Category: FIBA

FIBA News: Finland, Hungary and Slovenia get friendly wins

Staff

via Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net With both national teams earning a win over the Netherlands Thursday and Friday, Slovenia bested Montenegro, 70-52, Celje Saturday evening. Head coach Aleksander Sekulic splitting playing time resulted in a balanced scoring effort. Krka big man Jurij Macura and JDA Dijon’s Gregor Hrovat shared a team-high nine points. Gregor Glas of Partizan NIS followed with eight points. Down 23-6 at the end of the first period, the visitors actually climbed into the lead before falling into a double-digit deficit once more in the final minutes of the prep…

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Rick Pitino says FIBA basketball is three times as physical as the NBA

Staff

Rick Pitino shared his opinion on the toughness FIBA basketball brings to the floor compared to the NBA By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels squad has been on the road trip across Greece as part of preparations for the upcoming season and their first opponent was Peristeri, with whom the American coach is quite acquainted. “It was a great experience for us. We played against a professional team that will compete in the Champions League. Three of their players played for my national team, they are…

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Lull Deng coached South Sudan on verge of AfroBasket qualification

Brandon King

from Liam Santamaria at nbl.com.au: With a trio of former NBL players leading from the front, South Sudan turned heads at last week’s FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in Rwanda. The South Sudanese national team was added to the tournament as a last-minute replacement and, despite limited preparation, completed the initial round of group phase games with an impressive 2-1 record. The squad, coached by two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng and featuring a host of South Sudanese-Australians, lost their initial game to top-ranked Nigeria but bounced back to defeat both Mali…

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FIBA postpones both of North Macedonia’s games in the November window

Brandon King

Following several positive COVID-19 test amongst North Macedonia team members, FIBA made the decision to postpone both of its games -against Italy and Estonia- in the November window of the EuroBasket qualifiers. From FIBA: Following the Covid-19 Protocol for FIBA Official National Team and Club Competitions and the advice of its Medical Commission, FIBA has decided to postpone both North Macedonia FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games scheduled to take place in November to the February 2021 window. Additional tests were performed yesterday, and with the health and safety of payers,…

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