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, […]
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Eurobasket 2013: 24 Teams Compete to be Europe’s Basketball Champions
The 2013 FIBA European Championships of Basketball, formerly Eurobasket, started several days ago with 24 teams competing for bragging rights in Europe. The tournament began on September 4, and will finish with the title game on September 22, 2013. Spain […]
Overseas Nations Hosting 8 NBA Preseason Games in October
Under commissioner David Stern, the NBA has made a conscious effort to expand its brand and the sport of basketball internationally. After playing games in London and China this season, the league is taking its preseason schedule even farther abroad […]
Turkish Center Enes Kanter Posts 20-20 in Rare Start
Turkish big man Enes Kanter hasn’t gotten many minutes this season for the Utah Jazz, so when he was plugged into the starting lineup at the last minute for Friday’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats he made the most of […]
2011 Draft Reflections: Utah Jazz & Enes Kanter
From Stockton to Malone, to Williams to Boozer, the fine folks of Salt Lake City, Utah have long been accustomed to formidable point guard to power forward connections. Of course, over that time, they have also known no other coach […]
Ömer Aşık to Miss Rest of Season
Chicago Bulls reserve center Omer Asik will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a broken left fibula. Asik, the 7-0 255lb center from Turkey, was injured in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami. The team […]
Dragić, Krstić & Erden traded before NBA deadline
There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to […]
Ergin Ataman at the helm of Beşiktaş
Less than 24 hours after the dismissal of Burak Bıyıktay, Beşiktaş already found their new coach: Ergin Ataman. (Discuss the Euroleague/Club Competition Signings & Rumours in our Euroleague & Club Competition Forum) The 44-year-old Ataman, who had last coached Efes […]
Jasikevičius leaves Lietuvos to join Fenerbahçe
Lithuanian star and former-NBA player Šarūnas Jasikevičius has joined Turkish league champion Fenerbahce Ulker on Friday. (Read our thread “Jasikevicius to Fenerbahçe?“) The Turkish club’s website announced that the 34-year old Jasikevicius will leave Lietuvos Rytas in his native Lithuania. […]
Iverson scores 15 points, loses in Turkish debut
Allen Iverson, a former NBA MVP and all-star, scored 15 points in his debut for Turkish club Besiktas Cola Turka. (Discuss the EuroCup in our basketball forum) Even with the 6-1 basketball powerhouse, Besiktas failed to hold off a furious comeback […]
Record 84 international players as 2010-11 NBA season opens
A record 84 international players from 38 countries will be on opening night rosters when the NBA tips off a new season on Tuesday. (Discuss the record number of international players in the NBA) The 84 international players is just […]
USA downs Turkey 81-64: ends 16-year drought at Worlds
Behind Kevin Durant’s game -high 28 points, the United States of America beat Turkey 81-64 to win the 2010 FIBA World Championship (discuss the USA-Turkey in our forum). The result ended a 16-year wait for the USA, who had not […]
Pic: Kerem Tunçeri celebrates Turkey’s win
It wasn’t just the serendipitous last play that made Kerem Tunçeri the hero of last night’s game between Turkey and Serbia, the 6-4 guard scored 10 crucial points in the fourth quarter. Above you see Tunçeri celebrating after his game-winning […]
Follow Turkey vs. USA Live in World Championship Finals
When Turkey was awarded the 2010 FIBA World Championship several years ago, every fan from Istanbul to Ankara to Kayseri to Izmir and everywhere else in this beautiful country hoped for one thing and one thing only. They wanted a […]
Turkey downs Serbia 83-82 on broken play
Discuss Serbia vs.Turkey in our forum After Hedo Turkoglu lost the ball, Kerem Tunceri picked up the ball and scored a game-winning lay-up as Turkey edged out Serbia 83-82 to set up a showdown with the USA in Sunday’s final […]
Follow Lithuania vs. USA, Turkey vs. Serbia Live!
It’s been four, long years since United States coach Mike Krzyzewski and his star-studded squad lost to Greece in the Semi-Finals of the FIBA World Championship in Japan, a result that sparked celebrations in the streets of Athens. (Join in […]
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 […]
Watch World Championships: France vs. Spain, Iran vs. Brazil
Are you looking to watch France, Spain, Brazil, and Iran in the first day of World Championships? Contenders Argentina, Germany and hosts Turkey will also be playing today. Follow the group play in Interbasket’s World Championships of Basketball forum where […]
Quickshot: Ömer Aşık and the Chicago Bulls
Ömer Aşık, a 7-0 center from Turkey, was drafted in the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trailblazers and has since been traded to the Chicago Bulls. (Discuss Turkish Basketball in our forum) A native of Bursa, Turkey, the 24-year […]
Celtics sign Semih Erden; First Foreign Player in Three years
The Boston Celtics have signed Semih Erden, a 7-1 center from Turkey, to a one-year contract with an option for a second. (Discuss all the NBA signings and trades in our NBA Forum) Erden is 23-year old big man that was selected […]
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