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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 […]

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, […]

Iran repeats as Asia Champions, beats down China 70-52

Iran repeats as Asia Champions, beats down China 70-52

Iran successfully defended their Asia Champions crown last night, dropping favored-China in a laughable 70-52 win. Led by Memphis Grizzly center Hamed Haddadi‘s 19 points and 17 rebounds, Iran dominated the Chinese in the first two quarters; outscoring their opponents […]

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 […]