With live sports coming to a halt due to the coronavirus, now is the best time for a bit of nostalgia. Many sports broadcasters have been playing old, classic matches from a variety of sports, be it hardwood classics for […]
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Palestine’s debut at FIBA Asia Championships a resounding success
Whatever happens in the “Classification” stage won’t dampen Palestine’s debut in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships.
Watch FIBA Asia Quarterfinals: Korea vs. Iran, Philippines vs. Lebanon
It’s been a whirlwind first week of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships. There have been some surprises including Palestine’s surprising performance in their first Asia Championship, the Philippines’ 14-point win over Iran (discuss) and India’s appearance in the quarterfinals (and […]
Watch Asia Championships Live: Iran, Philippines, China and Lebanon
The first day of the 2015 Asia Championships is behind us and the second day of games is upon us. Already Iran and China have asserted their dominance and winning character, but there’s been a couple surprises too (more later). […]
2015 FIBA Asia Championships: What you need to know, schedule, groupings
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship is upon us. Hosted in Changsha, Hunan in China, This year’s “Asiabasket” will run from September 23rd until October 3rd. This edition of Asiabasket will be the 28th continental basketball championship organized by FIBA Asia […]
How will the Philippines fare in the Asia Basketball Championships?
The 2013 FIBA Asia Championships are on their way and games are being held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Discuss the 2013 Asia Championships of Basketball The Philippines hopes they can repeat their 1973 title, the last […]
N.B.A. looking to expand into India
With succssful forays into China, the next step in NBA globalization now has set their sights on India as they continue their campaigns for international expansion. (Discuss Indian and Asian basketball in our forum) India, the next largest country in […]
10 Basketball Courts from Around the World
Talkbasket recently had a great feature with images of 10 basketball courts from around the world; from colorful courts in Berlin, abandoned courts in Chernobyl and Russia, to snow-covered courts in the Himalayas. Other courts featured include backboards (and sometimes even […]
Divya Singh: Interview with Indian Basketball PG
The name sounds synonymous with Indian basketball, Divya Singh is the point guard and the team captain of the women’s National Team for India. At her previous Asian Championship, Singh averaged a team high 15.2 ppg. Interbasket’s Yudhistir had the pleasure to […]
Average Height by Country (Males >20 years)
If basketball popularity coincided with the average height of the country’s population, then Scandinavia should have many more professional basketball players. At least according to some data that was compiled by one of our forum members, tpraseri (see Average Height […]
AsiaBasket 2009: Asia Basketball Championships
Title: Asia Championships of Basketball Location: Tianjin, China Official Website: http://china2009.fiba.com/ Description: The 2009 FIBA Asia Championships of basketball (discuss) will be held in Tianjin, China from August 6-16, 2009 with 16 teams divided into four groups. The sixteen teams […]
Asia Champions Cup: It’s Mahram (Iran) vs. Zain (Jordan)
Jakarta, Indonesia – After defeating Al-Riyadhi of Lebanon, Iranian club Mahram will face Zain, a club from Jordan, in the Finals for the 2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. (Discuss the 2009 Asian Cup tournament) If Mahram is successful, Iran will […]
