Yohanes Zewdu, also known as ‘Johnny Vegas,’ has a life story that exemplifies the significance of aiming high. Growing up in Addis Ababa in the 1980s, Zewdu’s journey took an extraordinary turn when he moved to Las Vegas with his […]
Africa
Kristaps Porzingis reminds us why he’s such a special player at NBA Africa Game
Many people love comparing Kristaps Porzingis to Dirk Nowitzki, and there are definite similarities, but considering KP’s athleticism, handles and quick release makes him much more modern and sleek version, so contemporary and smooth that the comparison should be with […]
Betting on Africa as the next basketball powerhouse
Between Asia and Africa, which continent is seen as the next basketball frontier? Africa has been the home of many more basketball players throughout the years, the most famous of which came to prominence in the NBA. Names like Hakeem Olajuwon, […]
The Complete Guide to National Basketball Team Nicknames
[survey][prem] With the continental championships in full swing, dozens of basketball national teams are vying for a berth to the Olympics. If you follow international basketball, you’ll quickly notice a pattern that countries have both official or an unofficial nicknames for their […]
Nigeria upsets Angola to win Afrobasket, qualfies for 2016 Olympics
Nigeria upset Angola to win the country’s first Afrobasket — a historic event for Nigerian basketball. . The Nigerian D’Tigers came in as underdogs to the Southern Africa dynasty. Led by Chamberlain Oguchi’s 19 points and Olaseni “Shane” Lawal’s 12 […]
Nigeria looks for 1st Afrobasket title vs. African powerhouse Angola
Nigeria has been making their way up the ranks in Africa basketball and their national team took a huge leap last night defeating Gorgui Dieng and Senegal 88-79 in overtime to reach the 2015 Afrobasket finale. The D’Tigers path to […]
Senegal Surprises: Upsets Puerto Rico, Croatia at FIBA World Cup
It’s three games in but Senegal is looking to be the “Cinderellas” of the tournament after the African nation pulled off a second straight upset in Group B. Senegal started out the tournament with a win against Puerto Rico 82-75 – […]
Angola downs Egypt, takes African Basketball Championships
Angola took gold in the African Championships easily dispatching the upset-minded Egypt 57-40. Discuss the Africa Men’s Championships of Basketball Angolan star Carlos Marais scored 21 points, more than the third of Angola’s point total. Eduardo Mingas added a double-double with 12 points and […]
2013 FIBA Africa Basketball Championships Begin
Sixteen African nations have commenced on the Ivory Coast for the Africa Men’s Champi onships of Basketball (forum). The competition started on August 20 and will go until the end of the month, August 31. Also known as the Afrobasket, the […]
Austin Rivers’s 20 points leads USA over World, Biyombo’s triple-double
PORTLAND (Nike Hoop Summit) – Austin Rivers had 20 points to lead USA Basketball’s Junior National Select Team to a 92-80 win over the World Select Team at the Rose Garden over the weekend. (Discuss the 2011 Nike Hoops Summit) […]
1º de Agosto retains African title
Once again, Angola showed its dominance in African basketball. For the fourth consecutive year, 1º de Agosto had no competition and ended up claiming the African Champions Cup title in Benin. In the final played today, the Angolan champions thumped […]
China advances; Puerto Rico eliminated by Ivory Coast
When Puerto Rico (1-4) and the Ivory Coast (0-5) faced off in an all-important final pool play game, each team had a goal in mind. Discuss Puerto Rico’s loss to the Ivory Coast in our World Championships forum) Both teams […]
Upset: Angola stuns Germany 92-88 in overtime
Behind Angolan superstar Olimpio Cipriano’s 30 points, Angola continued Germany’s disappointing tournament play by sending the Germans to their third loss in four games. With the loss, it means that Germany will not advance to the second round. (Discuss Angola’s […]
Watch Puerto Rico, Lebanon, USA in the Basketball World Championships
Are you looking to watch Lebanon vs. Canada or Russia vs Puerto Rico in the first day of World Championships’ group play? Follow all the pool play matches in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created game-specific threads […]
Serge Ibaka, shades of Dwight Howard
Serge Ibaka is a physical specimen to behold – a 6-10 power forward/center from the Republic of the Congo with strength and a mature body that belies his 20 years. (Discuss Serge Ibaka and African Basketball in our forum) His […]
Primeiro d’Agosto wins 2009 African Cup Championship
º de Agosto 88 Petro Luanda 74 (41-33 at halftime (ao intervalo)) Carlos Almeida 24 pts, Armando Costa 18 pts, Joaquim Gomes “Kikas” 15 pts + 16 rebs | Mario Porter 18 pts + 9 rebs, Eduardo Mingas 12 pts […]
Ater Majok’s journey from Sudan to UConn basketball
The New York Times featured an article on Sudanese basketball prospect Ater Majok, and his journey to the United States to play college basketball at the University of Connecticut. Majok’s bare-knuckled journey from Khartoum, Sudan, to UConn’s lineup is nearly […]
Mbah a Moute inspires at Basketball without Borders
Milwaukee Buck’s forward Luc Mbah a Moute is in South Africa this week for Basketball without Borders. The 6-8 native of Cameroon was given a standing ovation when he was introduced. Mbah a Moute is tied to the event both physically […]
Angola wins Africa Basketball Championships (again)
Tripoli, Libya – Angola took home the 2009 Africa Nations Championship by defeating the Ivory Coast 82-72 to capture their sixth straight Afrobasket gold medal, and their tenth in the last eleven tournaments. (Discuss the 2009 Afrobasket) Though that is […]
Angola vs. Côte d’Ivoire in Afrobasket Finals
It’s no surprise that Angola is in the finals of Afrobasket, the African nation has been dominating the African Championships the last decade, winning nine of the last ten tournaments. The shocking news is that Nigeria and Senegal won’t be in […]
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