Tag: World Cup 2019
Audie Norris on TalkBasket: “NBAers who come to Europe get the chance to re-learn...
Peristeri BC hosted an exceptional guest of honour last week at the "Andreas Papandreou" gym, during an exhibition game against Red Star Belgrade. The...
Nick Calathes on TalkBasket: “Getting Giannis accustomed to FIBA play will judge how far...
Nick Calathes seems to have an insatiable appetite for basketball. The 30-year-old point guard had just finished his fourth consecutive (and seventh overall) season...
FIBA announced the eight pots for Saturday’s World Cup Draw
FIBA has revealed the procedure for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Draw, which will take place on Saturday, March 16, at Shenzhen Bay...
Igor Kokoskov: U.S. coaches are way ahead of European coaches
Outgoing Slovenia head coach Igor Kokoskov believes that American coaches are way ahead of the ones in Europe because they are better organised. The Utah...
Nicolas Batum wants to represent France at FIBA World Cup qualifiers
Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum has said that he will represent France at the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers provided that his team release...
Ronen Ginzburg at the helm of the Czechs
Israeli playcaller Ronen Ginzburg has decided to leave perennial Czech champions CEZ Nymburk and devote all of his energies to leading the Czech Republic...
France names World Cup preliminary list
Nine EuroLeague players have been called to the French nation team ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Fabien Causer, Nando De Colo, Antoine Diot,...
Arnis Vecvagars named new Latvia coach for World Cup qualifiers
Latvia have named Arnis Vecvagars as their new head coach ahead of the FIBA World Cup 2019 qualifiers, which start in November. The 43-year-old was...
FIBA come to fair compromise over international windows
FIBA have announced that World Cup qualifying games played on Thursday during the November 2017 to February 2018 window will be moved to Friday...
Meo Sacchetti ready to lead Italy into the new international era
New Italy coach Meo Sacchetti is ready for the new challenge, leading Italy into November's FIBA World Cup qualifiers as he spoke for the...
New Great Britain coach expects majority of players to return for World Cup qualifiers
New Great Britain coach Tony Garbelotto expects the majority of the squad to report for duty when the international season gets underway in November. Garbelotto...
FIBA Calendar works better, says Israeli Federation
Israeli Basketball Federation Amiram Halevi has expressed his support for the new international cycle in a letter sent to FIBA. Halevi also adds that the...
Six federations call on EuroLeague to change their calendar
The respective basketball federations of Turkey, Greece, Italy, Germany, Russia and Spain have signed joint statements asking EuroLeague to alter its calendar. In a sensational...
Ainars Bagatskis steps down as Latvia coach
After eight years at the helm, Latvia and Ainars Bagatskis have parted ways due to the new international window. With FIBA not budging to alter...
French Federation calls for FIBA to alter the international window, while FEB has their...
French Basketball Federation president Jean-Pierre Siutat has called for FIBA to modify the international windows as he urged the EuroLeague to release players for competition. Siutat...
