Amidst mumbled grumblings about the standard of play at the Youth Olympic Games, JUMPSHOT asks the million-dollar question: Where have all the top players gone? To say that the YOG was a rousing success would be akin to ignoring the audience. All throughout the competition, JUMPSHOT heard grumbles and complaints from the spectators regarding the sloppy and at times substandard [...]
Filipino coach and boys get a warm welcome from Her Excellency Minda Calaguian-Cruz Following the conclusion of the FIBA 33 tournament at the Youth Olympic Games, the Filipino basketball team, which finished 9th out of 20 teams, was rewarded for their good showing with an invitation to visit by the Ambassador of the Philippines to Singapore. Coach Ramon Jose and [...]
Boys and girls do nation proud with well-deserved victories In the round robin ranking matches played to determine 17th-20th placing this morning, both of Singapore’s YOG hoops teams did our country proud by racking up their first wins in the tournament so far. During the first game of the day, the Singapore girls faced off against Vanuatu and [...]
With teamwork, speed, skill and ambition in abundance, the Japanese YOG girls look set to make some waves After clinching the Asian Youth Games 3-on-3 basketball title last year, the Japanese girls are back in Singapore for the Youth Olympic Games, and are aiming to make the same impact this time round. Led by do-everything superstar and captain Moeko Nagaoka, [...]
Plucky girls put up tough fight but fail to pick up first win The Singapore YOG girls team played their final group stage game today but did not manage to notch up their first win against Angola despite some commendable efforts. Once again outsized by their opponents, Team Singapore did not start off well against the African team, as Angola [...]
The hot favourites for the Youth Olympic Games basketball tournament are undoubtedly the two teams from the United States. With impressive showings at the recent World Youth Championships, all eyes will be upon them as they strive to bring home the gold medal for their country. Today, we take a look at the players on the girls’ team, who are [...]
Singapore picks up third straight loss against impressive opponents Despite an encouraging start, the Singapore girls fell to their third consecutive loss with a 32-9 defeat against Belarus, unable to contend with the size of Belarus and their dominating center Nadzeya Bohdan, standing at 1.84m tall. Singapore started the game off on the right track, as captain Hannah Ng scored [...]
In Singapore as an Athlete Role Model for YOG 2010, Andrew Gaze shared with JUMPSHOT his views on the game today, as well as some tips for young players looking to improve their games. Arguably the greatest player in Australian basketball history, the exceedingly humble Andrew Gaze now spreads his love of the sport to the next generation, and is [...]
Despite the absence of marquee players such as Marquis Teague and Michael Gilchrist, who dominated in the recent 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, Team USA remains the team to beat in the Youth Olympic Games, as their teammates on the USA Basketball Developmental National Team are no slouches either. Here is a look at the players on the boys’ team, [...]
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