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Borås Basket
Borås Basket is a professional basketball club based in the Swedish town of Borås. The club was founded in 1952 and currently compete in the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the country's premier league. Borås has played in European competitions multiple times in its history; in 1995, 1996 and 2000 it played in the FIBA Korac Cup. In 2014 Borås returned to Europe when it entered the EuroChallenge. History In the 1999–2000 season, Borås was personally sponsored by National Basketball Association (NBA) player Magic Johnson and was named "Magic M7 Borås". Johnson himself played 5 games for the club between October and January that season. Johnson joined the roster and was undefeated in five games with the team."Basketball: Johnson plays in Sweden" ''The Independent'', No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Basketball League
Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but when the Swedish company Obol Investment signed an agreement with the Swedish Basketball Federation in early October 2006, the league was renamed Obol Basketball League (OBL). In January 2007 the name was changed to Ligan, meaning simply the League. History On October 6, 2006, the Swedish Basketball Federation signed a 15-year agreement with Swiss company Obol Investment. Part of the deal was that ''Basketligan'' would be renamed ''Obol Basketball League''. Other parts of the deal include that the winning team would receive prize money if the team were to play in the EuroLeague during the following season. The agreement lasted for 15 years, but after five years Obol would make an evaluation and have the rights to then cancel the deal, if t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup was the inaugural season of the newly formed basketball competition organised by FIBA. The season started on 21 October 2015 and ended on 1 May 2016. The competition replaced the EuroChallenge and had the aim to take the place of Eurocup (organised by Euroleague Basketball), as the second-tier competition in Europe. Format In the Regular season, 56 teams are divided into 14 groups of four teams. In the Round of 32, the first and second best teams from the Regular season play in groups of four. Starting from the Round of 16, quarter-finals will be played. The tournament will conclude with a Final Four. Teams The deadline to register in the competition was on July 30. The official list of teams was announced on August 3. Numbers in bracket represent the place the team took in its 2014–15 domestic championship, representing rankings after eventual Playoffs. ;Notes : Porto played last season in the Portuguese second tier, Proliga. : Hibernia was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Zamroz
Ryan Walter Zamroz (born February 20, 1987) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for The Master's College before playing professionally in Australia, England, Sweden, France and Spain. Early life and college career Zamroz was born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. He attended Perkasie's Pennridge High as a freshman before transferring to Faith Christian Academy in nearby Sellersville. Between 2005 and 2009, Zamroz attended The Master's College and played for the Mustangs in the Golden State Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He finished his career as the seventh all-time highest scorer with 1,862 points. He also made 222 3-pointers at 40.6% and 378 free throws at 80.1%. Professional career In February 2010, Zamroz moved to Australia to begin his professional career with the Geraldton Buccaneers of the State Basketball League (SBL). He went on to be named the SBL Most Valuable Player for ... [...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] |
Jakob Sigurðarson
Jakob Örn Sigurðarson (born 4 April 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. He was named the Icelandic men's basketball player of the year in 2011. Jakob won the Icelandic championship in 2000 and 2009, and the Swedish championship in 2011. College career He played his senior year of high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and played basketball at Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama. Playing career Jakob played in Sweden for 10 years, first with Sundsvall Dragons from 2009-2015 and then with Borås Basket until 2019. In May 2019, Jakob returned Iceland and signed with KR along with his brother Matthías Orri Sigurðarson. On 5 January 2020, KR announced that he would miss significant time due to a slipped disk in his back. Jakob announced his retirement from basketball following KR's loss against Keflavík in the semi-finals of the 2021 Úrvalsdeild playoffs. National team career Jakob debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2000 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Graham
Gregory Lawrence Graham (born November 26, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). College career Graham played collegiately for Bob Knight and the Indiana University Hoosiers, where he played alongside Calbert Cheaney, Alan Henderson and Damon Bailey. From 1991 to 1993, the Hoosiers posted 87 victories, the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span, breaking the mark of 86 set by Knight's Indiana teams of 1974–76. Teams from these three seasons spent all but two of the 53 poll weeks in the top 10, and 38 of them in the top 5. They captured two Big Ten crowns in 1990–91 and 1992–93, and during the 1991–92 season reached the Final Four. During the 1992–93 season, the 31–4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the AP Poll, but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite Eight. College statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", 1989–90 , style="text-align:left;", Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvar Már Friðriksson
Elvar Már Friðriksson (born 11 November 1994) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is also a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He has twice been named to the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team as a member of Njarðvík. In 2020, he won the Swedish championship with Borås Basket. In 2021, he was named the Lithuanian Basketball League MVP after leading the league in assists. He was named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022. Playing career First seasons with Njarðvík Elvar started his playing career with Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2011, averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists during the regular season. He upped his averages to 19.1 points and 4.7 assist the following season and to 21.5 points and 7.2 assists in 2013–2014, being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and has been compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning a national championship with Michigan State in 1979, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, leading the team to five NBA championships during their Showtime era. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time. Johnson's career achievements include three NBA MVP Awards, three NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, nine NBA Finals appearances, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Peroti
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Henrik Carlsson
Henrik Karlsson Henrik Bjorn Karlsson (born 27 November 1983) is a Swedish-Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. The rest of ... (born 1983) is a Swedish-Kazakhstani former ice hockey goaltender. Henrik Karls(s)on, Carls(s)on or Carlsen may also refer to: * Henrik Karlsson (musicologist) (born 1940), Swedish musicologist *Henrik Carlsson, guitarist in Zonata * Henrik Carlsen, musician * Henrik Kurt Carlsen, Danish sea captain See also * Henrik (other) * Karlsson (other) {{hndis, Karlsson, Henrik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup was the fifth season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. On 12 March 2020, FIBA suspended all its competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic and terminated the FIBA Europe Cup. However, Pınar Karşıyaka requested to finish the competition with a Final Four format as in the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League. On 16 June 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season was declared void and would not be finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team allocation Teams from around Europe can sign up to play in the FIBA Europe Cup. Spots are granted based on results in domestic championships. Teams registered were officially published on 23 July 2019. Applicants The following 4 teams chose the option of ending their continental adventure if they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying rounds and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup: * Karhu * Lietkab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Basketligan Season
The 2018–19 Basketligan season was the 26th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. Norrköping Dolphins were the defending champions. Teams Köping Stars and Wetterbygden Stars joined the league. Regular season League table Results Playoffs The playoffs are played with a best-of-five format (1-1-1-1-1). Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Seeded teams played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home. Finals Seeded team played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home. Relegation playoffs The ninth qualified and the runner-up of the Superettan played a double-legged playoff for a place in the next Basketligan season. Swedish clubs in European competitions References External linksOfficial Basketligan website {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Basketligan season Basketligan seasons 2018–19 in European basketball leagues, Sweden 2018–19 in Swedish basketball, Basketligan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
