Tag: FIBA

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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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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Australia shocks USA 98-94

Brandon King

From Bleacher Report: The United States men’s basketball team suffered its first loss while using NBA players in nearly 13 years Saturday morning, as Australia pulled off a 98-94 upset in a FIBA Basketball World Cup warm-up game at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. “They wanted it more than us tonight,” Team USA guard Kemba Walker told reporters. “Lesson learned for us.” It marked the end of a 78-game winning streak for the U.S. senior men’s national team. Patty Mills, who plays for U.S. head coach Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio…

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Kemba Walker and Donovan Mitchell lead Team USA to 102-86 win over Aussie Boomers

Brandon King

From nba.com: After a slow start Thursday, the U.S. Men’s National Team stayed perfect in its exhibition play with a 102-86 win against Australia. Although there was fairly balanced scoring for Team USA, the win was fueled in large part by the play of starting guards Kemba Walker and Donovan Mitchell. The duo sizzled in the second half of the game, with each finishing with double-figure scoring. * Box score: USA vs. Australia Walker led all scorers with 23 points, many of which came in the second half. Mitchell had 13 points, while Kyle…

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Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum amongst names for USA Basketball

Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : Team USA’s squad for the matches against Australia at Marvel Stadium in August continues to grow, with numerous All-Stars among the updated list of reported names to be added to the team. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, players expected to join USA’s training camp for the FIBA World Cup includes Bradley Beal, Eric Gordon, Kyle Kuzma, Damian Lillard, Brook Lopez, Kevin Love, CJ McCollum and Jayson Tatum. PJ Tucker and  Paul Millsap were also mentioned as possibilities to be included in the squad. USA’s two games against the Boomers will serve…

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