FIBA Asia 2015: Philippines stuns Iran

Action in the FIBA Asia 2015 heated up yesterday as a heavy favorite fell to a dark horse in Group E. The Philippines played their hearts out and took down tournament juggernaut, Iran 87-73. The win secured a quarterfinals berth for the Philippines and are in line to be the top seed entering the knockout round.…

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FIBA Asia Championship Preview

In less than 24 hours the FIBA Asia Championship 2015 will tip-off in Changsha, China. The Americas, African and European championships are already in the books and it is now time for countries from the Asian region to do battle on the hardwood and determine their which nations will punch their tickets to the 2016…

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Kristaps Porzingis Drafted by The Knicks

The 2015 NBA Draft is now in the books and there were more than a few surprises. Some pleasant, some not as much. Firstly, despite the cross-team communication that was going on days leading up to the draft, no “blockbuster” deals took place. As expected, the Minnesota Timberwolves went ahead and picked Karl-Anthony Towns first…

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Sim Bhullar back with Kings

The Sacramento Kings have brought back Indian-Canadian giant Sim Bhullar (226 cm, New Mexico State’14) this 2014/15 season. He was originally picked up by the NBA club early in the season, but was released in October 2014. The big man then headed to the NBA D-League, where he signed with the Reno Bighorns. Sim played…

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Robbie Sihota inks with Fribourg

Swiss Fribourg Olympic (LNA) landed Robbie Sihota (201 cm, University of Calgary’10) for 2014-15 season. The 27-year old Canadian forward with roots in India, moved to Switzerland after two seasons in a row (3 in total) in the Netherlands. During the 2010/2011 season the 198 cm forward wass even top rebounder of the Dutch Basketball…

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Iran takes 2014 FIBA Asia Cup crown

Wuhan, China – Iran has come out victorious in the 5th FIBA Asia Cup. They defeated Chinese Taipei, 89-79. The Philippine team took home the bronze medal after a tightly contested battle against cup hosts China, 80-79. This is Iran’s second regional championship in less than a year. They also won the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships…

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India wins SABA Championship

India is once again the title holder of the SABA Championship after beating host nation Nepal 74-41 to claim its second title in the three year old event. Created by the South Asian Basketball Association, the SABA Championship is a gateway for FIBA Asia into the wider Asian Cup. India won the inaugural event in…

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FIBA Asia: Final day of R2 to determine QFs

As the penultimate day of Round 2 in the FIBA Asia Championships wrapped up on Tuesday, the final spots in the quarterfinals were set to be determined on the final day. At the end of the day in Group E Chinese Taipei, the Phillippines, and Qatar had secured spots in the QFs, but Jordan and…

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FIBA Asia: China gets much needed win

Group F China vs. Kazakhstan, 73:67 In the second stage of the ongoing men’s FIBA Asia Championship being held in Manila, Philippines; the Chinese National Team was able to bounce back after suffering two losses during the preliminary round. It wasn’t an easy task for China as they faced a formidable foe in the undefeated…

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FIBA Asia: Iran and Taiwan still unbeaten

The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Asia Championships are now over. After three days of action only four teams remain undefeated and they are Iran, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Qatar. While Iran and Kazakhstan were expected to fare well, Taiwan has emerged as a dark horse bet to win the tournament after their thrilling upset win…

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