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Nike Hoop Summit 2009 review

April 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments

The Nike Hoop Summit 2009 has seen the first victory of the World Select team since Dirk Nowitzki in 1998. The team of coach Rob Beveridge took over the lead in the final minutes of the game despite being athletically far behind the more spectacular US kids. Being more limited in that are was not […]

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Heavy weekend picks

April 10th, 2009 · 13 Comments

This Easter weekend is once again packed with interesting tournaments and events around European Youth basketball. I try to give a short preview about all the stuff that you can follow throughout the net over the upcoming days.

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Nike Hoop Summit 2009: International team announced

March 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The International team of the 2009 edition of the Nike Hoops Summit has been published.

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Today’s picks

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Here we go for some short notes before the Christmas break.

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Prospect of the month: November 2008

December 8th, 2008 · No Comments

A quick check who is on the list for our Prospect of the month November. While in the younger categories, the choice was done pretty rapidly, I had more trouble to go for a selection in the other cases. But here we go.

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U20 European Championships (Division A): the Big guys

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

After the wings and the guards, I finally come to the big men. And despite having them in just smaller number here in my report, the talent level is extremely high for these young men.

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Today’s picks (live from Riga)

August 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

After having watched some Olympic Games basketball with Lithuanian fans in a Irish in Riga (Latvia), I am now back in the Riga Arena to cover the Final day of the U20 European Championships of Division A.

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Today’s picks (live from Riga)

August 9th, 2008 · No Comments

After a first day in Riga, visiting the city and meeting some people, the tournament of the U20 European Championship beings for me today.

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