|
2006 In Basketball
Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels. Championships International *2006 FIBA World Championship: **Gold medal: Spain **Silver medal: Greece **Bronze medal: USA **MVP: Pau Gasol, Spain **All-tournament team: *** Pau Gasol *** Carmelo Anthony (USA) *** Jorge Garbajosa (Spain) *** Manu Ginóbili (Argentina) *** Theodoros Papaloukas (Greece) *2006 FIBA World Championship for Women **Gold medal: Australia **Silver medal: Russia **Bronze medal: USA **MVP: Penny Taylor, Australia *Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games ** Men's tournament: ***Gold medal: China ***Silver medal: Qatar ***Bronze medal: Iran **Women's tournament: ***Gold medal: China ***Silver medal: Chinese Taipei ***Bronze medal: Japan Professional Men * NBA season and playoffs: **2006 NBA Finals: Miami Heat 4, Dallas Mavericks 2. MVP: Dwyane Wade *** 2006 NBA draft ***2006 NBA All-Star Game * EuroLeague (Europe-wide): **CSKA Moscow defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organising Committee. For the first time since 1986, the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002. As a result, group rounds were conducted in four cities, with the knockout rounds being hosted by Saitama City. Spain won the tournament by beating Greece 70–47 in the championship final. Spain won all nine games they played. Spain's gold medal in this tournament was the first medal Spain had ever won in a FIBA World Championship. Pau Gasol also became the first Spaniard to win the MVP award. It was the first time a country has won all nine of its games since 1994 when the United States won all nine games an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2006 Asian Games – Men
Men's basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha from 23 November to 15 December 2006. Squads Results All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Round 1 Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Preliminary Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification 9th–12th Semifinals ---- Classification 11th–12th Classification 9th–10th Final round Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Classification 5th–8th ---- Semifinals ---- Classification 7th–8th Classification 5th–6th Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References Results External links{{DEFAULTSORT:Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games - Men Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the American Airlines Center, which it shares with the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars. Throughout the 1980s, the Mavericks were a perennial playoff team, led by List of NBA All-Stars, All-Stars Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre. The team struggled during the 1990s, entering into a period of rebuilding. In 1998, the franchise's fortunes would change drastically with the acquisition of Dirk Nowitzki, who would become the cornerstone of the most successful period in franchise history, leading the team to its first and, as of 2022, only NBA championship in 2011 NBA Finals, 2011. The Mavericks later entered a rebuilding phase in the tail end of Nowitzki's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FTX Arena, and has won three List of NBA champions, NBA championships. The franchise began play in the 1988–89 NBA season, 1988–89 season as an expansion team. After a period of mediocrity, the Heat gained relevance in the mid-1990s when Pat Riley became team president and head coach. Riley constructed the trades of Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway, which propelled the team into NBA playoffs, playoff contention. Mourning and Hardaway led the Heat to four consecutive division titles prior to their departures in 2001 and 2002, respectively. The team also experienced success after drafting Dwyane Wade in 2003. Led by Wade and, following a trade for former NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shaqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NBA Finals
The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2005–06 NBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks were favored to win the championship over the Miami Heat. Despite these odds, the Heat won the title in six games over the Mavericks, becoming the third team—after the 1969 Celtics, the 1977 Trail Blazers and later the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks—to win a championship after trailing 0–2 in the series. Dwyane Wade of the Heat was named Most Valuable Player of the series. This series marked the first time since 1971 that the Finals featured two teams playing in their first NBA Finals series. It was the first occasion since 1978 that two teams who had never won an NBA Championship contested the NBA Finals. The two teams met again five years later in 2011, the second Finals appearance for both franchises, with the Mavericks winning the rematch over the Heat. This was the second NBA Finals matchup of teams from Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeating the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Dwyane Wade was named NBA Finals MVP. The Clippers were the biggest surprise, as they not only made the playoffs for the first time since 1997, but advanced to the second round for the first time since 1976, when they were the Buffalo Braves. They came within 1 game of making the conference finals for the first time, but lost Game 7 to the Suns. 2006 was the playoff debut of LeBron James, who helped the Cavaliers eke out 1-point OT victories over the Washington Wizards in Games 5 and 6 of their first-round series to advance. It was their first playoff appearance since 1998, and they earned their first playoff series win since 1993. Against the two-time defending Eastern Conference champion Detroit Piston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 NBA Season
The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, four games to two to win their first NBA championship. Notable occurrences * A new league dress code was put into effect at the beginning of the year by commissioner David Stern. * The Miami Heat win their first NBA championship in franchise history. They become the third franchise (joining the 1969 Boston Celtics and 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, later joined by the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks) to win the NBA Finals after losing the first two games. They are also the first of the four 1988/89 expansion franchises to win a championship. * The All-Star Game was played on February 19, 2006 at the Toyota Center in Houston with the East beating the West 122–120. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers won the game's MVP honors the youngest ever in All-Star Game history at 21 years, and 51 days old. * This se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It is the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). It changed its name to the National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball League (NBL). In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The league's playoff tournament extends into June. , NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player. The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Women's National Basketball Team
The Japan women's national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992.Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (), 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021. The Japanese, which were coached by |
Chinese Taipei Women's National Basketball Team
Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei (previously referred to as Taiwan or Formosa). Asia Cup record * 1965 – 3rd place * 1968 – 3rd place * 1970 – 3rd place * 1972 – 2nd place * 1974 – 3rd place * 1986 – 3rd place * 1988 – 3rd place * 1990 – 4th place * 1992 – 4th place * 1994 – 4th place * 1995 – 4th place * 1997 – 4th place * 1999 – 3rd place * 2001 – 4th place * 2004 – 4th place * 2005 – 3rd place * 2009 – 4th place * 2011 – 4th place * 2013 – 4th place * 2015 – 4th place * 2015 – 4th place * 2017 – 5th place * 2019 – 6th place * 2021 – 6th place Current roster Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup. See also * Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team * Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 basketball team * Chinese Taipei women's national under-17 basketball team * Chinese Taipei women's national 3x3 team References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Women's National Basketball Team
The China women's national basketball team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Tournament record Olympic Games *1984 – 3rd place *1988 – 6th place * 1992 – 2nd place * 1996 – 9th place * 2004 – 9th place *2008 – 4th place *2012 – 6th place *2016 – 10th place *2020 – 5th place Women's World Cup *1983 – 3rd place *1986 – 5th place *1990 – 9th place *1994 – 2nd place *1998 – 12th place * 2002 – 6th place * 2006 – 12th place * 2010 – 13th place *2014 – 6th place *2018 – 6th place *2022 – 2nd place Women's Asia Cup * Gold: 1976, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011 * Silver: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021 * Bronze: 1997, 2013, 2017 Asian Games * Gold; 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018 * Silver; 1978, 1990, 1998, 2014 * Bronze; 1974, 1994 Team Current roster R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2006 Asian Games – Women ...
Women's basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha from 4 December to 14 December 2006. Squads Results All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Preliminary Group X ---- ---- Group Y ---- ---- Classification 5th–6th Final round Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References Results External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games women A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_(cropped).jpg "Click for more on -> Miami Heat")
