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Galicia National Basketball Team
The Galicia national basketball team is the basketball team of Galicia (Spain). The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games. History Galicia's first game was held in 2006 in Lugo against Japan and the next year, the team played against Cuba. Galicia won only the first game. One year later, Galicia started to play the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Basque Country and Catalonia. It was played from 2008 to 2010. Galician Basketball Website. Games played Women's team Games played List of Galician basketball players who also represented FIBA teams in international matches See also * |
Japan National Basketball Team
The Japan national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケットボール協会, ''Nihon Basukettobōru Kyōkai''). At the 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Japan has one of the most successful basketball teams in Asia. It has won the Asian Basketball Championships twice and is the second leading nation in qualifications to the event. The team qualified for the Olympic Games 7 times and for the FIBA World Cup six times. History The beginning (1917–1936) Japan's national team had its first international tournament at the 3rd Far Eastern Games held in Tokyo in 1917, at which Japan was represented by the team of the Kyoto YMCA. Later, the team was a founding member of the Olympics Basketball competition in Berlin 1936. Establishment as a competitor at the global stage (1937–1976) After 1936, Japan Henceforth, they participated almost every time until 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
