Apparently, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has changed his mind about coaching the men’s USA basketball team. For months, Coach K has repeatedly said he planned to retire from coaching international basketball, but USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo remained confident he […]
This is the first edition of my 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Updates will occur on a weekly basis. My complete mock first round will be available when the draft order is set following the draft lottery. 1. Orlando Magic Nerlens […]
Basketball is always one of the more popular sports during the summer Olympics, but that’s only one of the reasons the International Olympic Committee is considering adding another variation of the game to its Rio 2016 lineup. According to ESPN.com, […]
Three weeks ago we learned that Team USA was still heavily pursuing coach Mike Krzyzewski to return for the 2014 World Championships in Madrid and possibly the 2016 Olympics, but Krzyzewski was leaning towards not coming back at the time. And even […]
Coach Mike Krzyzewski is often credited with restoring the USA basketball team to top form, but after winning the gold medal at last summer’s Olympics in London, he initially announced it would be his last go-round with team USA. […]
Poor Man’s Commish here once again reporting on behalf of InterBasket from Las Vegas, site of the US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team (aka “Team USA”) training. Over the past three days, I’ve had the privilege to watch a series of […]
Poor Man’s Commish here, reporting on the first three days of practice in Las Vegas with USA Basketball’s Men’s Olympic Team (heretofore referred to as “Team USA”) as well as the Men’s Select Team (aka Team USA’s practice squad). I’ll […]
NBA TV is celebrating the 20th anniversary of USA Basketball’s iconic team, The Dream Team, by premiering a documentary on June 13, 2012, written and directed by Ed Burns. NBA.com calls the film, “the definitive documentary of the historic 1992 […]
PORTLAND (Nike Hoop Summit) – Austin Rivers had 20 points to lead USA Basketball’s Junior National Select Team to a 92-80 win over the World Select Team at the Rose Garden over the weekend. (Discuss the 2011 Nike Hoops Summit) […]
First of all, we need to be reminded on why the Smart Gilas program was established in the first place. Essentially, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was starting to get tired of lending its players to the National Team, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spain has been knocked down again, this time being upset by Lithuania 76-73, giving up a 18-point second half lead over the basketball-crazy Baltic country. (Discuss the Spain vs. Lithuania game in our World Championships forum) After Spain scored the […]
The United States continued undefeated but came across a tough Brazilian squad in their third game, squeaking by Brazil 70-68 on Monday. (Discuss Team USA’s close win over Brazil in our forum) The Brazilians came up short when Leandro Barbosa’s […]
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 […]
Rajon Rondo has scaled the heights with the Boston Celtics but he won’t do the same with Team USA this summer in Istanbul after deciding to withdraw from the squad. (Discuss the World Championships in our World Championships Forum) The […]
Madrid, Spain – It was supposed to be an exhibition game to prep both teams for the coming World Basketball Championships, but as expected, the intensity and overall play was anything but for the rematch between Spain and the USA. […]
The legendary 1992 Dream Team was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame in the 2010 class that also includes two of the members of that team – Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen – whom were also inducted as […]
Tyreke Evans, Gerald Wallace, O.J. Mayo and JaVale McGee were the four unlucky players as Team USA cut their FIBA World Championship squad down to 15. (Discuss Team USA and the World Championships of Basketball) The moves were made following […]
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