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Nika Tskitishvili
Nikoloz Tskitishvili ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ცქიტიშვილი; born April 14, 1983) is a Georgian former professional basketball player. He is a 7'0" forward- center, who was selected fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2002 NBA draft. Tskitishvili has also played for the senior Georgian national basketball team. Professional career Europe From January to July 2002, Tskitishvili played in Italy, for Benetton Treviso, winning the Italian League championship under head coach Mike D'Antoni. He played in 13 games, averaging 6.6 points per game (with a high of 15). Around that time, he was selected as the 5th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft. NBA On February 25, 2005, Tskitishvili was traded by the Nuggets, to the Golden State Warriors, along with Rodney White, in exchange for Eduardo Nájera, Luis Flores, and a 2007 future first-round draft pick. In three seasons with the Nuggets, Tskitishvili averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, and sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian National Basketball Team
The Georgia men's national basketball team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is controlled by the Georgian Basketball Federation. Georgia became a member of FIBA in 1992, after they gained independence from the Soviet Union. The national team played their first official match against Poland in 1995. Georgia's accomplishments on the international stage have been clinching qualification to the European Basketball Championship five times. Their best result came at their debut trip to the tournament in 2011. While Georgia has qualified for the top European event, they have yet to achieve qualification to the top global tournament at the FIBA World Cup. History Soviet era Until 1991, Georgia was a part of the Soviet Union, with players born in Georgia playing for the Soviet Union national team. Notable players born in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC
Donosti Gipuzkoa Basket 2001 Saskibaloi Kirol Elkartea Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Gipuzkoa Basket and as Acunsa GBC for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga Española de Baloncesto, LEB Oro. Their home arena is Plaza de Toros de Illumbe, Donostia Arena. History Gipuzkoa Basket started competing in LEB Plata, LEB 2, third tier. After a first season where the club finished in 11th position out of sixteen teams, it ceased in activity until 2004, when it came back to LEB 2. In the 2004–05 LEB 2 season, despite finishing in the second position of the regular season, Gipuzkoa BC was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the promotion playoffs by CB 1939 Canarias, Ciudad de La Laguna. After this come back to competition, Gipuzkoa BC bought the place in Liga Española de Baloncesto, Liga LEB, second tier, to CB Ciudad de Algeciras. Bruesa GBC only needed one season in LEB to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Basketball Super League
The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two teams are relegated to 1st Division. Current clubs * Aftab Zagros Ahvaz * Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad * Ayandehsazan Tehran * Chemidor Qom * Exxon Tehran * Koochin Amol * Mahram Tehran * Niroo Zamini Tehran * Palayesh Naft Abadan * Raad Padafand Mashhad * Sanat Mes Kerman * Sanat Mes Rafsanjan * Shahrdari Bandar Abbas *Shahrdari Gorgan * Shora & Shahrdari Qazvin * Zob Ahan Isfahan * Sanaye Hormozgan League champions Division One Super League Titles by club Titles by city Notable foreign players External linksI.R. Iran Basketball Federation [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Basketball Supercup
The Italian Basketball Supercup ( it, Supercoppa Italiana di Pallacanestro), also known as Discovery+ Supercoppa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball super cup competition. From the 2020 Supercup edition, all the teams of LBA took part in the competition. Created in 1995, it is organised by the Lega Basket – who run the LBA and the Italian Cup – in partnership with RCS Sport, and it traditionally opens the season. History The 2014 edition of the Supercup was played on October 4 and 5, at Sassari's PalaSerradimigni, in a final four format. Italian League and Italian Cup runners-up Montepaschi Siena (also defending champions), did not participate, after declaring bankruptcy over the summer. Italian League champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, comfortably dispatched Enel Brindisi (third in the 2014 cup), by a score of 71–59, in the first semifinal, on the back of Linas Kleiza's and Joe Ragland's long-distance shooting (17 and 16 points respectively), in a mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier level of the Italian league system. The LBA plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 16 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the Serie A2 and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier. A total of 99 teams have competed in the LBA since its inception. Seventeen teams have been crowned champions, with Olimpia Milano having won the title a record 28 times, and Virtus Bologna 16 times. According to FIBA Europe's and Euroleague Basketball's national league coefficients, the LBA was the historically top ranked national domestic league in Europe, for the period 1958 to 2007. Today, the LBA is considered to be one of the top European national basketball leagues. Its clubs have won the most EuroLeague championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henan Golden Elephants
The Henan Golden Elephants are a Chinese professional men's basketball club based in Nanyang, Henan, playing in the National Basketball League (NBL). It is also known by the name of its sponsor, Shedian Laojiu (literally, Shedian Old Liquor), a liquor company based in Shedian, Sheqi County, Nanyang, Henan. Current players References {{PRChina-basketball-team-stub Sport in Henan Basketball teams in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut Club
Beirut Club () is a basketball team based in Beirut, Lebanon, who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL), the top-flight of basketball in Lebanon. Home games of the club are played in the Stade Nouhad Naufal. The club was first promoted to the Lebanese Basketball League in 2017, and has played there ever since. The club won their first LBL championship in 2022, defeating Al Riyadi in the final. Beirut Club has also been the runners-up of the Arab Championship twice, with consecutive finals in 2018 and 2019. Beirut Club also has a professional women's team. Squad Honours Domestic competitions * Lebanese Basketball League ** Champions (1): 2021–22 *** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2018–19 *Lebanese Cup **Champions (1): 2021–22 International competitions * Arab Club Basketball Championship ** (2): 2018, 2019 ** (1): 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byblos Club
Byblos Club is a multi sports club based in Byblos, Lebanon. The franchise was established in 1981, and such notable stars played as Jay Youngblood, Michael Fraser, Bassel Bawji, Ali Mahmoud, Rodrigue Akl, Ratko Varda, Steven Burtt, Joseph Vogel, Ndudi Ebi, and Ekenechukwu Ibekwe have played for the club throughout its young history. Franchise history In 2017, Byblos won the Lebanese basketball Division 2 and qualified for the Division 1. In the following year, Byblos won the Division 2 championship and qualified for the first time for the Lebanese Basketball League as part of the 2010–11 Lebanese Basketball League Division 1. During the 2014–16 FLB Div.A season, Byblos Club was named UBA (Union Byblos Amchit) since Amchit Club's basketball team was part of Byblos Club during that season for obligatory financial reasons. The season saw the signing of coach Nenad Vucinic and the resigning of Jay Youngblood. UBA finished the season with 8 win and 0 losses, finishing the leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, საკალათბურთო კლუბი ,,დინამო’’) is a professional basketball club that is based in Tbilisi, that plays in the Georgian Superliga. It is one of the oldest and most successful basketball clubs of Georgia and the former USSR, having won numerous national titles and the 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague). The club's traditional colors are blue and white. History BC Dinamo was established in 1934 as the basketball division of the Dynamo Sports Society. During the 1950s and the 1960s, it was one of the leading teams of the USSR. During this period, the club won the Soviet League championships 4 times, the Soviet Cup 3 times, and finished in medal positions (top 3) of the league championship a further 8 times. In 1960, Dinamo reached the final of the FIBA European Champions Cup (the predecessor of the current EuroLeague), where they were defeated by Rīgas ASK in 2 games. Two years later, they once ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manama Club
Manama Club ( ar, المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club, founded in 1946 and based in Manama, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football. Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a well-known basketball club in the Gulf and Asia. They have two Gulf Championships, and were the first-ever Bahraini club and second-ever Gulf club to come in third place in the 2000 ABC Champions Cup. Manama Club has won over 45 titles in domestic competitions. The club is not as successful in football, however they won their first two titles, the Bahraini King's Cup and Bahraini Super Cup, in 2017. Patryk Bora, polish top player, played in this club in 2012. Football achievements *Bahraini King's Cup ** Winners (1): 2016–17 *Bahraini Super Cup ** Winners (1): 2017 Stadiums and facilities The football club currently shares the Bahrain National Stadium (capacity 35,000) with four other clubs. Regular basketball matches are played in Um ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemidor Tehran BC
Chemidor Qom Basketball Club is an Iranian professional basketball team based in Qom and was founded in 2009. The team compete in the Iranian Super League. They play their home games at Shahid Heidarian Arena. Franchise history Chemidor Qom BC started to play in the Tehran province basketball league in 2014 and they became champion and Qualified to Iran's division 2. In Iran's division 2 league they became champion and Qualified to Iranian Super League in 2015. Tournament records Iranian Super League * 2015-2016 : 3rd place * 2016-2017 : 5th place * 2017-2018 : — * 2018-2019 : 1st place in west asia championship and 3rd place in Iranian Super League * 2019-2020 : — * 2020-2021 : 3rd place Players Current roster Notable players References External links * page on Asia-Basket Basketball teams in Iran Basketball teams established in 2009 Sport in Qom 2009 establishments in Iran {{Iran-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Link Tochigi Brex
Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture, 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 *Antanas Sireika *Thomas Wisman *Kenji Hasegawa *Ryuzo Anzai *Norio Sassa *Darius Dimavičius (asst) *Michael Katsuhisa (asst) Arenas *Brex Arena Utsunomiya *TKC Strawberry Arena *Tochigi Prefectural North Gymnasium *Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium Practice facilities *TKC Strawberry Arena TKC Strawberry Arena is an arena in Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan. It is the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
