 10 crucial points in the fourth quarter. Above you see Tunçeri celebrating after his game-winning layup. Tunçeri scored 12 points, including a three-pointer that gave Turkey a 76-75 lead with [...]

When Turkey was awarded the 2010 FIBA World Championship several years ago, every fan from Istanbul to Ankara to Kayseri to Izmir and everywhere else in this beautiful country hoped for one thing and one thing only. They wanted a Final between Turkey and the United States. Well, they’ve got what they wanted. (Discuss the [...]

Discuss Serbia vs.Turkey in our forum After Hedo Turkoglu lost the ball, Kerem Tunceri picked up the ball and scored a game-winning lay-up as Turkey edged out Serbia 83-82 to set up a showdown with the USA in Sunday’s final of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. (Discuss the Turkey-Serbia game in our World Championships forum) [...]