FIBA U16 European Championship: France takes gold

France defeated home team Montenegro to claim the gold medal at the FIBA U16 European Championship. Les Bleus claims its third title in success and stopped Montenegro winning its first crown as an independent country. After a week of classy U16 hoops, the final lived up to billing by pitting the home team against a…

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FIBA Europe U16: France and Montenegro reach final

The final of the FIBA Europe U16 Championship 2017 has been set and will be contested between France and Montenegro. The gold medal game will tip off on Saturday after France overcame Croatia and Montenegro took out Serbia in the final four on Friday. This is an important finale as it puts Montenegro in the…

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U18 European Championships final four locked

The semi-finals of the U18 European Championships have been set after a day of quality hoops in Slovakia. The quarterfinals provided plenty of thrills and spills as the best young players in Europe duked it out for the final four. Lying ahead is a weekend of elite action where the champion will be decided on…

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U18 European Championships: Round of 16 set

The group stage of the FIBA U18 European Championships are now in the books and 16 teams remain to face off in the next phase of the tournament. To say that competition is tight in this event would be an understatement. Only one team managed to escape the group stage without having to swallow the…

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Spain clinches U16 European Championships

Spain may have slipped in the semifinal of the Olympics last weekend, but the nation’s young player were tasting glory. The country clinched the gold in the FIBA U16 European Championships with a narrow 74-72 win over Lithuania in the final. It was Spain’s first taste of U16 glory since success in 2013. The Iberian…

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FIBA U18 European Championships Division C: Semis set

Andorra and Kosovo continued to set the pace in the FIBA U18 European Championships Division C on Tuesday. Both nations collected wins to stay undefeated in the competition through Day 5. However, these was plenty of other games too, with much to discuss. Azerbaijan went big in its encounter against Monaco, collecting a comfortable win.…

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FIBA Europe lifts sanctions on National Federations

The FIBA Europe Board has taken the important decision to lift the ban on national teams, allowing them to play in the upcoming European Championships. Several national teams had been banned from Eurobasket 2017 due to the ongoing fight for control over European competitions being fought between FIBA Europe and the Euroleague. The original punishment…

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Euroleague Basketball sends FIBA peace proposal

Euroleague Basketball (ULEB) has sent a peace offering proposal to FIBA Europe in a bid to end the political war that has engulfed European Basketball over recent weeks. The body, which organizes both the Euroleague and Eurocup has been locked in a stalemate with FIBA Europe over the creation of a Basketball Champions League. FIBA…

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FIBA Europe responds to national federation feedback

The political war between FIBA Europe and the ULEB continues and national basketball federations continue to be caught in the middle of the fight. The organization has now evaluated domestic plans from 14 national bodies who were threatened with a ban from international FIBA run competitions. Last month FIBA took drastic action in its bid…

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FIBA U16 European Quarterfinal preview

The last eight nations are lining up for the FIBA U16 European Quarterfinal as the search for a 2015 European champion continues, but who will get gold? There are even match ups aplenty in the first knock out stage of the competition as the pursuit for gold heats up. There’s a lot to look forward…

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