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Darius Thompson
Darius Jamar Thompson (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Early life Thompson was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and is the son of Lonnie Thompson, who played basketball for Middle Tennessee State, and Felicia Thompson. Playing for Blackman High School, Thompson was an 2013 McDonald's All-American Game nominee and was ranked the no. 4 best combo guard in the country by ''247Sports.com''. In his senior year with Blackman, he averaged 16.4 points and 6.4 assists. College career Professional career ZZ Leiden In August 2017, Thompson signed a one-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and FIBA Europe Cup. On October 27, 2017, Thompson scored 32 points in a 73–78 win over Den Helder Suns. On November 7, Thompson led Leiden to a win over Sakarya BB in the FIBA Europe Cup by scoring 36 point ...
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Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Above all, the point guard must understand and accept their coach's game plan; in this way, the position can be compared to a quarterback in American football. They must also be able to adapt to what the defense is allowing and must control the pace of the game. A point guard specializes in certain skills, like other player positions in basketball. Their primary job is to facilitate scoring opportunities for their team, or sometimes for themselves. Lee Rose (basketball), Lee Rose has described a point guard as a coach on the floor, who can handle and distribute the ball to teammates. This typically involves setting up plays on the ...
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2020–21 Basketball Champions League
The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League was the 5th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched and managed by FIBA. The season began on 15 September 2020 and ended on 9 May 2021. San Pablo Burgos won its second consecutive championship, after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka in the final in Nizhny Novgorod. As champions, they qualified for the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Teams Team allocation 44 teams played in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (28 teams directly qualify for the group competition, while 16 teams play 2 qualifying rounds for the remaining 4 places in the group stage). *Abd: Abandoned season because of the COVID-19 pandemic *1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition *CLR: Teams qualified based on their Basketball Champions League rankings *WC: Wild card ;Notes Referees Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was be as follows. On Dece ...
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NBB Cup
The Basketball Cup, formerly the NBB Cup ( nl, NBB-Beker), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Professional basketball teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the tournament in the fourth round. From 1977 until 1990 professional teams were not allowed to participate in the competition. The tournament is organized in a knock-out format, with quarter- and semi-finals being two-legged series while the final is played in a single game. Heroes Den Bosch and Donar are the two clubs with the most cup titles, as both have a total of 7 titles. During the 2020–21 season, the tournament was not played and was replaced by the DBL Cup, featuring only the twelve DBL teams. Format In the first, second and third round teams from the Dutch second, third and fourth division participate. From the fourth round, teams from the Dutch Basketbal ...
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DBL All-Defense Team
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) All-Defense Team is a team constituted by the best defensive players in a season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... This team is based on players' performance throughout the regular season. After the end of the season, the best players of each position are chosen. List of All-Defense teams Bold indicates the player who won the Defensive Player of the Year award in the same year (given from 2013 to 2021). Numbers in brackets denote how many time the player was named to the tea. Selections by player References {{Dutch Basketball League All-Defense Team ...
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All-DBL Team
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) All-Star Team, also known as All-DBL Team, is a team constituted by the main players in a season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. This team is based on players' performance throughout the regular season. After the end of the season, the best players of each position are chosen. It is not to be confused with the DBL All-Star Gala The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ..., an event where the best players in the league come together. Teams 1973–2010 Selections by player References {{Dutch Basketball League Dutch Basketball League awards ...
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DBL Scoring Leader
In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals. The Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...'s (DBL) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. Scoring leaders Notes References {{Dutch Basketball League Dutch Basketball League statistical leaders ...
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DBL Most Valuable Player
The Dutch Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the most valuable player in the Netherlands, Dutch highest professional basketball league. The award is given after the regular season and was first handed out in 1974. Six Dutch players have won the award so far, with Arvin Slagter being the last in 2014. Kees Akerboom, Sr. (1980, 1981, 1985) and Leon Rodgers (2005–2007) are the all-time leaders in Dutch MVP awards. Winners Awards by player Awards won by nationality References

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List Of Lega Basket Serie A Season Steals Leaders
Lega Basket Serie A season steals leaders are the season by season steals leaders of the top-tier level professional basketball league in Italy, the LBA (first division), and the all-time stats leaders of both the LBA and the Serie A2 (2nd division). Steals Leader by season In 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 (appr ..., steals occur when a player legally forced his opponent to commit a turnover by his positive and aggressive actions such as deflecting or catching the ball. The LBA's steals title is awarded to the player with the highest steals per game average in a given regular season. Prior to the 1987–88 season, the league's leader in steal was the player that scored the most total steals in the league during the season. Since the 1987–88 season, the ste ...
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2020–21 LBA Season
The 2020–21 LBA season was the 99th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 26, 2020, and finished on May 2, 2021. On 11 June, Virtus Segafredo Bologna won its 16th title, defeating 4–0 AX Armani Exchange Milano in the national finals. Teams Promotion and relegation (pre-season) For he new season, after the first wave of coronavirus pandemic in Italy, the Serie A league decided to bring the number of teams from 17 of the previous season, to 18. Because the 2019–20 season was interrupted without winners and relegated, it was decided that one team from the Serie A2 had to be promoted to the Serie A. But four teams, Roma, Pistoia, Cremona and U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, were going through financial trouble which put at risk their participation to the 2020–21 season. Among them only Pistoia couldn't finalize the subscriptio ...
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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 ...
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2022–23 ACB Season
The 2022–23 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the 40th season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 28 September 2022 with the regular season and will end at the latest on 27 June 2023 with the finals. Real Madrid is the defending champion. Teams Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 16 sides from the 2021–22 season and two promoted from the 2021–22 LEB Oro. ;Teams promoted from LEB Oro * Covirán Granada *Bàsquet Girona ;Teams relegated to LEB Oro * Hereda San Pablo Burgos * MoraBanc Andorra Venues and locations Personnel and sponsorship Managerial changes Regular season League table Results Attendances to arenas Average attendances Awards All official awards of the 2022–23 ACB season. Player of the round Source: Player of the month Notes References ...
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