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What’s missing from FIBA’s World Championship ad campaign?
So the Euroleague season is over and, though domestic league action is still with us for a couple months longer (BallinEurope’s “European Champions” feature is coming soon), something of that international competition spirit is missing for the nonce – at least until the FIBA World Championships in August and September! And so the high-profile FIBA […]
Must-see IPTV: This week's FIBA Basketball TV
Call it “Must See IPTV.” FIBA TV’s weekly “FIBA Basketball TV” program this week is heavy on the European flavor and spiced heavily with NBA names. Segments to watch include: 00.45: Theo Papaloukas and the rest of the recently-named Euroleague All-Decade Team. 09.00: Several superdupermegastars like Dwyane Wade, Pau Gasol and Sarunas Jasikevicius hype up […]
Alba Torrens to Team USA, Australia: Bring it
According to FIBA, Alba Torrens has no fear. In a brief profile piece over at the governing body’s official website, the 20-year-old 2009 EuroBasket Women standout is looking forward to meeting the world’s powerhouses in next year’s FIBA Worlds. “I would like to face the USA because you always want to play a game against […]
In Houston, exit Von Wafer, enter David Andersen
As Von Wafer exited the scene in Texas to come to Greece, the Houston Rockets officially completed a multi-year deal with Team Australia’s David Andersen. Andersen is well-known to Euroleague devotees as a member of Virtus Bologna, Montepaschi Siena, CSKA Moscow, and most recently FC Barcelona since coming to play European basketball in 1999. Andersen […]
European experts predict USA to win the Olympics
In a joint poll run by ACB.com and BallinEurope.com, fourteen European based basketball experts were asked for their most likely to happen final ranking of the 2008 Olympic Games. And it is Team USA that got the most votes.
The Olympics are just around the corner
Only a few days are left before the Olympic Games start in Beijing. On 8/8/2008 at 8.08, the opening ceremony will be the start of another exciting event. And of course, the basketball tournament will be our main target here at BallinEurope.com.