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Eurobasket 2017 Group D
Group D of EuroBasket 2017 consisted of , , , , and . The games were played between 1 and 7 September 2017. All games were played at the Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Standings ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Matches Belgium v Great Britain Serbia v Latvia Turkey v Russia Latvia v Belgium Russia v Serbia Great Britain v Turkey Latvia v Great Britain Belgium v Russia Serbia v Turkey Russia v Latvia Great Britain v Serbia Turkey v Belgium Russia v Great Britain Belgium v Serbia Latvia v Turkey References {{DEFAULTSORT:EuroBasket Group D Group D may refer to: * FIA Group D - International Formula racing cars: ** Formula Two ** Formula Three ** Formula 3000 * One of six or eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup ** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D ** 2018 FIFA World ... International basketball competitions hosted by Turkey 2017–18 in British basketball 2017–18 in Turkish basketball 2017–18 in Latvian basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 2017 Serbia Vs Turkey, 2017-09-04 (2)
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Timma
Jānis Timma (born 2 July 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Grises de Humacao of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of , he plays mainly at the small forward position. Professional career Timma grew up playing basketball in his hometown of Krāslava, but he later moved to Rīga at age 15. At first he joined ASK Rīga's youth system, and made a few appearances for its senior team, during the end of the 2008–09 season. The following year, ASK Riga was dissolved and he played with DSN Rīga, a team that consisted of young Latvian talents. Timma helped DSN Rīga to win the Latvian 2nd division in the 2009–10 season. He also spent the majority of the next season playing with DSN Rīga. Timma joined Liepājas Lauvas for the 2011–12 season. That can be considered his first real season at the pro level. After a decent season in Liepāja, Timma made the next step in his career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lawrence (basketball)
Andrew Derek Lawrence (born 4 June 1990) is a British professional basketball player for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League. Born in London, Lawrence played college basketball for College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball, Charleston, being named in the all-Southern Conference, SoCon second team for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal Lawrence is the son of Renaldo Lawrence who was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the eighth round of the 1979 NBA draft. He is also the nephew of David Lawrence who played in the British Basketball League for six seasons. He attended St. John the Baptist secondary school (SJB) in Woking, Surrey. College career In Andrew's freshman season at the College of Charleston, he appeared in all thirty-four games, averaging 4.7 points per game. On 30 January 2010 Andrew scored a season-high thirteen points against Georgia Southern University. Andrew appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ognjen Kuzmić
Ognjen Kuzmić ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Кузмић, ; born May 16, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda of the ABA League, Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the senior Serbia national basketball team, Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the Center (basketball), center position. He was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors and won the 2015 NBA Finals, 2015 NBA Championship with that team. Professional career Kuzmić started his senior career in OKK Borac, Borac Banja Luka and the first basketball steps began in Findo Doboj. After one season, he left to play for Korihait in the Korisliiga, Finnish league. In 2010, he returned to Bosnia to play for KK Čelik, KK Čelik Zenica. In 2011, he signed with Baloncesto Málaga, Unicaja Málaga but played the 2011–12 season with farm team, CB Axarquía, Clínicas Rincón Benahavís o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boban Marjanović
Boban Marjanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbs, Serbian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for the Serbia national basketball team, Serbian national basketball team in international competitions. In 2014–15 Euroleague, 2015, he earned an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague First Team selection. He is also an actor, having appeared in several films. He is currently the tallest NBA player with a height of 2.24 m. Early life Marjanović was born and raised in Boljevac in eastern Serbia. Although he was tall from a young age, his family members are all of average height: his father stands only tall. A Pituitary disease, pituitary gland condition is thought to have contributed to his gigantism. Marjanović began playing basketball with the youth teams of Boljevac-based club KK Rtanj, Rtanj. By age 14 he was tall, and began playing for the Serbian profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Vorontsevich
Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (russian: Андрей Константинович Воронцевич, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Vorontsevich made his professional debut with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk during the 2005–06 season. He moved to CSKA Moscow, before the 2006–07 season. He was named the Best Russian Young Player, in 2007. In his 8th season with CSKA, he started all of the team's 30 EuroLeague games. In the 2014–15 season, he was named the VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year, and the VTB United League Playoffs MVP. On July 1, 2020, after 14 seasons, Vorontsevich and CSKA parted ways. On March 3, 2021, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. On July 9, 2021, he signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan. National team career Russian junior national team Vorontsevich was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Khvostov (basketball)
Dmitry Grigoryevich Khvostov (Russian language, Russian: Дми́трий Григорьевич Хвосто́в; born August 21, 1989) is a Russian professional basketball player for BC Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. He was part of Russia's bronze medal winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is 1.90 m in height and 86 kg in weight. Professional career Khvostov was named the Russian Gold Basket awards, Best Russian Young Player in 2009. In 2012, he won the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship with BC Khimki, Khimki Moscow Region. On June 26, 2019, Khvostov signed a three-year contract with BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. National team career Khvostov has been a member of the senior men's Russia national basketball team. He played with Russia's senior team at the EuroBasket 2011, where he won a bronze medal. He also played at the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Tabu
Jonathan Tabu (born 7 October 1985) is a Belgian professional basketball player who last played for Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Serie A2. Tabu also represents Belgium in international competition. Professional career In 2004 Tabu made the team of Spirou Charleroi, while he also played for the second division team CPH Spirou Gilly. He would win three Belgian Championships with Spirou. He also played in the ULEB Cup/ EuroCup with Spirou. In 2010 Tabu signed with the Serie A team Cantù. In the 2011–12 season he played on loan for Vanoli Cremona. In the 2012–13 season he played in the EuroLeague with Cantù, on 11 November he scored a career high 17 points against Panathinaikos. For the 2013–14 season Tabu signed in Spain with CAI Zaragoza. On 4 August 2014 Tabu signed a contract with Alba Berlin. On 28 April 2015 he left Alba and signed with Italian club Emporio Armani Milano for the rest of the 2014–15 Serie A season. On 28 July 2015 Tabu signed with Fuenlabrada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Hervelle
Axel Marie Gustave Hervelle (born 12 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Belgian national basketball team. Professional career Hervelle spent the early part of his career in Belgium. He first played with Verviers-Pepinster in the Belgian League for four years, averaging 11.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, in 16 Belgian League games during the 2003–04 season, and becoming the team's captain at only 20 years old. He then signed with the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid. In the 200506 season, he averaged 24 minutes, 8.5 points, and 5.5 rebounds per game, over 32 games played in the Spanish League. In January 2010, Hervelle signed with Bilbao. On 3 August 2018, Hervelle signed a one-year contract with Spirou of the Belgian League. On 30 November 2020, Hervelle announced his retirement. NBA draft rights Hervelle was drafted by the Denver Nuggets, in the second round (52nd pick overall) of the 2005 NBA draft. He became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Strēlnieks
Jānis Strēlnieks (born 1 September 1989) is a Latvian professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He also represents the senior Latvia national team. Standing at tall, he mainly plays at the shooting guard position. Professional career Strēlnieks started his professional career in 2007, with Latvian team Ventspils, where he played for four years. In 2010, he was pursued by the EuroLeague club Union Olimpija, which was then head coached by Jure Zdovc. However, Ventspils didn't let him go to Slovenia. After all, in November 2011, he finally got a chance to play for coach Zdovc, as he was at the time coaching the Russian team BC Spartak Saint Petersburg, Spartak Saint Petersburg, that had bought out Strēlnieks' contract from Ventspils. He spent the next two seasons with Spartak. One of the highlights of his time in Spartak, was making the EuroCup's 2012 Final Four. In August 2013, Strēlnieks joined the Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis (; born 2 August 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is one of the tallest active players in the NBA, standing at tall, and plays both the power forward and center positions. Born in Liepāja, Porziņģis began his professional career with Sevilla in 2012. Porziņģis quickly rose through the team's youth ranks and became the figurehead of the senior team by 2013. He subsequently won the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star award in 2015, where, at age 19, he became the youngest ever recipient of the award. The following summer, he declared for the NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the New York Knicks. In New York, Porziņģis was seen as one of the Knicks' potential cornerstones, but after disagreements with the front office, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2019. In Dallas, Porziņģis was plagued by injuries and inconsistent play during his ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Fridzon
Vitaly Valeryevich Fridzon (russian: Виталий Валерьевич Фридзон, born October 14, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He also represents the senior Russia national basketball team, Russian national basketball team. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 4 in), he mainly plays at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position. Professional career Early years Fridzon started his professional career in the Russian team BC Krasnye Krylia, Standart Toliatti, in 2001, and stayed with them until the end of the 2003–04 season. Khimki Fridzon then moved to the prominent Moscow-based team BC Khimki, Khimki. With Khimki, he won the Russian Basketball Cup, Russian Cup in 2007, and the VTB United League championship in 2010–11 VTB United League, 2011, while also being the VTB United League Final Four MVP. A year later, he won the EuroCup Basketball, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
