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Héctor Romero (footballer)
Héctor Orlando Romero Rivas (born January 3, 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional basketball player. Professional career * 2000–2002: Basket Bravos de Portuguesa * 2002–2004: Basket Marinos de Oriente * 2004-2005: Haifa-Ramat Hasharon * 2005: Basket Marinos de Anzoategui * 2005-2006: Haifa-Ramat Hasharon * 2006: Basket Marinos de Anzoategui * 2006: Basket Murcia * 2007: Basket AE Larissa * 2007: Basket Scafati * 2008: Basket Siena * 2008–2009: Basket Udine * 2009: Basket Marinos de Anzoategui * 2009–2010: Basket Espartanos de Margarita * 2011: Basket Indios de Mayaguez * 2012–2013: Basket Trotamundos de Carabobo * 2014–2016: Basket Bucaneros de La Guaira * 2017: Basket Marinos de Anzoategui * 2020: Basket Centauros de Portuguesa National team career Romero was also a member of the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team, and he played at the 2002 FIBA World Championship. References External links Euroleague.net Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four or strong forward, is a position in basketball. Power forwards play a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their backs towards the basket. When on defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, one of which is rebounding. Many power forwards are noted for their mid-range jump-shot, and several players have become very accurate from . Earlier, these skills were more typically exhibited in the European style of play. Some power forwards known as stretch fours, have since extended their shooting range to three-point field goals. In the NBA, power forwards usually range from 6' 7" (2.01 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m) while in the WNBA, power forwards are usually between 6′ 0″ (1.83 m) and 6′ 3″ (1.91 m). Despite the averages, a variety of players f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan National Basketball Team
The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). ( es, link=no, Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup. Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever. Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup. Venezuela has participated in international competitions: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Championship, the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games. Honours *FIBA AmeriCup :Winners: 2015 Achievements Summer Olympics FIBA World Cup FIBA AmeriCup Pan American Games * 1955 – 6th * 1975 – 8th * 1983 – 8th * 1987 – 8th * 1991 – 10th * 2015 – 7th * 2019 – 5th FIBA South American Championship * 1961 – 8th * 1979 – 5th * 1985 – 4th * 1987 – * 1991 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mens Sana Basket Players
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Liga ACB Players
Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, football club from Costa Rica commonly known as "La Liga" * Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito * Liga Elitelor, a system of youth Romanian football leagues covering the under-17 and under-19 age groups * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga MX, highest professional division of the Mexican football league system * Liga Portugal, highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga Portugal 2, second highest professional division of the Portuguese football league system * Liga I, highest professional division of the Romanian football league system * Liga 1 (Indonesia), highest professional division of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League Players
Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (born 1984), Israeli basketball player See also * Israelites The Israelites (; , , ) were a group of Semitic-speaking tribes in the ancient Near East who, during the Iron Age, inhabited a part of Canaan. The earliest recorded evidence of a people by the name of Israel appears in the Merneptah Stele o ..., the ancient people of the Land of Israel * List of Israelis {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indios De Mayagüez Basketball Players
Indio may refer to: Places * Indio, Bovey Tracey, an historic estate in Devon, England * Indio, California, a city in Riverside County, California, United States People with the name * Indio (musician), Canadian musician Gordon Peterson * Índio, Brazilian football players: ** Índio (footballer, born 1931), or Aluísio Francisco da Luz ** Índio (footballer, born 1972), or Francisco Anibio da Silva Costa, indoor footballer, see 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship ** Índio (footballer, born 1975), or Marcos Antônio de Lima ** Índio (footballer, born 1979), or José Sátiro do Nascimento ** Índio (footballer, born 1981), or Antônio Rogério Silva Oliveira ** Índio (footballer, born 1996), or Matheus da Cunha Gomes Ethnicities * Indio, a term referring to the indigenous peoples of the Americas * Indio, the Spanish Colonial racial term for the native Austronesian peoples of the Philippines between the 16th and 19th centuries * Indio, the Spanish term for Indian people, and/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Pirates Men's Basketball Players
Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory. The commemoration of the independence day of a country or nation celebrates when a country is free from all forms of foreign colonialism; free to build a country or nation without any interference from other nations. Definition of independence Whether the attainment of independence is different from revolution has long been contested, and has often been debated over the question of violence as legitimate means to achieving sovereignty. In general, revolutions aim only to redistribute power with or without an element of emancipation,such as in democratization ''within'' a state, which as such may remain unaltered. For example, the Mexican Revolution (1910) chiefly refers to a multi-factional conflict that ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CB Murcia Players
CB and variants may refer to: Places * CB postcode area, British post code for eastern England served by the Cambridge postal sorting office * Cambodia (FIPS Pub 10-4 country code and obsolete NATO digram CB) * Cape Breton (other) * Centura București, a ring road of Bucharest, Romania * Colegio Bolivar, an American school in Cali, Colombia * Colwyn Bay, Wales * Province of Campobasso, Italy * ČB – České Budějovice, Czech Republic People * Chris Bosh (born 1984), American basketball player * Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1906–1908, widely referred to by his surname initials Brands and enterprises * Carte Bancaire, a bank card brand * Christianssands Bryggeri, a Norwegian brewery * ScotAirways (IATA airline code CB) Business and financial terms * Capacity building, the process by which individuals and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills and knowledge needed to undertake their tasks * Certificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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