Host teams show no mercy winning all games. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Hebei as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Hebei defeated 9th ranked Heilongjiang at home 117-107. The hosts trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the [...]
Together for over a month, Bob Donewald Jr. has seen enough to know which players he can do without this August in London. So much in fact, that he doesn’t even need to watch them play a single warm-up game. In a surprise move, Donewald announced three cuts from the National Team team today: Guards Xirelijiang and Duan Jiangpeng, and [...]
In a little over a year, Zhou Qi has become arguably China’s top long-term prospect. What is it with young Chinese centers tearing it up right now? After 18 year-old Wang Zhelin turned heads at the 2012 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon, last month, 16 year-old Zhou Qi made some serious noise of his own in Spain at the 2012 [...]
In any other year, Oak Hill coach Steve Smith would be happy to take his team to the ESPN National High School Invitational in North Bethesda, Md. But not this year. That’s because Smith is taking the Warriors (43-0) — who are No. 1 in the ESPN poll and No. 2 in the Five Star Power Rankings — on a [...]
So when we got an email from a guy who felt the same way asking if he could write something up for the site, we replied with an emphatic “yes.” Introducing the newest member, Edward Bothfeld. Based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Edward graduated from the University of Miami in spring 2008 with a bachelor’s in Mass Communications, moved to Hangzhou [...]
As expected, the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan preliminary rounds went off without a hitch for the Chinese, who blew past every opponent in all of their five games en route to tomorrow night’s quarterfinals match against Lebanon. Playing against the likes of Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Syria, head coach Bob Donewald Jr. has wisely decided to liberally [...]
China easily defeated Japan today 84-58 and remains undefeated as it wins its second round group and heads to the quarterfinals. It is very likely to face equally undefeated Iran for the Asian title and a guaranteed spot in the Olympics. China led Japan 21-16 after the first quarter and 44-30 at the half. It led 61-46 after three quarters [...]
The FIBA Asia Championship starts on September 15th in Wuhan, Hubei province in China. Like the FIBA Americas, FIBA Oceania and FIBA EuroBasket Championships that already underway, and the FIBA Africa Championship that concluded on August 26, the winner of the Asia Championship receives an automatic berth into the 2012 London Olympics. Throughout the tournament’s history, the Asia Championship’s result [...]
Denver Nuggets restricted free agent Wilson Chandler said this week that he’s signing with Zhejiang in China. Jim Tanner, who represents Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young, told HoopsHype.com that Young is strongly considering a move to China as well. Next up? Washington Wizards guard Nick Young, like Thaddeus Young, is looking hard at going the Chandler route. Young’s agent, Aaron [...]
Last Monday, NiuBBall was live and direct at MasterCard Arena (formerly Wukesong, you know, the place where they played basketball during the 2008 Olympics?) to see the Duke Blue Devils play their last of three games against the Chinese U-23 Team, aka the Chinese Olympic Team aka the Chinese Junior National Team. The game pretty much went the way we [...]
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