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Devon Van Oostrum
Devon van Oostrum (born 24 January 1993) is a British-Dutch professional basketball player who last played for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). He has represented the Great Britain men's national basketball team. Professional career After attending King Edward VII School in Sheffield, van Oostrum started his basketball career with British basketball league club Sheffield Sharks in 2008. In May 2009, van Oostrum moved to Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral, who loaned him to the reserve team Euskotren Fundación Baskonia, of the fifth tier of the Spanish basketball league. In 2011, after playing in the 2011 Eurobasket tournament, he was loaned to Bàsquet Tarragona 2017, team of the Spanish second-tier league LEB Oro. After winning the LEB relegation playoffs, van Oostrum was called by Caja Laboral to join the roster for the 2012 ACB Playoffs. In the summer of 2012, Baskonia sent him on loan to the LEB Oro team Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad. In Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cáceres Ciudad Del Baloncesto
Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto, also named as Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It plays in the LEB Oro, the second in importance in Spain after ACB League. The club should not be confused with Cáceres Club Baloncesto, the former elite team in the city, which was dissolved in 2005. History Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto was founded in 2007 as a merger of two teams from Cáceres city: *''San Antonio'' *''Ciudad de Cáceres'' Cáceres played the first season in its history ( 2007–08) in LEB Plata after buying the berth to CEB Llíria. In this first year, playing as Cáceres 2016, the team achieved the promotion semifinals but, after beating CajaRioja in the quarterfinalist series, lost against CB Illescas in the semifinal played at Cáceres. After this season, the team joined the second tier, the LEB Oro, after achieving the vacant of Palma Aqua Màgica. Cáceres continues ... [...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] |
New Heroes Den Bosch
Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several sponsored names the following decades. Den Bosch has won a record seventeen Dutch championships, seven Dutch Cup and two Dutch Supercup titles. The team has also been a regular at European competitions, most recently the FIBA Europe Cup. Heroes plays their home games at the Maaspoort, which has a capacity of approximately 2,700 people. History On 18 October 1952, Eerste Bossche Basketball Club (EBBC) was founded by Cees Vossen, Tom van der Leur, Hans van Oorschot and Frans van de Wiel. In 1962, Den Bosch played in the top division Eredivisie for the first time, but not very successful. Subsequently the team was relegated again. In 1979, EBBC won its first title. In 1980, the team became Nashua Den Bosch after its new main sponsor. Its incre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonian Basketball Cup
The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Кошаркарски куп на Македонија), is an elimination basketball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in North Macedonian basketball after the Macedonian First League. Currently, MZT Skopje and Rabotnički hold the record for most titles won - 10. Past champions Performance by club References External linksBasketball Federation of North Macedonia {{European basketball cups [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA ( el, ΕΣΑΚΕ, link=no), under the legal authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). It is the highest-tier level of the Greek league system. The GBL plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 13 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the A2 Basket League and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier. It runs from October to June, with teams playing 22 games each during the regular season, and the top 8 teams then competing in the playoffs. The first official Greek Basketball Championship was held in the 1927–28 season. The league held a competition in which the teams of the league played under a format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Raiders
The Plymouth Raiders was a professional basketball team based in Plymouth, England. The team competed in the British Basketball League, the country's premier basketball competition. The club was founded in 1983 through a merger between two local basketball clubs and went on to be the longest-serving and most successful team in Division 1 of the English Basketball League. Between 1996 and 2004, Plymouth Raiders won six different competitions, including three National Basketball League Play-off titles and the National Cup in 2004. After several years of dominating the EBL, in 2004 the Raiders moved up to the franchise-based British Basketball League, pitting themselves against the country's elite teams. To date their only success in the top-tier competition came in 2007, winning the BBL Trophy, though the team has reached a further three Trophy and BBL Cup Finals since. Following the demise of the Raiders in 2021, the city retained a place in the league by way of a new team, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Cabezas
Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado (born November 14, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Alba Fehérvár. He is the nephew of the former Uruguayan professional footballer Hugo Cabezas, who played in Spain in the late 70s. His father (Hugo's brother), and his grandfather, are also former Uruguayan professional basketball players. He is a 1.87 m (6 ft 1 ¾ in) tall point guard. Professional career Cabezas began his playing career with the youth teams of Unicaja Málaga in Spain. He made his professional debut during the 1998–99 season with Unicaja Macías, the reserve team of Unicaja Málaga, in the Spanish EBA League ( Spanish 2nd division). He then moved to the LEB club Circulo Badajoz during the 1999–00 season. He joined the senior top-tier level Spanish ACB League club Unicaja Málaga in 2000. The Orlando Magic of the NBA invited Cabezas to play for their NBA Summer League team at the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2009, but he declined the offer. He j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 ACB Playoffs
The 2012 ACB Playoffs were the final phase of the 2011–12 ACB season. It started on May 17, 2012 and ended on June 16, 2012. FC Barcelona Regal retained the title, winning their 17th Spanish league. All times are CEST ( UTC+02:00). Bracket Quarterfinals The quarterfinals are best-of-3 series. FC Barcelona Regal vs. Lucentum Alicante Valencia BC, Valencia Basket vs. San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC, Lagun Aro GBC Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid vs. CB Sevilla, Banca Cívica Saski Baskonia, Caja Laboral vs. Bilbao Basket, Gescrap Bizkaia Semifinals The semifinals are best-of-5 series. FC Barcelona Regal vs. Valencia BC, Valencia Basket Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid vs. Saski Baskonia, Caja Laboral Finals FC Barcelona Regal FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Española De Baloncesto
The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories (the other one is the LEB Plata). The LEB league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules. It was renamed LEB Oro in 2007. The league is contested by 18 clubs. Each season, the top-finishing team in the LEB Oro are automatically promoted to the Liga ACB. The teams that finish the season in 2nd to 9th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Liga ACB. The three lowest-finishing teams in the LEB Oro are relegated to LEB Plata. A total of 78 teams have competed in LEB Oro since its inception in 1996. 19 teams have been crowned champions and 30 teams have gained promotion to Liga ACB, of which only five teams could not play in Liga ACB. Club Melilla Baloncesto is the only team that played all seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the EuroBasket 1939, 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to organize the best European championship in its history. The top two teams are guaranteed spots at the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics. EuroBasket 2011 was the largest sporting event in the history of the Baltic states, both in terms of the number of national teams (24), games (90), and that of spectators (158,000 tickets sold, with most tickets valid for three separate games.) Spain men's national basketball team, Spain won the title for the second consecutive tournament, after defeating France men's national basketball team, France, by a score of 98–85 in the final. Spain's Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball), Juan Carlos Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball In Spain
Basketball is the second most popular sport in Spain, directly behind association football. The top Spanish League, Liga ACB, is a member of ULEB, and the top Spanish League teams can compete in Europe, most notably in the Euroleague and Eurocup, and also under the FIBA Europe umbrella, in the FIBA Europe Cup. The Spanish teams also compete in a national domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, which is played by the top eight teams in the standings of the Liga ACB, at the end of the first half of the regular season. Spanish basketball league system The tier levels Evolution of the Spanish basketball league system Spanish women's basketball league system Spain national basketball team Men's team Women's team Autonomous teams Like in football, several Autonomous Communities have their own autonomous team. These teams are not recognized by FIBA Europe, and only play in friendly games. Between 2008 and 2010, the Torneo de las Nacio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield Telegraph
The ''Sheffield Telegraph'' is a weekly newspaper published in Sheffield, England. Founded in 1855 as the ''Sheffield Daily Telegraph'', it became known as the ''Sheffield Telegraph'' in 1938. History The ''Sheffield Telegraph'' was founded in 1855 as the ''Sheffield Daily Telegraph''. It was the city's first daily newspaper, published at 08:00 each morning. The newspaper struggled until W. C. Leng became editor in 1864, moving the business to Aldine Court, introducing Linotype printing and using it to support the Conservative Party. After taking over the ''Sheffield and Rotherham Independent'' in 1938, it dropped the "Daily" from its name. The history of Sheffield's "Telegraph" is intertwined with that of ''The Star'' and the ''Green Un''. All three newspapers are published today by Johnston Press PLC. As has been the case for its sister publications, the ''Telegraph'' has undergone several name changes during its history. The ''Sheffield Daily Telegraph'' was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
