Greivis Vasquez, a 6-6 shooting guard from Venezuela had the game of his life and the Maryland Terrapins needed every bit of it. Vasquez registered a triple double with a career high 35 points as well as 11 rebounds, and […]
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Roman Gumenyuk, Ukraine | Player Profile
Playing in his homeland of Ukraine, Roman Gumenyuk is beginning to play better each game for the Pulsar Rivne team. The 21-year-old player is slowly becoming a force under the basket. When you weigh in at a hefty 107 kilograms […]
Jonas Kazlauskas replaces Yannakis
Jonas Kazlauskas, one of the best basketball coaches in Europe was has been selected to coach the Greek National Team. “We have agreed on the small details and they are now preparing the contract,” Kazlauskas told the Baltic News Service […]
Rock the Vote: Ricky Rubio NEXT 2009
I was contacted by ESPN to let the readers of this blog know that international basketball prospect Ricky Rubio is one of ESPN The Magazine’s four finalists for “NEXT 2009.” The other three candidates are Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan, […]
Video: Olek Czyz Profile & Bio | Czyz the Season
I came across Olek Czyz, an international prospect from Poland while going through one of my old Slam Magazines from this past year. With the NCAA basketball season coming up, I thought I would profile a couple international college players […]
Sun Yue Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts
Even if you aren’t an expert in international basketball, one can recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a huge role in their […]
Hanno Mottola Retires from Pro Basketball
Yesterday, Finnish hoops legend Hanno Möttölä retired from professional basketball. Möttölä is without a doubt the best basketball player from Finland. Möttölä played for a lot of big time teams: Tau, Bologna, Zalgiris, Pesaro, Aris, Dynamo Moscow, and two seasons […]
Luis Scola | No Ordinary Rookie | SLAM Report
This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on the Argentine, Euroleague superstar, and NBA rookie, whom really made a name for himself this season. Luis Scola may have finished third in the […]
Patrick Mills Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts
You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a significant role in their team’s […]
Ioannis Boroussis Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts
You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to know names like Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Luis Scola, and Dirk Nowitzki and that these players are going to make waves in the tournament. If you […]
2008 Olympic Basketball Photo Gallery
With the Olympics all done and all the medals handed out. I thought it would be a good idea to collate some of the best Olympic basketball photos into one gallery. I’ve organized the Olympic photos by date, so you […]
1992 Dream Team: When the Game went Global
15 years ago, when the first ten players of the original basketball Dream Team were announced, American media celebrated the historic assemblage of talent, and who could blame them? This was the cream of the crop from the NBA’s Golden […]
Andrew Bogut’s 22 leads the way as Australia defeats Russia
Australia 95: Russia 80 – in a small upset, Australia rolled over favored-Russia 95-80. The Boomers used a 10-2 spurt in the final two minutes of the first quarter to take an eleven-point lead after one period, and built it […]
I.O.C., Player responses to controversial “racist” Spanish Ad
It doesn’t look good for Madrid in 2016. Madrid is one of the finalists to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, along with finalists Tokyo, Chicago, and Rio de Janeiro. However Madrid, and Spain, are receiving worldwide backlash for a controversial […]
2008 Olympic Basketball Preview: Group A
With less than a week left before Olympic basketball begins, Interbasket is previewing the twelve national teams participating in the tournament. We will review the six teams in Group A today and Group B later on this week (Click here […]
Carlos Arroyo signs with Macabbi Tel Aviv
You can add Orlando Magic guard Carlos Arroyo to the list of international players leaving the NBA for European clubs. Arroyo has joined Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Delfino, Bostjan Nachbar, Primoz Brezec, and Nenad Krstic as the NBA […]
San Beda’s Frankie Lim: Under the Microscope
The San Beda Red Lions basketball team has boasted of one of the most successful basketball programs in the recent history. The Lions are given all the financial support it needs, thanks to a very strong alumnae boosters program, and […]
Samuel Dalembert on his dismissal from Team Canada
In the middle of Canada’s run for an Olympic berth during the recent qualifying tournament held in Greece, Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers was dismissed from the team by head coach Leo Rautins for his supposed lack of commitment […]
Delonte West ponders Dynamo Moscow
And the beat goes on. A day after Josh Childress set a huge precedent in where he chose to play with Greek club Olympiakos instead of the Atlanta Hawks, there are now reports that Dynamo Moscow has put an offer […]
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Semi-Finals; Rasho Retires; Splitter Speaks
FIBA’s Olympic World Qualifying Tournament is coming to a close tomorrow and there are only four national teams remaining; Croatia, Germany, Greece and Puerto Rico, and only three of those four teams will make the Olympics. The four teams will […]
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