Here are a few of our picks of the new Canadian basketball stars. Torontonian Tristan Thompson triumphs after a shaky start Twenty-two years old and measuring 6ft 9in, Tristan Thompson is one of the new batch of Canadian born players […]
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Basketball: Americas Championship Commence in Venezuela
The FIBA Americas Championship for Men have begun in Caracas, Venezuela and will go from August 30 – September 11, 2013. Follow all the FIBA Americas action in our forum This is one of the five regional qualifying tournaments for […]
New Professional Basketball League announced in Canada
The Canadian Basketball League (“CBL”) has declared the establishment of a Canadian professional basketball league. “The overriding objective of the CBL is that all franchises be financially sustainable both in the short and long-term. The vision of the league is […]
Video: Steve Nash to be featured in Self-Titled Documentary
Last year, Steve Nash directed a documentary for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series called “Into the Wind” about an amputee’s journey across Canada, now the 37-year-old, former 2-time MVP has a documentary coming out simply titled “Nash”. Check out the […]
Canadians, Texas Longhorn Freshmen declaring for 2011 NBA Draft
Canadians Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, both of the Texas Longhorns, as well as their AAu teammate Olu Ashaolu of Louisiana Tech plan on entering the 2011 NBA Draft. (Discuss Canadian basketball in our forum) All three are hail from […]
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) […]
Record 84 international players as 2010-11 NBA season opens
A record 84 international players from 38 countries will be on opening night rosters when the NBA tips off a new season on Tuesday. (Discuss the record number of international players in the NBA) The 84 international players is just […]
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 […]
FIBA World Basketball Championships: Draw Results
It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the […]
Which countries will get the FIBA Wild Cards?
The FIBA Wild Cards will determine four teams’ fates for the 2010 World Championships of basketball. With a few days remaining before FIBA announces their selections, which countries do you think FIBA will select for the event in Turkey in […]
FIBA hints at “impactful teams” for WC wildcard
Tijani Umar, the President of the NBBF (Nigeria Basketball Federation) recently returned from Zurich, Switzerland after a meeting with FIBA World officials to chat about the FIBA wild cards for the 2010 World Championships. However, Umar’s meeting with FIBA officials […]
NBA suspends Jonas Jerebko, Magloire for fight
It was rookie vs. veteran player when rookie Jonas Jerebko of Sweden took on Jamaal Magloire of Canada on Monday night. It all started with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Miami Heat – Detroit Piston’s preseason […]
Brazil wins gold, Luis Scola MVP at FIBA Americas
San Juan, PR – Brazil barely squeaked by Puerto Rico 61-60 to capture te gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championships. (Discuss the game) Brazil steadily built up a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter before the hosts […]
It’s Brazil vs. Puerto Rico for FIBA Americas gold
The top-two seeded teams will battle for FIBA Americas gold tomorrow. Brazil and Puerto Rico each won their semi-finals game today and will meet up for the second time in three days. Puerto Rico handed Brazil their first loss on Friday […]
Canada’s 3-point shooting deadly to Dominican Republic
Canada has earned the fourth and final berth to the World Championships by downing the Dominican Republic 80-76 in the FIBA Americas quarterfinals. (Discuss the Dominican Republic vs. Canada match) The Canadians used ball movement and three-point shooting to slay […]
Canada, Dominicans, Uruguay fight for final WC berth
Three of the four Americas teams have punched their tickets to the 2010 World Championships to be held next year in Turkey. At an undefeated 7-0, Brazil has already earned a spot in the World Championships by dominating their competition, […]
Canada destroys Mexico 95-40 in FIBA Americas
Canada just laid down a beat down on Mexico in the 2009 FIBA Americas Tournament. Canada won their first match of the tournament, laying an emphatic 95-40 win over Mexico, a victory margin of 55 points. Coming into the game, […]
2009 FIBA Americas Championship Preview
Event: 2009 Americas Championships Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Discuss: Americas Championships Thread Info: The tournament will determine which four teams qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championships of Basketball. The tournament will feature ten teams from Northern and Latin […]
Tuto Marchand Cup: Brazil, Puerto Rico win
The Tuto Marchand Cup commenced yesterday at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The tournament features four-nations, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico, in three straight days of games in prepartion for the FIBA Tournament of Americas. (Discuss Tuto Marchand […]
Video: Italy-Canada match ends in basketball brawl
The senior national teams from Italy and Canada participated in a “friendly” game Saturday night that ended in a brawl between the two teams (discuss) Physical play between Italy’s Stefano Mancinelli and Canada’s Aaron Doornekamp at the end of the game prompted […]
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