2014 Various Non-USA related International Basketball [Archive]

awhom111

05-30-2014, 10:00 PM

This week, the West Asia Basketball Association had their championships. Lebanon had been trying to get a team together in time after their suspension was over (if you think the NBA has issues with refs and owners, they are no where near as bad as Lebanon's were last year) but did manage to do so, leaving the field at six teams. Iran, which did not need to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup in July, sent their U18 team instead of the senior national team, but still managed to be in contention by finishing second. That left, Jordan, which had enough of their star players even missing a few, as the best team left, allowing them to win and grab the qualification spot for the next tournament. Two are their stars are former DII stars, Sam Daghles and their naturalized player Rasheim Wright. Syria finished third even without their star player while Palestine, led by emerging Asian star Sani Sakakini looked to establish itself, finishing fifth between Iraq and Yemen.

Here are the final standings:
Jordan 5-0
Iran 4-1
Syria 3-2
Iraq 2-3
Palestine 1-4
Yemen 0-5

Boxscores:

Day 1:
Syria 72-68 Iraq http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452691239.PDF
Iran 59-56 Palestine http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF0120145269135.PDF
Jordan 98-38 Yemen http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452691335.PDF

Day 2:
Iraq 75-55 Palestine http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452622152.PDF
Iran 76-39 Yemen http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF012014526221532.PDF
Jordan 82-71 Syria http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF012014526221559.PDF

Day 3:
Iraq 90-49 Yemen http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF012014527224439.PDF
Syria 81 Palestine http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452722458.PDF
Jordan 69-57 Iran http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF012014527224536.PDF

Day 4:
Palestine 75-54 Yemen http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452901338.PDF
Iran 77-74 Syria http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF0120145290143.PDF
Jordan 65-54 Iraq http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452901430.PDF

Day 5:
Syria 103-46 Yemen http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF012014529211726.PDF
Iran 69-58 Iraq http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF01201452921182.PDF
Jordan 74-57 Palestine http://www.fibaasia.net/PDFUpload/PDF012014529211833.PDF

awhom111

06-07-2014, 04:55 PM

In most countries, the international teams compete in something every single summer. The Women's National Teams in Europe that did not qualify for the World Championship are now playing for qualification to the next European Championship. Most of this set of games are tomorrow, but two teams who expect to qualify opened things up today as Russia defeated Sweden 65-51. Russia is some way short of full strength right now, and are not planning on using a naturalized player. Sweden's naturalized player, ex-North Carolina State player Ashley Key, had 12 points in the loss.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-E-1-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

awhom111

06-08-2014, 04:32 PM

There were more qualifiers on Sunday.

In Group A, Poland beat Luxembourg 66-33 as ex-UTEP player Katarzyna Krezel had 11 points. In the other game, Slovakia beat Slovenia 74-58 as ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 10 points and 7 assists.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-1-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-2-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group B, Great Britain beat Belgium 56-49 to open the day. In the win, ex-Boston University player Rachael Vanderwal had 17 points, Harvard player Temi Fagbenle had 14 points, and ex-Florida player Azania Stewart had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Lithuania dismantled Macedonia 108-66 as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 17 points. Macedonia's naturalized player, ex-Middle Tennessee State player Chrissy Givens aka Krisi Tijana Givens, did everything she could, compiling 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists before fouling out.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-2-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-1-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group C, Italy got a bit of a test at home against Estonia, but won 66-58 as ex-WNBA player Raffaella Masciadri had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Binghampton player Viive-Kai Rebane had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Latvia beat Portugal 71-61 as they got 16 points and 7 rebounds from ex-Western Illinois player Zane Tamane.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-2-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-1-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group D, Ukraine eased past Finland 83-49 as ex-Rice player Valeriya Berezhynska had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Xavier player Taru Tuukkanen had 11 points and ex-Lamar player Dionne Pounds had 10 points. Montenegro beat Germany 63-52 as their naturalized player, ex-USC player Shay Murphy, who had to make the trip in the middle of the WNBA season, had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-1-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-2-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group F, Croatia managed to sneak out of Bulgaria with a 69-65 win with ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic providing 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-F-1-1.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

awhom111

06-10-2014, 04:57 PM

Due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, they are not hosting any of their qualifiers for the European Championship on the Women's side. The decision for the fate of the Men's 2015 Eurobasket tournament is also due soon. As a result, they have to play all their qualifiers on the road, but were able to win again in Finland 75-52. In the loss, ex-Xavier player Taru Tuukkanen had 13 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Seton Hall player Heta Korpivaara had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-7-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

Elsewhere in international basketball:

The groups have been draw for the FIBA Asia Cup this summer, which is one step on the road to Olympic qualification. Three teams there will also be using the time as key preparation for the world championships. Group A contains hosts China as well as India, Indonesia, Iran, and Japan. In Group B, Jordan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Uzbekistan will be competing.

Closer to home, group have also been drawn for Centrobasket and the South American Championships this summer. Unlike the United States and Canada, who get automatic spots in the FIBA Americas championships, all other countries must qualify regionally to progress to the continental tournament. Final Caribbean qualifiers have yet to be decided.

Centrobasket Men (Mexico):
A: Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Caribbean 2, Panama
B: Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Caribbean 3, Caribbean 1, Mexico

Centrobasket Women (Mexico):
A: Costa Rica, Mexico, Caribbean 2, Puerto Rico
B: El Salvador, Caribbean 3, Caribbean 1, Cuba

South America Men (Venezuela):
A: Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Argentina
B: Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela

South America Women (Ecuador):
A: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
B: Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay, Ecuador

awhom111

06-11-2014, 08:45 PM

The rest of this set of qualifiers in Europe were today.

In Group A, Poland went to Slovenia and won 68-59. Ewelina Kobryn made it in time after going on break from the WNBA to provide 12 points and 8 rebounds and ex-UTEP player Katarzyna Krezel had 11 points. In the other game, Slovakia went to Luxembourg and won 70-42.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-3-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-4-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group B, Great Britain went to Macedonia and dominated the first half in a 78-53 win. In the win, Harvard's Temi Fagbenle had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Marquette player Lauren Thomas-Johnson had 11 points, and St. Francis (New York) player Elidh Simpson had 10 points. In the loss, naturalized ex-Middle Tennessee State player Chrissy Givens (or Krisi Tijana Givens) gave everything she could with 21 points as they came up short again. In the other game, Lithuania won 77-67 in Belgium.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-4-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-3-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group C, Latvia went to Estonia and won 74-56. In the win, ex-UTEP player Anete Steinberga had 14 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Western Illinois player Zane Tamane had 12 points. Portugal stunned Italy at home 54-52 in the late game. Ex-UT San Antonio player Ana Oliveira had 15 points in the win.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-3-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-4-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group D, Montenegro showed the usefulness of a naturalized star as they went to Germany and won 60-48. Shay Murphy had 21 points and 6 rebounds as she is at least being productive in her break from the WNBA.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-8-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group E, Sweden eased past the Netherlands 72-45 at home. In the win, naturalized former North Carolina State player Ashley Key led all scorers with 18 points and ex-St. Peter's player Anna Barthold had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-St. Joseph's player Chatilla Van Grinsven had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-E-2-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group F, Croatia came back at home to beat Israel 76-73. In the win, ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic had 14 points and ex-Richmond player Mirna Mazic had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Maryland player Shay Doron had 14 points and ex-Villanova player Katia Levitsky and ex-Toledo player Naama Shafir had 10 points. each.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-F-2-2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

awhom111

06-15-2014, 06:50 PM

Sunday included another full slate of qualifiers in Europe.

In Group A, it was the key matchup at the top of the standings as Poland hosted Slovakia, needing overtime to win 75-70. Ewelina Kobryn, putting her WNBA season on hold to play for the national team, had 24 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Ex-Maryland player Kristi Toliver, who also had to duck out of WNBA games to take up her new passport, made her debut as the naturalized player with 17 points and 8 assists in the loss. In the other game, Slovenia was the latest team to heap misery on Luxembourg, waxing them 75-35 at home.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-5-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-6-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group B, Belgium used a balanced attack at home to beat Macedonia 94-66. Ex-Middle Tennessee State player Chrissy Givens, the naturalized player, had another solid effort in a loss with 20 points. At the top of the group, Lithuania beat Great Britain 81-61 as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 14 points. In the loss, Harvard player Temi Fagbenle had 16 points and ex-St. Bonaventure's player Stefanie Collins had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-6-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-5-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group C, Estonia beat Portugal 67-60 after coming back in the fourth quarter. Latvia beat Italy 70-59 at home. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Raffaella Masciadri had 11 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-6-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-5-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group D, Ukraine now gets to visit Germany for two straight games and continues to run through the group even with no home games as they won 81-72. In the win, ex-Rice player Valeriya Berezhynska had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Montenegro led Finland for the enitre game, but it was close at the end as they held 75-72. Shay Murphy, the former USC player who took a WNBA break to take up her naturalized player position, had 11 points and 7 rebounds in the win. In the loss, ex-Lamar player Dionne Pounds, had 25 points and ex-Seton Hall player Heta Korpivaara, had 13 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-3-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-4-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group E, Russia went to the Netherland and won 68-60. In the win, ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova had 12 points and 11 rebounds while ex-Colorado State player Natalie van den Adel had 14 points in the loss.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-E-3-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group F, Israel held off Bulgaria 71-68 at home. In the win, ex-Maryland player Shay Doron had 20 points, ex-Boston University player Michal Epstein had 14 points, and ex-Toledo player Naama Shafir had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Florida International player Milena Tomova had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-F-3-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

Teams in the Americas that are not the United States and Canada often have long paths to qualification for continent-wide and then worldwide events. Back in March, U15 teams from Central America participated in the COCABA tournaments. On the Boys' side, Panama, Costa Rica, and Guatemala took the top three spots. On the Girls' side, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador finished atop the standings. That qualified them for another tournament, this week's U15 Centrobasket. Teams passing this stage move on to the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 tournaments. Finally, teams from there move on to the 2016 U17 World Championships.
Here are details of these tournaments:
U15 Boys COCABA:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/torneos1.asp?xtab=1&t=RIZNEKLKYB
U15 Girls COCABA:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/torneos1.asp?xtab=1&t=FCSIXUOIPW

U15 Girls Centrobasket:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/torneos1.asp?xtab=1&t=IBVGLGVNDE
Standings:
Mexico
Honduras
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
US Virgin Islands

awhom111

06-18-2014, 09:36 PM

The midweek set of qualifiers started in Group D on Tuesday as Ukraine overcame a sluggish start to win in Germany for a second consecutive game 92-76.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-9-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

On Wednesday, Group A action started with Slovakia winning 66-52 in Slovenia. In the win, ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 13 points and 6 assists. Poland struggled with Luxembourg for a half before winning 66-45. In the loss, ex-Eastern Kentucky player Nadia Mossong had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-8-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-7-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group B, Lithuania went to Macedonia and eased to a 101-59 win as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Middle Tennessee State player Chrissy Givens did all she could from the naturalized player position again as she finished with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 7 steals. Great Britain fought their way back into proceedings with an overtime win in Belgium by a 74-70 margin. In the win, Harvard's Temi Fagbenle had 26 points and 11 rebounds, ex-St. Bonaventure player Stefanie Collins had 14 points, ex-Boston University player Rachel Vanderwal had 13 points, and ex-Michigan player Stephanie Gandy had 12 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-7-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-8-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group C, Italy went to Estonia and won 52-45. Latvia eventually pulled ahead in Portugal for a 62-55 win. In the win, ex-UTEP player Anete Steinberga had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-8-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-7-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group D, Montenegro rolled to an 82-62 win in Finland as naturalized ex-USC player Shay Murphy had another strong game away from the WNBA season with 23 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Lamar player Dionne Pounds had 20 points and 7 steals and ex-Xavier player Taru Tuukkanen and ex-Seton Hall player Heta Korpivaara had 10 points each.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-10-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group E, Sweden held on to a critical 57-52 win over Russia at home. In the win, naturalized ex-North Carolina State player Ashley Key had 13 points. Ex-WNBA player Irina Osipova had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-E-4-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

In Group F, Croatia beat Bulgaria 78-51 as ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic had 10 points. In the loss, Bulgaria's naturalized player, ex-LSU player Doneeka Hodges had 16 points and ex-Florida International player Milena Tomova had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-F-4-4.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

awhom111

06-22-2014, 06:58 PM

The picture started getting clearer after Sunday's games.

In Group A, Poland beat Slovenia 65-51 at home as ex-UTEP player Katarzyna Krezel had 17 points in the win. Slovakia doubled up Luxembourg 82-41 at home as ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 11 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-9-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-10-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group B, Great Britain beat Macedonia 71-60 at home. In the win, ex-Oral Roberts player Dominique Allen had 15 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Boston University player Rachel Vanderwal and ex-Marquette player Lauren Thomas-Johnson had 15
points each, and Harvard's Temi Fagbenle had 12 points. In the loss, naturalized ex-Middle Tennessee State player Chrissy/Krisi Givens had 30 points and 9 rebounds but again could not single-handedly drag her team to a win. Belgium went on the road and surprised Lithuania 91-81. Ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 11 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-10-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-9-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group C, Latvia beat Estonia 82-60 at home. In the loss, ex-Binghampton player Viive-Kai Rebane led all scorers with 17 points. Italy took a while to overcome Portugal at home, but ended up winning 65-52.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-9-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-10-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group D, Germany edged Finland 84-79 at home as ex-Winthrop player Lisa Koop had 19 points. That helped offset a 36 point performance from ex-Lamar player Dionne Pounds with ex-Seton Hall player Heta Korpivaara had 14 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-6-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group E, Sweden went to the Netherlands and won 73-51. In the win, ex-St. Peter's player Anna Barthold had 17 points and their naturalized player, ex-North Carolina State player Ashley Key had 13 points. In the loss, ex-St. Joseph's player Chatilla van Grinsven had 12 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Colorado State player Natalie van den Adel had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-E-5-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

In Group F, Croatia went to Israel and won 83-56. Ex-Richmond player Mirna Mazic had 11 points and 9 rebounds in the win while ex-Toledo player Naama Shafir had 14 points and 6 steals in the loss.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-F-5-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html

awhom111

06-25-2014, 09:05 PM

There was one more qualifier in Europe in Group D on Monday as Ukraine had its turn playing in Montenegro as they won the "home" game 75-71 as their opponents played without their naturalized player.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-5-5.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9778.teamID_.html

The rest of the games were on Wednesday as teams shored up their qualification. The top team in each group advanced with the five best second place teams also moving on. EuroBasket Women 2015 will be hosted by Hungary and Romania so they already qualified along with Greece, which won the qualifiers last summer. Teams in the World Championship for Women also automatically qualify, meaning Turkey, Spain, France, Serbia, Belarus, and the Czech Republic will be there next summer.

In Group A, Slovakia beat Poland 71-55 at home as ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 12 points. Slovenia won in Luxumbourg 66-57 at the bottom of the group.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-11-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-A-12-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
Standings: Slovakia 5-1, Poland 5-1, Slovenia 2-4, Luxembourg 0-6

In Group B, Belgium won 95-68 in Macedonia. In the win, ex-Colorado State player Kim Mestdagh had 13 points and ex-Rhode Island player Lara Gaspar had 10 points. Ex-Middle Tennessee player Chrissy/Krisi Givens finished up her individually successful naturalized player experience with another 38 points and 12 rebounds despite the lack of support from quality teammates. Lithuania stayed on top of the group with a 70-63 at Great Britain as ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 16 points. In the loss, ex-Boston University player Rachel Vanderwal had 13 points, ex-Florida player Azania Stewart had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and ex-St. Bonaventure player Stefanie Collins, ex-Michigan player Stephanie Gandy, and ex-Marquette player Lauren Thomas-Johnson had 10 points each.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-12-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-B-11-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
Standings: Lithuania 5-1, Great Britain 4-2, Belgium 3-3, Macedonia 0-6

In Group C, Italy rallied late at home to beat Latvia 83-68 with ex-WNBA player Raffaella Masciadri providing 17 points. The final game did not matter for qualification, but Portugal wanted 5 more minutes in front of the home fans, beating Estonia 65-60 in overtime as UCLA's Luiana Livulo had 12 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-11-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-C-12-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
Standings: Latvia 5-1, Italy 4-2, Portugal 2-4, Estonia 1-5

In Group D, Finland beat Germany 63-51 at home. Ex-Xavier player Taru Tuukkanen had 24 points and 10 rebounds in the win while ex-Gonzaga player Sonja Greinacher had 10 points in the loss. Montenegro rallied late to hand Ukraine their only loss 76-70.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-12-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-D-11-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
Standings: Montenegro 5-1, Ukraine 5-1, Finland 1-5, Germany 1-5

In Group E, Russia took the top spot by beating the Netherlands 69-44.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-E-6-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
Standings: Russia 3-1, Sweden 3-1, Netherlands 0-4

In Group F, Bulgaria beat Israel 75-70 at home. The result meant that the second place team in this group did not qualify and the second place teams in all the other groups did. In the win, ex-Florida International player Milena Tomova had 20 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Maryland player Shay Doron had 23 points and ex-Villanova player Katia Levitsky had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9778-F-6-6.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundI D_9491.teamID_.html
Standings: Croatia 4-0, Bulgaria 1-3, Israel 1-3

awhom111

06-29-2014, 05:04 PM

Luol Deng and Eric Boateng are among the players listed for Great Britain's summer plans as they try to qualify for the 2015 Eurobasket. Luol may not be involved due to his free agency situation, which makes it a little sillier that he opted to take last summer off instead of preplanning this absence.
Details:
http://www.gbbasketball.com/news/3429.php

awhom111

07-02-2014, 01:08 AM

As usual, every other country has way more international action than the United States. This week in the British Virgin Islands, teams in the Caribbean fight for three spots in the Centrobasket tournament later this summer.

In Group A, the Bahamas beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 84-53 to open the tournament. In the win, ex-DII player Alonzo Hinds had 14 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Northeastern player Bennet Davis had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-NAIA player Eugene Bain had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 16 points and ex-Sam Houston State player John Gardiner had 15 points and 8 rebounds. The mystery men of Cuba beat Antigua 82-56. In the loss, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 17 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson had 16 points, and Sharife Sergeant of Stephen F. Austin had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/cbc/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10238
http://www.fibaamericas.com/cbc/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10238

In Group B, the US Virgin Islands beat Barbados 66-53. In the win, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, ex-Charlotte player Phillip Jones had 11 points and 6 rebounds, ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and Aaron Brown of Southern Miss had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Andre Lockhart had 10 points. The hosts eased past Guyana 99-63. In the win, ex-DII player Halstead Chiverton had 17 points, ex-Norfolk State player Rashid Cann had 16 points and 9 assists, ex-DII player Steve Parillon had 13 points and 6 rebounds, Norville Carey of Southern Miss had 12 points, and JC player Dione Blyden had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Gordon Klaiber had 17 points and ex-Oakland player Rawle Marshall had 12 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/cbc/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10238
http://www.fibaamericas.com/cbc/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10238
Here are the team rosters with additional player information where available:

Antigua:
Clinton Joshua, Portland (IBL), Campbellsville (NAIA)
Jerome Richardson, Staten Island (ABA), Louisiana Tech
Neville Martin
Kevari Francis, club unknown, Coastal Georgia (NAIA)
Ernest Scott III, Saints (New Zealand), Valdosta State (DII)
Sharife Sergeant, Stephen F. Austin
Chaz Samuel
Kareem Meade, club unknown, John Wood (JC)
Mario Davis, club unknown, Missouri Western (DII)
Kevin Francis
Lennox McCoy, club unknown, Central Oklahoma (DII)
Beijon Warrington, club unknown, Dowling (DII)

Bahamas:
Lynden Rose Jr.
Bennet Davis, Kaposvari (Hungary), Northeastern
Anwar Ferguson, Saitama (Japan), Houston
Dwight Coleby, Ole Miss
Kadeem Coleby, Wichita State
Magnum Rolle, Mitsubishi (Japan), Louisiana Tech)
Mitchell Johnson, Al Ittihad (Egypt), Jarvis Christian (NAIA)
Alonzo Hinds, club unknown, Newberry (DII)
Marvin Gray, club unknown, Southern Indiana (DII)
Ray Rose, club unknown, Olivet Nazarene (NAIA)
Eugene Bain, club unknown, Bellevue (NAIA)
Scott Farrington, Madina (Libya), Louisiana-Lafayette

Barbados:
Keefe Birkett
David Gill
Akeem Marsh
Junior Moore
John Jones, Illinois State
Kregg Jones, Cal State Bakersfield
Rahiim Gibbons
Stefan Clarke
Andre Lockhart, Essex (United Kingdom), Queens (DII)
Mark Bridgeman
Ramon Simmons, club unknown, Bridgeport (DII)
Charles Vanderpool, Buffalo (PBL), Bridgeport (DII)

British Virgin Islands:
Dion Blyden, Clinton (JC)
Jovaghn Cameron, club unknown, Grand View (NAIA)
Norville Carey, Southern Miss
Randy George, Mulhouse (France), Henderson State (DII)
Leslie Smith, Nebraska
Eustace Freeman
Ryan Alfred
Steve Parillon, club unknown, Henderson State (DII)
Molik Malone
Rashid Cann, club unknown, Norfolk State
Kennedy Bass, club unknown, Anderson (DII)
Halstead Chiverton, club unknown, Warner (NAIA)

Cuba:
William Granda
Yordanis Jaca
Yoan Luis
Esteban Martinez
Jasiel Rivero
Orestes Torres
Alexis Mestre
Osmel Oliva
Javier Justiz
Yaser Rodriguez
Yoannis Soria
Lisvan Valdez

Guyana:
Ryan Stephney
Shelroy Thomas
Dwayne Roberts
Shaine Webster
Rawle Marshall, Ploiesti (Romania), Oakland
Gordon Klaiber, Aomori (Japan), Fairleigh Dickinson
Andrew Ifill
Akeem Kanhai
Ryan Gullen
Ray Victor, club unknown, Warner (NAIA)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Orlando Fergusson, club unknown, University of Victoria (CIS)
John Gardiner, Dorados de Chihuahua (Mexico), Sam Houston State
Opong Bramble
Kishon Bishop
Randolph Williams, club unknown, Washburn (DII)
Dameon Ottey
Nyika Williams, Kairouan (Tunisia), Pacific
Steveon Taylor
Michael Penniston
Ajani Edwards, club unknown, SUNY-IT (DIII)
Sean Baptiste, Metrowest (EBA), Fairleigh Dickinson
Lezlo McKenzie

US Virgin Islands:
Aaron Brown, Southern Miss
Johnathan Gray, club unknown, Cornell
Xavier Richards, Baltimore City (JC)
Jamaal Samuel, Illinois State
Laron Smith, Georgia State
Phillip Jones, The Island (Canada), Charlotte
Angel Rivera
Kevin Sheppard, club unknown, Jacksonville
Devon Peltier, Rochester (PBL), Cal State Fullerton
Cuthbert Victor, Krasny Oktyabr (Russia), Murray State
Craig Williams Jr., Yenicami (North Cyprus), TCU
Jason Edwin, Bogota (Colombia), Kent State

awhom111

07-03-2014, 12:44 AM

It was Day 2 of the championships in the Caribbean. In Group A, Cuba got their second win and kept St. Vincent and the Grenadines winless 86-58. In the loss, ex-Pacific player Nyika Williams and ex-Sam Houston State player John Gardiner had 17 points each. Antigua beat the Bahamas 90-68 to leave each team with a win and a loss. In the win, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 25 points and 9 rebounds, ex-DII player Mario Davis had 13 points, ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Sharife Sergeant of Stephen F. Austin had 12 points, and ex-JC player Kareem Meade had 11 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Marvin Gray had 18 points and 8 rebounds, ex-DII player Alonzo Hinds had 12 points and 6 assists, and ex-NAIA player Eugene Bain had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF

In Group B, the US Virgin Island beat Guyana 95-75. In the win, Southern Miss's Aaron Brown had 19 points, ex-Cal State Fullerton player Devon Peltier had 15 points, and Illinois State's Jamaal Samuel had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Oakland player Rawle Marshall had 23 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Gordon Klaiber had 13 points. That sets up a matchup of unbeatens in the final set of games as the hosts held off Barbados 81-77. In the win, ex-DII player Randy George had 19 points and 10 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 15 points, and ex-DII player Kennedy Bass had 14 points and 6 assists. In the loss, ex-DII player Ramon Simmons had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF

awhom111

07-04-2014, 12:53 AM

It was the final day of the group stage of the championship in the Caribbean. Teams knew that they would have to finish in the top two places in their group to have a chance to play in the Centrobasket tournament.

The first game of the day was a Group A thriller as St. Vincent and the Grenadines just held off Antigua 93-92. In the win, ex-Pacific player Nyika Williams had 37 points and 14 rebounds and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 22 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 29 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson had 27 points and 11 rebounds, ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 15 assists, and ex-DII player Mario Davis had 10 points. The Bahamas jumped out to an early lead against Cuba and held on to not only qualify for the next round, but also take the top spot. In the win, ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle had 26 points, ex-NAIA player Ray Rose had 17 points, and Kadeem Coleby of Wichita State had 16 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF
Standings: Bahamas 2-1, Cuba 2-1, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1-2, Antigua 1-2

In Group B, Barbados beat Guyana 80-69 in a battle of two eliminated teams. In the loss, ex-Oakland player Rawle Marshall had 21 points. The fight for the top spot in the group was between the two sets of Virgin Islands, with the American ones prevailing 89-60 over the British ones. In the win, Aaron Brown of Southern Miss had 19 points and ex-Kent State player Jason Edwin had 17 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Norville Carey of Southern Miss had 15 points, ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 11 points, and ex-Norfolk State player Rashid Cann had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10238&t=EYXONZZFPF
Standings: US Virgin Islands 3-0, British Virgin Islands 2-1, Barbados 1-2, Guyana 0-3

The bottom four teams still play for fifth place with Antigua playing Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines facing Guyana. The winners of the semifinals qualify for Centrobasket along with the third place team as the US Virgin Islands face Cuba and the British Virgin Islands play the Bahamas.

awhom111

07-05-2014, 01:18 AM

The first set of games in the championship in the Caribbean were just for 5th place. Barbados beat Antigua 83-70 to open the day. In the win, ex-DII player Ramon Simmons had 15 points and 6 rebounds and ex-DII player Andre Lockhart had 10 points. In the loss, Sharife Sergeant of Stephen F. Austin had 14 points, ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 13 points and 6 rebounds, ex-DII player Mario Davis had 13 points, and ex-Louisiana Tech player Jerome Richardson had 12 points. Guyana beat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 86-72. In the win, ex-Oakland player Rawle Marshall had 28 points and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Gordon Klaiber had 14 points. In the loss, ex-Pacific player Nyika Williams had 25 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Sean Baptiste had 23 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-Sam Houston State player John Gardiner had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10239&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10239&t=EYXONZZFPF

The winners of the semifinals knew that they would be moving on to Centrobasket later in the summer. Cuba jumped out to an early lead and held off the US Virgin Islands 62-60. In the loss, Aaron Brown of Southern Miss had 19 points, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Cal State Fullerton player Devon Peltier had 11 points. The Bahamas beat the hosts 84-65 in the other game. In the win, ex-DII player Marvin Gray had 17 points, Kadeem Coleby of Wichita State had 15 points, ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle had 13 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-DII player Alonzo Hinds had 13 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Steve Parillon had 17 points, Norville Carey of Southern Miss had 13 points, ex-DII player Kennedy Bass had 12 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Norfolk State player Rashid Cann had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10378&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10378&t=EYXONZZFPF

The third place game on the final day will give us the final qualifier. Here are the matchups:
7th: Antigua vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5th: Barbados vs Guyana
3rd: US Virgin Islands vs British Virgin Islands
1st: Cuba vs Bahamas

awhom111

07-06-2014, 12:39 AM

It was the final day of the championships in the Caribbean. The day started with a fairly meaningless game for seventh place as Antigua put on a show in beating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 109-81. In the win, ex-DII player Mario Davis had 23 points and 8 rebounds, ex-DII player Ernest Scott had 22 points and 6 rebounds, and Sharife Sergeant of Stephen F. Austin had 20 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Pacific player Nyika Williams had 29 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Sam Houston State player John Gardiner had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Guyana then beat Barbados 79-58 to grab fifth place. In the win, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Gordon Klaiber had 17 points and ex-Oakland player Rawle Marshall had 12 points and 7 assists.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10379&t=EYXONZZFPF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10379&t=EYXONZZFPF

The first important game was the third place game, where the US Virgin Islands beat the British Virgin Islands for the second time on their home court 102-68 to grab the last Centrobasket berth. In the win, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 20 points, ex-Cal State Fullerton player Devon Peltier had 17 points, ex-Jacksonville player Kevin Sheppard had 14 points, ex-Cornell player Johnathan Gray had 11 points, and ex-Georgia State player Laron Smith had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Norfolk State player Rashid Cann had 19 points and 11 rebounds, ex-DII player Kennedy Bass had 14 points, and ex-NAIA player Halstead Chiverton had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10379&t=EYXONZZFPF

The final was won by the Bahamas after they beat Cuba 75-64. In the win, ex-DII player Marvin Gray and ex-DII player Alonzo Hinds had 22 points each, ex-Louisiana Tech player Magnum Rolle had 12 points and 9 rebounds, and Kadeem Coleby of Wichita State had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10379&t=EYXONZZFPF

Final Standings:
Bahamas
Cuba
US Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Guyana
Barbados
Antigua
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Now the field is set for Centrobasket at the start of August as teams look to qualify for next summer's federation-wide FIBA Americas Championship.
Group A: Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Group B: US Virgin Islands, El Salvador, Mexico, Bahamas, Puerto Rico

awhom111

07-09-2014, 01:16 AM

This week, it was the start of the championships for the Caribbean on the women's side, also in the British Virgin Islands despite the hosts not entering a team. Teams here are looking to qualify for the Centrobasket tournament that will qualify teams to the federation-wide competition next year.

In Group A, the Dominican Republic opened the tournament by destroying Barbados 86-42. In the loss, former star Canadian collegian Dale-Marie Cumberbatch had 18 points. The US Virgin Islands edged the Bahamas 56-51. In the win, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 17 points and 17 rebounds, ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 14 points, and Lanese Bough from Nebraska-Omaha had 12 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, JC player Shanea Armbrister had 17 points and 7 rebounds and Jonquell Jones of George Washington had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

In Group B, Trinidad and Tobago opened things up with a 57-43 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines as ex-JC player Samantha Wallace had 11 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Shavern Weeks, who played for McGill in Canada, had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jamaica crushed Guyana 86-26 to close the day. In the win, ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists and ex-Florida player Jennifer George had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

Here are the rosters as best as I could research:

Bahamas:
Cedricka Sweeting, Darton State (JC)
Diasti Delancy, Angels (Bahamas)
Philicia Kelly, Cheetas (Bahamas), Oklahoma City (NAIA)
Ashley Moss, Holland College (CCAA, Canada)
Jonquell Jones, George Washington
Tracy Lewis, Cybots (Bahamas)
Debinique Knowles, Northeast (JC)
Britenique Harrison, Benedict(DII)
Linda Pierre, Cheetahs (Bahamas)
Shanea Armbrister, Darton State (JC)
Leashia Grant, Trinity Valley (JC)
Taneil Poitier, Angels (Bahamas)

Barbados:
Tamisha Flatts, Station Hill Cavaliers (Barbados)
Ashlee Daniel, Combined Schools (Barbados)
Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, club unknown, North Alberta Institute of Technology (CCAA, Canada)
Maria Cumberbatch, Station Hill Cavaliers (Barbados)
Ria Phillips, Station Hill Cavaliers (Barbados)
Toni Atherley, UWI Blackbirds (Barbados), Fresno State
Makela Walcott, Hoopstars (Barbados)
Tiffany Thorpe, Warrens Sports Club (Barbados)
Ruth Gill, Station Hill Cavaliers (Barbados)
Winmalecia Bowen, Combined Schools (Barbados)
Tonya Corbin, Warrens Sports Club (Barbados)
Winmarie Bowen, Combined Schools (Barbados)

Dominican Republic:
Juladyy Zapata, Bani Peravia (Dominican Republic)
Johanna Morton, Aguilas de Guachupita (Dominican Republic)
Jennifer Estrella, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Andreina Paniagua, Los Mina (Dominican Republic)
Yamel Abreu, Pueblo Nuevo (Dominican Republic)
Genesis Evangelista, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Wanda Gomez, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Eyandra Molina, Aros Leon (Spain), North Carolina Central
Marlem Caceres, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Melissa Santos, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Danilsa Andujar, club unknown, Indiana
Sugeiry Monsac, Aguilas de Guachupita (Dominican Republic), Robert Morris

US Virgin Islands:
Kadesha Barry, Panola (JC)
Tanecka Carey, club unknown, Southern Miss
Natalie Day, HyPo (Finland), Portland
Ranai Evans, Charlotte Amalie (US Virgin Islands)
Sherelle George, Charlotte Amalie (US Virgin Islands)
Raemiesha Claxton, Central High School (US Virgin Islands)
Daniella Christian, Wasatch Academy (Utah)
Akkema Richards, Delaware
Lanese Bough, Nebraska-Omaha
Rhea Benjamin, Charlotte Amalie (US Virgin Islands)
Victoria Hamilton, club unknown, Radford
Amara Williams, club unknown, Kankakee (JC)

Guyana:
Natasha Alder, Georgetown (Guyana)
Sonia Rodney, Linden (Guyana)
LaToya Rodney, Linden (Guyana)
Kean Andrews, Georgetown (Guyana)
Lowquantor Gibson, Georgetown (Guyana)
Shanna Chester, Linden (Guyana)
Ginelle Ifill, Georgetown (Guyana)
Kristy Roberts, Georgetown (Guyana)
Necosia Mitchell, Linden (Guyana)
Tamara Hunter, Linden (Guyana)
Philomena George, Georgetown (Guyana)
Shakeila Sampson, Linden (Guyana)

Jamaica:
Rashida Aikens, club unknown, Nyack (DII)
Thova Gardner, Tecni (Ecuador)
Shenneika Smith, Lombos Quinta (Portugal), St. John's
Loreta Gordon, Unique Ballers (Jamaica)
Sasha Dixon, Homestead Cougars (Jamaica)
Althea Byfield, Homestead Cougars (Jamaica)
Christina Mitchell, club unknown, Liberty (T&F)
Angelee Latouche. club unknown, George Mason
Simone Jackson, Braves Smilers (Jamaica), Southeast Missouri State
Jennifer George, Aros Leon (Spain), Florida
Ladonna Lamonth
Nicole Dias

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Roonesha Thompson
Sheldeen Joseph
Avi-Ann Myers, Celebrity (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Kia Prince, Celebrity (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Sorayah Williams
Shavern Weekes, club unknown, McGill (CIS)
Galeine Gordon, Bustas Hardcore (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Dilonie Sam, Bustas Hardcore (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Shanique DeShong, Bustas Hardcore (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Lorna Caesar, Penn Wood High School (Pennsylvania)
Suzette Jackson, Celebrity (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Vasha Adams, Maple (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)

Trinidad and Tobago:
Shakira Clarke, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jowan Ortega, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago), UMKC
Rhea Codio, Maloney Pacera (Trinidad and Tobago), Kansas
Samantha Wallace, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago), Arizona Western (JC)
Anika Nottingham, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jellen Richardson, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago)
Kielle Connelly, Police (Trinidad and Tobago)
Rhonda John, Police (Trinidad and Tobago)
Alicia Liverpool, Defence Force (Trinidad and Tobago)
Latisha Pitt, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago)
Chervelle Cox, Colors (Trinidad and Tobago)
Joelisa Cooper, Police (Trinidad and Tobago)

awhom111

07-10-2014, 12:46 AM

Day 2 of the championships for women in the Caribbean started with a Group B clash won easily by Trinidad and Tobago 96-33 over Guyana. In the win, ex-Kansas player Rhea Codio had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jamaica did not have the best offensive game, but completely stifled St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55-22. In the win, ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

In Group A, the US Virgin Islands beat Barbados 83-65. In the win, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 25 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey 23 points. In the loss, former college star in Canada, Dale-Marie Cumberbatch had 28 points and 10 rebounds and ex-Fresno State player Toni Atherly had 18 points and 8 rebounds. In the final game of the day, the Bahamas just managed to hold off the Dominican Republic by edging the overtime period for a 70-69 win. In the win, George Washington's Jonquell Jones was everywhere with 23 points and 27 rebounds, JC player Shanea Armbrister had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and JC player Leashia Grant had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

awhom111

07-11-2014, 12:52 AM

It was the final day of the group stage of the championships of the Caribbean for Women. The day started in Group B, as St. Vincent and the Grenadines avoided being winless by beating Guyana 73-57. Shavern Weekes, who went to college in Canada and played for McGill, had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Jamaica took the top spot in the group to close the day after another strong defensive effort gave them a 49-35 win over Trinidad and Tobago. In the win, ex-Florida player Jennifer George had 15 points and 10 rebounds and ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 11 points and 6 assists.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

In Group A, the Bahamas handed Barbados another loss by an 84-59 final margin. In the win, JC player Shanea Armbrister had 25 points and 9 rebounds, Jonquel Jones of George Washington had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and DII player Britenique Harrison had 10 points. In the loss, former college star in Canada Dale-Marie Cumberbatch had 24 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Fresno State player Toni Atherley had 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Dominican Republic held off the US Virgin Islands 65-61 to take the top spot in the group. In the loss, ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 14 points and 6 assists and Akkema Richards of 12 points and 7 steals.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10241&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

Here are the matchups for the consolation semifinals:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Barbados
Bahamas vs Guyana

Here are the matchups for the semifinals as teams fight for the final spots in the Centrobasket tournament:
Jamaica vs US Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago

awhom111

07-12-2014, 12:35 AM

Friday marked the start of the knockout games for the championships in the Caribbean for women. The first set of games was the fight for fifth place as the Bahamas beat St. Vincent and Grenadines 70-63. In the win, former college star in Canada Dale-Marie Cumberbatch had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists and ex-Fresno State player Toni Atherley had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Barbados then delivered another massive defeat to Guyana by winning 113-27. In the win, Jonquel Jones of George Washington had 21 points and 7 rebounds, JC player Debinique Knowles had 17 points and 8 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Philicia Kelly had 17 points, and DII player Britenique Harrison had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10242&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10242&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

The semifinals closed out the day as Jamaica came back to edge the US Virgin Islands 49-46 to earn a spot at Centrobasket. In the win, ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 18 points and ex-Florida player Jennifer George had 17 points and 19 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 16 points and 15 rebounds and ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 14 points. The Dominican Republic will also have another tournament to play in this summer after they beat Trinidad and Tobago 63-38. In the win, ex-Indiana player Danilsa Andujar had 13 points while ex-UMKC player Jowan Ortega had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10244&t=ZKVBOGZVRX
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10244&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

Here are the final day matchups:
7th: St. Vincent and the Grenadines vs Guyana
5th: Barbados vs Bahamas
3rd: US Virgin Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
1st: Jamaica vs Dominican Republic

The FIBA Asia Cup started on Friday in Wuhan, China. This is not the full continental championship, but the winner will automatically qualify to the one next summer which will determine Olympic berths. The format is already a little odd with 10 teams normally, but Uzbekistan dropped out too late to find a replacement, so they had to start with 9 teams in 2 groups with 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Different teams have different goals for the tournament with most not having their strongest teams available. Iran and the Philippines are both in the midst of preparing for the bigger tournament of the summer in Spain.
The tournament started with the one game in Group B for the day as Taiwan beat Jordan 85-63. The battle of naturalized players was won by ex-Tulane player Quincy Davis, who had 21 points and 17 rebounds as he was helped by 10 points from DII player Kevin Hu. On the other side, ex-DII player Rasheim Wright contributed 21 points from the naturalized player position.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467332628&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=2

Group A play started with the reigning Asian champions Iran finally taking control in the second half to beat Japan 66-56. Their star man, ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi had 12 points and 11 rebounds. The hosts closed the day and came out on fire, stifling Indonesia 34-1 in the first quarter on the way to a 105-37 win.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467332642&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467332655&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1

Here are the rosters with as much information as I could find:
China (traditional surname first listing):
Zhao Jiwei, Liaoning (China)
Wang Zirui, Guangsha (China)
Cao Fei, Zhejiang (China)
Duan Jiangwei, Shanxi (China)
He Zhongmian, Dongguan (China)
Gu Quan, Dongguan (China)
Kelanbaike Makan, Xinjiang (China)
Gao Shang, Guangdong (China)
Dong Hanlin, Guangdong (China)
Tao Hanlin, Shandong (China)
Zhang Dayu, Zhejiang (China)
Qi Zhou, Liaoning (China)

Iran:
Rouzbeh Arghavan, Zob Ahan (Iran)
Sajjad Mashayekhi, Mahram (Iran)
Saman Veisi, Zanjan (Iran)
Arman Zanganeh, Mahram (Iran)
MohammadReza Akbari Bisheh, Foolad Mahan (Iran)
Jonas Lalehzadeh, Sanaye (Iran), UC Irvine
Behnam Yakchalidehkordi, Petrochimi (Iran)
Oshin Sahakian, Mahram (Iran)
Asghar Kardoust Poustinsaraei, Kazma (Kuwait)
Mohammad Jamshidi Jafarabadi, Azad (Iran)
Arsalan Kazemi, Petrochimi (Iran), Oregon, drafted 54th in 2013 by the Washington Wizards, rights traded to Philadelphia 76ers on draft day
Hamed Haddadi, Sichuan (China)/Mahram (Iran), NBA (2008-2013)

Japan:
Takumi Ishizaki, Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Atsuya Ota, Hamamatsu (Japan)
Takeki Shonaka, Toyota (Japan)
Yusuke Okada, Toyota (Japan)
Ryumo Ono, Chiba (Japan)
Kosuke Kanamaru, Aishin (Japan)
Kosuke Takeuchi, Toyota (Japan)
Shohei Kikuji, Toyota (Japan)
Makota Hiejima, Aishin (Japan)
Daiki Tanaka, Toyota (Japan)
Tenektsu Harimoto, Toyota (Japan)
Joji Takeuchi, Hitachi (Japan)

India:
Joginder Singh, Services (India)
Narender Kumar Grewal, Services (India)
Akilan Pari, Tamil Nadu (India)
Prakash Mishra, NF Railways (India)
Pratham Singh, IOB Chennai (India)
Vishesh Bhringuvanshi, ONGC (India)
Amritpal Singh, ONGC (India)
Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar, Tamil Nadu (India)
Palpreet Singh Brar, Punjab Police (India)
Amjyot Singh, IOB Chennai (India)
Yadwinder Singh, ONGC (India)
Rikin Shantilal Pethani, Tamil Nadu (India)

Indonesia:
Prastawa Dhykasa Andakara, Aspac (Indonesia)
Oki Wira Sanjaya, Aspac (Indonesia)
Pringgo Regowo, Aspac (Indonesia)
Dirk Mathew Mario Gerungan, Aspac (Indonesia)
Xaverius Prawiro, Aspac (Indonesia)
Muhamad Irman, Aspac (Indonesia)
Rizky Effendi, Aspac (Indonesia)
Ferdinand Damanik, Aspac (Indonesia)
Fandi Andika Ramadhani, Aspac (Indonesia)
Ebrahim Enguio, Aspac (Indonesia)
Wahyu Widayat Jati, Aspac (Indonesia)
Handri Satrya Santosa, Aspac (Indonesia)

Jordan:
Fadel Al Najjar, Ittihad (Jordan)
Rasheim Wright, Al Nasr (Libya), University of the District of Columbia (DII)
Ahmad AlDwairi, Ittihad (Jordan)
Ahmad AlHamarsheh, ASU (Jordan)
Mohammad Hussein, ASU (Jordan)
Khaldoon Abu Ruqayah, Ittihad (Jordan)
Sinan Eid, Hacettepe (Turkey)
Wesam Al-Sous, ASU (Jordan)
Mah'D Abdeen, ASU (Jordan)
Mousa Alawadi, ASU (Jordan)
Mohammad Hadrab, ASU (Jordan)
Abdallah Abuqoura, Ittihad (Jordan)

Philippines:
Kevin Alas, NLEX Road Warriors (Philippines)
LA Tenorio, Barangay Ginebra (Philippines)
Garvo Lanete, NLEX Road Warriors (Philippines)
Paul Lee, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (Philippines)
Gary David, Meralco Bolts (Philippines)
Ranidel De Ocampo, Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines)
Jared Dillinger, Meralco Bolts, Hawaii
Marcus Douthit, no club, Providence
Beau Belga, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (Philippines)
Jay Washington, Global Port Batang Pier (Philippines), Eckerd (DII)
Japeth Aguilar, Barangay San Miguel (Philippines), Western Kentucky
Junmar Fajardo, San Miguel Beerman (Philippines)

Singapore:
Qing Huang Toh
Wei Long Wong, Singapore Slingers (ASEAN League)
Hanbin Ng, Singapore Slingers (ASEAN League)
Xingyuan Han
Desmond Oh, Singapore Slingers (ASEAN League)
David Soo
Peter Soo
Shi Yang Ng
Shengyu Lim, Singapore Slingers (ASEAN League)
Kenneth Low
Delvin Goh, Singapore Slingers (ASEAN League))
John Ng

Taiwan (surnames first where applicable):
Chen Hsiao-Jung, Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan)
Quincy Davis, Pure Youth (Taiwan), Tulane
Peng Chun-Yen, Pure Youth (Taiwan)
Lin Chih-Weii, Chinese Culture University (Taiwan)
Kevin Hu, Chaminade (DII)
Ray Chen, Belmont Abbey (DII)
Lu Chi-Min
Liu Cheng, Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Chou Yi-Hsiang, club unknown, Salt Lake (JC)
Lee Te-Wei, Yulon Luxgen (Taiwan)
Chang Jung-Hsuan
Chen Kuan-Chuan

awhom111

07-12-2014, 01:15 PM

Day 2 of the FIBA Asia Cup started in Group B, where the Philippines took the early lead on Taiwan before surrendering it in the third quarter only to retake it in the fourth quarter for a 78-64 win. The two naturalized players cancelled each out down low, but DII player Kevin Hu had 15 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467375077&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=2

In Group A, Japan started by beating India 75-52. The battle between the two favorites of the group went to hosts China as they took care of business in the fourth quarter to beat Iran 64-51. Ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi had 15 points and 9 rebounds in the loss as the team hopes to get their final piece soon when Arsalan Kazemi flies in from Orlando after his Summer League duties.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467375056&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467375068&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1

awhom111

07-13-2014, 12:38 AM

It was the final day of the championships of the Caribbean for Women.

The first game was for seventh place as St. Vincent and the Grenadines put a merciful end to Guyana's tournament after beating them 69-40.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10245&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

For fifth place, the Bahamas blew away Barbados 102-54. In the win, JC player Leashia Grant had 20 points and 12 rebounds, JC player Shanea Armbrister had 19 points and 8 rebounds, JC player Debinique Knowles had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Jonquel Jones of George Washington had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and ex-NAIA player Philicia Kelly had 11 points. In the loss, Dale-Marie Cumberbatch, who was a college star in Canada, had 28 points and ex-Fresno State player Toni Atherley had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10245&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

The key game was for third place, which was the last qualification spot for the upcoming Centrobasket tournament. The US Virgin Islands took that spot with a 65-52 win over Trinidad and Tobago. In the win, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals, ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Day had 15 points, and ex-Radford player Victoria Hamilton had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10245&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

In the final, Jamaica edged the Dominican Republic 51-45. In the win, ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 14 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Florida player Jennifer George had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10245&t=ZKVBOGZVRX

Here are the final standings:
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
US Virgin Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahamas
Barbados
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Guyana

Now the field is set for Centrobasket later in July in Mexico:
Group A: Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Group B: El Salvador, US Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Cuba

awhom111

07-13-2014, 10:43 AM

FIBA Asia Cup action started in Group B again. Singapore managed to hang with Jordan for a while before losing 70-53. Ex-DII player Rasheim Wright, taking up his position as the naturalized player, had 14 points in the win.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467408698&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=2

In Group A, Iran clamped down in the second half to beat Indonesia 77-47. Arsalan Kazemi, the ex-Oregon player drafted 54th in 2013 and still trying to earn an NBA contract after the Orlando Summer League with Philadelphia, managed to complete his trip halfway around the world to contribute 12 points and 13 rebounds to the win. China played in the nightcap again, facing India, and were left absolutely stunned on their home court after not being able to keep a lead in the fourth quarter and losing 65-58.
Boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467408676&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467408687&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1

awhom111

07-13-2014, 05:48 PM

Today marked the conclusion of the two European U20 Women's Championships. While this is not a youth category at the global level, it is the premier one at the European level with the Men's competitions also underway.

The top 16 teams were in the A division tournament in Italy. The teams were divided into 4 groups with the top 3 teams in group A and B advancing to Group E and the top 3 teams in group C and D forming Group F. Those teams played the 3 groupmates that they did not play in the first round to complete a round robin as results from the first stage carried forward. The top 4 teams in Group E and F moved on to the knockout stages starting with a quarterfinal round. Meanwhile, the original last place teams played one another in Group G. Those games ranked teams for the knockout round of bottom half of teams. The teams that finished 14th, 15th, and 16th are going to play in the B division next season instead of being able to play in the A division.

The final game of the tournament did not end up being a great one as two teams originally in Group B, France and Spain, squared off with France getting the revenge from the first game by holding off Spain 47-42 in overtime. On the other end of the tournament, Sweden and Greece were bound for the B division after Saturday's games and were joined by Belarus after the final set of games as Belgium just survived.

Final Standings:
France
Spain
Italy
Serbia
Latvia
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Turkey
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Belgium
Belarus
Sweden
Greece

There were a number of players in this tournament with ties to basketball in the United States. Here are some of them:
Anna Stamolamprou of Greece and Robert Morris: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87388.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_291.html
Vasiliki Tarla of Greece and Ranger JC: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87396.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_291.html
Anastasia Koniali of Greece and DII Southern New Hampshire: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87393.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_291.html
Leticia Romero of Spain, who is in the midst of transferring from Kansas State to Florida State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87244.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Yaiza Rodriguez of Spain and Boise State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87243.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Irene Gari of Spain and UTEP: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87232.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Marina Lizarazu of Spain and Texas Tech: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_88427.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Ariadna Pujol of Spain and South Florida:http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87241.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Ana Faussurier of Spain and Arkansas: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87231.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Astou Ndour of Spain, a WNBA draft pick earlier this year: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_88675.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_362.html
Katarina Vuckovic of Serbia and Georgia Tech: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_87274.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_96799.html
Gabriella Hanson of Sweden and Oregon State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_94381.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_367.html
Paulina Hersler of Sweden and UCLA: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_77125.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_367.html
Mariya Ruban of Ukraine and NJIT: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_75806.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_2183.html
Lisanne de Jonge of the Netherlands and St. Joseph's: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_94148.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_334.html
Isabella Slim of the Netherlands and Syracuse: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FtjjjX0gGxw6o2JYq5YD90.playerID_86346.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9871.tea mID_334.html

The 10 teams of the B division have played a full round robin in Bulgaria to determine the 3 teams that qualify for the 2015 A division tournament. Germany, Hungary, and Portugal are those 3 teams. Here were the final standings:
Germany 8-1
Hungary 8-1
Portugal 7-2
Lithuania 5-4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-4
Bulgaria 4-5
Great Britain 4-5
Israel 3-6
Norway 1-8
Romania 0-9

There were also a number of players with relevance to basketball in the United States playing in this tournament. Here are some of them:
Ama Degbeon of Germany, who is going to Florida State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_94276.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_288.html
Marie Gulich of Germany, who is going to Oregon State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_77429.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_288.html
Fanni Szabo of Hungary and Dartmouth: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_77264.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_299.html
Janice Monakana of Great Britain and Toledo: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_87166.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_2791.html
Melita Emanuel-Carr of Great Britain and Illinois-Chicago: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_75688.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_2791.html
Shequila Joseph of Great Britain and Ole Miss: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_75694.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_2791.html
Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby of Great Britain and Lafayette: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_87168.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_2791.html
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott of Great Britain, who is going to Toledo: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_75685.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_2791.html
Mariam Hannoun of Israel and Georgia State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_86371.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_306.html
May Dayan of Israel, who used to play for Temple: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_77749.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_306.html
Nof Kedem of Israel and Northwestern: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_86356.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_306.html
Annette Snow of Israel and Lafayette: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_113745.compID_ FBoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.te amID_306.html
Michal Asaf of Israel, who used to play for Maine: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_86360.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_306.html
Stine Austgulen of Norway and Colorado State: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_0SE7hRfWJpsPzGE9hZfmv1.playerID_76031.compID_F BoLIZ9eGMw1MS4DX8h1D2.season_2014.roundID_9872.tea mID_341.html

awhom111

07-14-2014, 09:54 AM

FIBA Asia Cup action continued with a Group B game starting the day. The Philippines beat Singapore 74-57.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467586017&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=2

In Group A, India picked up another win by pounding Indonesia 91-55. China recovered from their last loss by controlling the second half against Japan to win 79-66.
Boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467586018&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467586003&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1

awhom111

07-15-2014, 09:57 AM

It was the final day of the first stage of games in the FIBA Asia tournament. In Group A, Iran was finally back to full strength, but still needed to work hard to get past a suddenly confident India team, winning 62-49. In the win, ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi had 16 points and 9 rebounds and ex-Oregon player Arsalan Kazemi had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Japan sealed Indonesia's elimination with a 96-59 win.
Boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467773707&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467773693&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1

In Group B, the Philippines edged Jordan with their fourth quarter effort 71-70 to take the top spot in the group. In a battle between naturalized players, ex-Providence player Marcus Douthit had 13 points and 9 rebounds in the win while ex-DII player Rasheim Wright had 11 points in the loss. Taiwan beat Singapore 86-65.
Boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467773695&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=2
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=467773706&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=2

Final Standings:
A: China 3-1, Iran 3-1, Japan 2-2, India 2-2, Indonesia 0-4
B: Philippines 3-0, Taiwan 2-1, Jordan 1-2, Singapore 0-3

Quarterfinals:
China vs Singapore
Taiwan vs Japan
Iran vs Jordan
Philippines vs India

awhom111

07-17-2014, 04:30 PM

The FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals were on Thursday.

Taiwan beat Japan 76-62 in the first one as DII player Ray Chen had 16 points and the naturalized player, ex-Tulane player Quincy Davis had 14 points and 20 rebounds.
Boxcore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468256913&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

Iran looks to be rounding into form after beating Jordan 75-60. Ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi returned with 14 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, naturalized ex-DII player Rasheim Wright had 14 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468256898&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

The Philippines managed to survive the latest strong effort from India, hanging on to a 70-66 win. Their naturalized player, Marcus Douthit, formerly of Providence, had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468256908&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

China dismantled Singapore 84-37 in the last game of the day.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468256896&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

Friday's games:

5th place:
India vs Jordan
Singapore vs Japan

Semifinals:
Philippines vs Iran
China vs Taiwan

awhom111

07-18-2014, 09:59 PM

The FIBA Asia Cup tournament action started with the teams battling for 5th place. Jordan beat India 69-65 as they fought back in the second half. Japan then beat Singapore 82-48.
Boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468451493&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468451498&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

The semifinals were both intriguing matchups. First was a rematch of last summer's continental championship and Iran prevailed over the Philippines again 76-55. The man with the NBA pedigree, Hamed Haddadi had 11 points in the win. The second game was a rematch of a game last summer that sent Chinese Basketball into a tailspin and the result was no different this time as Taiwan won 84-73 on their rivals' home floor. In the win, DII player Ray Chen had 16 points and naturalized player Quincy Davis, who went to Tulane, had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468451503&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468451482&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

Saturday's Games:
7th: India vs Singapore
5th: Jordan vs Japan
3rd: Philippines vs China
1st: Iran vs Taiwan

awhom111

07-19-2014, 01:54 PM

It was the final set of games in the FIBA Asia Cup.

India dismantled Singapore 85-36 for 7th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468530620&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

Jordan beat Japan 79-72 for 5th as their naturalized player, ex-DII player Rasheim Wright had 17 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468530624&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

The Philippines edged China 80-79 to take third place. In the win, ex-Western Kentucky player Japeth Aguilar had 14 points and naturalized player Marcus Douthit, formerly of Providence, had 10 points and 22 rebounds as he will have to compete with Andray Blatche for one roster spot.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468530613&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

Iran stayed on top of Asia by beating Taiwan 89-79, grabbing a spot in next summer's FIBA Asia Championship that will serve as an Olympic qualifier. In the win, ex-NBA player Hamed Haddadi had 21 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Oregon player Arsalan Kazemi had 14 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Tulane player Quincy Davis, who holds the naturalized player spot, had 19 points and 12 rebounds and DII player Ray Chen had 16 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=468530602&c=1-10431-0-312066-0&pool=1001

Here are the final standings:
Iran
Taiwan
Philippines
China
Jordan
Japan
India
Singapore
Indonesia

Teams in Europe that are not participating in the World Championships are gearing up for Eurobasket qualifiers coming up soon. Eric Boateng is involved in Great Britain's preparations with Luol Deng still not announcing a decision after he took last summer off. Today they had their first exhibition against Latvia and lost 77-73. Eric had 3 points in 11 minutes and ex-Loyola Marymount player Ashley Hamilton had 11 points and 9 rebounds. In the win, Janis Timma, the last pick in the 2013 draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

awhom111

07-20-2014, 01:44 PM

Eric Boateng participated in another Great Britain loss to Latvia, 76-68 this time, contributing 8 points and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes. Ashley Hamilton had 12 points in the loss while Janis Timma had 10 points in the win. The team heads to Belgium next for more exhibition games.

awhom111

07-21-2014, 12:44 AM

The premier European youth championships concluded Sunday with the A Division tournament concluding in Greece on the island of Crete. Turkey beat Spain in the final 65-57, but the key action was at the other end of the standings. The competition started with 4 groups of 5 teams in round robin play. The top 3 teams in each group moved on to form combined groups of 6 where the top 4 teams moved on to the quarterfinals and the other 4 fought for places 9 through 12. Teams eliminated in the first stage formed 2 new groups of 4, with the top 2 teams in each surviving in A Division for another summer. The bottom 4 teams then faced off knowing that only 1 could survive. Sweden and Hungary were already relegated to B Division after losing Saturday and were joined by Montenegro after the Czech Republic survived with an 83-55 win.

Here were the final standings:
Turkey
Spain
Serbia
Croatia
Lithuania
Greece
Israel
France
Poland
Italy
Great Britain
Slovenia
Russia
Germany
Bulgaria
Latvia
Czech Republic
Montenegro
Sweden
Hungary

Here are some of the players from the tournament involved in basketball in the United States:
Luke Nelson of Great Britain and UC Irvine: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_86310.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2791.h tml
Alex Young of Great Britain and UC Irvine: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_114236.compID_ UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2791.h tml
Grant Mackay of Great Britain and DII St. Anselm: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_68889.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2791.h tml
Benjamin Lawson of Great Britain and Western Kentucky: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_107460.compID_ UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2791.h tml
Kavell Bigby-Williams of Great Britain, who is headed to Montana State: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_107453.compID_ UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2791.h tml
Paris Maragkos of Greece, who is in the midst of transferring from George Washington to American: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_71559.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_291.ht ml
Benas Gricuinas of Lithuania and Auburn: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_101112.compID_ UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2135.h tml
Malik Muller of Germany and Virginia Tech: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_49544.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_288.ht ml
Kevin Bryant of Germany, who is headed to DII Newman: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_85561.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_288.ht ml
Kenneth Ogbe of Germany and Utah: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_92180.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_288.ht ml
David Gabrovsek of Slovenia and DII Southwest Baptist: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_101562.compID_ UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2154.h tml
Sebastian Saiz of Spain and Ole Miss: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_85695.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_362.ht ml
Mislav Brzoja of Croatia and Evansville: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_86017.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2168.h tml
Marin Maric of Croatia and Northern Illinois: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_101642.compID_ UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_2168.h tml
Egor Koulechov of Israel, who is in the midst of transferring from Arizona State to Rice: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_FW2Ym8GSJEAe2vpbWdQMR0.playerID_85644.compID_U IfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10029.teamID_306.ht ml

In the B Division tournament in Sarajevo, 14 teams clawed their way toward 3 spots that would allow them to be in A Division next summer. Teams played round robin in 2 groups with the top 2 teams advancing to the semifinals. The bottom team in each group got to play in the unexciting 13th place game while the other teams at least fought for 5th through 12th place. In the final, Jusuf Nurkic, a recent draft pick, led Bosnia and Herzegovina to the title with a 76-70 win over Belgium in front of the home fans. Of course those two teams already knew they were being promoted after Saturday's games and the team that would join them was Ukraine, which beat Belarus 77-62 in the third place game.

Here were the final standings:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium
Ukraine
Belarus
Netherlands
Portugal
Finland
Cyprus
Romania
Georgia
Austria
Estonia
Luxembourg
Switzerland

As always, there are a number of players with ties to basketball in the United States. Here are some of them:
Manu Lecomte of Belgium and Miami: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_85321.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_245.ht ml
Jusuf Nurkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on his way to the Denver Nuggets after the last draft: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_101627.compID_UIfgjyQcGq k-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_2602.h tml
Vlad Stoicoviciu of Romania and South Dakota: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_86083.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_351.ht ml
Romania's Vlad Cobzaru, heading to DII Georgia Regent's in the fall: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_86078.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_351.ht ml
Valentin Bauer of Austria and Cuesta JC: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_85420.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_240.ht ml
Mladen Perak of Austria and Seminole JC: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_89356.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_240.ht ml
Julius Rajala of Finland, who is headed to Loyola (Illinois): http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_101481.compID_UIfgjyQcGq k-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_281.ht ml
Shane Hammink of the Netherlands and LSU: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_74912.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_334.ht ml
Niels Bunschotten of the Netherlands and Howard College (JC): http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_113888.compID_UIfgjyQcGq k-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_334.ht ml
Floris Versteeg of the Netherlands and Cal State Fullerton: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_85381.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_334.ht ml
Tom Koopman of the Netherlands and the Citadel: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_93652.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_334.ht ml
Jito Kok of the Netherlands and San Diego: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_79147.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_334.ht ml
Kevin Madiamba of Switzerland and DII Roberts Wesleyan: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_89888.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_368.ht ml
Yevgen Sakhniuk of Ukraine, who is headed to La Salle: http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/cid_GtpNa-qCJkM1Osy8c8nb01.playerID_92496.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10049.teamID_2183.h tml

Meanwhile in the Americas, 8 teams competed in the U15 Centrobasket tournament as 3 teams looked to join Canada and the United States and some South American teams in the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Boys Championship. Mexico won the tournament, edging Puerto Rico 61-58. Both teams already knew they were qualified after Saturday and they were joined by the Dominican Republic, which beat hosts Panama 78-45 for third place.

Here are the final standings:
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Panama
US Virgin Islands
Bahamas
Costa Rica
Guatemala

awhom111

07-22-2014, 04:34 PM

awhom111

07-23-2014, 12:46 AM

The latest tournament to start in the Americas is the Centrobasket for Women in Monterrey, Mexico. 8 teams from the Caribbean and Central Americas are competing for 4 spots in next summer's hemisphere-wide tournament as teams also face the prospect of their elimination from Olympic contention. Cuba is also in position to use this tournament to prepare for the World Championships that are two months away. The 3 Caribbean qualifiers who had to play in the tournament earlier in the month made a few roster changes to bolster their squad for this more competitive tournament.

The day started in Group B, where the US Virgin Islands beat Jamaica 56-46. In the win, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 24 points and 18 rebounds and ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 10 points. In the loss, Shereesha Richards of Albany had 15 points and ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Cuba smashed El Salvador 78-31 in the other game.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO

In Group A, Puerto Rico had a surprisingly easy time with the Dominican Republic, rolling to a 70-27 win with 15 points and 7 rebounds from ex-Wake Forest player Sandra Garcia. The hosts ended the day facing Costa Rica and won 74-44.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO

Here are the rosters as best as I could find:

Costa Rica:
Ana Matamoros, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Natalia Galvez, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Karen Acosta, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Sofia Jimenez, Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Maria Alvarado, Goicoechea (Costa Rica)
Maria Chaves, San Jose (Costa Rica)
Marielena Vargas, Coronado (Costa Rica)
Silvia Betancourt, Goicoechea (Costa Rica)
Andrea Chaves, San Luis (Costa Rica)
Michelle Mayorga, Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Daniela Corrales, Goicoechea (Costa Rica)
Maria Orozco, Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)

Dominican Republic:
Carmen Guzman, Landes (France)/San Lazaro (Dominican Republic), UAB
Johanna Morton, Aguilas de Guachupita (Dominican Republic)
Jennifer Estrella, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Andreina Paniagua, Los Mina (Dominican Republic)
Yamel Abreu, Pueblo Nuevo (Dominican Republic)
Genesis Evangelista, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Wanda Gomez, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Eyandra Molina, Aros Leon (Spain), North Carolina Central
Marlem Caceres, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Melissa Santos, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Danilsa Andujar, club unknown, Indiana
Sugeiry Monsac, Aguilas de Guachupita (Dominican Republic), Robert Morris

Mexico:
Martha Camacho, Guanajato Mieleras (Mexico)
Carolina Romo, Aguascalientes Rieleras (Mexico)
Paola Estrada, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Mexico)
Casandra Asencio, Tecnologico de Monterrey Guadalajara Campus (Mexico)
Paola Beltran, Centro de Estudios Universitarios (Mexico)
Carolina Bernal, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla Aguilas (Mexico)
Rosaura Guardiola, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Aztecas (Mexico)
Monica Garcia, Jalisco Leonas Negras (Mexico), Northwest Nazarene (DII)
Sandra Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Myriam Lara, Centro de Ensenanza Tecnica y Superior (Mexico)
Angelica Tapia, Guanajato Mieleras (Mexico)
Jazmin Valenzuela, Itson Potros-Tepic Mexcaltecas (Mexico)

Puerto Rico:
Stephanie Rosado, Alges (Portugal)/Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico), IPFW
Ali Gibson, Oregon State
Cynthia Valentin, Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico), Indiana
Angelica Bermudez, Al Ahly (Egypt)/Ponce Lionesses (Puerto Rico), Kean (DIII)
Carla Cortijo, Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico), Texas
Yahimily Cabrera, Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico)
Yolanda Jones, Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)/Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico), Louisiana-Lafayette
Sandra Garcia, Forssan Alku (Finland)/Manatee (Puerto Rico), Wake Forest
Angiely Morales, Carolina Giants (Puerto Rico)
Tayra Melendez, Rhode Island
Marie Placido, Astana Tigers (Kazakhstan)/Ponce Lionesses (Puerto Rico)
Carrie Ojeda, AEL Limassol (Cyprus), Eastern Washington

Cuba:
Islen Carbonell, Guantanamo (Cuba)
Ineidis Casanova, Santiago (Cuba)
Anisleidy Galindo, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Oyanaisy Gelis, Santiago (Cuba)
Arlenys Romero, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Yamara Amargo, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Anay Garcia, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Marlen Cepeda, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Clenia Noblet, Guantanamo (Cuba)
Francy Ochoa, Villa Clara (Cuba)
Leidys Oquendo, Camaguey (Cuba)
Suchitel Avila, Capitalinas (Cuba)

El Salvador:
Hillary Martinez, Survivor (El Salvador)
Gabriela Rodriguez, Seven (El Salvador)
Karla Helena, Survivor (El Salvador)
Kenia Campos, Survivor (El Salvador)
Sandra Larin, Survivor (El Salvador)
Vanessa Heredia, Survivor (El Salvador)
Leslie Savery, Zaragoza (El Salvador)
Monica Escobar, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Aztecas (Mexico)
Monica Calderon, Survivor (El Salvador)
Rosario Palacios, Seven (El Salvador)
Aida Funes, Zaragoza (El Salvador)

Jamaica:
Shereesha Richards, Albany
Thova Gardner, Tecni (Ecuador)
Shenneika Smith, Lombos Quinta (Portugal), St. John's
Loreta Gordon, Unique Ballers (Jamaica)
Sasha Dixon, Homestead Cougars (Jamaica)
Althea Byfield, Homestead Cougars (Jamaica)
Christina Mitchell, club unknown, Liberty (T&F)
Angelee Latouche, club unknown, George Mason
Simone Jackson, Braves Smilers (Jamaica), Southeast Missouri State
Lorin Dixon, Torun (Poland), UConn
Tajay Ashmeade, La Seu (Spain), Seton Hall

US Virgin Islands:
Kadesha Barry, Panola (JC)
Tanecka Carey, club unknown, Southern Miss
Natalie Day, HyPo (Finland), Portland
Ranai Evans, Charlotte Amalie (US Virgin Islands)
Melanesia Hendrickson, University of the Virgin Islands (US Virgin Islands)
Yanique Javois, club unknown, Missouri Western (DII)
J'Lene Martinez, Central (US Virgin Islands)
Akkema Richards, Delaware
Lanese Bough, Nebraska-Omaha
Stacey Griffith, club unknown, District of Columbia (DII)
Victoria Hamilton, club unknown, Radford
Amara Williams, club unknown, Kankakee (JC)

awhom111

07-24-2014, 12:38 AM

Wednesday's Centrobasket for Women tournament action started in Group B again. Jamaica's trademark defense was back in effect in a 58-36 win over El Salvador. Albany's Shereesha Richards carried the offensive load with 30 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Cuba, the reigning champions of the Americas, beat the US Virgin Islands 60-50. Ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 23 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO

In Group A, Puerto Rico had another dominant win after crushing Costa Rica 92-27. In the win, ex-Wake Forest player Sandra Garcia had 17 points and 11 rebounds, former Louisiana-Lafayette player Yolanda Jones had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Ali Gibson of Oregon State had 14 points, and ex-IPFW player Stephanie Rosado had 10 points and 9 rebounds. The Dominican Republic recorded a key 58-55 win over Mexico after mounting a comeback in the fourth quarter against the hosts. The star of the Dominican team, ex-UAB player Carmen Guzman had 17 points while ex-DII player Monica Garcia had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO

Billy Dat

07-24-2014, 11:33 AM

I know that many people are keeping an eye on the future of basketball in Canada. The fact is, while there is a ton of talent coming through, the steps that are going to need to be taken to develop the program will involve a few obstacles. Canada has the fortune of qualifying directly for the Americas-wide tournaments. On the flip side, that means that they have fewer competitive basketball games than their competitors in the region. They are trying to address that this summer. They have no competitive games to play, but they still opted to put together a team and are set to tour Europe and face a variety of national teams. This plan also reveals the other issue as developing young NBA players is great, but relying on them to show up for the team every summer is difficult (except for Joel Anthony, who wanted to show up but was told not to come). While it seems only a matter of time before Canada at least puts together a competitive international team, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Here is their roster for the upcoming tour:
http://www.basketball.ca/-canada-basketball-2014-men-s-national-team-roster-announced-p156657

After watching them offer up the only real competition our U18 team faced at the World Championships a few weeks back, and considering that they have 13 mostly young players in the NBA, Canada feels like a real sleeping FIBA giant. It looks like they are trying to establish the same kind of "program" that the US has established - making sure they get together every summer, keeping some coaching consistency, etc. It looks like Nash is currently serving as the GM of the operation, kind of the Colangelo role. It will be interesting to see if they can get it together. Here are the canucks currently in the NBA:

Joel Anthony: 2007–2014 Miami Heat, 2014–present Boston Celtics
Anthony Bennett: 2013–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Samuel Dalembert: 2001–2010 Philadelphia 76ers, 2010–2011 Sacramento Kings, 2011–2012 Houston Rockets, 2012–2013 Milwaukee Bucks, 2013–2014 Dallas Mavericks, 2014-present New York Knicks
Tyler Ennis: 2014–present Phoenix Suns
Cory Joseph: 2011–present San Antonio Spurs
Steve Nash: 1996–1998 Phoenix Suns, 1998–2004 Dallas Mavericks, 2004–2012 Phoenix Suns, 2012–present Los Angeles Lakers
Andrew Nicholson: 2012–present Orlando Magic
Kelly Olynyk: 2013–present Boston Celtics
Dwight Powell: 2014–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Robert Sacre: 2012–present Los Angeles Lakers
Nik Stauskas: 2014–present Sacramento Kings
Tristan Thompson: 2011–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Andrew Wiggins: 2014–present Cleveland Cavaliers

awhom111

07-24-2014, 04:37 PM

After watching them offer up the only real competition our U18 team faced at the World Championships a few weeks back, and considering that they have 13 mostly young players in the NBA, Canada feels like a real sleeping FIBA giant. It looks like they are trying to establish the same kind of "program" that the US has established - making sure they get together every summer, keeping some coaching consistency, etc. It looks like Nash is currently serving as the GM of the operation, kind of the Colangelo role. It will be interesting to see if they can get it together. Here are the canucks currently in the NBA:

Joel Anthony: 2007–2014 Miami Heat, 2014–present Boston Celtics
Anthony Bennett: 2013–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Samuel Dalembert: 2001–2010 Philadelphia 76ers, 2010–2011 Sacramento Kings, 2011–2012 Houston Rockets, 2012–2013 Milwaukee Bucks, 2013–2014 Dallas Mavericks, 2014-present New York Knicks
Tyler Ennis: 2014–present Phoenix Suns
Cory Joseph: 2011–present San Antonio Spurs
Steve Nash: 1996–1998 Phoenix Suns, 1998–2004 Dallas Mavericks, 2004–2012 Phoenix Suns, 2012–present Los Angeles Lakers
Andrew Nicholson: 2012–present Orlando Magic
Kelly Olynyk: 2013–present Boston Celtics
Dwight Powell: 2014–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Robert Sacre: 2012–present Los Angeles Lakers
Nik Stauskas: 2014–present Sacramento Kings
Tristan Thompson: 2011–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Andrew Wiggins: 2014–present Cleveland Cavaliers

Canada is definitely trying to establish the same sort of program as USA Basketball given similar obstacles in getting the best players to commit to level of training that other national teams do. Getting all of the young NBA talent on the court at the same time is going to be an obstacle, but having a Steve Nash involved has to be a big help. They had their first exhibition today, which will be in the other thread since it was against a team competing in Spain this summer.

If anyone is interested, the South American Championships are being shown on FIBA's YouTube Channel. Argentina and Brazil do not have the teams that they will use in Spain, but there are several interesting names who are trying to play their way onto the full national team later. Of course a recap and the rosters will be here later tonight.

awhom111

07-25-2014, 12:32 AM

The group stage of the Centrobasket for Women tournament finished on Thursday. The day started with the US Virgin Islands winning 57-41 over El Salvador in Group B. In the win, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 16 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 15 points, and ex-Radford player Victoria Hamilton had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Cuba beat Jamaica 76-48 to clinch spots in the semifinals and the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for both them and the US Virgin Islands. In the loss, ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 17 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
Standings: Cuba 3-0, US Virgin Islands 2-1, Jamaica 1-2, El Salvador 0-3

In Group A, the Dominican Republic beat Costa Rica 60-44. In the win, ex-Robert Morris player Sugeiry Monsac had 15 points and 9 rebounds and ex-UAB player Carmen Guzman had 11 points. The night ended with Puerto Rico eliminating the hosts 84-50 as the two Caribbean teams in the group move on and qualify for next summer. In the win, ex-Texas player Carla Cortijo had 15 points and 8 assists and ex-Wake Forest player Sandra Garcia had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10354&t=LTQAHHFCAO
Standings: Puerto Rico 3-0, Dominican Republic 2-1, Mexico 1-2, Costa Rica 0-3

Semifinals:
Puerto Rico vs US Virgin Islands
Cuba vs Dominican Republic

5th Place:
Mexico vs El Salvador
Jamaica vs Costa Rica

The South American Championships started on Thursday in Venezuela as four teams look to qualify for the next FIBA Americas Championship to keep their Olympic hopes alive. Argentina and Brazil are starting their preparations for Spain in a month, but their top players are not part of this tournament.
In Group B, Uruguay opened the day by blitzing Chile 92-52. Sebastian Suarez of Portland State had 13 points in the loss. The hosts eased past Peru 86-49 to close the day. Greivis Vazquez, the only NBA player involved, had 13 points and ex-Marquette player David Cubillan added 11 points in the win.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO

In Group A, Argentina took a quarter to get going before mowing down Ecuador 100-44. Brazil had similar difficulties in getting going against Paraguay, but eventually took control in a 73-56 win.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO

Here are the rosters as best as I could do:

Argentina:
Nicolas Romano, Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)
Nicolas Richotti, Canarias (Spain)
Marcos Mata, Cajasol Sevilla (Spain)
Nicolas Laprovittola, Flamengo (Brazil)
Juan Pablo Figueroa, Franca (Brazil)
Nicolas Brussino, Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)
Pablo Espinoza, Macae (Brazil)
Martin Leiva, Penarol (Argentina)
Marcos Delia, Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Franco Giorgetti, Penarol (Argentina)
Matias Bortolin, Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)
Selem Safar, Boca Juniors (Argentina)

Brazil:
Arthur Silva, Brasilia (Brazil)
Rafael Freire, Obradoiro (Spain)
Raul Neto, San Sebastian Gipuzkoa (Spain), drafted 47th in 2013 by Atlanta Hawks, rights held by Utah Jazz
Olivinha Rodriguez, Flamengo (Brazil)
Vitor Benite, Flamengo (Brazil)
George Chaia, Flamengo (Brazil)
Jefferson Andrade, Sao Jose (Brazil)
Rafael Hettsheimer, Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Ferreira de Souza, Pinheiros (Brazil)
Augusto Cesar Lima, UCAM Murcia (Spain)
Leonardo Meindl, Franca (Brazil)
Cristiano Felicio, Flamengo (Brazil), CCSE Prep (California)

Ecuador:
Erick Cobena, Manabi (Ecuador)
Jaime Abarca, Mavort (Ecuador)
Juan Alvarez, Mavort (Ecuador), Whitman (DIII)
Andres Cochembay, Universidad Tecnologica Equinoc (Ecuador)
Carlos Delgado, Comunikt (Ecuador)
Eddgar Bernal, Comunikt (Ecuador)
Engels Tenorio, Mavort (Ecuador)
Mauricio Quintero, Importadora (Ecuador)
Raul Cardenas, Importadora (Ecuador), Faulkner (NAIA)
Nixon Mina, Mavort (Ecuador)
Manuel Hurtado, Comunikt (Ecuador)
Carlos Carcelen, Importadora (Ecuador)

Paraguay:
Diego Bareiro, Libertad (Paraguay)
Daniel Perez, Libertad (Paraguay)
Manuel Aponte, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)
Bruno Zanotti, Libertad (Argentina)/Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay), Merrimack (DII)
Ramon Sanchez, Cerro Porteno (Paraguay)
Federico Mellone, Cerro Porteno (Paraguay)
Alejandro Peralta, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Guillermo Araujo, Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico)
Jose Fabio, Obera Tennis Club (Argentina)
Edison Ortiz, Cerro Porteno (Paraguay)
Nelson Peralta, Cerro Porteno (Paraguay)
Adolfo Lopez, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)

Chile:
Sebastian Saez, Talca (Chile)
Jorge Schuler, Boston College (Chile)
Franco Morales, Tinguiririca (Chile)
Sebastian Suarez, Portland State
Pedro Sandoval, Ansud (Chile)
Erik Carrasco, Boston College (Chile)
Juan Fontena, Anzoategui Marinos (Venezuela)/Castro (Chile)
Renato Vera, Osorno (Chile)
Gerardo Isla, Columbia College (NAIA)
Jorge Valencia, Boston College (Chile)
Jose Del Solar, Osorno (Chile)
Cristobal Infante, Los Leones (Chile)

Peru:
Carlos Cespedes, Regatas (Peru)
Stefano Susffalich, Regatas (Peru)
Fernando Fung, Real Club de Lima (Peru)
Manuel Chaves, Real Club de Lima (Peru)
Alejandro Bellatin, Regatas (Peru)
Manuel Morales, Fuerza Aerea (Peru)
Adrian Tristan, Bosque (Peru)
Julio Monges, Regatas (Peru)
Gianfranco Sambucetti, Regatas (Peru)
Jose Lopez, Regatas (Peru)
Rodrigo Masias, Regatas (Peru)
Luis Saldana, Fuerza Aerea (Peru)

Uruguay:
Luciano Parodi, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
Bruno Fitipaldo, Malvin (Uruguay)
Mauricio Aguiar, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
Mathias Calfani, Malvin (Uruguay)
Nicolas Mazzarino, Malvin (Uruguay)
Rodrigo Trelles, Aguada (Uruguay)
Kiril Wachsmann-Mallner, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
Martin Osimani, Brasilia (Brazil), Duquesne
Martin Aguilera, Olimpia (Uruguay)
Sebastian Izaguirre, Defensor Sporting (Uruguay)
Nicolas Borsellino, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
Octavio Medina, Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)

Venezuela:
Miguel Marriaga, Aragua Toros (Venezuela)/Carabobo Trotamundos (Venezuela)
Gregory Vargas, Anzoategui Marinos (Venezuela)/Coamo Marathoners (Puerto Rico)/Guayama Wizards (Puerto Rico)
Greivis Vasquez, Toronto Raptors, Maryland
Jhornan Zamora, Carabobo Trotamundos (Venezuela)
David Cubillan, Maccabi Ashdod (Israel)/Carabobo Trotamundos (Venezuela), Marquette
Nestor Colmenares, Guanajato Abejas (Mexico)/Caracas Cocodrilos (Venezuela), Campbellsville (NAIA)
Jose Vargas, Anzoategui Marinos (Venezuela)
Luis Bethelmy, Caracas Cocodrilos (Venezuela)
Jesus Centeno, Caracas Cocodrilos (Venezuela)
Heissler Guillent, Carabobo Trotamundos (Venezuela)
Miguel Ruiz, Carabobo Trotamundos (Venezuela)
Windi Graterol, Lara Guaros (Venezuela)/Santiago Metros (Dominican Republic)

awhom111

07-26-2014, 12:43 AM

Great Britain lost 79-64 to Belgium. It is not clear what role Eric Boateng had as full statistics are not available.

Group A opened Friday in the South American Championship as Brazil again started slow, but eventually eased past Ecuador, 106-54. In the win, Raul Neto, who was selected in the 2013 draft, had 11 points while ex-NAIA player Raul Cardenas had 10 points in the loss. Argentina was not particularly convincing, but they beat Paraguay 75-65 to clinch spots in the next round for both powerhouses and ensure that they have tournaments to play in next summer.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO

In Group B, Uruguay battered Peru 103-45. The night closed with Venezuela beating Chile 76-55 in front of the home fans to send themselves through along with Uruguay. Greivis Vasquez continued to show his NBA pedigree with 15 points and 6 rebounds in the win while NAIA player Gerardo Isla had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO

Friday was the first set of knockout games in the Centrobasket for Women tournament. Hosts Mexico redeemed themselves by beating El Salvador 60-48 as teams fight for 5th place. Jamaica doubled up Costa Rica 81-40. In the win, Albany's Shereesha Richards continued her strong tournament with 25 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Southeast Missouri State player Simone Jackson had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Seton Hall player Tajay Ashmeade had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10355&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10355&t=LTQAHHFCAO

In the first semifinal, Puerto Rico beat the US Virgin Islands 68-51. In the win, ex-Texas player Carla Cortijo had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, ex-Wake Forest player Sandra Garcia had 16 points and 6 rebounds, former Louisiana-Lafayette player Yolanda Jones had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Ali Gibson of Oregon State had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 14 points, ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Akkema Richards of Delaware had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Cuba eased past the Dominican Republic 71-44 to move on to the final. In the loss, ex-Robert Morris player Sugeiry Monsac had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10356&t=LTQAHHFCAO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10356&t=LTQAHHFCAO

Here are the final day matchups:
7th: El Salvador vs Costa Rica
5th: Mexico vs Jamaica
3rd: US Virgin Islands vs Dominican Republic
1st: Puerto Rico vs Cuba

awhom111

07-27-2014, 01:21 AM

Eric Boateng had 3 points in 15 minutes as Great Britain lost to Belgium for the second day in a row 104-78. Ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 20 points and ex-Villanova player Drew Sullivan had 10 points. In the win, Axel Hervelle, the 52nd pick of the Denver Nuggets in 2005 before his rights were later traded to the Houston Rockets, had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Boxscore:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Btfs2bRIgAA2kxi.jpg:large

In Canada Watch 2014, they beat Georgia 83-66. Brady Heslip, who just finished at Baylor, led the way with 14 points to go along with a couple of young NBA players as Andrew Nicholson had 13 points and 8 rebounds and Kelly Olynyk had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, players with NBA experience led the way as Zaza Pachulia had 11 points and Tornike Shengelia had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.kzs.si/index.php?id=114&game_id=2931394&league_id=undefined&season_id=89101#mbt:33-400$t&0=1

The Centrobasket for Women tournament finished on Saturday. The first game was for 7th place as El Salvador beat Costa Rica 44-33.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10357&t=LTQAHHFCAO

The hosts won the 5th place game 63-49 over Jamaica. In the loss, Shereesha Richards of Albany had 19 points and 12 rebounds and ex-St. John's player Shenneika Smith had 16 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10357&t=LTQAHHFCAO

In the 3rd place game, the Dominican Republic edged past the US Virgin Islands 61-55. In the win, ex-Robert Morris player Sugeiry Monsac had 11 points and ex-Indiana player Danilsa Andujar had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Southern Miss player Tanecka Carey had 18 points and ex-Portland player Natalie Day had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10357&t=LTQAHHFCAO

In the championship, Cuba beat Puerto Rico 58-47. In the loss, ex-Texas player Carla Cortijo had 21 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10357&t=LTQAHHFCAO

Final Standings:
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
US Virgin Islands
Mexico
Jamaica
El Salvador
Costa Rica'

The group stage of the South American Championship finished on Saturday. In Group A, Paraguay started the day with an 83-73 win over Ecuador. In the win, ex-DII player Bruno Zanotti had 16 points. In the loss, ex-NAIA player Raul Cardenas had 18 points and ex-DIII player Juan Alvarez had 17 points. The game to decide the group went to Argentina as they came back to win 64-59. In the loss, 2013 draft pick Raul Neto had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
Standings: Argentina 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Paraguay 1-2, Ecuador 0-3

In Group B, Chile beat Peru 85-70 as NAIA player Gerardo Isla had 13 points. The hosts won the group by doing just enough in the fourth quarter to beat Uruguay 67-63. In the win, Greivis Vasquez led the way again with 19 points and ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 14 points. In the loss, ex-Duquesne player Martin Osimani had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10343&t=TDPRSUHXLO
Standings: Venezuela 3-0, Uruguay 2-1, Chile 1-2, Peru 0-3

Semifinals:
Argentina vs Uruguay
Venezuela vs Brazil

5th Place:
Paraguay vs Peru
Chile vs Ecuador

awhom111

07-28-2014, 01:12 AM

South American Championship action on Sunday started with the fight for 5th place, where Paraguay beat Peru 80-56 in the first game. Ex-DII player Bruno Zanotti had 14 points in the win. Chile beat Ecuador 74-57 in the next game. In the win, NAIA player Gerardo Isla had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Portland State player Sebastian Suarez had 16 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10344&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10344&t=TDPRSUHXLO

The semifinals finished the day as Argentina beat Uruguay 79-68. Venezuela used their home court advantage to edge Brazil 66-65 after a late comeback. In the loss, 2013 draftee Raul Neto had 15 points and Cristiano Felicio, who was going to attend Oregon after high school in California before eligibility concerns, had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10345&t=TDPRSUHXLO
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10345&t=TDPRSUHXLO

Final Day Matchups:
7th: Peru vs Ecuador
5th: Paraguay vs Chile
3rd: Uruguay vs Brazil
1st: Argentina vs Venezuela

It was the final day of both European U18 Girls Championships on Sunday. The A Division tournament was held in Portugal with the 16 teams starting in 4 groups of 4. 3 teams in each group moved on to the next round of 2 groups of 6. 4 teams from those groups moved on the quarterfinals. The bottom team in each group played in a round robin to determine seeding as they eliminated teams from the other group joined in as 8 teams tried to stay out of the bottom 3. Russia edged France for the title. On the other end, Turkey and Sweden were relegated on Saturday and Greece joined them by losing to Lithuania.

Final Standings:
Russia
France
Spain
Serbia
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Croatia
Portugal
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Poland
Lithuania
Greece
Turkey
Sweden

The B Division tournament was held in Romania with 17 teams due to the return to the international game of Ireland. The first round had 4 groups, with the top 2 teams advancing to play 2 more games in 2 groups of 4 before splitting directly into semifinals and 5th place brackets. The teams that did not make it to that stage formed 3 groups of 3, using 2 games to decide which team in each group would play in the round robins for 9th, 12th, and 15th place. The top 3 teams qualified their teams for the 2015 A Division tournament. Hungary and Estonia achieved that by winning their semifinals and were joined by Israel, which defeated Latvia.

Final Standings:
Hungary
Estonia
Israel
Latvia
Finland
Montenegro
Bulgaria
England
Ukraine
Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romania
Ireland
Luxembourg
Iceland
Denmark
Switzerland

awhom111

07-29-2014, 01:04 AM

It was the final set of games in the South American Championships on Monday. The day started with Ecuador beating Peru 90-63 for 7th place. In the win, ex-NAIA player Raul Cardenas had 26 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10347&t=TDPRSUHXLO

Paraguay beat Chile 75-49 for 5th place as ex-DII player Bruno Zanotti had 10 points. In the loss, Sebastian Suarez of Portland State had 18 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10347&t=TDPRSUHXLO

In the third place game, Brazil held off Uruguay 66-61.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10347&t=TDPRSUHXLO

In the final, Venezuela used the home fans to keep a lead in the second half to beat Argentina 74-65. Greivis Vasquez saved some of his best for the last game as he had 24 points and ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares added 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10347&t=TDPRSUHXLO

Venezuela builds momentum for next summer while Brazil and Argentina found out more about some players who will probably fill in the last few spots of their rosters in Spain.

Final Standings:
Venezuela
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Chile
Ecuador
Peru

awhom111

08-02-2014, 01:08 AM

Friday marked the start of the Centrobasket tournament in Nayarit, Mexico. While the hosts along with Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are preparing for Spain at the end of the month, all the teams are looking to grab four spots in the next FIBA Americas tournament in 2015.

In Group A, Cuba opened proceedings by beating Panama 71-63. In the loss, ex-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 17 points and ex-George Washington player Danilo Pinnock had 12 points. The Dominican Republic started their tournament with an 85-47 win over Costa Rica. In the win, ex-Albany player Gerardo Suero had 13 points, ex-St. John's player Orlando Sanchez had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

In Group B, Puerto Rico beat the Bahamas 88-72. JJ Barea, one of a few NBA players in the tournament, had 19 points, ex-UTEP player Filiberto Rivera had 12 points, and ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, Oklahoma's Buddy Hield had 30 points, ex-DII player Marvin Gray had 11 points, and ex-Pepperdine player Mychel Thompson, who in theory could one day face off against his more famous brother Klay, had 10 points. The hosts opened their tournament by beating the US Virgin Islands 74-64. In the win, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 20 points, Gustavon Ayon shook off some injury concerns as the NBA star of the team with 12 points and 14 rebounds, ex-Grand Canyon player Marco Ramos had 12 points, and ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 11 points. In the loss, Khalid Hart of Marist had 11 points and ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

Here are the rosters as best as I could find:

Costa Rica:
David Shedden
Isaac Conejo, Coopenae-USJ (Costa Rica)
George Letford, Barva (Costa Rica)
Alonso Sanchez, Sanatura-Escazu (Costa Rica)
Jose Solano
Henry Forester, Barva (Costa Rica)
Carlos Quesada, Barva (Costa Rica)
Miguel Pearson, Grupo Babel (Costa Rica)
Kay Martinez, Barva (Costa Rica), Jackson State
Rohel Wilson, Barva (Costa Rica)
Jefny Anderson, club unknown, Southern
Daniel Shedden

Cuba:
Osmel Oliva, Artemisa (Cuba)
Javier Justiz, Santiago (Cuba)
Yaser Rodriguez, Ciego (Cuba)
Yoannis Soria, Guantanamo (Cuba)
Lisvan Valdez, Capitalinos (Cuba)
William Granda, Ciego (Cuba)
Yoan Haiti, Ciego (Cuba)
Esteban Martinez, Santiago (Cuba)
Jasiel Rivero, Capitalinos (Cuba)
Orestes Torres, Capitalinos (Cuba)

Dominican Republic:
James Maye, Humacao Chiefs (Puerto Rico)/Titanes del Licey (Dominican Republic), UNC Greensboro
Elpidio Fortuna, Leones de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Juan Coronado, Quebradillas Pirates (Puerto Rico)/Reales de la Vega (Dominican Republic)
Gerardo Suero, Titanes del Licey (Dominican Republic), Albany
Edward Santana, Halcones Xalapa (Mexico)/Bucaneros de la Guaira (Venezuela)/Caneros de la Romana (Dominican Republic)
Kelvin Pena, Hebraica (Uruguay)/Toros de Aragua (Venezuela)/Huracanes del Atlantico (Dominican Republic), Southeastern (JC)
Victor Liz, Gaiteros de Zulia (Venezuela)/Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Eloy Vargas, Fuenlabrada (Spain)/Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic), Kentucky
Adris De Leon, Quebradillas Pirates (Puerto Rico)/Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic), Eastern Washington
Orlando Sanchez, Huracanes del Atlantico (Dominican Republic), St. John's
Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's
Manuel Guzman, Soles de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Bemidji State (DII)

Jamaica:
Akeem Scott, Bakersfield Jam (D League)/Guaiqueries de Margarita (Venezuela), High Point
Damion Staple, Panama City (ABA), Iowa State
Garfield Blair, Caceres (Spain)/Marin (Spain), Stetson
Weyinmi Rose, Hebraica (Uruguay)/Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico), Providence
Ricardo Alliman, Cherbourg (France), Cedarville (DII)
Michael Rogers, Estela (Spain), Valparaiso
Brian Grant, Cedarville (DII)
Kwame Lawrence, Urban Knights (Jamaica)
Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso
Brandon Walters, club unknown, Siena

Panama:
Ruben Garces, Defensor Sporting (Uruguay), Providence and NBA (2000-2001)
Edward Jones, The Island Storm (Canada), North Carolina A&T
Danilo Pinnock, San Germany Athletics (Puerto Rico)/Bogota Guerreros (Colombia), George Washington
Daniel King, Denver (El Salvador), Texas Southern
Joel Munoz, Liga Sorocabana (Brazil)/Jacarei (Brazil)
Jamaal Levy, Monte Hermoso (Argentina), Wake Forest
Josimar Ayarza, Bauru (Brazil)/Leones de San Domingo (Dominican Republic), Southern Miss
Michael Hicks, Halcones Xalapa (Mexico)/Humicao Chiefs (Puerto Rico), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Ernesto Oglivie, Abejas de Guanajuato (Mexico)/Denver (El Salvador)
Antonio Garcia, Panteras de Aguascalientes (Mexico), Kentucky Wesleyan (DII)
Jose Lloreda, Pioneros de Quintana Roo (Mexico), Bayamon Cowboys (Puerto Rico)
Isaac St. Rose, Barva (Costa Rica), John Brown (NAIA)

Bahamas:
Mitchell Johnson, Al Ittihad (Egypt), Jarvis Christian (NAIA)
Alonzo Hinds, club unknown, Newberry (DII)
Marvin Gray, club unknown, Southern Indiana (DII)
Ray Rose, club unknown, Olivet Nazarene (NAIA)
Kentwan Smith, Stetson
Scott Farrington, Madina (Libya), Louisiana-Lafayette
Rainer Hield, Oklahoma
Mychel Thompson, Santa Cruz Warriors (D League), Pepperdine
Anwar Ferguson, Saitama (Japan), Houston
Jaraun Burrows, Tapiolan Honka (Finland), IPFW
Kadeem Coleby, Wichita State
Magnum Rolle, Mitsubishi (Japan), Louisiana Tech

El Salvador:
Alejandro Arias, Juventud Unida (Argentina)
Salvador Bandek, San Marcos (El Salvador)
Oscar Rivera, San Marcos (El Salvador)
Marvin Guardado, Denver (El Salvador)
Roberto Figueroa, Denver (El Salvador)
Jose Araujo, Northern British Columbia (CIS)
Nefi Lee-Perdomo, San Francisco State (DII)
Shacun Malave, club unknown, NYIT (DII)
Carlos Arias, San Marcos (El Salvador)
James Valladares, club unknown, New Hampshire)
Martin Ramos, San Marcos (El Salvador)
Julio Mancia, Soles (El Salvador)

Mexico:
Paul Stoll, Trabzonspor (Turkey)/Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela), Texas Pan-American
Marco Ramos, Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico), Grand Canyon
Roman Martinez, Soles de Mexicali (Mexico), New Mexico
Jorge Gutierrez, Brooklyn Nets, Cal
Gustavo Ayon, Atlanta Hawks, San Jose State
Francisco Cruz, Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico), Wyoming
Noe Alonzo, Halcones Xalapa (Mexico), Grand Canyon
Pedro Meza, Halcones Xalapa (Mexico), Arizona Western (JC)
Hector Hernandez, Pioneros de Quintana Roo (Mexico)/San German Athletics (Puerto Rico), Fresno State
Gabriel Giron, Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico)/Frayles de Guasave (Mexico)
Rodrigo Zamora, Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico), Montana State
Adam Parada, Halcones Xalapa (Mexico), UC Irvine

Puerto Rico:
Devon Collier, Humicao Chiefs (Puerto Rico), Oregon State
JJ Barea, Minnesota Timberwolves, Northeastern
Alex Franklin, Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico), Siena
Carlos Rivera, Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico), Hofstra
Filiberto Rivera, Bayamon Cowboys (Puerto Rico), UTEP
Alejandro Carmona, Panteras de Aguascalientes (Mexico)/Guayama Wizards (Puerto Rico)/Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Carlos Lopez, San German Athletics (Puerto Rico), UNLV
Javier Mojica, Santurce Crabbers (Puerto Rico), Central Connecticut State
Luis Villafane, Atenas (Uruguay)/Santurce Crabbers (Puerto Rico), Niagara
Michael Rosario, Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico), Florida
Matthew Lopez, Rider
Ramon Clemente, Mantovana (Italy)/Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico), Wichita State

US Virgin Islands:
Angel Rivera, IMG Academy (Florida)
Kevin Sheppard, club unknown, Jacksonville
Walter Hodge, Saski Baskonia (Spain)/Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico), Florida
Cuthbert Victor, Krasny Oktyabr (Russia), Murray State
Elon Howard, Brooklyn (APBL), Post (DII)
Jason Edwin, Piratas de Bogota (Colombia), Kent State
Aaron Brown, Southern Miss
Johnathan Gray, club unknown, Cornell
Khalid Hart, Marist
Irving Moses, Staten Island (ABA), Jarvis Christian (NAIA)
Laron Smith, Georgia State
Phillip Jones, The Island Storm (Canada), Charlotte

awhom111

08-03-2014, 01:24 AM

Eric Boateng had 5 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes but a poor second half by Great Britain doomed them to a 77-68 loss to Belarus in the first game of a tournament in Georgia. Ex-JC player Gareth Murray had 12 points and ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 10 points.

The second day of the Centrobasket tournament was on Saturday. Group B games opened the day starting with a 96-47 Bahamas win over El Salvador. In the win, ex-DII player Alonzo Hinds had 20 points, Buddy Hield of Oklahoma had 16 points and 12 rebounds, former Louisiana-Lafayette player Scott Farrington had 14 points, ex-IPFW player Jaraun Burrows had 11 points, and Kadeem Coleby of Wichita State had 10 points. In the loss, ex-New Hampshire player James Valladares had 14 points and 7 rebounds. The night also ended in this group as Puerto Rico beat the US Virgin Islands 97-64. In the win, JJ Barea had 25 points and ex-Central Connecticut State Blue Devil Javier Mojica had 13 points. In the loss, Khalid Hart of Marist had 11 points, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Aaron Brown of Southern Miss had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

In Group A, Cuba beat Jamaica 70-58 in a game that could be critical to final results. In the loss, ex-High Point player Akeem Scott had 20 points and ex-Stetson player Garfield Blair had 18 points. Panama beat Costa Rica 84-40 in the other game. In the win, ex-Southern Miss player Josimar Ayarza had 17 points and ex-NAIA player Isaac St. Rose had 12 points. Ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez had 14 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

awhom111

08-04-2014, 12:51 AM

Eric Boateng was forced to deal with foul trouble for the entire game as Great Britain could not keep up with Georgia in the second game of the tournament there and lost 73-60. Kyle Johnson had 10 points. The key players led Georgia again as Zaza Pachulia had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tornike Shengalia had 13 points and 6 rebounds with Duda Sanadze of San Diego adding 11 points.

In Canada Watch 2014, they lost 74-71 at Italy. In the win, Luigi Datome showed his European pedigree in addition to his NBA experience with 22 points and 9 rebounds and Alessandro Gentile, the 53rd pick of the last draft whose rights are held by the Houston Rockets, had 12 points. In the loss, Cory Joseph stepped up as one of the more experienced members of the team with 16 points, Kelly Olynyk continued his strong tour with 13 points, and Melvin Ejim, who can get used to playing in Italy after signing there after his Iowa State career, had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The latest set of European Youth Championships to conclude were the U18 Boys' ones. The A Division in Turkey was a rather exciting tournament with current and future relevant names to the basketball scene in the United States. The hosts ended up winning 85-68 over Serbia. Like many other 16 team tournaments at this level, teams started in 4 groups of 4. The top 3 teams advanced to the next round with 3 more games. The top 4 teams in each group of this second stage advanced to the quarterfinals. The bottom 2 teams in those groups joined the 4 eliminated teams from the first stage to try to avoid the last 3 places in the tournament that would send teams down to the next Division B tournament in 2015. Poland and Belgium already were relegated on Saturday, and were joined by England after their 73-59 loss to the Czech Republic. Great Britain Basketball has separate teams for England, Scotland, Wales, and Gibraltar at levels below U20 and Senior.

Here are the final standings:
Turkey
Serbia
Croatia
Greece
Spain
Italy
Lithuania
Latvia
France
Russia
Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Republic
England
Belgium
Poland

The B Division tournament was in Bulgaria as teams fought for 3 spot in the next A Division Tournament. Germany beat Ukraine 64-40 to win as both teams already earned promotion on Saturday. Finland joined them by beating Sweden 70-50. 22 teams started in 4 groups with only 2 teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals with the chance to move up a level. The middle 2 teams in each group played for 9th place while the 6 remaining teams fought for 17th place. Ireland made their return to International Men's Basketball by finishing dead last at this level.

Here are the final standings:
Germany
Ukraine
Finland
Sweden
Slovenia
Israel
Portugal
Hungary
Iceland
Norway
Luxembourg
Denmark
Netherlands
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Austria
Estonia
Romania
Scotland
Georgia
Switzerland
Ireland

Centrobasket games started in Group A as Jamaica beat Costa Rica 64-56. In the win, ex-Providence player Weyinmi Rose had 23 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Stetson player Garfield Blair had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-High Point player Akeem Scott had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez had 15 points in the loss. The Dominican Republic beat Panama 71-56 in the next game after finally establishing some control in the second half. In the win, ex-UNC Greensboro player James Maye had 16 points and ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 14 points. In the loss, ex-George Washington player Danilo Pinnock had 17 points, ex-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 14 points, and ex-Southern Miss player Josimar Ayarza had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

In Group B, Puerto Rico beat El Salvador 93-58. In the win, ex-Florida player Mike Rosario had 19 points, ex-Hofstra player Carlos Rivera had 15 points and 7 assists, ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-Oregon State player Devon Collier had 10 points. In the loss, ex-New Hampshire player James Valladares had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Mexico finished the day by beating the Bahamas 90-57. In the win, ex-New Mexico player Roman Martinez had 18 points, ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 17 points, ex-UC Irvine player Adam Parada had 14 points, and ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 10 points. In the loss, Oklahoma's Buddy Hield continued his strong tournament with 17 points and ex-DII player Marvin Gray had 14 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

awhom111

08-05-2014, 01:03 AM

Eric Boateng and Great Britain finally found a team they could beat in the tournament in Georgia after pounding Moldova 92-43. Eric had 15 points and 9 rebounds in 25 minutes. Ex-Washington player Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 13 points and 9 rebounds, ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 11 points, and Ben Mockford, who just finished at St. Francis, had 10 points.

Centrobasket action started in Group A, where Cuba hung on to a 72-67 win over Costa Rica. Ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. The Dominican Republic held off Jamaica 73-68, which was a critical game for the final results of the tournament. Ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas led the way in the win with 23 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Providence player Weyinmi Rose had 25 points and 7 rebounds, ex-High Point player Akeem Scott had 16 points, and ex-Stetson player Garfield Blair had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=7&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=8&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

In Group B, the US Virgin Islands edged the Bahamas 80-79 although both teams knew they likely had nothing to play for. In the win, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 15 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Florida player Walter Hodge had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-Cornell player Johnathan Gray had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Pepperdine player Mychel Thompson had 18 points, Oklahoma's Buddy Hield had 16 points and 6 rebounds, and Kadeem Coleby of Wichita State had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Mexico put on another show for the home fans with a 107-64 win over El Salvador. In the win, ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 18 points, ex-Montana State player Rodrigo Zamora had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Gustavo Ayon had 12 points as he continues to work himself back into shape, Jorge Gutierrez returned with 11 points as the NBA duo is looking sharper, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 11 points, and ex-New Mexico player Roman Martinez had 10 points. In the loss, ex-New Hampshire player James Valladares had 24 points and DII player Nefi Lee-Perdomo had 18 points and 7 assists.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=7&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=8&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA

awhom111

08-06-2014, 01:04 AM

Canada Watch 2014 continues with the team recording a win in their tournament in Italy, beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 84-66. In the win, Cory Joseph had 16 points, Kelly Olynyk had 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Andrew Nicholson had 13 points. Mirza Teletovic had 17 points as he carried the NBA banner in the losing effort.

It was the final set of preliminary round games at Centrobasket. The day started in Group A as Panama won 62-55 to give Jamaica an unsatisfying end to a tough tournament after their solid 2013 performance as the absence of key players and Roy Hibbert no longer wanting to play for them have taken their toll. Ex-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 10 points in the win while ex-High Point player Akeem Scott had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-Providence player Weyinmi Rose had 11 points. The other game in the group was between the two teams advancing to the semifinals and the Dominican Republic came back to beat Cuba 76-72 to take the top spot in the standings. In the win, ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=9&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=10&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
Standings: Dominican Republic 4-0, Cuba 3-1, Panama 2-2, Jamaica 1-3, Costa Rica 0-4

In Group B, the US Virgin Islands put on one more offensive show in a game of eliminated teams as they beat El Salvador 105-70. In the win, ex-Cornell player Johnathan Gray had 26 points and 6 rebounds, Aaron Brown of Southern Miss had 15 points, ex-Murray State player Cuthbert Victor had 14 points, and Laron Smith of Georgia State and young high schooler Angel Rivera had 10 points each. In the loss, DII player Nefi Lee-Perdomo had 13 points and 11 rebounds and ex-New Hampshire player James Valladares had 13 points and 6 rebounds. The final game was for the top spot in the group and semifinal placement with the hosts coming through in the fourth quarter to win 75-65. All of the NBA players had key roles as Jorge Gutierrez had 24 points and Gustavo Ayon had 18 points and 6 rebounds in the win. In the loss, JJ Barea had 24 points and ex-UTEP player Filiberto Rivera had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=9&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=10&r=10240&t=UEYORJGDNA
Standings: Mexico 4-0, Puerto Rico 3-1, US Virgin Islands 2-2, Bahamas 1-3, El Salvador 0-4

Here are the semifinal matchups:
Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico
Mexico vs Cuba

The field is set for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship although a United States win in Spain would create a vacancy:
United States
Canada
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Venezuela
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay

awhom111

08-07-2014, 12:47 AM

The Centrobasket semifinals were on Wednesday. Puerto Rico did enough in the fourth quarter to beat the Dominican Republic 78-73. In the win, JJ Barea had 18 points and 7 assists and ex-Oregon State player Devon Collier had 15 points and 7 rebounds. The hosts won the next game 85-70 over Cuba to set up two rematch games on the final day. Gustavo Ayon had a stunningly efficient 28 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 assists, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 15 points, and ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 14 points in the win.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=21&n=A&r=10352&t=UEYORJGDNA
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=22&n=A&r=10352&t=UEYORJGDNA

Tomorrow's matchups
3rd: Dominican Republic vs Cuba
1st: Puerto Rico vs Mexico

awhom111

08-08-2014, 12:19 AM

The third place game at Centrobasket opened the night and the Dominican Republic beat Cuba 75-66. In the win, ex-UNC Greensboro player James Maye had 12 points and ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas and Ronald Roberts of St. Joseph's had 10 points each. Cuba clinches a spot in next summer's FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico. The Dominican Republic still has the big tournament to focus on this summer and some of the players in this tournament may have made enough of an impression to play a role going forward.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=23&n=A&r=10353&t=UEYORJGDNA

The final was a rematch of last year's FIBA Americas Championship Final and Mexico used their home court advantage in the second half to win again 74-60. Gustavo Ayon looks to be in shape for Spain as he had 16 points and 16 rebounds, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 16 points, ex-New Mexico player Roman Martinez had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Jorge Gutierrez had 12 points, and ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Florida player Mike Rosario had 14 points, ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 13 points, and ex-Siena player Alex Franklin had 10 points. Mexico basically has their full strength team, but they are already going to move on to the next stage of preparations. Puerto Rico will be reinforced by its more experienced players as they will hopefully beat up on Kentucky in the Bahamas.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=24&n=A&r=10353&t=UEYORJGDNA

awhom111

08-10-2014, 10:18 PM

It was the start of the qualifiers for the currently hostless 2015 Eurobasket tournament. 26 teams are divided into 7 groups with the top teams automatically moving on and 6 of the second place teams joining.

In Group A, Eric Boateng and Great Britain could not keep up in Iceland late and lost 83-70. Eric picked up a couple quick fouls after getting the start and only ended up playing 3 minutes as ex-Duquesne player Kieron Achara had 16 points. In the win, ex-Maryland player Haukur Palsson had 24 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-A-1-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

In Group B, Montenegro prevailed 100-97 in overtime in Cyprus in what was supposed to be a home game for Israel which was moved. In the win, naturalized ex-Washington State player Taylor Rochestie had 17 points and 9 assists. In the loss, the two NBA players led their team as Omri Casspi had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Gal Mekel had 19 points and 6 assists and Yotam Halperin, whose rights are held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 13 points. The Netherlands won 62-53 in Bulgaria.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-B-2-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-B-1-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

In Group C, Poland held off Germany 68-67 at home. The only NBA player in the game, Dennis Schroder, had 16 points in the loss. Austria beat Luxembourg 84-76 at home. Ex-DII player Tom Schumacher had 19 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-C-2-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-C-1-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

In Group D, Belarus beat Denmark 97-72 at home. In the loss, Anders Berry, who has just transferred out of Albany, had 10 points. Macedonia won 76-73 in overtime over Belgium at home. In the loss, Axel Hervelle, the 52nd pick of the Denver Nuggets in 2005 before his rights were traded to the Houston Rockets, had 17 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-D-1-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-D-2-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

In Group E, Georgia beat the Czech Republic 73-62 at home. In the win, their current NBA player Zaza Pachulia had 19 points and 8 rebounds, their ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 10 points, and Duda Sanadze of San Diego had 10 points. In the loss, Patrik Auda, who just finished at Seton Hall, had 18 points and ex-Valparaiso player Lubos Barton had 16 points. Hungary won 58-38 in Portugal.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-E-2-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group F, Romania won 81-69 in Slovakia. In the win, ex-American player Vlad Moldoveanu had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Latvia won 62-50 in Sweden.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-F-1-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group G, Switzerland recorded a fairly surprising 79-77 win over Russia at home. In the win, naturalized ex-Iowa player Greg Brunner had 15 points and Clint Capela, who was just drafted by the Houston Rockets, had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-G-1-1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

The latest European Youth Championships to conclude were the two U16 Girls tournaments. Division A included 16 teams in Debrecen, Hungary. Russia won the championship 72-47 over the Czech Republic. The teams started in four group with three teams moving on. The second round for those teams was two group of six teams with four teams moving on to contest the knockout stage. The eight eliminated teams tried to avoid the bottom three places, which would result in relegation to the Division B tournament next summer. Denmark and Sweden were already eliminated on Saturday with Greece joining them after a 53-38 loss to Portugal.

Final Standings:
Russia
Czech Republic
Spain
France
Latvia
Hungary
Belgium
Turkey
Italy
Croatia
Serbia
Slovakia
Portugal
Greece
Denmark
Sweden

The B Division tournament was held in Talinn, Estonia with seventeen teams in four groups, with the top two teams in each group moving on to the quarterfinals with the top three teams moving up to the next Division A tournament. Germany beat England 68-54 to win the tournament as both teams earned promotion on Saturday. Netherlands joined them by beating Slovenia 64-54.

Final Standings:
Germany
England
Netherlands
Slovenia
Poland
Finland
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Lithuania
Switzerland
Ireland
Israel
Romania
Norway
Estonia
Austria
Luxembourg

awhom111

08-13-2014, 07:51 PM

It was the second set of qualifiers for Eurobasket 2015 and Eric Boateng and Great Britain suffered another loss, this time to visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina. Eric finished with 2 points in 5 minutes. Ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 13 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Duquesne player Kieron Achara had 13 points. In the win, the only NBA player in the game, Mirza Teletovic had 25 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Portland player Nemanja Mitrovic had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-A-2-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

In Group B, Israel went to the Netherlands and won 66-57. In the win, Lior Eliyahu, the 44th pick of the Orlando Magic in 2006 whose rights were eventually traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Oregon State player Roeland Schaftenaar had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Montenegro need overtime at home to beat Bulgaria 70-64.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-B-4-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group C, Poland went to Luxembourg and walloped the hosts 113-67. In the win, Szymon Szewczyk, the 35th pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2003 whose rights were later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 20 points, Tomasz Gielo of Liberty had 13 points, and ex-JC player Przemyslaw Zamojski had 13 points. Germany avoided disaster in Austria by coming back in the fourth quarter to win 77-64. The only NBA player in the game, Dennis Schroder, had 13 points in the win.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-C-4-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group D, Macedonia went to Denmark and won 81-75. In the loss, Mathias Seilund of Fairleigh Dickinson had 17 points. Belgium beat Belarus 71-57 at home as their naturalized player, ex-Hawaii player Matt Lojeski, had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-D-4-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group E, the Czech Republic pounded Portugal 89-53 at home. In the win, Tomas Satoransky, the 32nd pick of the Washington Wizards in 2012, had 18 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Valparaiso player Lubos Barton had 11 points. Hungary edged Georgia 74-73 at home. In the win, naturalized ex-La Salle player Dontay Thomas had 14 points and 6 assists. In the loss, the lone active NBA player Zaza Pachulia had 19 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 18 points, and Viktor Sanikidze, the 42nd pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2004 before a draft day trade to the San Antonio Spurs, had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-E-3-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group F, Romania prevailed at home in overtime 77-72 over Sweden. In the win, ex-Clemson player Catalin Baciu had 18 points. Latvia handled Slovakia easily at home wining 86-66. In the win, Janis Timma the last pick of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013, had 10 points while ex-UC Irvine player Peter Simek had 12 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-F-4-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group G, Russia was stunned again, losing late to Italy 65-63 at home. In the win, Alessandro Gentile, the 53rd pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves who was immediately traded to the Houston Rockets last draft night, had 20 points and their NBA player Luigi Datome had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Russia got a big contribution from their NBA player Timofey Mozgov, but it was not enough.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-G-2-2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

awhom111

08-15-2014, 01:18 AM

It was the start of the South American Championships for Women in Ecuador on Thursday as teams look to qualify for next summer's FIBA Americas Championship with Brazil also preparing for this year's World Championships in Turkey. I will try to get rosters out on a day in which I did not fly across the country.

Games started in Group A, where Chile beat 76-56. Ex-WNBA player Ziomara Morrison had 21 points and 13 rebounds in the win while ex-JC player Maria Plasencia had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Argentina beat Paraguay 77-45 as ex-Clemson player Sthefany Thomas had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC

In Group B, Brazil beat Venezuela 84-65. In the loss, JC player Daniela Wallen had 20 points and ex-JC player Ivaney Marquez had 17 points. The hosts pounded Uruguay 79-48 to close the day.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC

awhom111

08-16-2014, 01:15 AM

In the second day of the South American Championships for Women, Chile beat Paraguay 91-80 in the first game in Group A. Again it was the player with WNBA experience that led the way as Ziomara Morrison had 28 points and 18 rebounds. Argentina beat Peru 83-48. Ex-Clemson player Sthefany Thomas had 13 points in the win while ex-JC player Maria Plasencia had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC

In Group B, Brazil eased past Uruguay 95-30. The day closed with Venezuela edging the hosts 60-56 in the fourth quarter. In the win, a pair of JC players did the damage as Waleska Perez had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Daniela Wallen had 14 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC

Here are the rosters as best as I could find:

Argentina:
Macarena Rosset, Chieti (Italy)
Ornella Santana, Berazategui (Argentina)
Paula Reggiardo, Lugo (Spain)
Natasha David, Chieti (Italy)
Andrea Boquete, Berazategui (Argentina)
Nadia Flores, Lanus (Argentina)
Agostina Burani, Sesto San Giovanni (Italy)
Melisa Gretter, Zaragoza (Spain)
Sandra Pavon, Velez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Natacha Perez, Lanus (Argentina)
Sthefany Thomas, club unknown, Clemson
Gisela Vega, Zaragoza (Spain)

Chile:
Paula Carrasco, Los Leones Quilpe (Chile)
Monserrat Videla, Los Leones Quilpe (Chile)
Sendy Basaez, Los Leones Quilpe (Chile)
Ziomara Morrison, Los Leones Quilpe (Chile), WNBA (2012)
Francisca Rojas, Universidad Austral (Chile)
Marisol Gamboa, Boston College (Chile)
Barbara Cousino, Boston College (Chile)
Jenifer Fuentes, Boston College (Chile)
Catalina Abuyeres, Sergio Ceppi (Chile)
Milena Koljanin, Boston College (Chile)
Estefania Vasquez, Castro (Chile)
Romina Valenzuela, Santiago (Chile)

Paraguay:
Ilda Pena, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Maria Mercado, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Tamara Insfran, Bizkaia (Spain), Cumberland (NAIA)
Claudia Aponte, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)
Marta Peralta, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Astrid Huttemann, Libertad (Paraguay), Union (DII)
Johanna Ghiringhelli, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)
Maria Caraves, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Andrea Gomez, Sol de America (Paraguay)
Melina Perez, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)
Rocio Insfran, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)
Natalia Quevedo, San Jose (Paraguay)

Peru:
Lorena Garcia, Regatas (Peru), Northwest Vista (JC)
Daniela Porras, Regatas (Peru)
Fiorella Debenedetti, Centro Naval (Peru)
Daniela Scamarone, Regatas (Peru)
Ana Farfan, Real Club (Peru)
Alessandra Vera, Regatas (Peru)
Mariel Quiroz, Centro Naval (Peru)
Gabriela Duarte, Regatas (Peru)
Maria Plasencia, Real Club (Peru), Redlands (JC)
Ximena Vega, Real Club (Peru)
Natalia Gomez, Regatas (Peru)
Belen Cueto, Real Club (Peru)

Brazil:
Carina Dos Santos, Colinas (Brazil)
Debora Fernandes, Americana (Brazil)
Joice Dos Santos, Americana (Brazil)
Patricia Teixeira, Ourinhos (Brazil)
Taina Mayara, Recife (Brazil)
Jacqueline Silvestre, Santo Andre (Brazil)
Tatiane Pacheco, Recife (Brazil)
Clarissa Dos Santos, Americana (Brazil)
Isabela Lyra, Sao Jose (Brazil)
Fabiana Caetano, Sao Jose (Brazil)
Karina Da Silva, Sao Jose (Brazil)
Izabela De Andrade, Recife (Brazil)

Ecuador:
Tatiana Patino, UTE (Ecuador)
Marjorie Caicedo, UTE (Ecuador)
Rossana Pazmino, Santa Maria (Ecuador)
Liliana Angulo, Quevedo (Ecuador)
Maria Vinueza, UTE (Ecuador)
Dayanna Salcedo, UTE (Ecuador)
Leyda Macias, UTE (Ecuador)
Maria Mora, UTE (Ecuador)
Stephany Pena, UTE (Ecuador)
Doris Lasso, Santa Maria (Ecuador)
Anabel Barahona, UTE (Ecuador)
Maria Mogollon, UTE (Ecuador)

Uruguay:
Cindy Ezquiaga, Aguada (Uruguay)
Fiorella Martinelli, Malvin (Uruguay)
Maria Guadalupe, Malvin (Uruguay)
Florencia Spinelli, Malvin (Uruguay)
Camila Dos Santos, Verdirrojo (Uruguay)
Maria Pereyra, Guarulhos (Brazil)
Renee Dall'Orto, Aguada (Uruguay)
Sabina Bello, Malvin (Uruguay)
Florencia Sergio, Malvin (Uruguay)
Juliana Dibarboure, Malvin (Uruguay)
Maria Midaglia, Aguada (Uruguay)
Florencia Somma, Malvin (Uruguay)

Venezuela:
Cynthia Polanco, Bucaneras (Venezuela)
Roselis Silva, Arkansas Tech (DII)
Yosimar Corrales, Guerreras (Venezuela)
Irena Tazon
Ivaney Marquez, Bucanaeras (Venezuela), Grayson County (JC)
Daniela Wallen, Independence (JC)
Lusiana Ortega, Llaneras (Venezuela)
Mariana Duran, Yaracuyanas (Venezuela)
Cleyder Blanco, Weatherford (JC)
Edicta Blanco, Potras (Venezuela)
Waleska Perez, Weatherford (JC)
Siuly Marcano, Aurinegrs (Venezuela)

awhom111

08-17-2014, 01:25 AM

On the final day of the group stages of the South American Championships for Women, Paraguay started Group A action with a 71-42 win over Peru. In the win, ex-NAIA player Tamara Insfran had 14 points. Argentina beat Chile 74-60 to top the group. Ex-Clemson player Sthefany Thomas had 17 points in the win while Ziomara Morrison, the only player in the tournament with WNBA experience, did everything she could for her team with 30 points and 18 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
Standings: Argentina 3-0, Chile 2-1, Paraguay 1-2, Peru 0-3

In Group B, Venezuela beat Uruguay 72-43. A couple of JC players led the way in the win as Daniela Wallen had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Waleska Perez had 12 points. Brazil was not at their sharpest at time, but they beat the hosts 72-49.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10348&t=KILVEOLEQC
Standings: Brazil 3-0, Venezuela 2-1, Ecuador 1-2, Uruguay 0-3

Here are the matchups for Sunday:

Semifinals:
Argentina vs Venezuela
Brazil vs Chile
5th Place:
Paraguay vs Uruguay
Ecuador vs Peru

awhom111

08-18-2014, 12:45 AM

There was another set of Eurobasket qualifiers for teams not already participating in next summer's tournament.

In Group A, Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Iceland 72-62 at home in a game with somewhat unusual quarter splits. Mirza Teletovic continues his reign as one of the better players involved in qualifying as he led his team with 29 points and 12 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-A-3-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

In Group B, Israel won 100-84 in Bulgaria. The two NBA players on the team had solid efforts as Omri Casspi had 19 points and Gal Mekel had 16 points and 7 assists with ex-West Virginia player D'Or Fischer, the latest naturalized player for the team, had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Yotam Halperin, who was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in 2006, had 11 points. The Netherlands went on the road and stunned Montenegro 65-60. Ex-Oregon State player Roeland Schaftenaar had 18 points in the win.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-B-5-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group C, Germany used a balanced effort to beat Luxembourg 109-49. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player Elias Harris and ex-Iowa State player Lucca Staiger had 12 points each. At home, Austria surprised Poland 83-81.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-C-6-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group D, Belgium won easily at home, beating Denmark 71-50. Macedonia went to Belarus and won 81-70. Their newest naturalized player, ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix, had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-D-6-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group E, Georgia had a tougher than expected game in Portugal, but eventually forced the game into overtime and won 91-90. In the win, current NBA player Zaza Pachulia had 25 points and 9 rebounds, departing NBA player Tornika Shengalia had 20 points, ex-Troy player Levan Patsatsia had 14 points, and Viktor Sanikidze, whose rights are held by the San Antonio Spurs, had 10 points and 13 rebounds. The Czech Republic held off Hungary 66-63 at home. In the win, ex-NBA player Jiri Welsch had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Patrik Auda, who just finished at Seton Hall, had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-E-5-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group F, Sweden went to Slovakia and just managed to hold on to a 75-72 win. Ex-Northern Arizona player Joakim Kjellbom had 13 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Latvia eased past Romania 88-65 at home. In the loss, ex-American University player Vlad Moldoveanu had 17 points and ex-Clemson player Catalin Baciu had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-F-5-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html
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In Group G, Italy pounded the suddenly shorthanded Switzerland 90-60. In the win, recent draft pick Alessandro Gentile had 17 points and NBA player Luigi Datome had 15 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_9318-G-3-3.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundI D_9318.teamID_.html

The South American Championship for Women action started with the battle for 5th place. Paraguay beat Uruguay 77-59 in the first game as ex-DII player Astrid Huttemann had 14 points. The hosts beat Peru 80-54 in the next game. In the loss, ex-JC player Maria Plasencia had 16 points.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10349&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10349&t=KILVEOLEQC

In the first semifinal, Argentina controlled the second half to beat Venezuela 75-54. Ex-Clemson player Sthefany Thomas had 16 points in the win while JC player Daniela Wallen had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. Brazil won the second semifinal 91-58 over Chile. As the lone former WNBA player in the tournament, Ziomara Morrison had another 23 points and 11 rebounds, but it was not enough.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10350&t=KILVEOLEQC
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10350&t=KILVEOLEQC

Final Day Matchups:
1st: Argentina vs Brazil
3rd: Venezuela vs Chile
5th: Paraguay vs Ecuador
7th: Uruguay vs Peru

awhom111

08-19-2014, 01:07 AM

It was the last day of the South American Championships for Women as teams looked to qualify for next summer's tournament in Canada for Olympic qualification.

In the 7th place game, Uruguay beat Peru 70-57. In the loss, ex-JC player Maria Plasencia finished a solid tournament with 19 points.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10351&t=KILVEOLEQC

For 5th place, the hosts needed overtime to beat Paraguay 71-68 in what could be a critical result depending on whether or not the United States wins in Turkey.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10351&t=KILVEOLEQC

Venezuela beat Chile 72-54 in the 3rd place game. In the win, ex-JC player Ivaney Marquez had 17 points and DII player Roselis Silva had 10 points. Ziomara Morrison had another strong effort, but her team lost despite her 36 points and 13 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10351&t=KILVEOLEQC

Brazil beat Argentina 59-47 for the title with a solid fourth quarter as they look to prepare for the upcoming tournament in Turkey.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10351&t=KILVEOLEQC

Final Standings:
Brazil
Argentina
Venezuela
Chile
Ecuador
Paraguay
Uruguay
Peru

awhom111

08-21-2014, 01:01 AM

There was another set of Eurobasket qualifiers as the picture is becoming a little clearer.

In Group A, Great Britain decided to confirm that the first game was not a fluke by losing to Iceland again, this time at home 71-69. Eric Boateng did not play. Ex-Duquesne player Kieron Achara had 15 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Villanova player Andrew Sullivan and ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 10 points each.
Boxscore:
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In Group B, the Netherlands beat Bulgaria 66-57 as ex-Oregon State player Roeland Schaftenaar had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Israel went to Montenegro and won 80-65. In the win, the two NBA players lifted their team as Omri Casspi had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Gal Mekel had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists with newly naturalized ex-West Virginia player D'Or Fischer adding 12 points. Naturalized ex-Washington State player Taylor Rochestie had 13 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
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In Group C, Austria avoided undoing the rest of their good work by eventually beating Luxembourg 80-71 on the road. Ex-DII player Tom Schumacher had 19 points in the loss. Poland won 88-76 in Germany. In the win, ex-Cincinnati player Adam Hrycaniuk had 15 points while Dennis Schroder had 20 points and 7 assists in the loss.
Boxscores:
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In Group D, Belarus went to Denmark and won 73-66. Belgium held off Macedonia 63-60 at home. In the win, Axel Hervelle, who was drafted 52nd by the Denver Nuggets in 2009 before his rights were later traded to the Houston Rockets, had 11 points and 10 rebounds and ex-UAB player Wen Mukubu had 11 points. Naturalized ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix had 14 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
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In Group E, Hungary beat Portugal 65-52 at home as their naturalized player Dontay Thomas formerly of LaSalle had 12 points. The Czech Republic beat Georgia 86-67 at home. In the win, Tomas Satoransky, the 32nd pick of the Washington Wizards in 2012, had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, ex-NBA player Jiri Welsch had 13 points, and Patrik Auda, now done at Seton Hall, had 12 points. In the loss, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia and Viktor Sanikidze, the 42nd pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2004 before a draft day trade to the San Antonio Spurs, had 17 points each and Zaza Pachulia had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
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In Group F, Romania came back to beat Slovakia 90-86 at home. Latvia needed overtime at home to beat Sweden 79-76. Ex-Northern Arizona player Joakim Kjellbom had 19 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
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In Group G, Russia finally got their win by thumping Switzerland 101-56 at home. In the win, Sergey Karasev had 14 points.
Boxscore:
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awhom111

08-25-2014, 01:07 AM

There is only one set of Eurobasket qualifiers left after Sunday's games:

Eric Boateng and Great Britain finished with a 74-68 loss in Bosnia and Herzegovina to end a disappointing campaign. Eric had 11 points in 24 minutes. Ben Mockford of St. Francis had 19 points, ex-Duquesne player Kieron Achara had 13 points, and ex-LIU player Kyle Johnson had 12 points. Mirza Teletovic continued his strong campaign with 25 points.
Boxscore:
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In Group B, Israel beat the Netherlands 83-60 in a game moved to Cyprus. In the win, Omri Casspi had 22 points and 8 rebounds and Gal Mekel had 16 points and 6 assists with 2006 Seattle second round pick Yotam Halperin adding 12 points. Montenegro won 84-73 in Bulgaria. In the win, naturalized ex-Washington State player Taylor Rochestie had 17 points.
Boxscores:
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In Group C, Germany beat Austria 88-69 at home after a decisive fourth quarter. Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 6 assists. Poland smashed Luxembourg 100-64. Szymon Szewczyk, whose rights are held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 17 points in the win.
Boxscores:
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In Group D, Belgium went to Belarus and eased to a 99-73 win. In the win, naturalized ex-Hawaii player Matt Lojeski had 28 points, Axel Hervelle, whose rights are held by the Houston Rockets, had 16 points and 8 assists, and ex-UAB player Wen Mukubu had 14 points. Macedonia pounded Denmark 80-46 at home. Naturalized ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
Boxscores:
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In Group E, the Czech Republic went to Portugal and won 75-61. In the win, 2012 Washington Wizards second round pick Tomas Satoransky had 18 points and 7 rebounds and Patrik Auda, who just finished at Seton Hall, had 11 points. Georgia beat Hungary 79-59 at home. In the win, ex-NBA player Tornike Shengalia had 26 points and 8 rebounds, Zaza Pachulia had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Duda Sanadze of San Diego had 13 points, and Viktor Sanikidze, whose rights are held by the San Antonio Spurs, had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Naturalized ex-LaSalle player Dontay Thomas had 12 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
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In Group F, Romania just managed to do enough to hang on in Sweden for an 88-86 win and a critical result. In the win ex-American University player Vlad Moldoveanu had 22 points and ex-Clemson player Catalin Baciu had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Ex-Northern Arizona player Joakim Kjellbom had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Latvia went to Slovakia and took care of business with an 89-65 win.
Boxscores:
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In Group G, Russia increased their chances by going to Italy and coming back late for a 72-68 win. Timofey Mozgov had 20 points and 7 rebounds in the win. Recent second round pick Alessandro Gentile had 23 points and Luigi Datome had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
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awhom111

08-28-2014, 01:06 AM

Eurobasket qualifiers finished so the rest of the teams who will play in a to be determined European nation next summer are now set.

In Group A, the two teams could have had a mutually beneficial arrangement to allow a simple Iceland win at home in the last game of the day, but Bosnia and Herzegovina did come back to win 78-70. They did manage to move on once the final results were all tabulated.
Boxscore:
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Standings: Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-0, Iceland 2-2, Great Britain 0-4

In Group B, Israel lost their lead in the second half to Bulgaria for a 69-61 defeat in Cyprus, but were already going to the take the top spot in the group to qualify. In the win, Lior Eliyahu, whose rights are held by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 16 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Davidson player Jake Cohen had 11 points and 5 rebounds. The Netherlands beat Montenegro 68-55 at home behind 14 points and 8 rebounds from ex-Oregon State player Roeland Schaftenaar, but had to wait until all of the games were finished to find out if they were moving on.
Boxscores:
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Standings: Israel 4-2, Netherlands 4-2, Montenegro 3-3, Bulgaria 1-5

In Group C, Germany controlled the second half to win 118-66 in Luxembourg. This result had no bearing on their qualification, but other results put them in favorable position. Dennis Schroder had 10 points and 7 assists in the win while ex-DII player Tom Schumacher had 10 points in the loss. Poland needed overtime to beat Austria 90-85 at home. In the win, Przemyslaw Karnowski of Gonzaga had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Boxscores:
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Standings: Poland 5-1, Germany 4-2, Austria 3-3, Luxembourg 0-6

In Group D, Belgium took the top spot in the group by winning 77-63 in Denmark. In the win, Axel Hervelle, whose rights are held by the Houston Rockets, had 24 points and 12 rebounds. Macedonia held off Belarus 72-66 at home, with their record enough to move on as one of the second place teams. Naturalized ex-Macedonia player Richard Hendrix had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
Boxscores:
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Standings: Belgium 5-1, Macedonia 5-1, Belarus 2-4, Denmark 0-6

In Group E, Georgia took care of business at home against Portugal 71-59, but were mainly waiting on other results to make sure they were in. In the win, Viktor Sanikidze, whose rights are held by the San Antonio Spurs, had 20 points and 8 rebounds, Zaza Pachulia had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists, and Duda Sanadze of San Diego had 14 points. Hungary used a strong second half to beat the Czech Republic 83-68 at home, but it was not enough to move the tiebreaker back into their favor, eliminating themselves and pushing Georgia through. The Czechs, who got 18 points from Washington Wizards 2012 second round pick Tomas Satoransky, had to wait for the rest of the games to be played. Naturalized ex-LaSalle player Dontay Thomas had 14 points in the win.
Boxscores:
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Standings: Georgia 4-2, Czech Republic 4-2, Hungary 4-2, Portugal 0-6

In Group F, Latvia took the top spot by winning 82-70 in Romania, leaving their hosts a long wait for other results. In the loss, former American University player Vlad Moldoveanu had 18 points. Sweden avoided complete embarrassment by at least edging Slovakia 83-77 at home. In the win, ex-Northern Arizona player Joakim Kjellbom had 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscores:
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Standings: Latvia 6-0, Romania 4-2, Sweden 2-4, Slovakia 0-6

In Group G, Italy went to Switzerland and won 80-65 to take the top spot in the group, although idle Russia remained in a solid position. Luigi Datome had 24 points and 7 rebounds in the win.
Boxscore:
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Standings: Italy 3-1, Russia 2-2, Switzerland 1-3

After all the games were complete, one second place team would be out of luck and it ended up being Romania. Here are all the teams in the field, with all teams left out having no chance at Olympic qualification: France, Lithuania, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Finland, Greece, Turkey, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Poland, Belgium, Georgia, Latvia, Italy, Macedonia, Russia, Germany, Iceland, Czech Republic, Netherlands.