Standing 215cm (7ft 1in) tall, Max Yanto is a unique phenomenon in Indonesian basketball. Soft-spoken and with a quiet demeanour, he is yet to achieve his full potential for Muba Hang Tuah. (Discuss Max Yanto and Southeast Asian basketball in […]
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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 […]
SEABA: Pilipinas repeat, defeats Indonesia 98-68
Medan, Indonesia – The Philippines are champions once again, defeating Iindonesia 96-68 in the SEABA title game (discuss). After a tighly contested first quarter, the defending champions would cruise to a 98-68 win over hosts Indonesia to claim the 8th […]
2009 SEABA Championships: RP downs Malaysia 100-73
The 2009 SEABA Championships are underway in Medan, Indonesia (discuss). As expected, the tournament favorites and defending champions got off to a great start as the Republic of the Philippines defeating Malaysia 100-73. The two competitors have dominated the SEABA gold […]
SEABA 2009: SouthEast Asia Basketball Championships
The 8th annual SEABA championships will be played this coming weekend (June 6-10, 200) in Medan, Indonesia. SEABA, the SouthEast Asian Basketball Association, is a sub-region of FIBA Asia that includes these ten Southeast Asian countries; Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, […]
Mahram wins 2009 Asia Cup; Iran continues Asian dominance
Iranian club Mahram defeated Zain 78-68 in the 20th FIBA Asia Cup Championship (Discuss). With two dominant scorers in Jackson Vroman and Samad Nikkah Bahrami, Mahram overwhelmed their Jordanian opponents beginning in the second quarter. Vroman led Mahram with 19 […]
