Archive for category: News & Events

  • Qualifiers for 2012 Olympics

    News & Events October 4, 2011 7:50 pm no comments

    A glance at the automatic qualifiers for the 2012 Olympic Games. Men’s Teams How they qualified United States 2010 world champion Great Britain Host country Tunisia FIBA Africa champion China FIBA Asia champion Australia FIBA Oceania champion Argentina FIBA Americas champion Brazil FIBA Americas runner-up Spain Eurobasket champion France Eurobasket [...]

     
  • 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

    News & Events October 3, 2011 7:50 pm no comments

    This tournament will consist of 12 teams of where the top five teams earn a place in the Olympic Basketball tournament. It will be held from June 25 to July 1. The venue has yet to be determined. Competition Olympic Qualifying nations 2011 FIBA Europe Championship Croatia Czech Republic France [...]

     
  • FIBA Americas Women’s Awards

    News & Events October 3, 2011 7:45 pm no comments

    All-Tournament 1st Team G: Oyanaisy Gelis of Cuba G: Adriana Moises Pinto of Brazil F: Kimberley Smith of Canada F/C: Erica Sanchez of Argentina C: Erika De Souza of Brazil All-Tournament 2nd Team G: Carla Cortijo of Puerto Rico G: Erika Valek of Colombia G: Nicole Louden of Jamaica F/C: [...]

     
  • The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

    News & Events October 2, 2011 7:49 pm no comments

    The men’s basketball tournament will consist of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earn a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It will be held from 2 July to 8 July 2012 in a yet to be determined venue. Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Lithuania and Macedonia have confirmed [...]

     
  • Sullivan dominates in Season opener

    Sullivan dominates in Season opener

    News & Events October 1, 2011 7:45 pm no comments

    In his first game of the season for BC Prievidza of the Slovakia Men’s National Basketball League, Sullivan Phillips scored a total of 21 points in a 71 – 68 win over Handlova. Handlova held a 18 – 16 lead at the end of the first quarter, however Preievidza held [...]

     
  • Brazil qualifies for 2012 olympics

    News & Events October 1, 2011 7:43 pm 3 comments

    NEIVA (FIBA Americas Championship for Women) – Brazil cruised past Argentina in their latest title showdown on Saturday to clinch a spot at the London Games. In a rematch of the gold-medal game from two years ago, the Brazilians romped to a 74-33 victory. The nightmarish result ruined what had [...]

     
  • Marshall announces its 2011-12 Schedule

    Marshall announces its 2011-12 Schedule

    News & Events September 21, 2011 7:40 pm no comments

    Huntington, W.Va. – Marshall University women’s basketball team and Head Coach Royce Chadwick have announced the 2011-12 regular season schedule. The Herd will face 13 opponents who went beyond their conference tournament in postseason play throughout the duration of the 2010-11 season. Coach Chadwick noted, “We are excited about the [...]