FIBAtv - 2010 FIBA World Championship nail-biters

ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) – As the FIBA World Championship approaches tonight's climax, we have decided to look back at some of the classic games and the key game changing moments of the 2010 edition.   The preliminary round, held in Ankara, Izmir, Kayseri and ...

TUR/USA ? USA cruise past Turkey to end 16-year wait for World Championship crown

ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – The United States of America beat Turkey 81-64 to win the 2010 FIBA World Championship.   The result ended a 16-year wait for the USA, who had not won this tournament since 1994.   In the first official game ever between the two teams, Mike Kryzewski’s team gradually pulled away as Turkey ...

USA - Durant named tournament MVP

ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Team USA's Kevin Durant claimed the Most Valuable Player award at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Durant had a game-high 28 points in his team's 81-64 triumph over Turkey in the final on Sunday. The 21-year-old power forward won the honour - voted by international media representatives at Istanbul's Sinan ...

FIBA ? FIBA World Championship All Star Five announced

ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Stars from Argentina, Lithuania, Serbia, Turkey and the USA have been recognised for their outstanding tournaments with the All Star Five for the 2010 FIBA World Championship announced following Sunday's final between Turkey and the USA.   The All Star Five is made up of Luis Scola at centre, Linas ...

LTU/SRB ? Lithuania speed past Serbia to collect bronze

ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) – The speed and shooting of Lithuania has powered it to the bronze medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, defeating Serbia 99-88 with an unstoppable performance.   While Lithuania were far from favourites at the start of the tournament, they finished with an 8-1 record including victories over Spain, ...

FIBA - FIBA announces most successful Championship ever

ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – At the closing press conference of the FIBA World Championship FIBA Secretary General and IOC Member Patrick Baumann told media that this edition had been the most successful in the Championship’s 60 year history.   “We are on the point of closing the most successful FIBA World Championship ...

FIBA ? Class of 2010 enshrined in FIBA Hall of Fame

ISTANBUL (FIBA Hall of Fame) – Sixteen legendary basketball personalities hailing from 12 different countries were inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in Istanbul on Sunday.   The 2010 Class includes seven players and three coaches who combined for 14 Olympic medals and 15 FIBA World Championship medals.   National icons Oscar Schmidt, ...

ARG/ESP ? Argentina finishes in fifth place

ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Argentina finished in fifth place of the 2010 FIBA World Championship after winning over Spain 86-81 to open the last day of competition at the Sinan Erdem Dome. In the first quarter the Argentinean attack was more fluid, led from the perimeter by Carlos Delfino and Pablo Prigioni while Luis Scola and ...

CZE ? Vecerova leaves national team on a high

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) – Ivana Vecerova has decided to call it a day with the Czech Republic and will retire from playing basketball all together after this season with Valosun Brno.   The 31-year-old center, a European champion in 2005, just helped the Czechs capture a silver medal at the FIBA World Championship ...

USA ? Success sweet as a player and even sweeter as a coach for Gillom

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - When a team has as many stars as the USA women, it's easy to overlook some of the others who often make the difference between winning and losing.   Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tamika Catchings and coach Geno Auriemma were in the spotlight from start to finish in the Czech Republic, where the ...

USA ? Auriemma relieved and proud

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) – Only one result was going to be acceptable for the United States in the Czech Republic at the FIBA World Championship for Women the past 11 days.   It was gold or bust for the Americans and their coach Geno Auriemma.   After another wonderful night in Karlovy Vary where fans ...

USA/CZE - A golden effort as Team USA beat Czechs to world title

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - The United States can finally forget the disappointment of 2006 in Brazil after beating the Czech Republic on Sunday in the gold medal game at the FIBA World Championship for Women. The Americans, who were upset by Russia four years ago in the Semi-Finals and had to settle for bronze, completed an ...

CZE ? Horakova named MVP

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - There were a lot of stars to shine at the FIBA World Championship for Women but five were the brightest. A panel of selected journalists and experts have selected Hana Horakova of the Czech Republic as the tournament’s most valuable player. The veteran point guard is also in the All-Star ...

ESP/BLR ? Mission accomplished for bronze-medal winning Spain

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship for Women) - Spain reached the podium at the FIBA World Championship for Women for the first time ever on Sunday by beating Belarus in the bronze-medal game. Beaten soundly by the United States in their Semi-Final less than 24 hours before, Spain bounced back to win 77-68. The team got huge lifts from Sancho ...

CZE - FIBA considers lowering rim for women's basketball

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship) - FIBA are going to take a serious look at lowering the rim for women's basketball. The announcement came on Sunday, shortly before the start of the bronze medal game at the FIBA World Championship for Women between Spain and Belarus. FIBA have held a conference on women's basketball in Karlovy Vary this ...

AUS - Tully Bevilaqua announces retirement from national team as Australia finish fifth

KARLOVY VARY (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Australia finished the FIBA World Championship on a high with a 74-62 victory over France to clinch fifth place on Sunday. The Opals saw their title defense ended in the Quarter-Finals by Belarus but hit back to beat Russia and then overcame France. Australia veteran Lauren Jackson had a game-high 13 ...

GER - Pangos, Ponitka, Beal, Mc Adoo and Karnowski named All-Tournament Five

HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship) - The All-Tournament Five for the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship includes two gold medalist, two silever medalists and one bronze medalist. Kevin Pangos of Canada, who was instrumental in his team's impressive third place finish, of Canada was named best point guard of the Championship. Beautifully controlling ...

USA/POL ? Red, white and blue ? and Gold!

HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship) – The United States of America are the first ever winner of the FIBA U17 World Championship. In an entertaining gold medal game the squad from coach Don Showalter emerged as being a deserving winner. The final score of 111-80 meant nothing less than an eighth victory in eight games. Runner-up Poland came into this ...

ESP - U17 Spain coach says it's the little things that count

HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship) - Last year the Spanish national team won the FIBA Europe U16 Championship. However, this year has been a whole new game. With their biggest loss by ten and closest buzzer beating nail biting loss by two the Spanish team has not been able to "do the little things that win games." Spain has proven to produce ...

POL/USA - FIBA U17 World Championship final preview

HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship) - The freakish heat has been a feature of this inaugural edition of the FIBA U17 World Championship and with an eagerly awaited gold medal game between Poland and the USA sheduled for 16:00 CET, temperatures are set to soar further still.

FIBA TV - FIBAtv.com to broadast both FIBA U17 World Championship medal games

HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship) - At approximately 18:00 CET the gold medal winner of the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship will throw their hands up in celebration. But before that there are two mouth-watering games on the cards, both available to view on FIBAtv.com. In the game for bronze, Lithuania face up to Canada (13:30 CET), in a game ...

GER ? FIBA U17 World Championship quotes of the day: Day 7

HAMBURGH (2010 FIBA U17 World Championship) - Today’s action culminated in two excellent semi-finals, while the two finalists are now known. Sunday afternoon at 16:00 CET, the USA will face off against Poland as one of these two undefeated teams will remain so and grab gold, while for the others the will most likely be tears – and silver. All ...

GER - USA and Poland set to go for gold

HAMBURG (2010 FIBA U17 World Championship) - In the first semi-finals between Canada and the United States of America, the group B runner-up came back twice from double-digit deficits, but fell late 83-103 to their continental rivals. Canada fell behind by 20 points at the beginning of the second quarter 17-37, but Kevin Pangos (17 points) would not ...

GER - Press fast Forward, please (1/2)

Bennet just wants to "attack the glass" HAMBURG (FIBA U17 World Championship) - Grab a rebound, give the outlet pass. Set a screen, roll down to the low block. Move to the perimeter, open the lane for slashing guards. Stay near the baseline, create space for hot-handed shooters. Got it? Being a forward is way more than just playing inside ...

CHN ? Li named MVP of FIBA U17 World Championship Women

TOULOUSE/RODEZ (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – Meng Li of China was named the MVP of the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship for Women. Li, who is just 15-years-old, led China to a bronze medal and helped her team compile a 6-2 record. Wang Guizhi’s charges lost to Belgium, 90-80, in Group B of the Preliminary Round last ...

FRA - Daily review (Final Day)

TOULOUSE (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – The United States of America beat hosts France to win the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women and China outlasted Belgium in the bronze medal game. With the win, the USA completed a clean sweep of the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championships after the men's team won in Hamburg two weeks ago. ...

FRA - Quotes of the day (Final Day)

TOULOUSE (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – And so the first-ever FIBA U17 World Championship comes to a thrilling end with the USA proving just why they were tournament favourites and finishing with an unbeaten record (8-0). Hosts France take a well-deserved silver medal while China came from behind against Belgium to snatch third place. ...

FIBA ? FIBA U17 World Championship for Women Medal Round Preview

TOULOUSE (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – Hosts France will take on the USA in Sunday’s final (17:30 CET) of the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship for Women at the Palais des Sports in Toulouse which will no doubt be packed with some 2,000 fans. France beat Belgium 59-49 in a gritty affair which allowed Arnaud Guppillotte’s ...

FRA - Daily review (Day 7)

TOULOUSE/RODEZ (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – France saw off Belgium and the USA pulled away late to get past China in the semi-finals at the Palais des Sports in Toulouse. Here is a look at what happened on Day 7 of the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women. Semi-finals France beat Belgium 59-49 to set up a final showdown with the ...

FRA - Quotes of the day (Day 7)

TOULOUSE (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – Day 7 of the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women proved to be a memorable one for hosts France and the USA who will meet in Sunday’s final after seeing off Belgium and China respectively. Semi-finals aside, there was plenty more action with surprise results in the games to decide places 5-8 as ...

FRA ? FIBA U17 World Championship for Women semi-finals preview

TOULOUSE (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – And then there were four. China, the USA, Belgium and France will do battle in Saturday’s semi-finals of the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship for Women fully intent on booking a place for Sunday’s showdown. China and the USA will tip things off in the first semi-final (17:30 CET) ...

FRA - Daily review (Day 6)

TOULOUSE/RODEZ (FIBA U17 World Championship for Women) – On quarter-finals day at the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women, hosts France beat Australia to set up a semi-final clash with Belgium who were easy winners over Japan, while the USA thumped Spain and will face China, winners over Russia. France beat Australia 69-59 in the last game of ...