Twitter reaction to Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Last night's draw for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament made the Rio Olympics feel very real, and for some of the teams drawn, the...

Olympic Qualifying draw for both men and women made

The draw for the 2016 Olympic Qualifying tournament has been made for both men and women. France have been drawn to play in Manila and...

Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifiers for men, France to host women

The Executive Committee of FIBA on Tuesday announced that Italy, Philippines, Serbia and France have been attributed the hosting rights for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments...

Italy, Serbia and Philippines to host Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Italy, Serbia and Philippines are reportedly going to be chosen as the three host nations for the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournaments next July, according...

Basketball under the radar at the Olympic Test Event, in case you forgot …...

The Olympic Basketball Test Event begins Friday inside building one of the Carioca Arena in Rio. The upcoming women’s basketball event hasn’t received a...

Vincent Collet to boast strong France team, Blatche thumbs up for Gilas, Rio 2016...

When the clock struck midnight across the world to bring in 2016, many people celebrated, raised their glasses, messaged loved ones and closed the...

From sightseeing to potential gold medal in ten years: Steph Curry’s possible Rio adventure

NBA MVP and FIBA World Cup gold medal winner Steph Curry loved the Brazilian capital of Rio de Janeiro when he went on a...

Eight countries bidding to host the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

MIES, Switzerland (2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women) – FIBA has officially announced the candidates running to host the 2016 FIBA...

Ettore Messina named new coach of Italy

Ettore Messina has been named as the Italian national side head coach replacing Simone Pianigiani, who is likely to remain with the Federation in...

12 countries from 3 continents interested in hosting 2016 FIBA OQT

MIES, Switzerland (2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women) - Twelve countries from three continents have expressed interest in hosting the four...

Senegal outplay Cameroon to claim AfroBasket Women’s title and a spot in Rio

Senegal have won their first Afrobasket Women's title since 2009 after outclassing tournament hosts Cameroon 81-66 in Yaounde. Their 11th continental title win earns them a...

China return to Asia summit and qualify for Rio Olympics

China have won the 2015 FIBA Asia championships by beating a proud Philippines side 78-67 in Changsha-Hunan It's a 16th continental crown for a young...

Spain reclaim EuroBasket crown, beat Lithuania

After a two-year absence, Spain are back on top of the mountain. Paced by Pau Gasol’s 25 points and 12 rebounds, Spain led to tip...

France claim bronze, Parker and Batum will continue on

Eurobasket hosts France have secured the bronze medal by beating Serbia 81-68 at the Stade Pierre Mouroy in Lille. CSKA Moscow’s Nando De Colo led...

EuroBasket 2015 Final preview: Spain and Lithuania, exceeding expectations

Before Eurobasket’s opening tip-off in Montepellier, Berlin, Zagreb and Riga, many thought that France and Serbia would be the last two teams left standing...

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