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2006 FIBA World Championship Squads
The 2006 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The list includes the 12-men rosters of the 24 participating countries, totaling 288 players. Group A Argentina Head coach: Sergio Hernández France Head coach: Claude Bergeaud NB: Diarra replaced Tony Parker, who suffered a broken finger, just before the 24-hour deadline for submitting final squads. Lebanon Head coach: Paul Coughter Nigeria Head Coach: Sanni Ahmed Serbia and Montenegro Head Coach: Dragan Šakota Venezuela Head Coach: Néstor Salazar Group B Angola Head coach: Alberto de Carvalho Germany Head coach: Dirk Bauermann Japan Head coach: Željko Pavličević New Zealand Head coach: Tab Baldwin NB: Ben Hill was put on standby when Mark Dickel tested positive for cannabis after a July match against Australia. However his suspension did not rule him out from any Championship games. Panama Head coach: Guillermo Vecchio Spain He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball WC 2006 Final 4
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Leonardo "Leo" Martín Gutiérrez (born May 16, 1978) is an Argentine former professional basketball coach and former player. He played as a power forward. Professional career Gutiérrez had a career average of 13.1 points per game in the top-tier level , while playing in 1,106 games over 23 seasons. He scored a total of 14,531 points in the Argentina top League. He is also[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1998 and 1999, Cholet won the French Cup. History Establishment The team debuted in the 1st division in the 1987–88 season and after managing to get to the premier league in only 12 years. The team were able to sustain themselves in the league, and were consistently in the top 10 teams having a highly successful youth system. This youth system has allowed the club to produce professional players season after season. After winning the National Cup in 1999, Cholet got automatically qualified for its first participation to the Euroleague (3 victories – 13 defeats). During the 2004–05 season 10 of the 12 players in the first team derived from the youth system. Some of the most illustrious players who had their debut in the team are Antoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymeric Jeanneau
Aymeric Jeanneau (born 10 October 1978) is a French professional basketball player. He is a 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall point guard. Biography He started his career at Saint-Fulgent before joining the centre of excellence at Cholet Basket. He stayed at Cholet for a long time, under the management of Éric Girard, whom he followed to STB Le Havre and SIG. Jeanneau won the French Championship title with SIG in 2004/2005. Aymeric then had the chance to play in the Euroleague with the Strasbourg team in the 2005/2006 season. At the end of this season, he decided to leave SIG to move to ASVEL where he rejoined Laurent Foirest, his teammate at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan with the French team. The new Villeurbanne player was then announced as the reserve for Tony Parker for EuroBasket 2007 in Spain. However, a meniscus injury after only a few days into the tournament meant that he missed the rest of the competition. Honors * French Championships : 2005, 2009 * Coupe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions from 1967 until 2008. After the 2007–08 season ended, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, where they now play as Oklahoma City Thunder. Sam Schulman owned the team from its 1967 inception until 1983. It was then owned by Barry Ackerley until 2001, when it came under ownership of Basketball Club of Seattle, headed by Starbucks chairman emeritus, former president and CEO Howard Schultz. On July 18, 2006, Basketball Club of Seattle sold SuperSonics and its Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) sister franchise Seattle Storm to Professional Basketball Club LLC, headed by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale on October 24, 2006, and finaliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickaël Gelabale
Mickaël Gelabale (born May 22, 1983) is a French professional basketball player for Élan Chalon of the Pro B. He also represents the France national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays either at the small forward position or the power forward position in a small ball configuration. Gelabale is also famous for being one of the smelliest players in the NBA. Professional career Gelabale started playing professionally with Cholet Basket, averaging 10 points and five rebounds per game in his final season (2003–04). Subsequently, he joined Real Madrid, being used in the side's rotation during two seasons (about 23 minutes per game combined). At the end of his first season, Gelabale was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round (48th overall) of the 2005 NBA draft, but opted to stay in the Spanish capital instead of immediately joining the NBA. On July 12, 2006, he signed a two-year contract with the Sonics, joining Johan Petro as the second Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CB Valladolid
Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain. CB Valladolid was member of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team include Arvydas Sabonis, Oscar Schmidt, John Williams, Ed O'Bannon and Panagiotis Vasilopoulos. In 2015, the club was dissolved due to financial problems. It was replaced by the CB Ciudad de Valladolid, immediately created by the former player Mike Hansen. Sponsorship naming CB Valladolid has received diverse trade names along its history. These are their denominations along the years: Season by season Home arenas *Polideportivo Huerta del Rey (1976–85) * Polideportivo Pisuerga (1985–2015) Notable players Head coaches *Paco García 2005–2006 *Javier Imbroda 2006–2008 *Porfirio Fisac 2008–2012, 2014–2015 *Luis Casimiro 2011–2012 *Roberto González 2012–2013 * Ricard Casas 2013–2014 Honors and titles Trophies *2nd divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Gomis
Joseph Gomis (born 2 July 1978) is a French former professional basketball player. Professional career Gomis started his professional career with ALM Évreux in 1996, playing there for five seasons. He spent the 2001–02 season with SLUC Nancy, winning the Korać Cup in its final edition. Between 2002 and 2010, Gomis played in Spain for Breogán, Valladolid and Unicaja Málaga. For the 2010–11 season he signed with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium. From 2011 to 2014 he played with Limoges CSP, winning the French championship in the 2013–14 season. In June 2014, he signed with JSF Nanterre for the 2014–15 season. On 27 August 2015 he retired from professional basketball. National team career A member of the French junior national teams during the 1990s, Gomis represented France on two major tournaments, at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and EuroBasket 2007 The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Bergeaud
Claude Bergeaud (born 30 April 1960 in Artigat, Ariège, France) is a French basketball coach. From 2008 to 2010, he was the director general of the club Pau-Orthez. Biography Clubs * 1996 - end of 1997 : Pau-Orthez ( Pro A) : assistant coach * end of 1997 - 2002 : Pau-Orthez ( Pro A) * 2005 - 2006 : ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne ( Pro A) National team * End of 2003 - end of 2007 : France national basketball team Honours National team * World Championships ** 5th place in 2006 World Championships in Japan * European Championships ** Bronze medal at 2005 European Basketball Championships in Belgrade ** 8th in 2007 European Championships in Spain Clubs With Pau-Orthez, he won : * French Championships The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ... in 1998, 1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Khimki
BC Khimki (russian: БК Химки) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region. Khimki has a Moscow-based rivalry with the Russian club CSKA Moscow. History BC Khimki was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional league, to earn a place in the Russian Superleague A. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 basketball clubs in Russia, guaranteeing a place in the 3rd-tier European cup competition, the FIBA Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the Turkish Super League, YUBA Liga, and Bulgarian League. The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002–03 season. That year the club finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League. During the subsequent years, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Wolkowyski
Rubén Oscar Wolkowyski (born September 30, 1973) is an Argentine former professional basketball player, who also holds Polish citizenship. At a height of tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Wolkowyski played professionally in Argentina, the United States, Russia, Poland, Spain, and Greece. In 2000, he and Pepe Sánchez became the first Argentines to play in the NBA regular season. Wolkowyski played a total of 41 NBA games and averaged 2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. His final game being on Christmas of 2002 in a 81 - 117 loss to the New Jersey Nets where he recorded 1 assist, 1 turnover and no other stats in 6 and half minutes of playing time. On September 29, 2010, Wolkowyski scored 45 points for Libertad de Sunchales in a 118–115 victory over Obras Sanitarias, for the Copa Argentina title. The winner of the game was decided after 4 over-times. National team career Wolkowyski defended Argentina to claim the inaugural gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Farabello
Daniel "Dani" Edgardo Farabello (born 18 October 1973) is a former Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. Professional career Farabello played with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. National team career A member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team, he competed with the squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2006 FIBA World Championship. Personal life His son Francisco plays college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University. The 18 varsity teams participate in NCAA Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football, competing mostly in the Big 12 Conference. The sc .... References External linksEuroCup Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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