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EuroBasket 2011 Group C
Group C of the EuroBasket 2011 took place between 31 August and 5 September 2011. The group played all of its games at Alytus Arena in Alytus, Lithuania. The group was composed of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece and Finland, who qualified from EuroBasket 2011 qualification#Additional Qualifying Round, additional qualifying round. Montenegro was playing in its first ever EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship after finishing first at the EuroBasket 2011 qualification#Group A, qualification group A. The three best ranked teams advanced to the second round. Standings ''All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3)'' 31 August Montenegro vs. Macedonia Greece vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia vs. Finland 1 September Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro Finland vs. Greece Macedonia vs. Croatia 3 September Finland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece vs. Macedonia Croatia vs. Montenegro 4 September Macedonia vs. Finland ... [...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] |
Henry Domercant
Henry Domercant (born December 30, 1980) is an American and Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League, the development team for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Eastern Illinois, and was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2012. College career Domercant attended Eastern Illinois, being second in NCAA Division I scoring both in the 2001–02 season averaging 26.4 points as a junior, and again as a senior in 2002–03 with an average of 27.9 per game. He finished with EIU and Ohio Valley Conference records of 2,602 career points in his four college seasons. Professional career Domercant was selected in the 2003 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft by the Yakima Sun Kings. However, he decided to begin his professional career in Turkey for the 2003–04 season with Pınar Karşıyaka. He moved to Efes Pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilis Xanthopoulos
Vassilis Xanthopoulos (alternate spellings: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasileios; Greek: Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 April 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and he plays at the point guard position. Professional career Xanthopoulos grew up playing for the Olympiacos Piraeus junior teams, starting to play with them in 1997. After playing with Peiraikos Syndesmos in the amateur level Greek B League ( Greek 3rd Division) in the 2001–02 season, he began his professional career in 2002, with Near East, in the Greek Basket League. Xanthopoulos transferred from Near East to Panathinaikos in 2004. In 2005, he loaned to PAOK Thessaloniki. In 2006, he returned to Panathinaikos and with them he won the Triple Crown championship in 2007. His team accomplished this by winning the Greek League championship, Greek Cup, and the EuroLeague all i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Bourousis
Giannis Bourousis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a former Greek professional basketball player who last played for ASK Karditsa of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m) 270 lb (122 kg) tall center. A two-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection, Bourousis has been compared to FIBA Hall of Fame center Vlade Divac by San Antonio Spurs' head coach Gregg Popovich. Bourousis was on the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2005 in Serbia, and played an instrumental role as Greece won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2009. He was also a member of the Greece men's national teams that finished fourth at EuroBasket 2007, and fifth in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Early years Bourousis originally began his athletic career training to be a professional swimmer, but he grew too tall for the sport, and so he took up playing basketball, at the age of 18. He began playing basketball as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teemu Rannikko
Teemu Rannikko (born September 9, 1980) is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m (6' 2 ") tall, and he weighs 88 kg (195 lbs.). He mainly plays at the point guard position. At his peak, he was known as a good scorer and a steady defender. Professional career Born in Turku, Finland, Rannikko made his breakthrough when he transferred to Scavoloni Pesaro, in 2004–05, and he made his EuroLeague debut that season. He had his most successful seasons over the next two years in Union Olimpija, where he was one of the key players for the team that played in the EuroLeague. In 2007–08, he moved to BC Khimki, where he played his first season as a sixth man successfully, but in the second season, an injury stopped Rannikko from breaking through, and he moved again after two years in Khimki. He spent the next three seasons in CB Granada and Pallacanestro Varese. On July 31, 2012, he returned to Union Olimpija, where he mostly played off the bench, so he late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Dašić
Vladimir Dašić (, ; born May 13, 1988) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for KK Danilovgrad of the Montenegrin League. He is 6'10" (2.08 m) in height and he plays as both a small forward and a power forward. Professional career Dašić began his professional career in the Serbia and Montenegro League with Budućnost Podgorica in 2004. There, Dašić made a name for himself and was widely considered at the time as one of the best young players in Europe and attracted interest from many big European clubs. On August 26, 2009, he transferred to the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid. At Madrid, Dašić had a limited playing time and with the arrival of Ante Tomić his playing time became even more reduced so he was loaned out to Gran Canaria. In October 2010 he signed with Lottomatica Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. In January 2012, he left Lottomatica Roma and signed with Slovenian club Union Olimpija for the rest of the 2011–12 season. On September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Peković
Nikola Peković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Пековић; born 3 January 1986) is a Montenegrin businessman, basketball executive and former professional player who is the current president of the Basketball Federation of Montenegro. He began his playing career in Europe before spending seven years with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at , he played at the center position. A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, he represented the senior Montenegrin national basketball team. Professional career Early years Peković began playing basketball with a junior team from Podgorica at the age of 15. In 2003, he moved to Belgrade, Serbia and signed his first professional contract with Atlas during the summer. Partizan (2005–2008) After two years there, Peković joined the national champions Partizan in July 2005. With Black and Whites, he won three consecutive Basketball League of Serbia titles, two Adriatic League and Radivoj Kora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saša Vasiljević
Saša Vasiljević (born March 23, 1979) is a retired professional basketball player. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally. Professional career Vasiljević signed with ViveMenorca of the Spanish League in February 2007, replacing Rod Brown, who had been released, and he made his debut with them on February 3, 2007. In July 2008, he signed a one-year deal with Greek team Kolossos Rodou. After good season with them he extended his contract for one more season. In July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Donetsk. In June 2011, he signed with Khimik Yuzhny. He left them in December 2011. Later that month he signed with Ikaros Kallitheas till the end of the season. For 2012–13 season he signed with Politekhnika-Halychyna. In August 2013, he signed with Greek team AENK. In August 2013, he signed with Greek team Koroivos Amaliadas. Honors ;Club Honors * Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihad Đedović
Nihad Đedović (born January 12, 1990) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internationally. Professional career Đedović started his career with KK Bosna, but FC Barcelona signed him when he was just 16 years old. He never got a real chance to play in Barcelona, and spent most of the time on loans in Cornellà, Obradoiro and with Virtus Roma. After leaving Barcelona, he played for Galatasaray and Alba Berlin. In July 2013 he signed for Bayern Munich. In July 2014, it was announced that he signed a two-year extension with the team. On July 11, 2016, Đedović agreed on a contract extension with Bayern until 2018, including a team option for the 2018–19 season. On June 22, 2022, he signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB. Bosnian national team He was one of the key players of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. On EuroBasket 2011 he averaged 10.6 points, 5.2 rebo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Teletović
Mirza Teletović (born September 18, 1985) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player who was the president of the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. As a player, he spent six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represented and captained the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. Standing at , he played at the power forward position. Teletović started his career in Bosnia with Sloboda Tuzla, which was followed by a stint in Belgium with Oostende. He played six years for Saski Baskonia, with whom he won two Liga ACB championships. He was also named to the All-ACB Team in 2012. Then, he played five seasons in the NBA for the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks. On September 27, 2018 Teletović announced his retirement after suffering a career-ending injury pulmonary emboli during his tenure with the Bucks and then got waived in March 2018, removing his final year of his contract in December of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuukka Kotti
Tuukka Kotti (born 18 March 1981) is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Helsinki Seagulls. Kotti attended Providence College in the United States, where he played college basketball between 2001 and 2005. He left Finland as a point guard, but gradually turned into a center during his college career. In 2018, Kotti was named the Korisliiga Most Valuable Player In the Korisliiga, the top Finnish professional basketball league, two awards are considered the Most Valuable Player award. The first, the Player of the Year, goes to the best Finnish player in the league. The second, is the Best Foreigner (in F ... at age 37, while playing with Helsinki Seagulls. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotti, Tuukka 1981 births Living people Andrea Costa Imola players Centers (basketball) Crailsheim Merlins players Finnish expatriate basketball people in France Finnish expatriate basketball people in Germany Finnish expatriate basketball people in Italy Finnish expatriate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petteri Koponen
Petteri Johannes Koponen (born 13 April 1988) is a Finnish former professional basketball player. Standing at , he plays both point guard and shooting guard positions. He was drafted as the 30th pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2007 NBA draft, and his NBA rights are currently held by the Dallas Mavericks. Professional career Tapiolan Honka (2004–2008) His first club was Malmi Super-Koris ("Malmi super-basketball"), from where he joined one of Finland's top clubs, Espoo Honka in 2004–05 season. Under the guidance of coach Mihailo Pavićević he quickly developed into a key component of Honka's 2006–07 Finnish League championship-winning side. During the 2006–07 campaign Koponen averaged 12.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. The number of assists may sound small, but in Finland assists are harder to come by than in the NBA because of the difference in FIBA rules, and the league leader had an average of only 5 assists. Koponen played in the World All-St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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