Highlights: Serbia overcome Greece 60-55, Ukraine promoted
Serbia outlasted a gritty Greek team in the first of Saturday’s FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s semi finals. Neither team did well from beyond the arc but Radovan Djokovic’s pair of treys gave Serbia some breathing room in the fourth before Greece rallied. The victory secured Serbia’s place in the final for the first time […]
Get to know Dragan Bender
16 year old Dragan Bender has taken social media by storm with his impressive displays for the Croatian national team at the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Bender spoke to FIBA earlier this week and it’s worth watching before Croatia take on Turkey in today’s semi-finals. Bender, who has a 7 year contract with […]
Highlights: Turkey beat Latvia 78-53 at FIBA Europe U18s
Turkey locked up the fourth and final spot in today’s FIBA Europe Under 18s men’s semi finals with a convincing 78-53 win over Latvia. After a tight first quarter, the hosts pulled away in Konya. Furkan Korkmaz led Turkey in scoring with 22 points and 6 rebounds, as Turkey took a commanding 14 point lead […]
Highlights: Croatia beat Spain 80-55 in FIBA Europe U18s
It was close for a half and a little bit into the third quarter but when Croatia took over, they really took over. Spain were just 32-27 down at the half and 36-33 behind early in the third before falling away in the face of an offensive onslaught from Croatia. In the end Croatia ran […]
Highlights: Serbia coast past Lithuania 83-67 at FIBA Europe U18s
Serbia were made to work for part of this game but eventually had too much for Lithuania to handle as they progressed to the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Serbia held an 11 point lead at the half but Lithuania cut the deficit to just 4 points entering the final frame. […]
Highlights: Greece beat Italy 85-68 in FIBA Europe U18s
Greece survived a Federico Mussini inspired rally from Italy to comfortably progress to the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Greece were in control for most of the game before the Muss in #Mussadori exploded in the second half. Mussini finished with 24 points and 5 boards, while his cohort Diego Flaccadori […]
VIDEO: Basketball World Cup of Beer – Opening Ceremony and Schedule
Greetings and welcome to the 2014 Basketball World Cup of Beer. Every nation in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be represented by a beer, the vast majority of which have been chosen by citizens of said nations. We’re going to introduce to beers you’ll be pleasantly surprised to learn about and some you’ll […]
Serbia and Croatia make statements at FIBA U18s
It’s nearing the business end of the FIBA Europe U18 men’s championships and two teams stood out above all on Wednesday. Serbia and Turkey were locked in a tight battle for most of their clash in Konya before the Serbs stepped up a gear in the second half to beat the hosts on a convincing […]
Coach James Weldon gives his thoughts on Dragan Bender
Dragan Bender has been the talk of Twitter this week on the back of his impressive displays for Croatia at the FIBA Europe men’s under 18 championships in Konya, Turkey. James Weldon, who has won all there is to win as a coach in the Irish women’s league, is in town for the FECC and […]
Betting on The NBA? Then Go Back to School with Mathletics
If you’re the sort of person who likes to crunch the numbers before you make a bet there are a host of books available detailing numerous and elaborate data analysis approaches to sports betting. One such book that has received a lot of favourable reviews is Wayne Winston’s Mathletics. Whether you’re a fair weather sports […]
Sarunas Jasikevičius retires, joins Zalgiris in coaching role
Sarunas Jasikevičius, one of the most decorated players in European basketball history has formally announced his retirement. It feels like Saras has been a veteran for ages and that’s probably because he has been. At 38 he’s finally hanging up his kicks to work as an assistant coach with Zalgiris Kaunas, with whom he won […]
Vintage Drazen Petrovic jersey up for auction
We found this courtesy of Dan ‘Your Man’ Devine. A 1982 game-worn Drazen Petrovic jersey is up for auction and you’re going to need to shell out a lot of dough to get your hands on this piece of history. The Yugoslav national jersey, which has been authenticated by Velamir Perasovic and Dusan Sucevic, has […]