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Basketligan All-Star Game
The Basketligan Basketball All-Star Game was an annual basketball event in Sweden, organised by the Swedish Basketball League, SBL. The All-Star Game or Weekend includes a match between a selection of the league's all-stars, a slam-dunk and a three-point contest. The league was originally established in 1992. The event did not continue after 2008, but it was re-established in 2011 for just one edition, adding in the skills contest. The 2011 was the most recent edition. List of games Bold: Team that won the game. Three-Point Shoot Contest Slam-Dunk Contest Skills Contest Rosters 2005 All-Star Game North - South 96-94 NORTH (Christer Stjernborg from Sundsvall Dragons): Andrew Pleick, , Fred Drains, Joakim Kjellbom, Kenny Walker - James JJ Miller, Andrew Mitchell, Jim Nystrom, Cedric Taylor, Mike Palm. SOUTH (Torbjorn Gehrke from Sodertalje Kings): Jens Stalhandske, Charles Thomas, Andrew Drevo, Nick Eppeheimer, Johan Akesson - Tezale Archie, Mikael Lindqvist, Steve Pettyjoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
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] |
Jeffrey Viggiano
Jeffrey Donald Viggiano (born July 24, 1984) is a retired American-born Italian professional basketball player who last played for Umana Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A. High school and college career Viggiano played high school basketball at Suffield, in West Suffield, Connecticut. In high school, Viggiano won the 2000 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Connecticut, as well as the Connecticut State Championship alongside teammate Dan Presser. He then played 4 seasons of college basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with the UMass Minutemen. Club career After he played in Sweden and Hungary with Norrköping Dolphins and Soproni Sördögök KC, in 2008 Jeff was signed by Italian LegADue team Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia. That year he averaged 14.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and gained the call of powerhouse Armani Jeans Milano. In August 2010, he goes on one-year loan to Angelico Biella. In December 2011 he signed with Benetton Treviso. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Kjellbom
Joakim Kjellbom (born April 22, 1979) is an American-born Swedish former professional basketball player. Kjellbom plays as center. He is one of the most successful basketball players in the history of Swedish basketball, as he has won three Swedish League MVP Awards. Professional career Kjellbom won his first MVP title in 2007–08 season while playing for Sundsvall Dragons. He won the title a second time in 2009–10 season while playing for the Norrköping Dolphins The Norrköping Dolphins are a professional basketball club from Norrköping, Sweden. It plays in the Basketligan, the highest league in Sweden and won the league six times. Home games of Norrköping are played at the Stadium Arena. History Th .... His third and last MVP award was in the 2015–16 season, when he was 37 years old and playing for also for the Norrköping Dolphins. This makes him the second most decorated MVP player in Swedish basketball. Fred Drains won the title four times. References {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kellen McCoy
Kellen McCoy (born April 16, 1987) is an American former basketball player and current high school coach. McCoy is best known for his college career at Weber State University, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American as a senior in the 2008–09 season. Playing career McCoy, a 5'6" point guard from Norman, Oklahoma, came to Weber State after playing two years of junior college basketball at Northern Oklahoma College. In his senior season, McCoy averaged 14.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game and teamed with freshman Damian Lillard to lead the Wildcats to a 15–1 Big Sky Conference record and a regular season championship. At the conclusion of the season, McCoy was named Big Sky Player of the Year and was honored as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. Following his college career, McCoy signed with ETB Wohnbau Baskets in Germany's Pro A. He then signed with Borås Basket in Sweden, where he average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrius Brown
Demetrius Brown (born c. 1967) is a former American football player. He was a quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1985 to 1989 and a starting quarterback for the 1987 and 1988 teams. Brown was the first Michigan quarterback to lead the Wolverines to bowl victories in consecutive seasons, with victories over Alabama in the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl and USC in the 1989 Rose Bowl. During the 1987 season, Brown also set Michigan school records with seven interceptions in a game and 16 interceptions in a season. Early years Brown grew up in the Overton section of Miami, Florida. His parents were divorced when he was young, and he was raised by his mother. He attended Miami Beach Senior High School. Prior to Brown's freshman year, the school's starting quarterback was killed. He became a four-year starter at quarterback for Miami Beach High. University of Michigan Brown enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1985. Brown did not see any game a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Smith (basketball)
Ben or Benjamin Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Ben Smith (musician) (1905–?), American alto saxophonist and clarinetist * Ben Fox Smith (born 1978), singer of band Serafin *Benjamin Smith (actor) (born 1989), television actor *Benjamin Smith (engraver) (1754–1833), British engraver *Bennie Smith (1933–2006), guitarist *Doc Brown (rapper) (Benjamin Harvey Bailey Smith, born 1977), British entertainer Media *Ben Smith (journalist) (Benjamin Eli Smith, born 1976), former media columnist for ''The New York Times'' * Benjamin Eli Smith (1857–1913), editor Politics * Benjamin Smith (Whig politician) (1783–1860), British politician, MP for Sudbury, 1835–1837, and then Norwich, 1838–1847 *Ben Smith (Labour politician) (1879–1964), British politician and government minister *Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician) (1756–1826), U.S. politician and Governor of North Carolina * Benjamin A. Smith II (1916–1991), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1960–1962 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kingma
Michael Kingma (born 9 August 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Professional career Kingma was born in Manly, New South Wales, where he started his basketball playing as a junior. Kingma played seven seasons in Australia's National Basketball League, including six seasons with the Sydney Kings. He was a member of the Kings' 2003 NBL championship team, averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds that year. For the 2003–04 season, Kingma joined the Hunter Pirates, before leaving Australia. He briefly played in Belgium and in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. In 2006 he moved to Sweden to play for Sundsvall Dragons. In 2007 and 2008 he played for Borås Basket, returning to Sundsvall for the 2009–10 season. Kingma played in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for the Rockhampton Rockets and the Mackay Meteors winning championships in 2010 (Rockets) and 2011 (Meteors). For the 2010–11 season, Kingma played for British Basketball League team Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Johnson (basketball)
Jeremiah Johnson may refer to: * ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (film), a 1972 American western film *Jeremiah Johnson or Nullsleep (born 1980), American electronic musician and computer artist *Jeremiah Johnson (blues musician) (born 1972), American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter * Jeremiah Johnson (gridiron football) (born 1987), American and Canadian football running back * Jeremiah Johnson (mayor) (1766–1852), mayor of Brooklyn, New York *Liver-Eating Johnson John "Liver-Eating" Johnson, born John Jeremiah Garrison Johnston (July 1, 1824 – January 21, 1900), was a mountain man of the American Old West. Biography Johnson is said to have been born with the last name Garrison, in the area of the Hick ... (1824–1900), mountain man of the American old west See also * Jerry Johnson (other) {{disambiguation Johnson, Jeremiah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinnel Brown
Quinnel Levar Brown (born August 26, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He primarily plays the forward position, but has been known to even guard small forwards and shooting guards. Brown has experience in multiple minor league basketball leagues in North America and has also competed with several different teams around Europe. He also has played in Uruguay, Venezuela and Argentina. Brown played multiple seasons in the NBL Canada for the Quebec Kebs, Halifax Rainmen, and Express. In the league, he has earned three All-League selections and the Most Valuable Player Award. Outside Canada, Brown has been named All-Star in the Swedish League and the International Basketball League (IBL). High school career Brown played for Morgan Park High School in the Chicago Public League, starring for the team in his senior year as they won the Public League in 2001. The same year, he led the Mustangs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Drains
Fred Drains (born January 10, 1971) is an American-Swedish former professional basketball player. Drains played the majority of his career in Sweden, where was named Basketligan MVP four times. College career Drains attended Woodstown High School in Woodstown, New Jersey, before playing for Kean College (now Kean University, where he was selected to New Jersey Athletic Conference all-conference basketball first team and recognized as player of the year as a junior in the 1991–1992 season. Professional career In 1993 he was in the NBA Draft, but failed to be drafted. Moving to Sweden and being naturalized, he played power forward for the Norrköping Dolphins and later on for Plannja Basket, both in the Basketligan, the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. He was picked as Basketligan MVP four times making him the most decorated basketball player winning the Swedish League MVP Awards: He was Sweden' basketball MVP for seasons 2000–01 and 2001–02 while in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
