Category: BASKETBALL
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ESPN and FIBA sign multi rights agreement
GENEVA – Switzerland Oct 22, 2012: FIBA and ESPN today announced a multi-year, multi-platform (TV, internet and mobile) agreement, which includes the rights to more than 400 games across six tournaments from 2013-2015. The agreement covers the FIBA Americas Championships (2013, 2015), the EuroBaskets (2013, 2015), the FIBA Basketball World Cup (2014) and the FIBA…
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Novak Appointed Secretary General
Munich – Germany, Oct 22, 2012: FIBA Europe has appointed 45-year-old former Czech international Kamil Novak as its new Secretary General. Novak was voted in by the FIBA Europe Board during its extraordinary meeting in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, October 20. He will replace Nar Zanolin who was relieved of his duties last May. “Kamil…
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FIBA appoints DSI by Inverleigh
GENEVA – FIBA, Oct 09, 2012: International Basketball Federation and Inverleigh Media Holdings (International Sports Media Company) today announced a new long-term partnership whereby Inverleigh will become the exclusive producer and international distributor of the official weekly television series ‘FIBA World Basketball’ starting in January 2013. DSI by Inverleigh, the dedicated distribution arm of Inverleigh,…
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EuroChallenge Regular Season Field Complete
Germany, Oct 03, 2012: Field Complete, Tofas SC Bursa, Gaz Metan Medias, Pizza Express Apollon and Joensuun Kataja clinched the last four available places in the EuroChallenge Regular Season on Tuesday. Gaz Metan produced the big upset of the Qualifying Round. The Romanian side had suffered a 69-67 home defeat to Ural Ekaterinburg in the…
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EuroBasket Women 2013 Draw Completed
Munich – Germany, Sept 21, 2012: The EuroBasket Women 2013 Draw took place on Friday in the storied UNESCO building in Paris, France. In front of a sizeable crowd of National Federation representatives, diplomats, coaches, media representatives and invited guests from across Europe, the 16 teams were drawn into four First Round groups, also dictating…
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Miami Beach ready for FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final
MIAMI, USA (FIBA 3×3 World Tour) – Sept 19, 2012: The first edition of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour will draw to a close from 21-23 September, with Miami Beach seeing one of the 12 best 3×3 basketball teams crowned champions and pocket USD 30,000 of the USD 40,000 total prize pot. The teams, who…
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Seedings For EuroBasket Women Announced
Munich – Germany, Sept 18, 2012: FIBA Europe has announced the seedings for the EuroBasket Women 2013 draw which will take place in Paris on Friday. Reigning European champions Russia are the highest-ranked team and in the top group of seeds alongside EuroBasket Women 2011 silver medallists Turkey, bronze medallists France and fourth-placed Czech Republic. Croatia,…
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9th Asian University Basketball Championship
Manila – Philippines: The 9th Asian University Basketball Championship for Men will be staged in Manila from September 25th to 29th, 2012 in cooperation with the Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF) and the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP). The title game of the week-long tournament will be held at the Trinity University of Asia…
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EuroBasket 2013 Field Complete
Serbia, Sweden, Latvia, Belgium and Turkey were the teams that earned the coveted last five tickets to EuroBasket 2013 on Tuesday. Latvia reached an 85-77 victory in Romania to finish with a 5-3 record in Group D and secure qualification as one of the four best third-placed teams in the Qualification Round. Turkey meanwhile dominated…
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EuroBasket Women Draw will be held on Sept 21
Munich – Germany, Sept 10, 2012: The Draw for the EuroBasket Women Final Round will take place on 21 September. The venue of the draw ceremony is the Maison de l’ UNESCO at 125, Avenue de Suffren, 75007, Paris. Media professionals that wish to attend should confirm by Wednesday 12 September at the latest. You…