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2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight
The 2020 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Eight was the 4th Basketball Champions League tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league, the usual format of Final Four was changed to Final Eight. The tournament was played behind closed doors. Venue The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United .... Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Third place game Final Notes References External links Basketball Champions League(official website) {{2019–20 in European men's basketball 2019–20 Basketball Champions League Basketball C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of contests taking place after a regular season or round-robin tournament, culminating in a final by the first definition. *final (Java), a keyword in the Java programming language *Final case, a grammatical case *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Part of a syllable *Final, a tone of the Gregorian mode Art and entertainment * ''Final'' (film), a science fiction film * ''The Final'' (film), a thriller film * ''Finals'' (film), a 2019 Malayalam sports drama film *Final (band), an English electronic musical group * ''Final'' (Vol. 1), album by Enrique Iglesias * ''The Final'' (album), by Wham! *"The Final", a song by Dir en grey on the album ''Withering to Death'' * ''Finals'' (comics), a four-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Cook
Omar-Sharif Cook ( sr, Omar-Šarif Kuk / Омар-Шариф Кук; born January 28, 1982) is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He represented Montenegro internationally. Prior to entering the draft he was considered a top 10 overall prospect by several NBA scouts. Amateur career Cook played high school basketball at Christ The King Regional High School, and then played college basketball at St. John's University. Cook ranked second in the nation and first in the Big East in assists during the one year he spent at St. John's. He also broke Mark Jackson's record for the most assists in a game for a St. John's player with 17, against Stony Brook University. Professional career Cook was drafted by the Orlando Magic of the NBA as the third pick in the second round (31st overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets, but failed to mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaddus McFadden
Thaddus Dewayn McFadden Jr. (born May 29, 1987) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 1.88 m (6'2"), he plays at both guard positions. He played two years of JUCO college basketball at St. Clair County CC, and two years of Division II college basketball at Fairmont State, where he later went into the Fairmont State Hall of Fame. McFadden then entered the 2009 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. McFadden has won three Cypriot League championships. High school career McFadden played high school basketball at Flint Southwestern Academy, leading the Knights to an 18–3 record as a senior. During his high school tenure, he led the city in three-pointers, and set a school record for the most three-pointers in a game (eight). He also earned First Team All-Saginaw Valley and All-State Honorable Mention honors, during the Flint Southwestern Academy national title run. College career M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dejan Kravić
Dejan Kravić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Кравић; born September 9, 1990) is a Serbian-Canadian professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). College career Kravic started his college career with York University. In his sophomore season, Kravic averaged 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds. In the 2011–12 season, he was redshirted. In the 2012–13 season, he played his first games for the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball, Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was named to the First Team Academic All-Big 12. Professional career 2014–15 season On July 21, 2014, he signed his first professional contract with Rethymno Aegean B.C., Rethymno Aegean in Greece. 2015–16 season On August 25, 2015, his arrival to SPM Shoeters Den Bosch of the Netherlands was announced. Kravić averaged 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game in the Dutch Basketball League, DBL regular season. In the playoffs, he averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in 8 games. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamir Blatt
Tamir Blatt ( he, תמיר בלאט; born May 4, 1997) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He is the son of former basketball player and coach David Blatt. In 2020-21 he led the Israel Basketball Premier League in assists per game. Early life Blatt was born in Netanya, Israel. He is the son of former basketball player and coach David Blatt. He played for Hapoel Lev Hasharon youth team, where led his team to win the state cup in 2021, alongside his teammate Roi Huber. In July 2021, Blatt joined the Wingate Institute youth academy. Professional career Hapoel Tel Aviv (2014–2017) On August 27, 2014, Blatt started his professional career with Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a four-year deal. In his first season with Hapoel, Blatt was loaned to A.S. Ramat HaSharon of the Israeli National League, where he averaged 9.7 points, 4.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. In his third season with Hapoel, Blatt made a breakthrough sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TaShawn Thomas
TaShawn Thomas (born February 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Houston Cougars men's basketball, University of Houston and the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, University of Oklahoma before playing professionally in Germany, Italy, Israel, France and Australia. In 2019, he was named the Israeli Basketball State Cup, Israeli State Cup MVP and the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, Israeli League Defensive Player of the Year. College career A forward (basketball), forward from Las Vegas, Nevada, Thomas played three seasons at Houston Cougars men's basketball, Houston. As a junior, he averaged 15.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He opted to transfer to Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, Oklahoma for his senior season. As a senior, Thomas was named Big 12 Conference, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and a Third Team All-Big 12 selection. He scored in dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Pappas (basketball)
Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παππάς, born July 11, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He stands at meters of height and plays at the shooting guard position. Early years Pappas is from Aidipsos in where he grew up. He started his career from the local club Syllas.Then, he transferred to Locros Atalanti. His mother is Greek Cypriot from Famagusta. Professional career Pappas made his professional debut in the Greek League with Panellinios, during the 2006–07 season. He made his debut in Europe's continent-wide second-tier level competition, the EuroCup, with Panellinios, during the 2007–08 season. He signed a 5-year contract with the Spanish League club Bilbao Basket in 2008. He was loaned to the reserve team of Real Madrid, Real Madrid B, of the Spanish 4th Division, for the 2008–09 season. He was loaned to the Greek League club Kolossos Rodou for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Mitrović
Luka Mitrović ( sr-cyrl, Лука Митровић; born 21 March 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he mainly plays at the power forward position. Mitrovic was the final selection of the 2015 NBA draft. Club career Early years Mitrović started playing basketball in Novi Sad-based club Kadet. In 2009, he moved to Hemofarm where he first played for the youth team. In the 2010–11 season, he signed his first professional contract. Crvena zvezda (2012–2017) In 2012, he signed a contract with Crvena zvezda. In the 2013–14 season, his role in the team increased, becoming off-the-bench player. He also played the EuroLeague for the first time in his career. Over 7 EuroLeague games, he averaged 3.6 points and 4 rebounds per game. Before the start of 2014–15 season, he was promoted in the team captain. On 21 November 2014 he posted a career-high 30 points in a double overtime 103–110 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Nymburk
Basketball Nymburk, also known as ERA Nymburk due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). Nymburk regularly plays in European competitions, as it last participated in the Basketball Champions League. Basketball Nymburk is by far the most important team in national league, as it has won every league title since the 2003–04 season. It plays its domestic competitions in Sportovní centrum Nymburk and the international matches in Královka Arena in Prague. History ČEZ won the Czech National League championship, from 2004 to 2019, and has also played in several European-wide basketball competitions, including the European 2nd-tier level EuroCup. Some of the club's former players include Darius Washington, former NCAA champion and NBA player George Zidek, who is the team's current press speaker, and naturalized Czech player Maurice Whitfield. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CB 1939 Canarias
Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D., also known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Domestically, the team plays in the top level league in Spain, the Liga ACB and in European-wide competitions, the team plays in FIBA's Basketball Champions League (BCL). Their home arena is the Santiago Martín. History The team was founded in 1994, after the old CB Canarias club, that huge financial problems at that time, merged with other teams of the Spanish island of Tenerife, to create the new Tenerife Canarias club, which only played two seasons in the Liga EBA competition, at the time when that league was the second tier level of Spanish club basketball. People who were in disagreement with that merger then created the new CB 1939 Canarias club, which inherited the colors and the logo of the club. In 2012, Iberostar Canarias was promoted to Spain's top-tier level Liga ACB compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Jerusalem B
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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