[survey][prem] With the continental championships in full swing, dozens of basketball national teams are vying for a berth to the Olympics. If you follow international basketball, you’ll quickly notice a pattern that countries have both official or an unofficial nicknames for their […]
BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE, BILBAO, SPAIN — Per Brian Mahoney of the Associated Press and confirmed on the premises by the Finns in attendance, 8,000 basketball fans from Finland — aided by Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, and government officials, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Australia outlasted New Zealand 81-64 in a gripping FIBA Oceania Championship clash to secure their place at the London Olympics with a 2-0 series lead. The Boomers – who finished fourth at the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and finished […]
Russia’s size has worn down New Zealand, 78-56, in a tense Eight Final encounter at the FIBA World Championship, setting up an encounter with old rival the USA in the Quarter Finals. (Discuss Russia vs. New Zealand in our forum) […]
Are you looking to watch Greece take on China, or Lithuania vs. New Zealand in the first day of World Championships? Follow all the group play matches in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created individual game threads […]
(FIBA) – Pouring in the points has never been a problem for long-time New Zealand international player Kirk Penney, a player the Tall Blacks will lean heavily upon this year at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. (Discuss New […]
It’s been a busy week for FIBA as they announced the four wild cards on Saturday, and determined the top four seeds for the World Championships of Basketball on Sunday. Now the federation that overseas international basketball has announced the […]
Two NBA teams re-signed their backup centers. Yeah, it’s the NBA off-season, so this qualifies as news. The New Orleans Hornets brought back Kiwi Sean Marks. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound New Zealand native averaged 3.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.1 minutes for […]
Wellington – Playing at home and needing to win by seven or more points, New Zealand blasted Australia 100-78 to claim the 2009 Oceania Championships. (discuss the 2009 Oceania Championships) With the win, New Zealand not only gains a higher […]
Sydney, Australia- Playing in a home-and-away series, Australia defeated New Zealand 74-67 in the first game of the 2009 Oceania Championships. Australia went into the fourth quarter trailing by three points, but Joe Ingles would catch fire and score ten […]
Title: FIBA Oceania Championships 2009 Location: Canberra, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand Discuss: Oceania Championships Description: The Oceania championships features major players Australia and New Zealand, and very rarely smaller, island countries such as Guam, French Polynesia, American Samoa, and […]
In preparation for the FIBA Oceania Championships, the Tall Blacks of New Zealand set out on a eight-game European tour. Unfortunately, they ended the stint with more questions than answers as the Tall Blacks dropped six of the eight games. Their […]
With Hedo Türkoğlu ready to sign on the dotted line with the Toronto Raptors tomorrow, there aren’t too many international NBA free agents left to be had. Interbasket scanned the list of remaining foreign-born free agents and came up with our […]
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 […]
Kirk Penney became the first New Zealander ever to win the ANBL MVP. The shooting guard for the New Zealand Breakers was honored with the award in the tightest MVP vote in NBL history, with only 6 votes separating the […]
Today, the FIBA World Qualifying Tournament begins with 12 national teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania trying to grab one of the three remaining spots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month. Follow the intense action of […]
I know this is coming a few days late, but I definitely think this needs a mention: After 14 years of representing New Zealand in international play, star shooting-guard Phil Jones has decided to retire, but the left-handed, 34-year old […]
Athens beat out San Juan, Puerto Rico and will be the hosts for the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held July 14-20, 2008. The participating teams are the also-rans from this year’s regional championships. The final three Olympic spots […]
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