GENEVA (FIBA) – With another huge summer of international basketball fast approaching, the application process for media accreditation to the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (Men & Women) and the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships (Men & Women) is now underway. For each Championship there are two accreditation periods. All things equal, priority will be given to media having applied [...]
GENEVA/SALT LAKE CITY (3×3 basketball) – FIBA has joined forces with Connor Sports Court International (CSCI), manufacturer of Sport Court® sports surfaces. The partnership will see the American-based sports flooring company become exclusive suppliers with their patented outdoor courts for all of FIBA’s 3×3 basketball events until the end of 2014, including the FIBA 3×3 World Tour and the FIBA [...]
PR N°4 – Inaugural World Tour launches first full season of 3×3 basketball GENEVA, Switzerland (3×3 Basketball) – FIBA has officially announced the first ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour to be held in some of the world’s most iconic cities. The 2012 calendar of 3×3 basketball events also includes senior and U18 World Cups for men and women. FIBA Secretary [...]
Two weeks after leaving Zhejiang Guangsha, Wilson Chandler’s road back to the NBA has finally been re-opened. Now the question is, has it been re-opened in time? Chandler’s early exit from China can be attributed to one thing: Money, and potentially lots of it. A restricted free-agent coming off of a career year last year with the New York Knicks [...]
ANKARA, Turkey (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women) – With just over four months to go until the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for Women, the draw was held in Ankara on Wednesday 15 February. Attending the draw were a large number of officials, dignitaries and media, as well as delegations from six of the participating countries. During the ceremony, [...]
CARACAS, Venezuela (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) FIBA on Tuesday concluded its visit to Venezuela with the draw for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, to be held in Caracas from 2-8 July 2012. During a colourful ceremony, attended by a large number of officials and dignitaries, the twelve teams, who will be playing for the last three remaining places in the [...]
MADRID, Spain (2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup) – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on Thursday officially launched the 2014 edition of its flagship tournament by revealing its brand new name, the FIBA Basketball World Cup, at a special event in the Spanish capital. There was a distinct national flavour to the evening as the logo of the FIBA Basketball World [...]
BallinEurope just loves season- and year-ending polls, and every December FIBA Europe offers hoops devotees the opportunity to participate in the naming the Continent’s Players of The Year. And while the winner of the award for 2011 – a.k.a. the Year of Dirk – is surely a no-brainer, the FIBA ballot calls for electors to award a 1st, 2nd and [...]
The Argentine crowd danced and sang as the players rejoiced on the court, soaking in another moment in the sun, and in all probability the last golden moment for its Golden Generation. Sunday night’s FIBA Americas Championship Final between Brazil and Argentina was not a final look at Manu Ginobili, Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, and Fabricio Oberto together under their [...]
Mar del Plata, Argentina — In order to collect their invitations to the 2012 London Olympic Game, the winner and runner-up of the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship will play 10 games in 12 days. Sunday was an off day for the eight remaining teams, as Cuba and Paraguay said goodbye to the field, but every team still practiced. Stamina, concentration [...]
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