Iran will have to come back strong in 2017 to be considered a dynasty after China outplayed them in the their semifinal match. China’s Yi Jianlian dominated the inside and anchored their defense with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 […]
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Palestine’s debut at FIBA Asia Championships a resounding success
Whatever happens in the “Classification” stage won’t dampen Palestine’s debut in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships.
Watch FIBA Asia Quarterfinals: Korea vs. Iran, Philippines vs. Lebanon
It’s been a whirlwind first week of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships. There have been some surprises including Palestine’s surprising performance in their first Asia Championship, the Philippines’ 14-point win over Iran (discuss) and India’s appearance in the quarterfinals (and […]
Watch Asia Championships Live: Iran, Philippines, China and Lebanon
The first day of the 2015 Asia Championships is behind us and the second day of games is upon us. Already Iran and China have asserted their dominance and winning character, but there’s been a couple surprises too (more later). […]
2015 FIBA Asia Championships: What you need to know, schedule, groupings
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship is upon us. Hosted in Changsha, Hunan in China, This year’s “Asiabasket” will run from September 23rd until October 3rd. This edition of Asiabasket will be the 28th continental basketball championship organized by FIBA Asia […]
FIBA Asia Championships History: China, Iran, Philippines… and North Korea
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship is set to begin in just a couple days which is the 28th edition of the continental basketball championship organized by FIBA Asia. With the tournament coming up, we thought it would be good to […]
Photo Gallery: Jayson Castro William (Philippines)
Here are 17 photos of Jayson Castro William, known as Jayson Castro, the backup point guard for team Philippines. We decided to dedicate a photo gallery to the 27 year old, 5-11 guard after he was named to the All-Tournament […]
Taiwan shocks China 96-78, First Win Over China in 28 Years
Taiwan shocked China in a stunning comeback that saw the Taiwanese upset China in the Asia Championships of Basketball. Down by 17 points in he first half. Taiwan would shoot over 70% in the second half, to handily beat China, […]
How will the Philippines fare in the Asia Basketball Championships?
The 2013 FIBA Asia Championships are on their way and games are being held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Discuss the 2013 Asia Championships of Basketball The Philippines hopes they can repeat their 1973 title, the last […]
Divya Singh: Interview with Indian Basketball PG
The name sounds synonymous with Indian basketball, Divya Singh is the point guard and the team captain of the women’s National Team for India. At her previous Asian Championship, Singh averaged a team high 15.2 ppg. Interbasket’s Yudhistir had the pleasure to […]
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf signs with Japanese League
Remember Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf? The now 40-year old has signed with a Japanese club, Kyoto Hannaryz, in the country’s basketball league’s second division (BJ-League). The 6-1 guard played nine seasons in the NBA, last putting on a Vancouver Grizzlies jersey back […]
Asiabasket All-Tournament Team (unofficial)
Tianjin, China – The 2009 Asiabasket All-Tournament team was named yesterday amidst a little controversy over one of the selections. (edit: this was an unofficial selection from sports.cn – we apologize for the inconvenience) The team was led by Asia […]
Iran repeats as Asia Champions, beats down China 70-52
Iran successfully defended their Asia Champions crown last night, dropping favored-China in a laughable 70-52 win. Led by Memphis Grizzly center Hamed Haddadi‘s 19 points and 17 rebounds, Iran dominated the Chinese in the first two quarters; outscoring their opponents […]
Yi Jianlian, Haddadi big for undefeated China, Iran
Yi Jianlian and Hamed Haddadi came up big for their respective national teams last night, propelling each squad to an unblemished 5-0 record in the 2009 Asia Basketaball Championships. With the two NBA big men leading their teams over Jordan […]
Asia Basket puts focus on Sri Lanka, developing nations
Even with the likelihood that they’ll head home without a win, the Sri Lankan Natonal Basketball Team is just happy to be in Tianjin, China for the Asia Basketball Championships. A day before the tournament began on August 6th, Sri Lanka […]
Watch Asiabasket Games, follow along in our forum
Are you excited for Asiabasket 2009? You can follow the games of day one in our Asian basketball forum. Click on the following links to stay updated on the games along with members from all around the world: Group A, […]
AsiaBasket 2009: Asia Basketball Championships
Title: Asia Championships of Basketball Location: Tianjin, China Official Website: http://china2009.fiba.com/ Description: The 2009 FIBA Asia Championships of basketball (discuss) will be held in Tianjin, China from August 6-16, 2009 with 16 teams divided into four groups. The sixteen teams […]
Iran wins Jones Cup despite Jordan’s better record
The final games of the 2009 Jones Cup were played last night and the standings for all nine teams have been determined – with Iran continuing their dominance in Asian play. 1. Iran (6 wins – 2 losses) 2. Jordan […]
Video: Iran and Jordan brawl in Jones Cup
In a match that pitted Iran vs. Jordan on the sixth day of the Jones Cup, a brawl broke out between Iranian center Hamed Haddadi and Jordanian Zaid Abbas, both are basketball stars of their respective countries. Just three minutes […]
Kobe Bryant’s 2009 Nike Asia Tour
Kobe Bryant is back in Asia this summer after doing tours of the various Asian cities in 1998 and 2007. This time around, Nike is sending Kobe to Manila (Philippines), Singapore, Taipei, (Taiwan), and three Chinese cities; Hong Kong, Shanghai and […]
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