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Costas Rigas
Costas Rigas ( el, Κώστας Ρήγας),(born March 29, 1944 in Greece), is a retired Greek pro basketball player, and a former pro basketball referee. Rigas is a member of the EuroLeague's 50 greatest contributors. In 2013, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Playing career Rigas played club basketball with Amyntas, in Greece. He also played with the youth national team of Greece, in one game. Reffing career In 1977, Rigas became an international referee, and throughout his career, he refereed 23 title games. Highlights of his reffing career are the 1984 Summer Olympic Games final, the 1986 FIBA World Championship title game, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games women's final, four EuroLeague Finals (1984, 1985, 1986, 1991), and 4 Korać Cup Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Dušan Korać (other), multiple people * Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer * Dražen Petrović ( Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...) External linksFIBA European Champions Cup 1984–85 {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 1984–85 in European basketball 1984–85 1985 in Greek sport 1984–85 in Yugoslav basketball 1984–85 in Spanish basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Greece Real Madrid Baloncesto games Sports competitions in Piraeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Hall Of Fame Inductees
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its name but retained the acronym. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organises international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament, which are sanctioned by the IOC. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a world tournament for men's national teams held every four years. Teams compete for the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's American-Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Referees
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] |
Amyntas B
Amyntas is the name of several prominent Greek and Hellenistic men. It later became a stock name for lovelorn shepherds in 16th-century pastoral literature. The name is derived from Greek "amyntor" meaning "defender." Kings of Macedon *Amyntas I of Macedon, king of Macedon (c. 540–498 BC) * Amyntas II of Macedon, king of Macedon *Amyntas III of Macedon, king of Macedon (393–369 BC) *Amyntas IV of Macedon, king of Macedon (359 BC) Military figures *Amyntas (son of Andromenes), general of Alexander the Great, died in 330 BC * Amyntas (son of Antiochus), fugitive to Persians *Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus), hipparchos * Amyntas (son of Alexander) *Amyntas, father of taxiarch Philip *Amyntas, father of Philip and first father-in-law of Berenice I of Egypt * Amyntas (Antigonid general), died in Cappadocia 301 BC * Amyntas of Rhodes, admiral against Demetrius Poliorcetes * Amyntas of Pieria, 2nd Thessalian praetor 194 BC * Amyntas of Mieza, somatophylax of Philip III Arrhidaeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korać Cup
Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Dušan Korać (other), multiple people * Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketball player * Vitomir Korać (1877–1941), Croatian Serb politician * Vojislav Korać (1924–2010), Serbian historian * Žarko Korać (born 1947), Serbian psychologist and politician * Žarko Korać (footballer) Žarko Korać ( Cyrillic: Жapкo Kopaћ, born 11 June 1987) is a Montenegrin football player who plays as a forward. Club career Žarko has played mainly with Montenegrin club FK Zeta, having achieved the title of Montenegrin First League to ... (born 1987), Montenegrin football player {{surname Serbian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 EuroLeague Final Four
The 1991 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four was the 1990–91 season's FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe. POP 84 won its third title in a row, after defeating FC Barcelona Banca Catalana in the final game. EuroLeague Bracket Semifinals FC Barcelona Banca Catalana – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv POP 84 – Scavolini Pesaro Third place game Final Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four MVP *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer * Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born December 19, 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Recognized as one of the best European players of all time, he won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He ... ( Žalgiris) External linksFIBA European Champions Cup 1985–86 {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 1985–86 in European basketball 1988–89 1986 in Hungarian sport 1985–86 in Yugoslav basketball 1986 in Soviet sport International basketball competitions hosted by Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
Awards FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer * J.A. San Epifanio "Epi" ( FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...) External linksFIBA European Champions Cup 1983–84 {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 1983–84 in European basketball 1983–84 1985 in Swiss sport 1983–84 in Italian basketball 1983–84 in Spanish basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Switzerland FC Barcelona Bàsquet games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
