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Darko Sokolov
Darko Sokolov ( mk, Дарко Соколов; born May 8, 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian First League. Pro career Since beginning his professional career in 2002, Sokolov has spent the majority of his career playing in the Macedonian First League with Feni Industries, BC Strumica 2005, Rabotnički, MZT Skopje, Vardar, Balkan Steel, Centar and Karpoš Sokoli. He has also made brief stops in Ukraine with Khimik Yuzhny and Bosnia and Herzegovina with KK Bosna. On 20 November, 2017, he left Karpoš Sokoli due to financial problems. On November 22, 2017, he signed with MZT Skopje. National team Sokolov is also a member of the Macedonian national basketball team. He competed with the team at Eurobasket 2009 The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 BIBL Season
In the third season of the Balkan International Basketball League, ten participants from the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and the new represented countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia has competed. Teams Format Regular season In the regular season the teams will be divided into two groups, each containing five teams. Each team plays every other team in its group at home and away. The two teams that finished at the top of their group advance to the final four. The teams that finish second and third in their group advance to the quarterfinals. The opening game has been played on October 2, 2010 and the last matchday has been played on 1–2 May 2011. Quarterfinals The teams that finished second in their home played against the third placed teams in the other group in a Best-Of-3 series with home advantage. Final four The four remaining teams play a semifinal match and the winners of those advance to the final. The losers play in a third-pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Khimik Players
BC most often refers to: * Before Christ, a calendar era based on the traditionally reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth * British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada * Baja California, a state of Mexico BC may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "B.C.", a song by Sparks from the 1974 album ''Propaganda'' * ''B.C.'' (comic strip) by Johnny Hart, and one of its characters * ''BC'' (video game) by Lionhead Studios * ''BC The Archaeology of the Bible Lands'', a BBC television series * Bullet Club, a professional wrestling stable Businesses and organizations * Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist, an order of the Greek Catholic Church * BC Card, a Korean credit card company * Bella Center, a conference center in Copenhagen, Denmark * Brasseries du Cameroun, a brewery in Cameroon (also known as ''SABC'') * Brunswick Corporation (NYSE ticker symbol BC) Education United States * Bakersfield College, a college in Bakersfield, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1986 Births
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurobasket 2009
The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Spain claimed their first EuroBasket title by routing Serbia 85–63 in the final. Greece captured the bronze medal with a 57–56 victory over Slovenia. The four teams to make the semi-finals, plus France and Croatia claimed the six European qualifying places for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Spain's Pau Gasol was named the tournament MVP. Venues The tournament was played at seven venues in seven cities throughout Poland. Each one of the total six groups in the preliminary and the qualifying round was hosted by a single arena, while the entire knockout stage was played at Spodek Arena, Katowice. Quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonian National Basketball Team
The North Macedonia men's national basketball team ( mk, Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in international basketball and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. They joined FIBA in 1993, after they gained independence from Yugoslavia. That same year the national team played their first official match against Estonia. Prior to 1993, Macedonian players took part on the Yugoslavia national team. Macedonia debuted in their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1999. They have appeared five times at the event overall, with their top performance coming in 2011. History Before 1991, Macedonia was a Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with players from Macedonia being part of the Yugoslavia national team. First match was in 1945 when Macedonia finished 4th. The first match was in 1945 against Croatia fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK MZT Skopje
MZT Skopje Aerodrom ( mk, МЗТ Скопје Аеродром) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. The club competes in the Macedonian League and ABA League. The club's home ground is Jane Sandanski Arena, but due to small capacity, the matches in the ABA League and EuroCup between 2012 and 2014 were played in Boris Trajkovski Arena. Since the 2014–15 season, all matches are held in the renovated Jane Sandanski Arena. In its history, MZT Skopje has won the Macedonian championship eight times, the Macedonian Cup ten times, and the Macedonian Super Cup four times. The club was a founding member of the Adriatic Basketball Association in 2015. In November 2020, the club's shares were transferred to the Slovenian club KK Koper Primorska. History The beginnings (1966–1990) KK Skopje was formed in 1966 by a group of enthusiasts, led by the first president of the club, Mile Melovski. The interest in basketball was high, and even though there were four clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NLB League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia). Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as the Goodyear League from 2001 to 2006, the NLB League from 2006 to 2011, and as the AdmiralBet ABA League from 2021. The league coexists alongside scaled-down national leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. All but one of Adriatic League clubs join their country's own competitions in late spring after the Adriatic League regular season and post-season have been completed. In the past, the league has also consisted of clubs from Bulgaria ( Levski), the Czech Republic (ČEZ Nymburk), Hungary ( Szolnoki Olaj), and Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv) that received wild card invitations. The Adriatic League is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khimik Yuzhny
Khimik Yuzhne ( uk, Хімік Южне) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Yuzhne. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In 2006, the club reached the final of the EuroCup Challenge, where they were defeated by Ural Great Perm. History The team was founded in 2001 as BC Khimik. In the first season of the club, the team immediately finished in fourth place in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In the 2014–15 season, Khimik won its first national championship after going undefeated in the entire season. In the regular season, Khimik finished 30–0 and in the Playoffs the team won all its six games. In 2016, Khimik repeated as national champions - winning the Ukrainian SL Favorit Sport (one of the two Ukrainian top tier basketball leagues). In the 2018–19 season, Khimik won its third domestic championship. Trophies * Ukrainian Championship :Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19 *Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Ку ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Basketball Super League
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 clubs. It is a tier above the Ukrainian Higher League and allows for one season from the Higher League each season to be promoted. The league exists out of a regular season, in which team play for playoff-seeding, followed by playoffs to determine the Ukrainian champion. BC Budivelnyk, Budivelnyk is the most successful team in league history with 10 titles. The winners of the Superleague qualify for the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League (BCL). 2020–21 season Teams 11 teams are in the competition. BC Ternopil, Ternopil is new team in the league. Champions * Note, there were two different leagues in the 2008–09 and 2015–16 season. * Ukrainian Basketball Federation, FBU-sanctioned league seasons marked in light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK EuroNickel 2005
KK EuroNickel 2005 ( mk, КК ЕуроНикел 2005) is a professional basketball club based in Kavadarci, North Macedonia named for the local ferronickel smelter operator EuroNickel. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. KK EuroNickel 2005 is the first ever Macedonian club to win an international trophy in basketball, they won the 2010-11 EUROHOLD Balkan League. History The club was founded on 11 January 1970. Name: Tikveš (until 1995), Alumni Dekom Tikveš (1995-1997), Orka Sport (1997-1999), Tikveš (1999-2002), Feni Industries (2005-2019), EuroNickel 2005 (2019–present). The team was taken under the leadership of the local FErro-NIckel mining company "Feni Industries AD" in 2005, while the smelter was under the control of Beny Steinmetz. Since 2008, KK Feni has organized the international basketball tournament “Dimitar Gjorgjiev", in Kavadarci. In 2019, due to the difficulties of Steinmetz and because of the uncertain economic climate for the smelter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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