Entries from March 2010

A statistical analysis of Jan Vesely

March 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Jan Vesely is one of the most looked at prospects this season in terms of the NBA Draft 2010. Even if he has not declared officially so far, it is highly probable that the Czech forward will enter his name for this year’s edition. Together with our German friend and Stat man Simon (in-the-game.org), I […]

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Sasu Salin wins it for Honka

March 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Sasu Salin probably wasn’t among the favorites to get a spot in the Nike Hoop Summit roster, but it seems he was a bit unhappy with the snub. Check the report we got from our Finnish friend Hippo about the 1991 born guard from Honka Espoon Playboys.

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Cholet Mondial Basket 2010 teams announced

March 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments

The organization of the Cholet Mondial Basketball Tournament has announced the definitive teams that will participate in the traditional tournament during the Easter days. The 29th edition will be held from the 2nd to the 5th April 2010 and will feature 12 teams from 8 different countries.

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Nike Hoop Summit World Team 2010 unveiled

March 17th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Today, the Nike Hoop Summit World Team has been announced. The team will compete against a US selection in Portland on the 10th of April. The World team is this time a real worldwide selection as it features only 3 players currently being active in Europe and members from 4 different continents.

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Installation of “Home Grown Player” status in France

March 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments

The French League LNB has decided yesterday to introduce the “Home Grown Player” status from the 2010-2011 season. This will be a major change as this will be first country to adopt this new status as it has been defined previously in discussion between the UEFA and the European Union.

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Albert Schweitzer Tournament: more rosters

March 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

After having talked about the European rosters that already been published, we take a closer look today at the teams coming from overseas. Additionally, more European team has unveiled which players may come to Mannheim so that I also went for a second round on European teams.

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Albert Schweitzer Tournament: preliminary rosters

March 9th, 2010 · 11 Comments

The German federation published on the official website of the Albert-Schweitzer Tournament the first preliminary rosters of several participating nations. I took a quick look at the already published European teams and give you some first indications concerning the quality of the rosters.

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Jordan Brand Classic 2010: European MVPs

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

The Jordan Brand Classic camp was held this weekend in Istanbul. The best U16 players of Europe competed there to earn 10 spots for the Jordan Brand International team. This team will play in April in the Madison Square Garden.

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NIJT Final 8 teams announced

March 3rd, 2010 · 10 Comments

Today, the French federation published the names of the 8 teams that will play during the Nike International Junior Tournament in Paris from the 6th to the 9th May 2010. 4 teams were known already and the 4 other participants are no big surprise either.

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NBBL Play-offs Preview

March 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

The German U19 League NBBL playoffs will start this weekend and decide which 4 teams will qualify for the Top4 Tournament that will be played the 15th and 16th May in Bamberg. We take today a quick look at the different 1/8 final series and use this article to talk about the best players of […]

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