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Doğuş Balbay of Turkey| Player Profile & Bio

Doğuş Balbay of Turkey| Player Profile & Bio

Doğuş Balbay (pronounced Doh-oosh Ball-ba) is a Turkish national and starting point guard for the University of Texas Longhorns. Born and raised in Istanbul, Balbay (discuss) is a 6-0 point guard with great athletic ability, speed, defensive intensity, and a […]

Kristof Ongenaet dunks, flips over in Big East Championship

Kristof Ongenaet dunks, flips over in Big East Championship

Yikes, here’s another scary basketball fall on a fast break (see Fernandez-Ariza video from last week or check out this dunk/backflip from Adam Waddell of Wyoming) During today’s Big East Championship game between Syracuse and Louisville, Syracuse senior forward from […]

Six Overtimes: Syracuse upsets UConn 127-117

Six Overtimes: Syracuse upsets UConn 127-117

In a record-breaking game for the ages, #16 Syracuse University defeated the #3 University of Connecticut last night 127-117  record six overtimes. Syracuse won the game despite never holding a single lead until the sixth and final overtime.  Amazing. The […]

News & Notes ULEB Top 8 Set

Pau Gasol continues to have his best NBA season, as a second banana to Kobe Bryant.  Last night the 7-0 forward has game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over the San Antonio Spurs 102-95. […]

Hasheem Thabeet wins Defensive Award and Player of Year Honors

Hasheem Thabeet wins Defensive Award and Player of Year Honors

Hasheem Thabeet (discuss) continues to add honors to his resume. Today the 7-3 center from Tanzania was named co-Player of the Year in the conference along with fellow big man and nemesis in the pivot DeJuan Blair of Pitt. According […]

Artsiom Parakhouski leads little Radford to Big Dance

Artsiom Parakhouski leads little Radford to Big Dance

The Radford highlanders will be going to the big dance for the first time since 1998 led by Artsiom Parakhouski (discuss). The 7-0, 260lb center from Belarus led Radford with 26 points, a career high 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks  […]

NBA Prospect Patrick Mills injures hand, out 4 weeks

NBA Prospect Patrick Mills injures hand, out 4 weeks

Patty Mills, the Australian point guard playing at St. Mary’s in the NCAA, broke his hand on Thursday against Gonzaga. After scoring 18 points in the first half, by hitting a school-record 6-8 threes, Mills would dribble into the lane […]

The history and inventor(s) of the three-point shot

The history and inventor(s) of the three-point shot

[survey][prem]The three-point line has become such a integral part of basketball that it’s difficult to fathom the game was ever played without the ability to shoot from afar for an extra point. However taking a quick look over the history […]