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Drew Nicholas
Andrew Lawrence Nicholas (born May 17, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Nicholas was the leading scorer in the EuroLeague 2005–06 season, being awarded the Alphonso Ford Trophy. He is a two-time EuroLeague champion, winning in 2009 and 2011 with Panathinaikos. High school Born in Hempstead, New York, Nicholas played high school basketball at Long Island Lutheran, in New York, from 1995 to 1999. College career Nicholas played college basketball at the University of Maryland, College Park with the Maryland Terrapins from 1999 to 2003. In 2002, Nicholas helped Maryland win its first National Championship. He made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd Team in his senior season in college. His most memorable moment came in the 2003 NCAA Tournament when he hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win a first-round game against UNC-Wilmington. He also hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give coach Gary Williams his 500th career coaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anadolu Efes S
Anadolu (from Ancient Greek , 'east') is the Turkish form of Anatolia, which refers to a region of the world that is now part of the nation of Turkey, also known as Asia Minor (Medieval and Modern Greek). Anadolu may also refer to: Education *Anadolu University, Turkish university *Bursa Anadolu Lisesi, Bursa Anatolian High School Sports * Anadolu Efes S.K., Turkish basketball club * Anadolu Üsküdar 1908, Turkish football club Transportation *Anadolu Airport, Turkish airport *AnadoluJet, Turkish airline *Isuzu (Anadolu), a coach-manufacturing company Other uses *Proper name of the star WASP-52 *''Anadolu Mecmuası'', a periodical published by Hilmi Ziya Ülken and Reşat Kayı *Anadolu Agency, Turkish news agency *Anadolu Medical Center, hospital in Turkey * Anadolu pony, a breed of horse native to the region *Anadolu Shipyard, a Turkish shipbuilding company in the defense industry *Anadoluhisarı, a castle in Istanbul *, a planned amphibious assault ship of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier level of the Italian league system. The LBA plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 16 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the Serie A2 and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier. A total of 99 teams have competed in the LBA since its inception. Seventeen teams have been crowned champions, with Olimpia Milano having won the title a record 28 times, and Virtus Bologna 16 times. According to FIBA Europe's and Euroleague Basketball's national league coefficients, the LBA was the historically top ranked national domestic league in Europe, for the period 1958 to 2007. Today, the LBA is considered to be one of the top European national basketball leagues. Its clubs have won the most EuroLeague championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Euroleague
The 2005–06 Euroleague was the 6th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 49th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2005–06 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries. The Final Four was held at the Sazka Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on April 30, 2006. CSKA Moscow defeat the defending champions, Maccabi Elite by a score of 73–69 in the Final. Regular season The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results. If one or more clubs were level on won-lost ... [...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] |
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] |
List Of All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Teams
The All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men's basketball team is an annual Atlantic Coast Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ... season. The selections started in the ACC inaugural season in 1953–54. At the end of the season, ten players were nominated in two teams (first and second team) as the best of the season. Since the 1989–90 season, three teams were nominated, for a total of 15 players. On some occasions (for example, 1997, 2000 and 2006), six players were selected for one of the teams, bringing the number of total selections to 16. Players are listed by number of votes, with the player who received the most votes listed first. Selections 1953–1959 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. A total of 64 games were played. This was the first year that the tournament used the so-called "pod" system, in which the eight first- and second-round sites are distributed around the four regionals. Teams were assigned to first round spots in order to minimize travel for as many teams as possible. The top seeds at each site were: *Sacramento: Oregon (M2), USC (S4) *Albuquerque: Arizona (W3), Ohio State (W4) *Dallas: Oklahoma (W2), Mississippi State (M3) * St. Louis: Kansas (M1), Kentucky (E4) *Chicago: Georgia (E3), Illinois (M4) *Pittsburgh: Cincinnati (W1), Pittsburgh (S3) *Washington, D.C.: Maryland (E1), Connecticut (E2) * Greenville: Duke (S1), Alabama (S2) The Final Four consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Champions
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament for men's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. The NCAA Tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Its field grew from eight teams in the beginning to sixty-five teams by 2001; as of 2011, sixty-eight teams take part in the tournament. Teams can gain invitations by winning a conference championship or receiving an at-large bid from a 10-person committee. The semifinals of the tournament are known as the Final Four and are held in a different city each year, along with the championship game; Indianapolis, the city where the NCAA is based, will host the Final Four every five years until 2040. Each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Cup Basketball
The Turkish Basketball Cup ( tr, Basketbol Erkekler Türkiye Kupası), FIAT Turkish Basketball Cup for sponsorship consideration, is the Turkey men's professional basketball national cup tournament. It has been held and organised by the Turkish Basketball Federation since 1967. The tournament was on hiatus from 1973 to 1991. Title holders * 1966–67: Fenerbahçe * 1967–68: Altınordu * 1968–69: İTÜ * 1969–70: Galatasaray * 1970–71: İTÜ * 1971–72: Galatasaray * 1972–73: TED Ankara Kolejliler * 1973–91: Not held * ......1992: Paşabahçe * ......1993: Tofaş * 1993–94: Efes Pilsen * 1994–95: Galatasaray * 1995–96: Efes Pilsen * 1996–97: Efes Pilsen * 1997–98: Efes Pilsen * 1998–99: Tofaş * 1999–00: Tofaş * 2000–01: Efes Pilsen * 2001–02: Efes Pilsen * 2002–03: Ülker * 2003–04: Ülker * 2004–05: Ülker * 2005–06: Efes Pilsen * 2006–07: Efes Pilsen * 2007–08: Türk Telekom * 2008–09: Efes Pilsen * 2009–10: Fenerba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HEBA Greek All Star Game
The HEBA Greek All-Star Game, also known as the EKO Greek All-Star Game for sponsorship reasons, is the All-Star Game of the HEBA (Greek: ΕΣΑΚΕ) Greek professional basketball association for men. It was founded and organized by Gus Sarianides. The men's all-star game has most often been played in a format featuring the Greek All-Stars, versus the Rest of the World All-Stars. There is also a men's slam dunk competition, and a men's 3-point shootout competition. The all-star weekend also features a game between under age 22 players and senior age players (players that are retired professionals), called the Rising Stars versus the All-Time Stars. Finally, there are also youth 3-point shootout and youth slam dunk competitions, for the age 22 and under players. The all-star weekend previously featured an age 20 and under all-star game, called the Hopes or Youth All-Star Game. Format Players from the professional top-tier level Greek Basket League, the professional 2nd-tier lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basket League Pentad
The Greek Basket League Pentad, Greek Basket League Pentada, or Greek Basket League Best Five, is an annual award for the 5 best players of each season of Greece's top-tier level professional basketball club league, the Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso .... Greek Basket League Pentad by season 2003–04 season 2004–05 season 2005–06 season 2006–07 season 2007–08 season 2008–09 season 2009–10 season 2010–11 season 2011–12 season 2012–13 season 2013–14 season 2014–15 season 2015–16 season 2016–17 season 2017–18 season 2018–19 season 2020–21 season 2021–22 season Players with multiple Pentad selections The following table only lists players with at least two total selections. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basketball Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup (Greek language, Greek: Κύπελλο Ελλάδος καλαθοσφαίρισης ανδρών) is the top-tier level annual pro basketball national cup competition in Greece. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). History and format There were no official nation-wide Greek Cup competitions prior to the 1975–76 season. However, there was a precursor tournament to the Greek Cup, called the Attica State Cup, which was won by AEK Athens B.C., AEK, in the 1966–67 and 1970–71 seasons. The first official Greek Cup took place during the 1975–76 season. From the 1994–95 to 2003–04 seasons, the Final Four format was used. The competition format currently includes a total of 62 teams; 14 from the Greek basketball league system, top-tier level Greek Basket League, 16 from the Greek basketball league system, 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, and 32 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
