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Mario Hezonja
Mario Hezonja (; born 25 February 1995) is a Croats, Croatian professional basketball player for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Croatia men's national basketball team, Croatian national team internationally. He was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. Junior career Hezonja was promoted to the club level in his native Croatia when he was 12 years old, and at the age of 13, he stayed for two seasons with KK Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik. In 2010, Hezonja signed a contract with Croatian club KK Zagreb, Zagreb. In 2011, he won the Nike International Junior Tournament with Zagreb. He was also named to the All-Tournament team, alongside teammate Dario Šarić. He was forced to sit out the 2011–12 season because of Infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis. Professional career AENK (2012–2015) In July 2012, Hezonja signed a three-year contract with Spanish club FC Barcelona Bàsq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger than either of the guard positions. They are strategic and are often relied upon to score, defend, create open lanes, and rebound for their team. The small forward is considered to be perhaps the most versatile of the five main basketball positions as they contribute offensively and defensively. In the NBA, small forwards generally range from 6' 5" (1.96 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m); in the WNBA, they are usually between 6' 0" (1.83 m) to 6' 2" (1.88 m). This puts them at the average height of all professional basketball players because they are taller than the guards, but shorter than the power forward and center. Small forwards are responsible for scoring points and defending, and often are secondary or tertiary rebounders behind the pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 ACB Season
The 2013–14 ACB season is the 31st season of the Spanish basketball league Liga ACB, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. The regular season began on October 12, 2013, and ended on May 25, 2014. The playoffs began on May 29, 2014 and ended on June 26, 2014. FC Barcelona won their 18th league title. Teams, venues and locations *Relegated to LEB Oro ** Lagun Aro GBC (17th) ** La Bruixa d'Or (18th) *Promoted from LEB Oro ** Ford Burgos (Champion) ** Lucentum Alicante (2nd) Lagun Aro GBC and La Bruixa d'Or remained in Liga ACB after Ford Burgos and Lucentum Alicante failed to meet requirements for joining the league. Managerial changes Before the start of the season During the season Regular season League table Results Playoffs Final standings Notes: * Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Baskonia and Unicaja are qualified to Euroleague thanks to their A licence. The worst qualified team of these four can have suspended its A license if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The FIBA U16 European Championship, previously known as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets, is a youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in odd years, for the FIBA Europe region. The current champions are Lithuania. Division A Results Medal table * Defunct countries in italics. Participating nations : As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2001, 3 participations, 3 gold medals) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 4 participations, 2 medals) MVP Awards (since 1999) Division B Results * Since 2012, the 3rd team in Division B is also promoted to Division A for the next tournament. Medal table Participating nations Division C Results Medal table Participating nations See also * FIBA U18 European Championship * FIBA U20 European Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 LEB Oro Season
The 2012–13 LEB Oro season was the 17th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, a Spanish basketball league. It was named Adecco Oro as its sponsored identity. The champion of the regular season would be promoted to Liga ACB. The teams between second and ninth position will play a best of five games play off, where the winner would be promoted too to the higher division. Competition format Eligibility of players All teams must have in their roster: * A minimum of six players who played in Spain during three season being between 15 and 20 years old. * A maximum of two non-EU players. This players can be replaced by players from the EU or ACP countries. * A maximum of three players from the EU or ACP countries. Teams can not sign any player after February 28, 2012. Regular season Each team of every division has to play with all the other teams of its division twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's stadium. Like many other leagues in continental Europe, the ''Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LEB Oro
LEB or Leb may refer to: * Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland * Lebanon, UNDP country code * Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier) * Lexham English Bible * Life expectancy at birth * Liga Española de Baloncesto, Spanish basketball league * London Electricity Board, UK * FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin * Leb, slang for a Lebanese Australian , langs = Australian English, Lebanese Arabic, Standard Arabic, French, Armenian , rels = Majority: Christian: Maronite Catholic, Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Protestant (55%), Minority: Islam: Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Alawite (37%), Jewish a ... See also *'' The Lebs'', 2018 comic novel by Michael Mohammed Ahmad {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basket League Most Spectacular Player
The Greek Basket League Most Spectacular Player, or Greek Basket League MSP, is an annual award for the "most spectacular player" of each season of Greece's top-tier level professional basketball club league, the Greek Basket League. The award is given to the player that is deemed to have the most impressive highlight plays of the season, and that tend to be slam dunk A slam dunk, also simply known as dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one ... plays. Most spectacular players References External links Official Greek Basket League Site Official Greek Basket League YouTube Channel Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site Basketblog.gr GreekBasketball.gr {{Basketball in Greece Greek Basket League Most Spectacular Player European basketball awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Greek Basketball Cup
The 2020–21 Greek Basketball Cup was the 46th edition of Greek top-tier level professional domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winner of the cup was AEK. The cup competition started on 13 September 2020 and ended on 9 May 2021. Panathinaikos won the competition. Format The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2019–20 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2020–21 Greek Cup quarterfinals. While the seven lower placed teams from the 2019–20 Greek Basket League season also gained an automatic bye to the 2020–21 Greek Cup phase two, competing for two quarterfinals spots with phase one winners. All sixteen teams from the second-tier level Greek A2 Basket League's 2019–20 season will start from phase one, competing for one spot in phase two of the cup. All rounds were played under a single elimination A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basketball Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup (Greek language, Greek: Κύπελλο Ελλάδος καλαθοσφαίρισης ανδρών) is the top-tier level annual pro basketball national cup competition in Greece. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). History and format There were no official nation-wide Greek Cup competitions prior to the 1975–76 season. However, there was a precursor tournament to the Greek Cup, called the Attica State Cup, which was won by AEK Athens B.C., AEK, in the 1966–67 and 1970–71 seasons. The first official Greek Cup took place during the 1975–76 season. From the 1994–95 to 2003–04 seasons, the Final Four format was used. The competition format currently includes a total of 62 teams; 14 from the Greek basketball league system, top-tier level Greek Basket League, 16 from the Greek basketball league system, 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League, and 32 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Greek Basket League
The 2020–21 Greek Basket League, also known as the 2020–21 betshop.gr Greek Basket League for sponsorship reasons, is the 81st season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season begun on 24 October 2020. Teams Promotion and relegation ;Relegated from the Greek Basket League 2019–20 season: Ifaistos Lemnos, Rethymno Cretan Kings and Panionios decided not to participate in the Greek Basket League in the 2020–21 season, due to financial problems. ;Promoted from the Greek A2 Basket League 2019–20 season: Messolonghi won the A2 League championship, and was thus promoted to the first tier level, for the first time in its history. Locations and arenas Regular season League table Results Playoffs The eight highest ranked teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs. Quarterfinals will be played in a Best of 3 format while the rest of the series will be played in a Best of 5 format. Bracket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA ( el, ΕΣΑΚΕ, link=no), under the legal authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). It is the highest-tier level of the Greek league system. The GBL plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 13 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the A2 Basket League and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier. It runs from October to June, with teams playing 22 games each during the regular season, and the top 8 teams then competing in the playoffs. The first official Greek Basketball Championship was held in the 1927–28 season. The league held a competition in which the teams of the league played under a format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lliga Catalana De Bàsquet
The Catalan Basketball League, more commonly known as ''Lliga Catalana'', is the regional preseason professional basketball competition that has been organized by the Catalan Basketball Federation since 1980, in Catalonia, Spain. Nowadays, only teams that play in ACB ( Spanish 1st Division) join the competition. Performance by club Lliga Catalana History See also *LEB Catalan basketball league *Catalan basketball derby The Catalan basketball derby ( es, Derbi catalán), is the name given to the basketball matches between Barcelona and Joventut both from the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. The cities of Barcelona and Badalona, where Joventut is from, ... External links Catalan Basketball Federation website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lliga Catalana de Basquet Basketball in Catalonia Basketball cup competitions in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Supercopa De España De Baloncesto
The 2022 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, also known as Supercopa Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th edition of the Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, an annual basketball competition for clubs in the Spanish basketball league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season. Real Madrid were the defending champion and defended the title successfully for their 5th Supercopa in a row and 9th in total. All times are in Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Qualification The tournament will feature the winners from the three major competitions ( 2021–22 Liga Endesa, 2022 Copa del Rey and 2021 Supercopa Endesa), the host team and the remaining highest ranked teams from the 2021–22 Liga Endesa season if vacant berths exist. Qualified teams The following four teams qualified for the tournament. Venue On July 18, 2022, ACB selected and announced Seville to host the supercup in September 2022. The venue can hold up to 7,242 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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