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JOR – Jordan hopes fade with no league and no games for players

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:48:39 GMT

AMMAN (2010 FIBA World Championship) - The joy of celebrating Jordan’s biggest achievement in basketball lasted a very short time for national team coach Mario Palma. It was one day to be precise – August 16, 2009 – the day Jordan won the bronze medal at the FIBA Asia Championship. Palma’s team beat Lebanon in the third-place ...

CHN - Chinese league round-up

rss-editor@fiba.com — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:00:08 GMT

ZHEJIANG (Chinese Basketball Association) – Stephon Marbury scored 34 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out nine assists in leading Shanxi Zhongyu to a 98-87 away win over Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones. The win was the first in four games played for the 32-year-old American playmaker since he joined the team last month. Meanwhile, 40-year-old Liu Yudong – who played for the Chinese Olympic team in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) and was the national flag bearer during the opening ceremony on both occasions – scored his 8,290th point for Fujian in a 109-91 win over Zhejiang to surpass Li Nan (8,288 points) as the CBA’s all-time leading scorer.

SIN – Semi-final of ASEAN Basketball League goes down to the wire

rss-editor@fiba.com — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:44:14 GMT

SINGAPORE (ABL) – With the first edition of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) nearing crunch time, Singapore Slingers and Satria Muda BritAma are set to battle it out in the third and last leg of their semi-final. The winner will go through to join the Philippine Patriots in the five-game grand final. After the first two legs, things are evenly ...

CHN - Yao back on court to practice free-throws

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:31:37 GMT

HOUSTON (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Yao Ming made an unexpected appearance on the basketball court in Houston, Texas on Sunday. A video on the website youtube shows Yao without the protective boot he has been wearing since undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot last July. In the minute long clip, the 7ft 6in tall center ...

TURKEY BOUND - Healthy France forward Batum sparks Blazers

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:01:03 GMT

PORTLAND (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Portland’s Nicolas Batum is looking better than ever following his return to action from shoulder surgery. The France international came up off the bench and played 25 minutes on Monday night in the Blazers’ 98-79 win over an in-form Charlotte Bobcats team. Batum scored 15 points, corralled ...

CHN – Starbury shines, new club falls on his debut

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:44:49 GMT

BEIJING (Chinese Basketball Association) – Stephon Marbury made his much anticipated first appearance for Shanxi Zhongyu and played well but still tasted defeat in China's CBA. Marbury scored 15 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed four rebounds while Maurice Taylor added 27 points and 10 boards but struggling Shanxi lost to Dongguan ...

IRI - Iranian league review

rss-editor@fiba.com — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:49:21 GMT

TEHRAN (Super League) – ZobAhan overcame the absence of injured star player Mohammad Reza Akbari to edge out Petrochimi 89-84 at the weekend. The result saw the Esfahan side improve to 15-2 but it wasn’t enough to close the gap Mahram. The table-toppers rode Jackson Vroman’s 29 points to see off Saba ...

TURKEY BOUND – Teodosic continues to grow in stature

rss-editor@fiba.com — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:59:19 GMT

ATHENS (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Milos Teodosic enjoyed his finest hour as a player last summer at the EuroBasket when leading a young Serbia side to a silver medal and into the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. It’s evident that Teodosic, who was voted to the all-tournament team in Poland, has carried the momentum into this season with the Olympiacos playmaker thriving in Greece’s top flight and the Euroleague.

SIN - Basketball getting ready for Youth Olympic Games

rss-editor@fiba.com — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:56:52 GMT

SINGAPORE (Youth Olympic Games) - The 2010 FIBA calendar is loaded with World Championships, but the summer will also provide basketball fans with something a little different. FIBA 33, FIBA’s 3on3 basketball format will be among the sporting events to be played at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore later this year. Starting on 14th August, ...

TURKEY BOUND – Russia’s Khryapa shows his value once again

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:04:56 GMT

MOSCOW (2010 FIBA World Championship) – If there’s one certainty for Russia coach David Blatt ahead of this year’s FIBA World Championship in Turkey, it’s that power forward Viktor Khryapa will be in the starting line-up and playing big minutes if fit. No player in the Russia squad is more important than Khryapa, a tough-as-nails ...

TURKEY BOUND - Kobe, Pau dominate in DC

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:45:02 GMT

WASHINGTON DC (2010 FIBA World Championship) - One day after meeting United States President Barack Obama in the White House, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol showed have designs on paying him a visit next year as well after leading the Los Angeles Lakers past the Washington Wizards. Both players had 26 points in Tuesday night’s 115-103 ...

TURKEY BOUND - Howard shines but Gasol and Grizz keep on winning

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:42:08 GMT

MEMPHIS (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Team USA's Dwight Howard had a monster game for the Orlando Magic on Monday night but it wasn't enough for the defending Eastern Conference champions to win at surprise package Memphis. Howard had 27 points and 15 rebounds and he also swatted six shots but the Magic fell to the in-form Grizz in Memphis, 99-94. ...

CHN - Chinese league review

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:50:32 GMT

CHINA (Chinese Basketball Association) – The Shanghai Sharks and their China national team point guard Liu Wei are keeping the pressure on the top three in the CBA. Veteran playmaker Liu had 31 points and six assists to help fire his club to a 131-108 triumph over Dongguan in the latest round of top flight action.

TURKEY BOUND – King James carries Cavs past Lakers

rss-editor@fiba.com — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:51:41 GMT

CLEVELAND (2010 FIBA World Championship) - There were moments during Cleveland's 93-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night when fans sitting at home and watching the game on TV must have stood up and shouted "LeBron". He was the best player on the court yet again for the Cavs as they beat Kobe, Pau and the defending champions Los ...

CHN – Man Mountain Mengke Bateer lords it over Zheijiang Guangsha

rss-editor@fiba.com — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:58:00 GMT

GUANGDONG (CBA) - Guangdong returned to winning ways and Xinjiang overcame Zhejiang Guangsha in the latest round of Chinese top flight action. Xinjiang followed up their three-point win over defending CBA champions Guangdong in their previous game by knocking off fellow high-fliers Zheijiang 104-94. Former China center Mengke Bateer was in fine fettle ...

IRI – Hamed rides the pine but stays upbeat

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:41:06 GMT

MEMPHIS (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Iran center Hamed Ehadadi isn’t playing much in his second season with the Memphis Grizzlies but remains positive about his NBA career. The Most Valuable Player of last year’s FIBA Asia Championship in China after leading the Iranians to a second straight title, Hamed will later this year compete at ...

TURKEY BOUND – Argentina hopeful Fernandez continues to thrive with Temple

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:02:54 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Argentina’s promising young guard Juan Manuel Fernandez admits he “dreams of going to Turkey” for the 2010 FIBA World Championship but knows it won’t be easy to make the squad. Fernandez is having a breakout season as a sophomore with the 17th ranked Temple Owls. On Wednesday night, ...

TURKEY BOUND - Proving his Worth

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:42:55 GMT

MELBOURNE (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Australia's Mark Worthington is warming up for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in the best way possible. The 26-year-old forward is keeping the Melbourne Tigers' hopes of reaching the Australian NBL Finals alive with superlative performances that have twice netted him Player of the Week awards. After snatching the Round 5 gong, Worthington did it again for Round 16.

TURKEY BOUND – Croatia’s Tomic seals switch to Real Madrid

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:41:41 GMT

MADRID (2010 FIBA World Championship) – One of the players on the verge of breaking into Croatia’s national team for the 2010 FIBA World Championship is young center Ante Tomic. The leader at KK Zagreb the past few years, Tomic, who turns 23 next month, has just completed a move to Real Madrid to play for Ettore Messina. Though he averaged ...

CHN/JOR – No more unbeatens in CBA as Guandong fall to Xinjiang

rss-editor@fiba.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:40:04 GMT

BEIJING (CBA) - Guandong suffered their first defeat of the season in China's CBA at the weekend, falling 99-96 to title challengers Xinjiang. In a rematch of last year’s CBA Finals, Charles Gaines erupted for 27 points and also corralled 13 rebounds for Xinjiang. The victory created a three-way tie for first place with Guandong, Xinjiang and ...