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FIBA World Cup: USA make a statement with 114-54 rout of Finland
It was the World Cup newcomers vs the World and Olympic champions. Team USA entered a cauldron in Bilbao and wrecked all before them. Emmet Ryan reports on a dominant display by the tournament favourites but one that shows they is still room for improvement. This arena was just nuts. A full 40 minutes before […]
VIDEO: We go First Person with Susijengi
We promised you first person videos with the Epson Moverio Smart Glasses at the FIBA World Cup and here you go. First up it’s Susijengi taking over Bilbao earlier today ahead of their first every match at the FIBA World Cup against the USA. We’ll take another when the fans fill the arena later tonight. […]
Gran Canaria gets the Phantom treatment for USA vs Slovenia
The NBA Phantom videos are always fun, although we long for one involving the most boring acts in basketball (Phantom scorers table, make it happen) and the super slow motion cameras were out to find the best bits from the USA’s win over Slovenia in FIBA World Cup warm-up action.
Basketball World Cup of Beer: The Final – USA vs France
After three weeks, there’s only one thing left to decide. We started with 24 beers, one for each of the nations in the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Now, we find out who takes the title in the final of the Basketball World Cup of Beer. It’s the USA vs France in the decider. […]
FIBA World Cup Preview – Group C
We’re going group by group with what you need to know to enjoy the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Today we’re looking at Group C. The teams Dominican Republic Qualified: Fourth place at 2013 FIBA Americas, they return to the World Cup for the first time since 1978. Finland Qualified: ANGRY BIRDS. Ok not […]
Highlights: USA win gold, Serbia take bronze at FIBA U17s
Saturday saw the climax of the 2014 FIBA Under 17 World Championship for men with the USA beating Australia 99-92 in an exciting gold medal game. Tournament MVP Malik Newman had a double-double as the USA claimed its third straight title at this grade.
FIBA U17: USA complete three-peat with 99-92 win over Australia
Australia came out playing far smarter basketball. Looking calm and confident, the Aussies were far slicker moving the ball around and had no trouble creating opening shots. Tom Wilson and Dejan Vasiljevic were particularly impressive with their movement inside and out to keep the American defence honest. After trading buckets early, Australia ran out into […]
Highlights: USA and Australia book their places in FIBA U17 final
The FIBA Under 17 World Championship for men final is a re-match of the 2012 decider as the United States take on Australia. The USA were pushed hard for half the game by Serbia in Friday’s first semi-final but Diamand Stone (12 points, 8 rebounds) and Josh Jackson (8 points, 11 rebounds) kept their bid […]
Josh Jackson did this, good luck everybody
FIBA are unfortunately a touch slow at doling out the highlights from the knockout stages of the World Under 17 championships. For those of you out of the loop, the United States were pushed hard before pulling away from Serbia in the first of today’s quarter finals. We don’t have a clip from that 89-68 […]
Basketball World Cup of Beer: Quarter finals – Part 1
We are in the latter stages of the 2014 Basketball World Cup of Beer. It began with 24 beers, one for each of the nations in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball. Now we’re down to the elite eight. It’s time to find out our first two semi-finalists. Here are your match-ups on day one […]
Basketball World Cup of Beer: Round 2 – Part 1
We’ve reached the knockout stages of the 2014 Basketball World Cup of Beer. The 24 nations from each of the nations in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball are each represented by a beer. Now only 16 remain. Today we’ll see 8 of those become 4 in our first set of second round match-ups. Here […]
Durant’s withdrawal a body blow for the FIBA World Cup
Kevin Durant’s withdrawal from Team USA may make the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball more competitive but it’s a disaster for the tournament, writes Emmet Ryan. He was the shield. The one thing that meant no matter what else happened, this tournament was elite. Withdrawals through injury, fatigue, or lack of interest have plagued […]