Spain 78 – Poland 63 Spain came out strong and dominated Poland most of the game during the last game of the first round of the tournament. Struggling throughout the first game and a tough loss to Montenegro, Spain routed their best game yet and are headed to the second round of the Eurobasket Championships. [...]
Spain started the game with strong and solid defense that gave them a 7-0 lead over the Germans and closing out the first period with a 21-12 lead to begin the Eurobasket campaign. Top performances by veteran Elisa Aguilar and Alba Torrens who lead Spain in scoring. Amaya Valdemoro had a very great performance despite [...]
FC Barcelona earned the ACB title tonight with a hard fight from Basket Bilbao (64-55). Juan Carlos Navarro is possibly the greatest Barca player ever lived, with six ACB championship titles under his belt. Navarro was crowned the ACB 2011 Playoff MVP. Box Score Video
FC Barcelona has a 2-0 lead in the five game series against surprise team Bilbao. Averaging 74 points in both Game 1 and Game 2, FC Barcelona could close out tonight as the 2011 ACB Champions. With Juan Carlos Navarro playing at his best and the defensive pressure of Barcelona, Bilbao has had no changes [...]
The 2011 ACB Final between FC Barcelona and Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (BBB), will be covered and broadcasted online with Orange ACB 360 and Teledeporte for over 80 countries worldwide. This year’s surprise team Bizkaia Bilbao Basket will look to take the thunder away from favorites FC Barcelona. Check the acb final schedule and tv information [...]
After the Los Angeles Lakers were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs, Spanish superstar Pau Gasol said that he is planning to play for the Spain National Team in the upcoming EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania. Gasol, who did not play for Spain during the past two off-seasons, said on [...]
Head coach José Ignacio and the Spanish Basketball Federation has released the 2011 Spain Womens National Team Roster for the Eurobasket campaign in Poland held in June. Spain is one of the favorites at the tournament, along with neighboring country France. Below is the team roster. A total of 14 players will travel to Poland, [...]
Perfumerías Avenidas makes history while dethroning former league Champions Ros Casares. Avenidas was challenged by Ros Casares and of course their home crowd. However, in the second game of the series they managed to tough it out with a 5pt win (890-85) and won the second title in their history in this competition. Only 18 [...]
Halcón Avenida Avendia 68 – Spartak Moscow 50 Halcon Avenida had the taste of the Euroleague Final last year as they reached the final, however fell short. A year later, new building stones with new head coach, Lucas Mondelo with an addition of a few all-stars, Avenida was able to overcome the powerhouse of Russia, [...]
Real Madrid controlled the entire second half to score a series-clinching 66-58 victory over Power Electronics Valencia in Game Five of their Quarterfinal series on Thursday in Madrid. Carlos Suarez had a productive night as he finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Clay Tucker also added 12 points for Real Madrid, who bounced [...]
Perfumerías Avenida finished the regular season on top as leader #1 during the Spanish Women’s League (Liga Femenina). Winning the battle against rival Ros Casares in the classification by two points. Next week, both teams will prepare for the Euroleague Final Four respectively. The match up will be higher as ever, as Perfumerías Avenida has [...]
With their backs against the wall, Power Electronics Valencia made huge plays in the second half to force a deciding Game Five with a hard-earned 81-72 victory over Real Madrid on Thursday night at the Pabellon Fuente De San Luis. Omar Cook led Valencia’s furious attack scoring 16 points to go with seven assists and [...]
Real Madrid scored a huge win on Tuesday night, but Regal Barcelona and Caja Laboral suffered a different fate, losing their respective matches in the ongoing EuroLeague Men’s Playoffs. With their series tied at one game apiece, Real Madrid scored a huge road win after outlasting Power Electronics Valencia, 75-66, in Game Three to take [...]
Sponsored by Bankia, the 2011 Spain basketball jerseys were revealed and accepted by Scariolo, Claver, Valdemoro and Aguilar. Spain’s national team coach Sergio Scariolo and Victor Claver were the representatives for the men, while players of Ecopolis Rivas, Amaya Valdemoro and Elisa Aguilar, represented the women’s team. Both teams will participate in the 2011 Eurobasket [...]
In a ceremony filled with endearing personalities from different fields related to the world of Spanish basketball, represented by its chief executive, José Luis Sáez, wanted to pay tribute to the glorious decade in its history. Ten years of which seven were attended by Jaime Lissavetzky as Secretary of State for Sport so that, [...]
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!
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
More coming soon!
2011 Euroleague Women’s Champion
Highlights Copa de la Reina 2011 (Rivas Champion)
Video highlights from Spain vs USA (Global Community Cup) 85-86
Video highlights directly from the Copa de la Reina in Zaragoza. Ros Casares win over yet again Perfumerias Avenida.
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.
Rudy Fernandez 2009 All-Star Dunk Contest 42 points.
