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Boca Juniors basketball section is part of the Boca Juniors sports club based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the first division of the Argentine league system. Boca's home games are played at the Estadio Luis Conde, also called the ''Bombonerita'' (in English: "Small Bombonera"), as a reference to the club's football stadium known as the ''La Bombonera''. Boca was one of the most successful teams before the creation of the LNB, winning many titles such as the Torneo Oficial, Torneo Apertura and Torneo Metropolitano organized by defunct leagues Federación Argentina and Asociación de Buenos Aires. Since the establishment of the LNB in 1985, Boca has won three championships (in 1996–97, 2003–04, and 2006–07)Historial de campeones de la Liga on LNB website, 2010-09-29 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Boca or BOCA may refer to: Entertainment *''Boca'', a 1994 film starring Rae Dawn Chong * ''Boca'' (2010 film), a 2010 Brazilian film * "Boca" (''The Sopranos'' episode), a 1999 episode of the American television series ''The Sopranos'' *"Boca", a song by Dreamcatcher from ''Dystopia Lose Myself'' (2020) Locations *La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina **La Boca Formation, a geological formation in Mexico *Boca, California, a former settlement *Boca, a village in Samarinești Commune, Gorj County, Romania *Boca Chica, a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic **Boca Chica Key, an island in the lower Florida Keys ** Boca Chica (other), several places *Boca, Novara, a municipality in the Province of Novara, Italy *Boca Del Mar, Florida, a census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida *Boca del Río, Veracruz, a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz *Boca Grande, Florida, a town on Gasparilla Island, Florida * Boca grande (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club De Gimnasia Y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima",''Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, 100 Años'', by Carlos Asnaghi, Editorial Ceyne, 1988 – the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. The club was most famously managed by football legend Diego Maradona from 2019 until his death in November 2020. Apart from football, CGE also hosts a large number of sports such as athletics, basketball, boxing, chess, fencing, futsal, artistic gymnastics, field hockey, martial arts (aikido, karate, kendo, taekwondo), swimming, roller skating, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting. History The "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata" was founded on 3 June 1887 as a civil associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Lamas
Julio César Lamas (born June 9, 1964) is an Argentine professional basketball coach. He was head coach of the Japan men's national team from 2017 to 2021. He has also been the head coach of the Argentina men's national team. Club coaching career Argentina Lamas has won 5 Argentine League championships, in 1997 with Boca Juniors, in 2005 with Ben Hur, in 2008 with Libertad de Sunchales, and in 2016 and 2017, with San Lorenzo de Almagro. He also won the FIBA South American League with Ben Hur in 2006. Spain Lamas also coached in Spain. He coached in the Spanish League with Tau Cerámica (1999–2000), and in the Spanish 2nd Division with Lucentum Alicante, with which he won the Spanish 2nd Division league championship, and the Spanish 2nd tier cup competition, the Copa Príncipe, in 2002. He also coached in the Spanish League with Real Madrid (2003–2004). National team coaching career Argentina national team Lamas was the head coach of the senior men's Argentina nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Eslava
Ariel Julio Eslava Steinmetz is an Argentine basketball player. He was born in Buenos Aires and his birthdate is April 11, 1979. He is 2.04 m (6'8") in height and 98 kg (215 pounds) in weight. He currently plays for Saski Baskonia and previously played for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Boca Juniors, CB Cáceres and Melilla Baloncesto in the LEB. He has not played for the Argentina national basketball team but for the regional team. He holds dual Argentine and Spanish passports. He won the Spanish championship with Real Madrid in 2000 and the Spanish King's Cup in 2009 with TAU Cerámica. References External linksEuroleague.net Profile at |
Gabriel Fernández (basketball)
Gabriel Diego Fernández (born October 23, 1976) is a former Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. Professional career In his pro career, Fernández played with numerous clubs, including Boca Juniors in the Argentine league. National team career As a member of Argentina's junior national teams, Fernández played at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and the 1997 FIBA Under-21 World Cup. As a member of the senior men's Argentine national team, he played at the following tournaments: the 1995 FIBA South American Championship, the 1997 FIBA South American Championship, the 1997 FIBA AmeriCup, the 1998 FIBA World Cup, the 1999 Pan American Games, the 1999 FIBA AmeriCup (bronze medal), the 2001 FIBA South American Championship (gold medal), the 2001 FIBA AmeriCup (gold medal), the 2002 FIBA World Cup (silver medal), the 2003 FIBA South American Championship (gold medal), the 2003 FIBA AmeriCup (silver medal), and the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup (silver medal). He was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Villar
Luis Emilio Villar (born March 15, 1967 in Carrilobo, Córdoba) is a retired male basketball player (2.03 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., finishing in ninth place in the overall-rankings. He was nicknamed "Mili" during his career. Referencessports-reference 1967 births Living people Argentine men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Argentina Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Atenas basketball players Boca Juniors basketball players Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Basketball players at the 1995 Pan American Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Mincy
Jerome Alfred Mincy Clark (born November 10, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player who was born to Shelly and Willie Mincy at Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on November 10, 1964. He played in the NCAA with the UAB Blazers and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Vaqueros de Bayamón. He was a member of the Puerto Rican national team from 1983 to 2002. Biography Jerome joined the BSN's ''Vaqueros De Bayamón'' when he turned 18, in 1982, while attending College at UAB. Following his senior season he failed to make the roster of the NBA's New York Knicks. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Knicks, but never made the roster. He completed a solid career playing abroad in France, Spain and Argentina with the Boca Juniors. He also played during the summers in Puerto Rico where he took the ''Vaqueros'' to three championships ('88, '95 & '96) and many final appearances. In 2012–2013, he was named an as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Wilson (basketball)
Byron Neal Wilson (born September 1, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who also holds Argentinian nationality. A 6-foot-3 guard, he played college basketball at Utah for 3 years, sitting out his freshman year due to Proposition 48. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1993 NBA draft (54th overall), but he was cut before the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season and started his professional career in the CBA. He then moved to Argentina and he began a long career there, playing 570 games in the Liga Nacional de Básquet, scoring 11,149 points, and winning 4 national championships, 3 Finals MVP titles, and one Liga Sudamericana title. He retired in 2010 after a 17-year professional career. High school career Wilson was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, where he attended Lew Wallace High School: he averaged 19 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior in high school, shooting 52% from the field. He also shot 80% from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Sportivo Independiente
Club Sportivo Independiente, also known as Independiente de General Pico, is an Argentine sports club based in General Pico, La Pampa Province. Although many sports are practised at the club, Independiente was mostly known for its basketball team, which won one Liga Nacional de Básquet title and was also runner-up three times. Apart from basketball, the club hosts other sports such as association football, team handball and volleyball. History Independiente (nicknamed ''El Rojo'', like Club Atlético Independiente, its homonym from Avellaneda, Buenos Aires) was founded on August 20, 1920, an soon began to host many sports activities, such as association football, football, tennis, basketball, golf, among others.Historia del Club (official site) Independiente's basketball team gained recognition in the 1990s, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Nación'' will be a tribune of doctrine." It is the second most read newspaper in print, behind ''Clarín'', and the third in digital format, behind ''Infobae'' and ''Clarín''. In addition, it has an application for Android and iOS phones. The newspaper's printing plant is in the City of Buenos Aires and its newsroom is in Vicente López, Province of Buenos Aires. The newsroom also acts as a studio for the newspaper's TV channel, LN+. Overview The paper was founded on 4 January 1870 (replacing the former publication ''Nación Argentina''), by former Argentine President Bartolomé Mitre and associates. Until 1914, the managing editor was José Luis Murature, Foreign Minister of Argentina from 1914-1916. Enjoying Latin America's largest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Boca or BOCA may refer to: Entertainment *''Boca'', a 1994 film starring Rae Dawn Chong * ''Boca'' (2010 film), a 2010 Brazilian film * "Boca" (''The Sopranos'' episode), a 1999 episode of the American television series ''The Sopranos'' *"Boca", a song by Dreamcatcher from ''Dystopia Lose Myself'' (2020) Locations *La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina **La Boca Formation, a geological formation in Mexico *Boca, California, a former settlement *Boca, a village in Samarinești Commune, Gorj County, Romania *Boca Chica, a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic **Boca Chica Key, an island in the lower Florida Keys ** Boca Chica (other), several places *Boca, Novara, a municipality in the Province of Novara, Italy *Boca Del Mar, Florida, a census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida *Boca del Río, Veracruz, a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz *Boca Grande, Florida, a town on Gasparilla Island, Florida * Boca grande (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
