Tag: Kazakhstan

Dmitry Konov aims to take Kazakh basketball to the next level

Dmitry Konov aims to take Kazakh basketball to the next level

Konov has been named adviser to the head of the country’s National Basketball Federation Dmitry Konov, a Muscovite who devoted many years to the development of basketball in Russia, has been appointed adviser to the President of the National Basketball […]

Watch FIBA Asia Quarterfinals: Korea vs. Iran, Philippines vs. Lebanon

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 […]

Iran Defeats Kazakhstan, Undefeated Going Into Asiabasket Quarterfinals

Iran Defeats Kazakhstan, Undefeated Going Into Asiabasket Quarterfinals

Tournament heavyweight Iran remained undefeated after their fifth match of the Asia Championships of Basketball. The only national team in the 15-nation tournament to stay unbeaten going into the quarterfinals. Asia Championships Discussion Forum Iran trampled Kazakhstan 85-53 that kept […]

24th Dubai Basketball Championships commence in UAE

24th Dubai Basketball Championships commence in UAE

The 24th Dubai Basketball Championships are being held at the Rashed Ben Maktoum-Dubai Stadium with 8 teams participating in a 10-day round-robin tournament. Discuss the Dubai Basketball Championships in our forum Teams participating in this tournament include two team from […]

Should there be a FIBA Middle East?

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, […]

AsiaBasket 2009: Asia Basketball Championships

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 […]

Iran wins Jones Cup despite Jordan's better record

Iran wins Jones Cup despite Jordan’s better record

The final games of the 2009 Jones Cup were played last night and the standings for all nine teams have been determined – with Iran continuing their dominance in Asian play. 1. Iran (6 wins – 2 losses) 2. Jordan […]

The 2009 Jones Cup Invitational (Basketball)

The 2009 Jones Cup Invitational (Basketball)

Taipei, Taiwan –  The 2009 Williams Jones Cup is underway. This international tournament, held every year in Taiwan, features nine teams this year: Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Team Kwanghwa (Taiwan). (Discuss the 2009 Jones Cup tournament in our […]

FIBA U19 World Championship for Men (2009)

FIBA U19 World Championship for Men (2009)

The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Men are going on right now in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament runs from July 02, 2009 – July 12, 2009. Discuss the 2009 U19 World Championships The 9th annual World Championships for U19 Men features […]