[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 […]
Tag: Belgium
Eurobasket 2015: Everything you need to know about the tournament
With the final warm up games coming to an end, Eurobasket 2015 is set to begin in less than a week. This is the 39th edition of the FIBA European championship. This year it’ll be played on September 5–20 2015 across […]
Watch Serbia vs. France, Lithuania in Eurobasket 2013
The third day of round two of Eurobasket has three games scheduled for Stozice Arena. The first game features Latvia taking on Belgium, Urkraine vs. Lithuania in the second game and an important third game between Serbia and France. Follow […]
Eurobasket 2013: 24 Teams Compete to be Europe’s Basketball Champions
The 2013 FIBA European Championships of Basketball, formerly Eurobasket, started several days ago with 24 teams competing for bragging rights in Europe. The tournament began on September 4, and will finish with the title game on September 22, 2013. Spain […]
Eurobasket 2011 Set to Begin in Lithuania
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. […]
Awkward Pic of the Day: Dennis Rodman in Belgium
Um. Er. Dennis Rodman being defended in the post(erior) during a basketball charity game in Antwerp, Belgium. Dennis Rodman and Belgium’s Yves Dupont goes against each other during a charity basketball match between the Belgian basketball Legends and the NBA […]
DJ Menga setting career highs with Lakers
In the last two games, DJ Mbenga has stepped into the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers, to fill in for the injured Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, and Mbenga did a serviceable job in the pivot. Mbenga, who […]
France slams Belgium 158-124 to reach Eurobasket 2009
The final two teams playing for a berth to Eurobasket, France and Belgium, played a two game series to determine who would go to Eurobasket. Belgium took the first game over Les Bleus 70-66. That meant that France had to […]
Belgium shocks France 70-66 in Eurobasket Qualifiers
Antwerp – Belgium is one game closer to advancing to the Eurobasket 2009 tournament after winning a close game over France 70-66. The two teams are playing a two-game series, home and away, to determine the final selection to the […]
Eurobasket: Belgium and France to duel for final berth
Fifteen of the sixteen Eurobasket teams have been determined, and they await the winner of France and Belgium, who will compete in a two game series for the final berth to Eurobasket. The two teams will play a home-and-away two-game […]
New Zealand’s problems exposed in Euro Basketball Tour
In preparation for the FIBA Oceania Championships, the Tall Blacks of New Zealand set out on a eight-game European tour. Unfortunately, they ended the stint with more questions than answers as the Tall Blacks dropped six of the eight games. Their […]
Gdańsk, Poland welcomes you to Eurobasket 2009
This year’s Eurobasket – European men’s basketball championship will take place in Poland from the 7th till the 20th of September. It will be hosted by seven cities – Gdańsk, Poznan, Warszawa, Wroclaw, Bydgoszcz, Lodz and Katowice. The lineups will […]
Ibn Notes: NBA Draft & Euroleague updates
Minnesota waiting on Rubio: After being drafted at #5, Ricky Rubio skipped Minnesota’s initial meet-and-greet with the media, speculation has the New York Knicks working behind the scenes to obtain Rubio. Something has to give; Minnesota used three of their […]
Yes, there is basketball in Belgium, Finland, Portugal, and Poland
How we relate to basketball is generally decided by where we grew up and what we are exposed to. In the United States, the obvious influences are the N.B.A. and college basketball. And in Europe, the Euroleague competition is the […]
March Madness Performances Remixed: International Players
When we made our “Top Ten International Players to Watch during March Madness” list out, we made a huge mistake by not including USC’s Daniel Hackett in our initial list. Going into this weekend’s final four, we’ve watched the games […]
Top Ten International Players to Watch during March Madness
With the 64 teams matched up, March Madness is less than 12 hours away. And with that, Interbasket has collected the names of the top ten international players in this year’s field (discuss). It’s a shame that the St. Mary’s […]
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 […]
Detroit Shock sweeps San Antonio in 2008 WNBA Finals
Katie Smith clutch for the Detroit Shock, sweep San Antonio in WNBA Finals WNBA Stars Katie Smith proved to be too much for the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Detroit Shock swept the Silver Stars in the best of five […]
Fadi El-Khatib’s Visa Cancelled
Fadi El-Khatib’s Visa was refused by the Belgium embassy, possibly putting an end to Cherkasi-Mavpi’s participation in the 2008 FIBA Eurocup Games (at least for now), the top men’s basketball tournament run by FIBA Europe. Cherkas-Mavpi, in a move of […]