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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group L
Group L was one of four groups of the second round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 1 to 3 September 2023 and consisted of the top-two teams from Groups G and H. The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams were playing against the teams from the other group, with all games played at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia. The top two teams advanced to the quarterfinals, the third placed team was classified 9 to 12 and the fourth placed team 13 to 16. Qualified teams Standings Games ''All times are local (Time in Indonesia, UTC+7).'' Spain vs. Latvia This was the first game between Spain and Latvia at the World Cup. The Spanish went 2–0 in their head-to-head matchups in the second round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe), 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers. Canada vs. Brazil This was the sixth game between Canada and Brazil in the World Cup. The Braziians won all of the first five ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Canada Vs
3 (three) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic numerals, Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artūrs Žagars
Artūrs Mārtiņš Žagars (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), on a loan from Fenerbahçe Beko. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position. Early career Žagars spent much of his early career playing for Latvian club BS DSN Riga. Professional career In 2017, Žagars signed a long-term contract with Spanish club Joventut Badalona. On 11 March 2018, Žagars made his Liga ACB debut, scoring two points in seven minutes versus Baskonia. In November 2018, Žagars suffered a torn ligament in his ankle and was sidelined until early March 2019 after undergoing surgery. On 19 April 2019, Žagars declared for the 2019 NBA draft. On 16 February 2021, Žagars was loaned to Estonian powerhouse Kalev/Cramo. On 12 January 2022, he was loaned to Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga. On 20 July 2022, Žagars signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Baske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Fernández (basketball)
Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández Farrés (; born 4 April 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. He is a tall shooting guard and small forward. He is a three-time All-EuroLeague Team selection and won the EuroLeague title in 2014–15 Euroleague, 2015 and 2017–18 Euroleague, 2018. During his stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he was an NBA All-Rookie Second Team member. Fernández represents the senior Spain men's national basketball team, Spain national team internationally. He has won two FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Cup titles, in 2006 FIBA World Championship, 2006 and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, 2019, two Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic silver medals in Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2008 and Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012, as well as a bronze medal at the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Turkish Basketball Federation and the 2010 Organising Committee. It was considered as prestigious a competition as the Olympic Basketball Tournament. The tournament was hosted by Turkey. For the third time (after the 1986 and 2006 tournaments), the World Championship had 24 competing nations. As a result, the group stage games were played in four cities, and the knockout round was hosted by Istanbul. The United States won the tournament for their fourth time after going undefeated in the Opening Round and beating host Turkey in the final. The draw for the Championship took place on 15 December 2009 in Istanbul. Teams were drawn into four preliminary round groups of six teams each. Teams first play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristers Zoriks
Kristers Zoriks (born 25 May 1998) is a Latvian professional basketball player, who plays the point guard and shooting guard The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's m ... position. He currently plays for VEF Rīga, and also represents the Latvia national team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoriks, Kristers 1998 births Living people BK VEF Rīga players Latvian men's basketball players Point guards Shooting guards People from Dobele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrejs Gražulis
Andrejs Gražulis (born 21 July 1993) is a professional Latvian basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Early career Andrejs Gražulis started playing organized basketball at age of 16. In 2009, Gražulis was discovered as a basketball player during open try-outs held by BK Ventspils during time when he was in high-school and his primary sport was athletics. He joined Ventspils youth academy and later started playing for its main team. Professional career On July 14, 2017, Gražulis signed with Parma Basket of the VTB United League for the 2017–18 season. He spent the 2019-20 season with Derthona where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in Serie A2. Gražulis signed with Allianz Trieste on June 19, 2020. He averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. On July 3, 2021, Gražulis re-signed with the team. On June 17, 2022, he has signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Huertas
Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas (born 25 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, and holds Italian citizenship. At 32 years old he was the second oldest rookie in the NBA after Pablo Prigioni and before Andre Ingram. After signing with the Lakers in 2015 he played 1 and a half seasons with the Lakers before returning to Spain in 2017. Professional career Early years in Brazil and Texas Huertas began his career playing with the youth basketball teams of the multi-sports club E.C. Pinheiros in Brazil. After playing high school basketball at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, he made his senior men's team debut in the 2001–02 season, with the senior men's team of FMU São Paulo. He then moved to the senior men's basketball team of E.C. Pinheiros, for the 2002–03 season, where he played in the top Brazilian League. He then r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Dias (basketball)
Lucas Dias Silva, commonly known as either Lucas Dias, or simply as Lucas (born July 6, 1995) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Franca of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Professional career Dias was named Jordan Brand Classic International MVP in 2012. On April 21, 2015, it was announced that he would enter the 2015 NBA draft. However, he withdrew from the draft before the draft withdrawal deadline. Dias began his pro career with the Brazilian NBB League club E.C. Pinheiros. He was named the Brazilian League Revelation Player of the 2015–16 season. In 2016, he moved to the Brazilian club Paulistano. He has been named to the All-NBB Team two times, in 2019 and 2021.Com Lucas Marian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yago Dos Santos
Yago Mateus dos Santos (born March 9, 1999), also known simply as Yago, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Dos Santos was discovered by Palmeiras, and played for Paulistano from 2016 to 2020 and Flamengo from 2020 to 2022 before moving to German club Ratiopharm Ulm. He has also played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2023 NBA Summer League team. Yago won the 2023 German BBL championship with Ulm, while being named Finals MVP as well. ''ESPN'' and ''ESporte'' called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s. Professional career From 2020 to 2022, Yago played two seasons with Flamengo, with whom he won the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, as well as two NBB championships. On July 20, 2022, Yago signed a two-year contract with German club Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He was instrumental in helping Ulm win its first ever German champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Caboclo
Bruno Correa Fernandes Caboclo (born September 21, 1995) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He plays at the forward positions. After making his debut for Pinheiros in Brazil, Caboclo was drafted 20th overall in the 2014 NBA draft, whereafter he spent seven years in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Born in Osasco, Brazil, Caboclo was raised in Barueri and Pirapora do Bom Jesus in the state of São Paulo. At age 13, he began playing basketball for Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, a social club that invites children from local public schools to play sports. In January 2013, Caboclo linked up with coach Rafael Franco at Score Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first game, against top-five-ranked junior college Vincennes University, the forward with an almost wingspan missed three-pointer after three-pointer. Coach Franco told Caboclo he had to be aggressive and had to rebound, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (born September 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A shooting guard and a point guard, he was drafted 17th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 NBA draft but was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. High school career A native of Toronto, Alexander-Walker played for Vaughan Secondary School, St. Louis Christian Academy, and Hamilton Heights Christian Academy. At Hamilton Heights, he was a teammate of his cousin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The two have a close relationship and shared a room at coach Zach Ferrell's house. He was ranked the No. 74 prospect in the class of 2017 according to Scout.com. College career Alexander-Walker committed to Virginia Tech in May 2016, over offers from USC and Maryland. As a freshman for the Hokies, Alexander-Walker averaged 10.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Olynyk
Kelly Tyler Olynyk ( ; born April 19, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned NCAA All-American honors in 2013. After forgoing his senior year of college basketball, Olynyk was selected with the 13th overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2013 NBA draft, before being immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. In July 2017, he signed with the Miami Heat, with whom he reached the NBA Finals in 2020. In March 2021, Olynyk was traded to the Houston Rockets. He signed with the Pistons in August of the same year. He also represents the Canadian national team. Early life Olynyk was born in Toronto, where he started playing basketball at an early age. He and fellow future NBA player Cory Joseph were both on a Scarborough Blues club team that rarely lost in the late 1990s and early 2000s. One defeat came against rival Toronto 5–0, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
