Category: BASKETBALL
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Dynamo Moscow Crowned Champions
Kursk, Mar 28, 2014: Turning Point: Jelena Milovanovic provided the assist for Shay Doron on a three-point play to put Dynamo Kursk in front 49-48 with 4:52 to play in the third. Milovanovic then picked up the next four points including a three, stirring a 27-7 run that had the Kursk faithful believing a miracle…
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Moscow To Face Kursk In EuroCup Final
Germany, Mar 6, 2014: March Defending champions Dynamo Moscow will face fellow Russian side and 2012 champions Dynamo Kursk in the final of EuroCup Women 2014. On Thursday, Moscow overturned a six-point first-leg deficit (83-89) with an 86-66 triumph over visiting Villeneuve D’Ascq in the teams‘ semi-final return leg, winning 169-155 on aggregate. Kursk suffered…
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Bucharest Confirmed To Host 3×3
Munich-Germany, Feb 25, 2014: FIBA Europe announced on Tuesday that the inaugural 3×3 European Championships will be hosted by Bucharest, the city dubbed by Sports Illustrated as “the unlikely mecca of 3×3.” The decision was arrived on by the FIBA Europe Executive Committee during a meeting in Munich on 25 February. Set to take place…
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Sancho Lyttle Is 2013 Women’s Player of the Year
Munich, Feb 07, 2014: Sancho Lyttle has been voted as the 2013 FIBA Europe Women’s Player of the Year, completing a double for Spanish women’s basketball in the 2013 FIBA Europe Player of the Year awards. Following on from the announcement of Astou Ndour as the 2013 FIBA Europe Young Women’s Player of the Yearon…
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Saric Is 2013 Young Men’s Player of the Year
Munich, Feb 06, 2014: After being runner-up in 2012, Dario Saric has claimed the top accolade in 2013 by being named the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year 2013. Saric won the award ahead of Turkey’s Kenan Sipahi and Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. It marks a constant rise for the Croatian wunderkind who was first nominated…
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Ndour Is 2013 Young Women’s Player of the Year
Munich, Feb 06, 2014: Astou Ndour has become the second Spanish woman in history to be named as the FIBA Europe Young Women’s Player of the Year. Following on from Alba Torrens in 2009, Ndour has taken out the 2013 edition of the award, beating out Valeriane Ayayi of France and Artemis Spanou of Greece. Undeterred…
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EuroBasket 2015 Qualifiers Groups Drawn
Germany, Feb 03, 2014: The waiting for the participating teams of the EuroBasket 2015 2nd Qualification Round is over as the qualifying groups were drawn in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. FIBA Europe Acting President Cyriel Coomans and Secretary General Kamil Novak welcomed the more than 80 guests at the event in Majestic Hotel. FIBA President…
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FIBA Europe Announces Women’s Ambassadors
Munich, Jan 29, 2014: As part of their continued commitment to women’s basketball in Europe, FIBA Europe is in the process of introducing women’s basketball ambassadors, who will formally begin their roles at the EuroLeague Women Final Eight in Ekaterinburg. The ambassadors, who are all notable former international players, will become spokespersons for the women’s…
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Les Bleus Win Athlete of the Year Award
Germany, Jan 15, 2014: Radio France announced on Wednesday that the men’s basketball senior national team in its entirety has been elected by the public as the French Athlete of the Year (Le Sportif Français) for 2013. The French national team, who conquered the EuroBasket 2013 title last September in Slovenia in what was their…
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Mascot Design Competition Launched
Germany, Jan 15, 2014: The EuroBasket 2015 Local Organising Commitee (LOC) launched on Wednesday an open competition for the design of the event‘s official mascot. The task of the contest is to design the official mascot of EuroBasket 2015 in Ukraine and make it a real symbol of the tournament. “The mascot is an essential…