Entries For 'Tournaments'

NIJT Kaunas 2012: the Bigs

February 21st, 2012 · 1 Comment

The last part of our prospect review on the Kaunas Nike International Junior Tournament concerns the big guys. This was the position where some potential NBA prospect have been present with especially the Danish Power Forward Rasmus Larsen as key target. Check below to get more information and updates on the most interesting players.

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NIJT Kaunas 2012: the Wings

February 17th, 2012 · No Comments

After presenting you the best guards of the tournament, we will continue with the most interesting wing players today.

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NIJT Kaunas 2012: the Guards

February 16th, 2012 · 1 Comment

The third event of this season’s Nike International Junior Tournament Qualification phase is done. In Lithuania, eight teams fought for the win but it was the home team of Zalgiris Kaunas which easily dominated the competition. No team was close to have a chance against them which underlined the overall mediocre level of the tournament. […]

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NIJT Kaunas 2012 (Day 2 Review)

February 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments

The second day in the ice-cold Kaunas started again in the early morning in an arena that had some problem with the heating as it was freezing inside. Still not many spectators made the trip and the prospects had to play in front of only very few people.

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NIJT Kaunas 2012 (Day 1 Review)

February 11th, 2012 · 2 Comments

The first Nike International Junior Tournament of the year but the third already of the 2011-2012 season started this morning very early in Kaunas. In the huge Zalgiris Arena in front of a handful spectators in the beginning, the tournament is looking for a third team to qualify for the Final event in Istanbul.

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Türk Telekom Tournament 2012 about to start

January 23rd, 2012 · No Comments

The Türk Telekom Tournament, one of the major U16 events, will start this Saturday in Sakarya. Twelve teams have been invited to participate and we wanted to take a quick look at who might shine in the week of action.

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Christmas Tournaments Overview 2011/2012

December 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Traditionally, the weeks around Christmas and New Year are filled with interesting tournaments. Because of logistical reasons (I moved and am still moving to a new place), I can not cover any of these tournaments live. However, here is a quick overview of the major events of the next days.

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NIJT Qualification Participants 2011/2012

November 14th, 2011 · 8 Comments

The 2011/2012 edition of the Nike International Junior Tournament is still several weeks ahead. But after the Euroleague officially announced the dates, we checked which teams will normally participate in the four Qualification Event for the NIJT 2012 in Istanbul. Please note that the official participants will only be announced in the next weeks and […]

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Douai and Turk Atakol Tournaments about to start

June 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

This week, several important preparation tournaments for the upcoming European Championships will be held. We take a closer look to two of them and give you some indications about other tournaments to follow.

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Adidas Eurocamp 2011: NBA Draft eligible players

June 19th, 2011 · No Comments

With the NBA Draft coming closer and closer, we go through the eligible players that were present in Treviso for the annual Adidas Eurocamp. Check below for an analysis of the most possible European Draft picks that have been present in Italy for the only European based pre-draft event.

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