Tag: Puerto Rico

Senegal Surprises: Upsets Puerto Rico, Croatia at FIBA World Cup

Senegal Surprises: Upsets Puerto Rico, Croatia at FIBA World Cup

It’s three games in but Senegal is looking to be the “Cinderellas” of the tournament after the African nation pulled off a second straight upset in Group B. Senegal started out the tournament with a win against Puerto Rico 82-75 – […]

How to Get to Palacio Municipal de Deportes in Sevilla

How to Get to Palacio Municipal de Deportes in Sevilla

Sevilla is the capital of Andalusia and at the same time the fourth largest city in Spain. It is a cultural, economic and financial centre of southern Spain. This is not the first big event hosted in the city. Back […]

FIBA Basketball World Cup Schedule 2014

FIBA Basketball World Cup Schedule 2014

Tomorrow is day one of the 2014 FIBA World Cup and we can expect interesting matchups from day one. USA and Spain, the top two favorites to win the tournament, will not have a big challenge on this day and […]

FIBA World Cup Group Stage Schedule (Printable)

FIBA World Cup Group Stage Schedule (Printable)

The 2014 FIBA World Cup is on its way and 24 teams will try to win the finals’ trophy. The biggest favorites are USA and the host Spain. The other 22 teams will battle for the third and fourth position […]

Top 10 Non-US Players In The 2014 FIBA World Cup

Top 10 Non-US Players In The 2014 FIBA World Cup

In order to avoid a full Top10 list of US players for the upcoming 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup here is a Top 10 Non-US players list. The Spanish squad has also been excluded from the list because this generation is […]

Gilas Pilipinas Team Roster for FIBA World Cup

Gilas Pilipinas Team Roster for FIBA World Cup

  With the date for the start of the 2014 FIBA World Cup coming closer it is very interesting to see how good are the chances of further qualification of the non elite teams. The Gilas Pilipinas will play against […]

Basketball: Americas Championship Commence in Venezuela

Basketball: Americas Championship Commence in Venezuela

The FIBA Americas Championship for Men have begun in Caracas, Venezuela and will go from August 30 – September 11, 2013. Follow all the FIBA Americas action in our forum This is one of the five regional qualifying tournaments for […]

Pic: Jose Juan Barea fouled hard by Andrew Bynum

Pic: Jose Juan Barea fouled hard by Andrew Bynum

In the frustration of a 36-point loss in a Game 4 blowout, Los Angeles Laker’s center Andrew Bynum decided that he wouldn’t leave the playoffs with any class or professionalism.Watch the Video of Bynum’s hard foul on JJ Barea The […]

Video: J.J. Barea accepts Bynum’s Apology for Hard Foul

Dallas Mavericks guard Jose Barea has accepted Andrew Bynum’s apology for the Los Angeles Laker center’s brutal hit to the chest during the Mavs’ Game 4 blowout win. The Puerto Rican playmaker crashed to the floor but fortunately ended up […]

Appreciating Nenê and J.J. Barea

Appreciating Nenê and J.J. Barea

The New York Times has shown some love to a couple of under appreciated international players playing large roles for successful teams, Nenê of the Denver Nuggets and J.J. Barea of the Dallas Mavericks. …with all the focus on whether […]

Pitino will be the new Puerto Rico head coach

Pitino will be the new Puerto Rico head coach

Former NBA coach Rick Pitino has been the chosen to lead the Puerto Rico national team at next year’s Americas Championship and the 2012 London Olympics, if the team qualifies. (Discuss the Puerto Rico NT 2011-212 in our Puerto Rican […]

China advances; Puerto Rico eliminated by Ivory Coast

China advances; Puerto Rico eliminated by Ivory Coast

When Puerto Rico (1-4) and the Ivory Coast (0-5) faced off in an all-important final pool play game, each team had a goal in mind. Discuss Puerto Rico’s loss to the Ivory Coast in our World Championships forum) Both teams […]

Watch Greece vs. Turkey in World Championships

Watch Greece vs. Turkey in World Championships

The game everyone has been eagerly anticipating in Group C will be a must-see as Turkey take on rivals and neighbours Greece on Tuesday night. (Find out where to watch the Greece-Turkey game live or discuss in our forum!) The […]

Puerto Rico: Carlos Arroyo injured in World Championships

Puerto Rico: Carlos Arroyo injured in World Championships

Puerto Rico star Carlos Arroyo will not play against Greece on Sunday in Ankara after suffering an injury on Saturday. (Discuss the World Championships of Basketballin our forum) Arroyo took a knee from Andrey Vorontsevich in the second half of Puerto Rico’s […]

Watch Puerto Rico, Lebanon, USA in the Basketball World Championships

Watch Puerto Rico, Lebanon, USA in the Basketball World Championships

Are you looking to watch Lebanon vs. Canada or Russia vs Puerto Rico in the first day of World Championships’ group play? Follow all the pool play matches in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where we’ve created game-specific threads […]

Denver Nugget's Balkman to play for Puerto Rico?

Denver Nugget’s Balkman to play for Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico could count on Renaldo Balkman for the World Championship in late August. (Discuss Puerto Rican Basketball in our forum) The Denver Nuggets’ power forward is being targeted by the Puerto Rican federation given his Boricua ancestry and according […]

Eric Musselman’s journey to Puerto Rico

Eric Musselman, former NBA coach of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, recently completed a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Musselman was nice enough to provide Interbasket with the exclusive details of his trip. Saturday, April 4th Started Saturday […]

Puerto Rico readies NT with Arroyo, Barea, 39 others

Carlos Arroyo and JJ Barea headline a 41-strong list of players that expect to be considered for Puerto Rico national team duty this summer. Barea was injured and unable to compete for Manolo Cintron’s team at last year’s FIBA Americas […]

Guillermo Diaz: Superman waiting in the wings

Guillermo Diaz: Superman waiting in the wings

Guillermo Jose Diaz is a 6-2 guard from Puerto Rico known for his amazing leaping ability so much so that his nickname is “Superman”. (Discuss Puerto Rican basketball in our forum) Diaz’s talent was noticed early when he played high […]