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Merlion Cup (basketball)
The Merlion Cup is an international basketball tournament, in which clubs, national teams and selections take part. It is organised by the Basketball Association of Singapore. History The inaugural Merlion Cup was hosted in 1984 with the Chinese national team winning over Spanish team Madrid Estudiantes. The tournament was held next year but the 1986 edition was cancelled due to sponsorship issues amidst a recession. The tournament was resumed in 1987 and was held annually until the 1996 with the 1993 edition not held due to the 1993 Southeast Asian Games and the 1995 edition being cancelled. The Gay World Stadium later renamed as the Geyland Indoor Stadium has been used as the venue of the tournament from the inaugural until the 1987 tournament. From the 1989 until the 1996 edition the Singapore Indoor Stadium The Singapore Indoor Stadium, known exonymously as the Indoor Stadium, is an indoor arena located in Kallang, Singapore. It is within walking distance of the Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Budivelnyk
BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdraw from the Superleague due to open debts. Two years later, the club returned its activities. The club holds a record ten Ukrainian championships and three Ukrainian Cups, as well as a Soviet championship (1989). Budivelnyk is owned and operated by the banking and Investment, investing company PrivatBank. History Founded in the club's current form in 1962, the club was one of the leading clubs in USSR Premier Basketball League, Soviet League basketball. It was formed out of another team from Kyiv, ''SKIF'', that was originally established in 1945. The team was established as a team of the Republican Trade Union Volunteer Sport Society ''Avanhard (sports society), Avanhard'', under sponsorship of the local municipal building company ''Kyiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Samsung Thunders
Seoul Samsung Thunders ( ko, 서울 삼성 썬더스) is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Suwon, they relocated to Seoul in 2001, and had played their home games at Jamsil Arena ever since. Team names * 1978–1982: Samsung Men's Basketball Club * 1982–1996: Samsung Electronics Basketball Club * 1996–2001: Suwon Samsung Thunders * 2001–present: Seoul Samsung Thunders Current roster Enlisted players Season by season Honours Domestic Korean Basketball League *KBL Championship :: Winners: 2000–01, 2005–06 :: Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17 *KBL Regular Season :: Winners: 2000–01 :: Runners-up: 2005–06 :: Third place: 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2016–17 Continental *FIBA Asia Champions Cup :: Third place: 1988 *ABA Club Championship ::Winners: 2001, 2007, 2010 :: Third place: 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Sports
Mighty Sports (sometimes referred to as Mighty Sports - Go for Gold for sponsorship reasons) is a basketball team based in the Philippines playing in various domestic tournaments. The team won four championships in the Republica Cup in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The team represented the Philippines when they participated in the 2016 William Jones Cup in Taiwan, their first international tournament which they won with a sweep bearing a record of 8–0. They have competed in the Dubai International Basketball Championship participating in the 2017, 2019, 2020 editions. They became the first team based outside the Middle East to win the Dubai tournament in the 2020 edition. The squad was also the Philippine representative in the 2019 William Jones Cup. Mighty Sports is the athletic arm of sportswear manufacturing company Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories, Inc. Competitive record Republica Cup Mighty Sports became first known to basketball fans in minor basketball leagues suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Sharks
The Shanghai Sharks () are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai. It is best known outside China as the club that developed Yao Ming before he entered the National Basketball Association. With Yao on the team, the Sharks made the finals for three seasons in a row (in 1999–2000, 2000–01, and 2001–02), facing the Bayi Rockets each time. They were runners-up the first two years, but won the CBA championship for the first time on their third try, snapping a string of six Bayi Rockets championships in a row. The team faced serious financial issues in the 2008–09 season, and were in danger of not being able to compete in the 2009–10 season due to their shaky finances. On July 16, 2009, Chinese media reported that Yao had stepped in to purchase the team. For the 2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season, they have been on the country's top teams after they accomplished a major winning streak. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Merlion Cup (basketball)
The 2016 Merlion Cup has been the 10th edition of the Merlion Cup, an invitational club basketball tournament organized by the Basketball Association of Singapore. The 2016 edition marked the return of the tournament which was held two decades before in 1996. The tournament took place at the OCBC Arena from 21–25 September and featured six teams from six countries. Participating teams Six teams participated at the 2016 Merlion Cup. Results Group stage Source: Basketball Association of Singapore Group A Group B Final round Semifinals Fifth place game Third place game Final Final standing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merlion Cup 2016-17 16-17 is a band from Basel, Switzerland. Their music combines punk rock, hardcore punk, jazz and industrial music. Biography 16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group played its first conc ... 2016–17 in Asian basketball 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspac Jakarta
Stapac Jakarta is one of Indonesia's top basketball clubs. They have won 13 national championships, entering the finals of the top-tier domestic competition started from Kobatama and IBL, since its founding in 1986. Historically, the team has sent about half of its players to represent Indonesia in international basketball. History Formerly known as XL ASPAC Texmaco Jakarta, the team renamed itself with the entry of a new main sponsor, the computer giant Dell. From 2003 to 2007, Aspac has appeared in the finals of the now-defunct Indonesian Basketball League, losing in 2004, 2006, and 2007 to Jakarta rivals Satria Muda. In 2005, Aspac became the first professional basketball team to finish undefeated (22–0) in a top-tier Indonesian league by beating Satria Muda, 2–0, in a best-of-three showdown. They also became the first team to win the Indonesian championship five times. They have defunct since 2020 because most of their players were called up to national team. NBL Era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Merlion Cup (basketball)
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