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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ireland announce select squad for Luxembourg friendlies
An Irish men’s league select side will take on the Luxembourg national team in three friendlies next week. The games, which will take place from 4 to 6 August will be Luxembourg’s final preparation games before their EuroBasket qualifiers. The Irish roster is as follows:
We really need you to nominate beers
It’s just over 6 weeks since we announced our FIBA Basketball World Cup of Beer challenge. It’s 3 days until it starts…and wow do we really need your help. The last time we did a beer challenge, it went down really well but there were lots of complaints about the beers chosen. This time around […]
Nando de Colo has the best location for a basketball camp
Sun & Basketball @NDCBasketball pic.twitter.com/ziRfdz44LK — Syra Sylla (@LADYHOOOP) July 25, 2014 That’s the scene in Tignes where Nando de Colo is running his basketball camp. Ummm, yup, beats pretty much any location I can recall seeing a summer sports camp of any kind from my youth. (h/t Syra Sylla) Update: And here’s another fantastic […]
Ireland’s MVP, Under 23, and Coach of the year awards announced
The winners of the top individual prizes in Irish basketball have been announced, Emmet Ryan runs through the six big winners from the 2013/14 season. The men’s premier league MVP award went to Michael Bonaparte of league champions Killester. Bonaparte played a big role in Killester reeling in UCC Demons down the back-end of the […]
Paddy Power shouldn’t play ball with Kim Jong-Un
Paddy Power pulling marketing stunts is nothing new but there’s something about their plan to stage a basketball match in North Korea that makes Emmet Ryan feel rather uneasy. Better get the full disclosure out of the way already. For three and a half years I worked in the online betting industry. Paddy Power were […]
Jaka Vladovic may have hit the buzzer beater of the year
It’s been a rough start to the season for Union Olimpija. The Slovenians were winless through six games in the ABA Liga and looked certain to go 0-7. Then this happened. The form? ugly. The chances that goes in? Close to non-existent. The final score? Union Olimpija wins 78-76 over Buducnost. Talk about team that […]