Tag: South Korea

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 […]

Philippines, Iran in Asia Basketball Finals

Philippines, Iran in Asia Basketball Finals

It’s going to be a wild one on Sunday. Tournament hosts and basketball-crazed Philippines will take on unbeaten favorites Iran, in the FIBA Asia Basketball Championships. (Discuss the FIBA Asia Basketball Finals in our forum) Iran advanced into the title […]

Average Height by Country (Males >20 years)

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 […]

Greece will Host Final Olympic-Qualifying Tournament

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 […]