After a grueling week of round robin play, the FIBA World Cup has a rare rest day today for the teams that have advanced to the next round. The 16 teams, the top four teams from Groups A, B, C, […]
Tag: Dominican Republic
Watch FIBA World Cup Live Online: Preliminary Rounds
It’s the preliminary rounds of the FIBA World Cup tournament as all 24 teams continue jockeying for position in the round robin where the best of the group move onto the next phase of competition. You can watch Day 4 and […]
Where to Watch USA Basketball on TV / Online (FIBA World Cup)
Starting in just a few hours, the USA Men’s National Basketball Team sets out on their journey for FIBA World Cup gold and an automatic spot to the 2016 Olympics to be held in Brazil. The 12-man team filled with young NBA […]
Watch the FIBA World Cup 2014 Live Online/TV Schedule
The 2014 FIBA World Cup is a global basketball tournament featuring 24 national teams from around the world. The former World Championships of Basketball tips off on Saturday in multiple locations in Spain and will be an automatic Olympic qualifier […]
USA Basketball’s FIBA World Cup Schedule 2014
Team USA had lots of issues with completing their 12 man squad that will travel to Spain for the World Cup, but at the end it all fell into place as this is one of the youngest squads not only […]
DeMar DeRozan scores 13 points for USA, still can’t get Rudy Gay’s attention
DeMar DeRozan, along with Rudy Gay, scored a team high 13 points in a 105-62 blowout of the Dominican Republic Wednesday night. After his best showing on the USA National Team (well, his only showing, he’s only played one game), […]
Video: Harden, Irving, Rose, USA Get Hype on Defense vs. Dominican Republic
I had the pleasure to cover the USA Men’s National Basketball Team’s warmup game vs. Dominican Republic at Madison Square Garden last night. Team USA getting more and more hyped on defense as the shot clock ticks down. As Damian […]
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 […]
Pic: Hawk’s Al Horford dunks on Piston’s Ben Gordon
We haven’t had one in a while so it’s overdue. In our Pic of the Day, Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks dunks against the Detroit Pistons on March 13, 2010 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Looks like Horford […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sacramento Kings pull García out of FIBA Americas
Francisco García suffered a minor finger injury in the Dominican Republic’s loss to Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 6-7 shooting guard sat out the Dominican Republic’s next game, a 86-73 win over Mexico. “Francisco has a cut in one of […]
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, […]
FIBA Americas 2009: Image Gallery
I scoured some images from the FIBA Americas Championship and pulled out my favorite twenty photos featuring Carlos Arroyo, Esteban Batista, Francisco Garcia, Anderson Varejao, Omar Quintero, Luis Scola, Guillermo Diaz, and more. [nggallery id=14] Photos are all courtesy of […]
Don’t ever underestimate Argentina, Luis Scola
We should know by now never to underestimate Argentina. Argentina started out the FIBA Americas tournament with two losses, looking completely out of character, losing badly to Brazil and Venezuela. One of the favorites coming into the tournament, the Argentinians […]
Clash of the Titans: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic
I know it’s only a preliminary game, but is anyone as excited about the first day match-up between Brazil and the Dominican Republic as I am? Brazil just came off a dominating performance in the Tuto Marchand Cup. With veterans […]
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 […]
Dominican Republic keeps Villanueva, cut Josh Asselin
The Dominican Republic national team today cut Josh Asselin from their roster after a complaint was lodged with FIBA, the governing body of international basketball. DR was forced to choose between Josh Asselin and NBA player Charlie Villanueva as both […]
Dominican Republic: Is Charlie Villanueva eligible to play?
The basketball federations of Argentina and Puerto Rico are presenting a claim against two Dominican players, Charlie Villanueva and Josh Asselin, questioning their eligibility for the upcoming FIBA Americas Championship. The claim states that both Villanueva and Josh Asselin should […]
Dominican “Dream Team” looking for gold in TOA
Dominican Republic’s current national basketball team may be the best squad the small island nation has ever fielded. With three current NBA players in Al Horford, Francisco García, naturalized Charlie Villanueva, and former NBA player Luis Flores, the Dominican Republic […]
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