From the bottom to the top. With the four final wild cards handed out yesterday, the World Championships of Basketball continue to take shape from the bottom up. FIBA has now decided the four countries that will lead the four […]
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FIBA wild cards to Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania & Russia
After weeks of speculation, FIBA has chosen the four final countries, Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania, and Russia, that will represent in the 2010 World Championships of Basketball. (Discuss FIBA’s four wild card selections in our forum) The maximum three -from-one-region wild cards […]
FIBA Wild Cards: It’s down to Eight
We are only one day away from FIBA announcing the final four countries that will fill the tournament field for the 2010 World Championships. (Predict the four teams to WC2010) The Wild Card process started with 14 teams hoping for […]
FIBA Europe names 16 Player of the Year nominees
The 2009 European Player of the Year nominees have been announced by FIBA Europe and the list includes the likes of Pau Gasol, Erazem Lorbek, Dirk Nowitzki, Hedo Türkoğlu, Novica Veličković, Juan Carlos Navarro, and Nikola Peković (vote now). The 16 nominees […]
Making sense of FIBA’s World Ranking system
Interbasket member JGX wrote up this post to explain how the FIBA world rankings really work, as well as pointing out the many shortfalls of the ranking/point system used to determine a country’s placement. How are the FIBA world rankings determined? […]
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 […]
FIBA inducts 2009 Class: Big O, González, Chazalon
On Tuesday, eleven basketball legends that greatly contributed to the game of basketaball as players, coaches, referees, or contributors were inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in Alcobendas (Madrid, Spain). The men and women of the 2009 inductees included […]
Mexico and Uruguay to battle again in FIBA Americas
San Juan, PR – Mexico and Uruguay, two teams that got into a bench-clearing fight leading up to the FIBA Americas, will face off again today. The match will kick off the fifth and final day of the preliminary round […]
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, […]
FIBA Stanković Cup: 2009 Continental Championship
Kunshan, China – The Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in China. This year’s continental basketball championship features four teams: last year’s champions Angola, hosts China, Turkey and Australia. The 2009 Stanković Cup is set for August […]
Should there be a FIBA Middle East?
With the recent successes of Iran, Jordan, and Lebanon, should FIBA create Middle East region? That’s currently what is being proposed in our forum (discuss). The proposal is to move four current European basketball nations, Israel, Turkey, Azerbijan, and Armenia, […]
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 […]
New Jersey Nets forbid Nájera to play in FIBA Americas
After holding a glimmer of hope that Eduardo Nájera may don the green and red for Mexico, that hope crashed when the NBA ruled that it wasn’t in their best interest. It was announced today that the 10-year NBA veteran […]
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 […]
Undefeated Brazil claims 2009 Tuto Marchand Cup
San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Brazilian National Team went undefeated in the three-day, four team Tuto Marchand Cup tournament putting down Canada 87-69 in their final game on Thursday night. Brazil dominated the field, winning each of their three […]
Muslim Basketballer forbidden to wear Headscarf
Reitnau, Switzerland – Sura Al-Shawk, a Muslim woman, has been told by the Swiss basketball association Probasket, that she is forbidden to wear her religious headscarf during league play. Any games that Al-Shawk participates in while wearing her headscarf, will be automatically be […]
J.J. Barea held out of Americas Tourney by Dallas Mavs
The Dallas Mavericks invoked their right to prevent José Juan Barea from playing with Puerto Rico in the FIBA Americas tournament because the 5-10 guard has not fully recovered from his left shoulder injury. “It’s the worst news I’ve been given.” said Barea, […]
FIBA Secretary General: “Play Belize or else!”
According to a representative from the Belizean basketball team, Belize will continue playing in the COCABA championships while their official protest is being reviewed by FIBA International. …Alberto Garcia, FIBA Americas Secretary General, told (Belize) that (opponents) can rant and […]
Belize wins in CoCaBa despite FIBA’s eligibility questions
Fifteen minutes before Belize was to participate in their first CoCaBa tournament match vs. Nicaragua, FIBA officials questioned the eligibilities of several of their players. (Discuss Belize basketball and the 2009 CoCaBa Championships) Prior to the match, FIBA informed the […]
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