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Nikolin Arra
Nikolin Arra (born 1 June 1991 in Shkoder) is an Albanian professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Vllaznia in the Albanian Albanian Basketball League. References 1991 births Living people Albanian men's basketball players Basketball players from Shkodër Power forwards (basketball) {{Albania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four or strong forward, is a position in basketball. Power forwards play a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their backs towards the basket. When on defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, one of which is rebounding. Many power forwards are noted for their mid-range jump-shot, and several players have become very accurate from . Earlier, these skills were more typically exhibited in the European style of play. Some power forwards known as stretch fours, have since extended their shooting range to three-point field goals. In the NBA, power forwards usually range from 6' 7" (2.01 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m) while in the WNBA, power forwards are usually between 6′ 0″ (1.83 m) and 6′ 3″ (1.91 m). Despite the averages, a variety of players f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Basketball League
The Albanian Basketball League is the men's professional basketball league in Albania. It was founded in 1946 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Basketball Association and is now divided into two divisions, the Superliga and First Division, consisting of 12 teams each. The team with the most championships is BC Partizani Tirana who have won 33 championships in total, but none since 1996. History The Albanian Basketball League is the one of the oldest continuing basketball competitions in the region of the Balkans, having started in 1946. The league was formed less than two years after the Communist Party of Albania gained control of the country, and the sport gradually grew in popularity over the years before experiencing a rapid rise in popularity in the 1970s, leading to most cities and towns in Albania forming their own basketball clubs and building basketball grounds. Following the fall of communism in 1991 many basketball clubs were forced to fold due to lack of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkan International Basketball League
The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League, is a multinational professional basketball league that features mostly clubs from the Balkans. The league included teams from countries as Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and Israel. The most recent league champion is Hapoel Galil Elyon from Israel. Purpose The purpose of the Balkan International Basketball League is to provide competitive international play for clubs in the Balkans that would otherwise be unable to participate in international basketball. The league achieves this by providing financial support to all participating clubs in order to ease the costs that make international play difficult. Among other milestones, the league is also the first international league of its kind to include teams from Kosovo. Format As of the 2017-2018 season, the Balkan International Basketball League has introduced a new, simplified competition format. As per the new format, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Vllaznia
KB Vllaznia is a professional basketball team based in Shkodër, Albania. The club is one of the major basketball teams in Albania, having won 9 leagues, 12 cups and one supercup. The club, founded in 1919, is the oldest in the country. Trophies * Albanian Leagues: 9 :1967, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015, 2015-16 * Albanian Cups: 12 :1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2014, 2015 *Albanian Supercup: 1 :1999 Current roster Season by season Notable players *Johnathan Stove (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ... References External linksEurobasket.com KB Vllaznia Page {{Liga Unike Vllaznia Sport in Shkodër Basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of . It possesses significant diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea. Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University Of Tirana
The American Higher School of Tirana (), also incorrectly referred to as "American University of Tirana" (Albanian: "Universiteti Amerikan i Tiranës"), (UAT), is a defunct Higher education institution (HEI) in Tirana, Albania. On 6 August 2014 its licence was permanently revoked by the Albanian Ministry of Education and Sports (MAS), through decision no. 539 of the Albanian Council of Ministers, for not fulfilling the minimum legal requirements of higher education. The Albanian state authorities often compared the closed HEIs to Ponzi schemes, which have caused "extraordinary financial damage" to Albanian students and their parents.Peleshi, Niko"Qeveria, fund piramidave në arsim". Tirana, 6 August 2014. The cessation of the American Higher School of Tirana, also meant the end of the Albanian American Education Group (AAEG). The other two member companies of this group, namely Medicom and the American College of Tirana (Albanian: Kolegji Amerikan i Tiranës) (ACT) are also defunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Kamza Basket
BC Kamza Basket is an Albanian basketball team that plays in the Albanian Basketball League. They were previously named BC Valbona Bajram Curri and based in the northern city of Tropoja, but relocated to Kamez in 2010. Domestic achievements *Albanian Basketball League (6): :2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013 *Albanian Basketball Cup (6): :2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2016 *Albanian Basketball Supercup (2) :2013, 2014 Current roster Notable former players ;Albania & Kosovo * Eni Llazani * Nikolin Arra * Gjon Ndoja * Vildan Mitku * Alfred Biberaj * Afrim Bilali * Roald Cubaj * Endrit Hysenagolli * Elvis Ismeti * Arber Kadia * Sokol Kasmi * Henri Moja ;Albania & Kosovo * Maris Huti * Endrit Hysenagolli * Arjonel Lame * Agron Lamnica * Marlin Sukaj * Juxhin Talelli * Ardian Domi * Heroin Faslija * Olton Fishta * Marlen Gjeli * Shkelzen Llazani * Erblin Madani ;Albania & Kosovo * Andi Mustafaj * Elvis Saiti * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBC Tirana
KB Tirana are an Albanian professional basketball team based in Tiranë, which is the basketball branch of SK Tirana. They compete in the Albanian Basketball League, Liga Unike and the Balkan International Basketball League. The club plays its home domestic games at the Farie Hoti Sports Palace, and they play their international games at the Asllan Rusi Sports Palace. Tirana are one of the two most successful teams in the history of Albanian basketball (men), having won the Albanian League 20 times, the Albanian Cup 19 times and the Albanian Supercups 8 times. They have won a total of 47 trophies, and only BC Partizani Tirana have won more in Albania with 48. History Early years (1920–43) On 15 August 1920, shortly after Tirana became the capital city of Albania, patriot and football enthusiast Palokë Nika, who had already formed Vllaznia Shkodër built and trained a new team in Tirana, with A. Erebara, P. Jakova, A. Hoxha, Anastas Koja, P. Berisha, Avni Zajmi, H. Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Basketball Cup
The Albanian Basketball Cup, is the top annual national basketball cup competition in Albania. It was created in 1951 by the Albanian Basketball Association and the sides with the most titles are Tirana, who have won the competition on 19 occasions. Title holders * 1951: Partizani * 1952: Garnizoni Tiranë * 1956: BC Puna Durrës * 1957: Vllaznia * 1958: Vllaznia * 1960: Partizani * 1961: Tirana * 1962: Tirana * 1963: Tirana * 1965: Lokomotiva Durrës * 1966: Vllaznia * 1967: Vllaznia * 1968: Vllaznia * 1969: 17 Nëntori * 1970: Partizani * 1971: 17 Nëntori * 1972: Partizani * 1973: 17 Nëntori * 1974: Dinamo * 1975: Partizani * 1976: Partizani * 1977: 17 Nëntori * 1978: Partizani * 1979: Dinamo * 1980: Partizani * 1981: Vllaznia * 1982: Partizani * 1983: Partizani (*) * 1984: Partizani * 1985: Vllaznia * 1986: Dinamo * 1987: Partizani * 1988: 17 Nëntori * 1989: Partizani * 1990: Partizani * 1991: Dinamo * 1992: Dinamo * 1993: Dinamo * 1994: Vllazni ... [...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] |
1991 Births
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
