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 […]
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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 […]
Tuto Marchand Cup (August 18-20, 2009)
What: Tuto Marchand Cup 2009 When: August 18 – 20th, 2009 Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico Talk: Tuto Marchand Cup Discussion Info: The Tuto Marchand cup in being held in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. […]
Fiba Americas Recap: USA Wins Big, Uruguay wins Small & Mexico Stuns Puerto Rico
USA vs. Venezuela: 112:69 Carmelo Anthony and Michael Redd each scored 17 points as the United States defense forced Venezuela into 19 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire added 16 and 14 points for the US. Greivis Vasquez, an incoming freshman at Maryland, […]
Canada Shocks Argentina as Preparations Continue
Preparation for Eurobasket and the Tournament of the Americas continued as National Teams from all over the world competed in friendly matches and regional cups. In the Tuto Marchand Continental Cup, Brazil captured the cup by defeating the previously-unbeaten Canadian […]