In preparation for the 2010 World Championships in Turkey, Spain will be facing the USA National Basketball Team and Lithuania National Team during a two day exhibition in Madrid. The tickets for the exhibition are on sale for August 22 with the following tentative schedule. Spain vs Lithuania - August 20th Spain vs USA- August 22nd Ticket Purchase [...]
Argentinian ACB player of Caja Laboral Tiago Splitter was named as the 2010 ACB MVP. Splitter was the 6th top scorer in the league with 15,7 points and 8th in rebounds at 6.6per game. This honor is the first for Splitter who has played six seasons in Spain.
The honors keep coming in for Ricky Rubio the young point guard from Spain. Rubio just after one day of winning the Euroleague Championship in Paris was named as the ACB Point Guard of the Year. Ricky Rubio was also named to the Ideal 5 Players of the ACB. This is his second year in [...]
FC Barcelona started strong and could not be held at any moment. Barcelona never trailed the game and has made history of their own. Juan Carlos Navarro was named the Euroleague 2010 Final Four MVP. Check out the highlights REGAL FC BARCELONA, 86 (28, 19, 17, 22): Rubio (9), Navarro (21), Mickeal (14), Lorbek (8), N’dong (7) [...]
Marc Gasol confirmed yesterday in the FIBA Turkey World Championships website that his brother Pau Gasol, the best Europeean basketball player in the world will not be participating in the 2010 World Championships in Turkey later this summer. “I have no doubts that Pau will not be there, regardless of the play-offs,” Marc said. “It has been [...]
Barcelona has been confirmed and selected as the official site of the 2014 World Basketball Championships. The games will be played in Palau Sant Jordi with capacity of 20,000 spectators. The decision was made by the FIBA Central Board in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Barcelona will host half of games competition beginning at the Eighth-Finals, Quarterfinals [...]
Barcelona 84 – Real Madrid 73 Juan Carlos Navarro was the key to the win against Madrid in the Euroleague Series against Real Madrid. During the first two games Navarro had very poor shooting percentages from behind the arc and tonight he proved that he was back & looking forward to the Final Four in Paris. [...]
FC Barcelona 68-61 Madrid FC Barcelona started the first game of the series against Real Madrid (Euroleague) very strong but the game was tight up until the last 5 minutes in the 4th quarter. Ricky Rubio opened the game with a behind the back pass to Mikeal who was the games savior in the last quarter. [...]
The FIBA World Championship Schedule in Turkey has been announced. Below are the groups for the first round of the competition of the 2010 World Basketball Championships. Group A (Kayseri): Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola Group B (Istanbul): Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA Group C (Ankara): China, Turkey, Russia, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Greece [...]
USA Basketball and the Spanish Basketball Federation announced that men’s world basketball powers United States and Spain will meet in an August exhibition game in Spain in preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Championship that is being held August 28-Sept. 12 in Turkey. The USA-Spain exhibition will be the first matchup between the two powers since [...]
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!
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Basketball – Baloncesto
Pass – Paso
Shot – Tiro
Foul – Falta
Free Throws – Tiros Libres
Zone – Zona
Dribble – Bota
Rebound – Rebote
Turnovers – Balones Perdido
Dunk – Mate
Wing Guard/Guard – Alero
Point Guard – Base
Center – Pivot
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Video highlights directly from the Copa de la Reina in Zaragoza. Ros Casares win over yet again Perfumerias Avenida.
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The city of Madrid had a parade and celebration for Spain’s Mens National Basketball Team on September 21st. Back from Poland with a Gold Medal for the country.
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Rudy Fernandez 2009 All-Star Dunk Contest 42 points.
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June 13th, Spain was the top team in the Olympic Qualifying games in Madrid to get a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Here is an interview by FIBA.
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Introduction to the 2007 Cupa de la Reina in Jerez, Espana.
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