Jawad Williams
Jawad Hason Williams (born February 19, 1983) is a former American professional basketball player. At 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays as a small forward-power forward. He played high school basketball at St. Edward High School of Lakewood, Ohio (suburban Cleveland) and college basketball for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. High school career While at St. Edward, Williams played limited time as a freshman on a team anchored by Sam Clancy, Jr. and Steve Logan that went on to win the OHSAA state title. During his later years in high school, he was named first team All-Ohio and named to numerous All-American teams. He was named AP and Gatorade Player of the Year for Ohio and played in the McDonald's All-American Game. Collegiate career Williams played collegiate basketball under coaches Matt Doherty and Roy Williams at the University of North Carolina. He started as a senior for the Tar Heel team that won the 2005 NCAA tournament. Williams averaged 13.1 point ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koshigaya Alphas
The Koshigaya Alphas is a professional basketball team that competes in the second division of the Japanese B.League. Coaches * Yoshinori Kaneta * Kenji Okamura *Kazuto Aono *Junpei Takahara * Sho Higashijima Roster Notable players * Ryuzo Anzai * James Blasczyk *Luke Evans ( fr) *Takeshi Hasegawa *Drew Naymick * Raymond Nixon * Daisuke Noguchi * Kenji Okamura *Daniel Orton *Kyle Richardson * Hiroki Sato * Daisuke Takaoka * Kenji Yamada Arenas *Koshigaya Municipal General Gymnasium * Brex Arena Utsunomiya *Saitama Prefectural University *Dokkyo University *Bunkyo University * Wing Hat Kasukabe *Koshigaya City Minami Gymnasium *Mainichi Kogyo Arena Kuki * Gyoda City General Gymnasium *Kisai General Gymnasium Fuji Arena was a town located in Kitasaitama District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,105 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indios De Mayagüez (basketball)
Indios de Mayagüez is a Puerto Rico professional basketball team. The team plays in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). The Indios play their home games in the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes since 1981. The franchise first entered the league in 1956, and Mayagüez has been its home city for all but five of the team's active seasons given that the franchise has gone through several hiatuses in its history. Along with the Atléticos de San Germán, the Indians have been the only BSN team permanently based in the western part of Puerto Rico, after the Tiburones de Aguadilla relocated to Santurce and became the Cangrejeros de Santurce in 1998. The team has advanced to the BSN Finals only once, winning the 2012 season championship over the Capitanes de Arecibo with a record of 22–8 after having just made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 2009. The team has qualified for the playoffs in 3 seasons of their 59-year existence. History After a failed firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The Final Four consisted of top seed Illinois, in their first Final Four appearance since 1989, Louisville, making their first appearance since winning the national championship in 1986, North Carolina, reaching their first Final Four since their 2000 Cinderella run, and Michigan State, back in the Final Four for the first time since 2001. North Carolina emerged as the national champion for a fourth time, defeating Illinois in the final 75–70. North Carolina's Sean May was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. It was coach Roy Williams's first national championship. For the first time since 1999, when Weber State defeated North Carolina, a #14 seed defeated a #3 se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Champions
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament for men's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. The NCAA Tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Its field grew from eight teams in the beginning to sixty-five teams by 2001; as of 2011, sixty-eight teams take part in the tournament. Teams can gain invitations by winning a conference championship or receiving an at-large bid from a 10-person committee. The semifinals of the tournament are known as the Final Four and are held in a different city each year, along with the championship game; Indianapolis, the city where the NCAA is based, will host the Final Four every five years until 2040. Each ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NBA Development League All-Star Game
The NBA D-League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition basketball game held by the NBA Development League (D-League). The D-League was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) and later as the NBA Development League. The league, now known as the NBA G League, serves as the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. The game was first held during the 2006–07 season as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend. The D-League All-Star Game was played on Saturday in the same host city as the NBA All-Star Game. However, the game was not held in the same arena as all the other All-Star Saturday events. Instead, it was held on the NBA Jam Session's practice court. In addition to the All-Star Game, the D-League also held the D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, an event modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night. The event included popular competitions from the All-Star Saturday Night, such as the slam dunk contest and the th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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French Basketball Cup
The French Basketball Cup, or French Basketball Federation Cup, (french: Coupe de France de Basket) is the annual national basketball federation cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Trophée Robert Busnel (Robert Busnel Trophy), named after the late basketball player Robert Busnel, who died in 1991. A total of 54 amateur and professional teams from France, participate in the cup competition.http://www.ffbb.com/sites/default/files/2014-07-25_-_rsp_cdf_robert_busnel_-_2014-2015_vfin.pdf History * 1952–53 to 1968–69 French Cup (including professional clubs)* * 1981–82 to 1984–85 Federation Cup * 1992–93 to 1994–95 League Cup * 1995–96 to present French Cup (including professional clubs) :*From 1971 to 1995, the French Cup was not contested by professional clubs. Title holders * 1952–53 ASVEL * 1953–54 PUC * 1954–55 PUC * 1955–56 Auboué * 1956–57 ASVEL * 1957–58 Étoile Charlevill ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Match Des Champions (basketball) ...
The Match des Champions, or French Basketball Supercup (English: Match of Champions) is a yearly held basketball professional super cup game, in France. It is contested by the champions of the top-tier level league in France, the LNB Pro A, and the French Federation Cup winner. The game was introduced in 2005. Title holders * 2005 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque * 2006 JDA Dijon * 2007 Pau-Orthez * 2008 SLUC Nancy * 2009 ASVEL * 2010 Cholet * 2011 SLUC Nancy * 2012 Limoges CSP * 2013 Paris-Levallois * 2014 JSF Nanterre * 2015 SIG * 2016 ASVEL * 2017 Nanterre 92 Finals Performance by club References {{European basketball cups Basketball cup competitions in France 2005 establishments in France France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkish Cup Basketball
The Turkish Basketball Cup ( tr, Basketbol Erkekler Türkiye Kupası), FIAT Turkish Basketball Cup for sponsorship consideration, is the Turkey men's professional basketball national cup tournament. It has been held and organised by the Turkish Basketball Federation since 1967. The tournament was on hiatus from 1973 to 1991. Title holders * 1966–67: Fenerbahçe * 1967–68: Altınordu * 1968–69: İTÜ * 1969–70: Galatasaray * 1970–71: İTÜ * 1971–72: Galatasaray * 1972–73: TED Ankara Kolejliler * 1973–91: Not held * ......1992: Paşabahçe * ......1993: Tofaş * 1993–94: Efes Pilsen * 1994–95: Galatasaray * 1995–96: Efes Pilsen * 1996–97: Efes Pilsen * 1997–98: Efes Pilsen * 1998–99: Tofaş * 1999–00: Tofaş * 2000–01: Efes Pilsen * 2001–02: Efes Pilsen * 2002–03: Ülker * 2003–04: Ülker * 2004–05: Ülker * 2005–06: Efes Pilsen * 2006–07: Efes Pilsen * 2007–08: Türk Telekom * 2008–09: Efes Pilsen * 2009–10: Fenerba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yamagata Wyverns
The Passlab Yamagata Wyverns is a professional basketball team that competes in the second division of the Japanese B.League. TGI D-Rise served as a development team of the Link Tochigi Brex. TGI stands for Tochigi, Gunma and Ibaraki, three northern Kanto prefectures. Roster Notable players *Will Creekmore * Anthony Elechi *Torian Graham * Gary Hamilton * Stephen Hurt *Billy Knight *Chukwudiebere Maduabum *Billy McShepard * Yoshifumi Nakajima *Justin Reynolds *Magnum Rolle * Seth Tarver * Shusuke Yamamoto TGI D-Rise players *Paul Butorac *Tatsunori Fujie *Masashi Hosoya *Yuto Otsuka * Lamar Rice *Noriyuki Sugasawa Coaches *Atsushi Kanazawa *Koju Munakata * Joe Cook * Yuta Ryan Koseki l*Ryutaro Onodera * Ryuji Kawai * Sho Higashijima * Miodrag Rajković Arenas *Yamagata Prefectural General Sports Park Gymnasium Yamagata Prefectural General Sports Park Gymnasium is an arena in Tendo, Yamagata, Japan. It is the part of :ja:山形県総合運動公園, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Levanga Hokkaido
Levanga Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. The club was founded in 2006 as ''Rera Kamuy Hokkaido'', this name comes from the language of the Ainu, an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, and means "god of the winds". The franchise changed its name twice in 2011; the first when the club's parent company was kicked out of the league due to financial woes in the season. The team ended the season with a league-backed management group and a new moniker, calling itself ''Basketball Club Hokkaido''. And finally, took its current name ''Levanga Hokkaido'', in August 2011. The team debuted in the Japan Basketball League in the 2007–2008 season and is one of only three teams in the league not owned by a major Japanese manufacturing company. ''Levanga'' plays its home games mainly at the Hokkai Kitayell, but, as the team represents the entire Hokkaido Prefecture, also plays some home-games at the '' Asahikawa City ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Utsunomiya Brex
Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi ..., Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team played in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League (B.League), which started in October 2016. The team became the first champions of the B.League on 27 May 2017, defeating the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders by the final score of 85–79. Roster Notable players Coaches *Yoshinori Kaneta *Mitsuhiko Kato *Jason Rabedeaux *Bruce Palmer (basketball), Bruce Palmer *Antanas Sireika *Thomas Wisman *Kenji Hasegawa *Ryuzo Anzai *Norio Sassa *Darius Dimavičius ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |