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England National Under-16 Basketball Team
The England men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of England, administered by the Basketball England. It represents the country in men's international under-16 basketball competitions. The team participated 5 times at the FIBA U16 European Championship Division A: in 1973, 1975, 1995, 2012, and 2015. FIBA archive They also won four medals at the . See also * |
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is the under-17 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was held for the first time in July 2010, and is held biennially. Composition According to the updated FIBA Internal Regulations, the FIBA Under-17 World Cup shall be held every two years (2016, 2018, 2020, etc.). Sixteen teams, representing all continents, are eligible to participate in the FIBA U17 World Cup as follows: * Directly Qualified: ** The Host Nation (usually designated by the Central Board a year before the scheduled tournament) *From each Continent: ** Two from FIBA Africa: Finalists of the FIBA Under-16 African Championship. ** Four from FIBA Americas: Semi-finalists of the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship. ** Four from FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania: Semi-finalists of the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship. ** Five from FIBA Europe: Semi-finalists and the fifth-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ... won their first title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each. Group A Group B Knockout stage 13th–16th playoffs 9th–12th playoffs 5th–8th playoffs Championship Final standings ReferencesFIBA Archive [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball In England
Basketball has a very long history in England, being introduced there by YMCA almost immediately after it was invented (having been created by the Canadian Dr. James Naismith in 1891 in Massachusetts). World Wars I and II further spurred its popularity. The four highest profile team sports in the United Kingdom are football, cricket, rugby union and rugby league. Basketball belongs to the next tier alongside ice hockey and netball; like these sports, it has a significant and dedicated following, a professional league, but attracts little coverage from the major British media outlets and suffers from lack of "crossover" appeal. While England is the birthplace of the four main sports, and England teams are relatively major powers in each of them, Basketball, like ice hockey, is essentially an "import" from North America, and English and British teams have not generally been successful in them internationally, which also affects their profile. The elite league is the fully profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Women's National Under-16 Basketball Team
The England women's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of England, administered by the Basketball England. It represents the country in women's international under-16 basketball competitions. The team participated 11 times at the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B. Their best results were the second places in 2011 and 2014. FIBA archive In 2012 and 2015, they participated at the Division A; in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Men's National Under-18 Basketball Team
The England men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of England, administered by the Basketball England. It represents the country in men's international under-16 basketball competitions. Retrieved 30 September 2015. See also * England men's national basketball team, England national basketball team * England women's national basketball team * Great Britain national basketball team * England men's national under-16 basketball team * England national 3x3 teamReferences External links Official website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Men's National Basketball Team
The England national basketball team is organised by Basketball England, the sport's governing body in England. England's direct membership of FIBA ended in September 2016, when its national teams were merged into Great Britain teams, so England no longer play in FIBA competitions. England competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing in fifth place. England's biggest success were its four qualifications to EuroBasket, the European championship in basketball. The team won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. History Eurobasket 1946 England's first European championship appearance was at Eurobasket 1946. They lost all four of the games that they played, and subsequently finished last in the field of ten teams. Eurobasket 1955 A few years later, England qualified for the Eurobasket 1955 in Budapest, where the English Team had a couple of strong showings. After losing their preliminary round games they beat Switzerland, a major player at the global stage u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 29th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Kaunas, Lithuania in two venues (Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre and the legendary Kaunas Sports Hall), from 8 to 16 August 2015. France was the defending champions. Venues File:Kauno sporto hale.jpg, Kaunas Sports Hall File:Sabonio krepšinio centras.JPG, Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre Participating teams * * * (3rd place, 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B) * * * * * (Runners-up, 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B) * * * * (Winners, 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B) * * * * First round In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams of each group will advance to the Qualifying Round. The last teams will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th–16th place playoffs. Group A ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, which was held in Latvia and Lithuania, from 19 to 29 July 2012. Turkey won the title for the third time. Participating teams * * * (runners-up, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B) * * * * * * * * * * (winners, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B) * * * Group stages First round In this round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three advanced to the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games. :''Times given below are in CEST (UTC+2).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second round The best twelve teams will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1995 European Championship for Cadets) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Setúbal, Seixal and Almada, in Portugal, hosted the tournament. Croatia won the trophy for the first time. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Qualification There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Russia, Lithuania and Turkey. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Greece (title holder), Spain (runner-up) and Portugal (host) in the final tournament. Preliminary round The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. Group A Group B Knockout stage 9th–12th playoffs 5th–8th playoffs Championship Final standings ReferencesFIBA Archive [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1975 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1975 European Championship for Cadets) was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, in Greece, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ... won their second title in a row and became the most winning country in the tournament. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round The twenty teams were allocated in four groups (two groups of four teams each and two groups of six teams each). Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage 19th–20th playoffs 17th–18th playoffs 9th–12th playoffs 13th–16th playoffs Championship 5th–8th playoffs Final standings ReferencesFI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball England
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FIBA U16 European Championship
The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in odd years, for the FIBA Europe region. The current champions are Lithuania. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct countries in italics. Participating nations : As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2001, 3 participations, 3 gold medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 4 participations, 2 medals) MVP Awards (since 1999) Division B Results * Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament. Medal table Participating nations Division C Results Medal table Participating nations See also * FIBA U18 European Championship * FIBA U20 European Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
