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Nick Okorie
Nick Okorie (born July 22, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Horse Owners Club in Alexandria, Egypt. He played college basketball for South Plains College and Texas Tech. High school career Okorie attended Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas, where he played basketball under head coach Ronnie Edwards. He was a member of the team's starting lineup for three years. He was named All-District in his final two seasons with the Cougars. Okorie averaged 19.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game as a senior and competed at the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) All-Star Game. Collegiate career Okorie played college basketball with the Texas Tech Red Raiders and South Plains College. Professional career Okorie was named National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) All-Star in 2013, when he was with the Mississauga Power. Okorie has previously competed in the Danish Basketball League, 2. Basketball Bundesliga, and the Korisliiga outside of Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrone Watson
Tyrone Watson (born July 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He attended New Mexico State University, where he represented the Aggies, and has competed with the Canadian youth national team in the past. Following graduation, Watson played a season with the Halifax Rainmen in the NBL Canada and, following a suspension, returned to the league with the Orangeville A's. Professional career Watson was named NBLC Canadian of the Year after the 2014–15 season, but was fined $5,000 and suspended indefinitely "for conduct detrimental to the league," after his team forfeited Game 7 of the 2015 NBL Canada Finals due to a pre-game brawl. In 2014, he was named North of the Border Basketball League (NBBL) Most Valuable Player. The NBBL is the top summer league in Canada. On October 9, 2015, Watson signed with Al-Muharraq of the Bahraini Premier League. It was his first professional contract with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR Vasco Da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently competes in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football league and in the Cariocão Série A, the top tier of Rio de Janeiro state football league. Named Vasco da Gama 400 years after 1498 European-Asian sea route, the club was founded in 21 August 1898 as a rowing club by Brazilian workers and Portuguese immigrants tradesmen, and created it football department in 26 November 1915.História 1898–1923' NetVasco.com Vasco da Gama plays their home matches in São Januário stadium since 1927, and also in Maracanã stadium since 1950. Vasco da Gama is one of the most widely supported teams in Brazil and the Americas. According to census and polls, Vasco is the fifth-most supported club in Brazil, with more than 15 millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Jennings (basketball)
Brent Jennings (born April 13, 1951) is an American actor. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and is a 1969 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He played Oakland Athletics coach Ron Washington in the 2011 film ''Moneyball ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team's analytical, evidence-based, sabermetric approa ...'', played supporting character Ernie, traveling plumbing salesman in the short-lived, but acclaimed AMC television series ''Lodge 49'' and currently stars in the TV series '' All American''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1951 births Living people African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock Central High School alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaldo Dixon
Renaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1937–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter *Renaldo Balkman (born 1984), American professional basketball player *Renaldo Hill (born 1978), American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League *Renaldo Kalari (footballer) (born 1984), Albanian football player * Renaldo Kuhler (1931–2013), American artist and illustrator *Renaldo Lapuz (born 1962), Filipino-American who auditioned on the seventh season of the television series ''American Idol'' *Renaldo Lopes da Cruz (born 1970), Brazilian footballer who played as a forward for Ceilândia Esporte Clube *Renaldo Major (born 1982), American professional basketball player, a 6'7" 190 lb. small forward *Renaldo Nehemiah (born 1959), American athlete who dominated the 110 m hurdle event from 1978 until 1981 *Renaldo Rama (born 1990), Albanian football player *Renaldo Snipes, (born 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurobasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria. (in German) Until the 2004–05 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 2008–09 season it was called the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). From 2008 to 2019, it was named the Admiral Basketball League, after the league's main sponsor, Admiral Sportwetten. In 2019, the competition was replaced by the Basketball Superliga. Competition format In the current season each team plays the other nine teams four times, creating a 36-game regular-season schedule. After that, the top six teams move on. The two semi-finals winners meet in a best-of-seven ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga. Logos Korisliiga logo.png, The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season Teams Current teams From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline Title holders * 1938-39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat * 1939-40 Eiran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Basketball League
The Basketligaen ( en, The Basketball League) is the highest professional basketball league in Denmark. The original men's first division was founded in 1957 and the current league was founded in 1998. All-time record holder in league titles is Bakken Bears, which has captured 18 titles in its history. BMS is the only team with 5 titles in a row, starting in 1986 through 1990. The main TV partner of the league is Sport Live. The league consists of 10 teams, with no relegation rules. Teams Title holders * 1957–58: Aarhus * 1958–59: Gladsaxe * 1959–60: Gladsaxe * 1960–61: SISU * 1961–62: SISU * 1962–63: Gladsaxe * 1963–64: Gladsaxe * 1964–65: Gladsaxe * 1965–66: SISU * 1966–67: SISU * 1967–68: Gladsaxe * 1968–69: Gladsaxe * 1969–70: Virum * 1970–71: Virum * 1971–72: SISU * 1972–73: SISU * 1973–74: Falcon * 1974–75: Falcon * 1976–77: SISU * 1973–74: Falcon * 1977–78: Falcon * 1978–79: Stevnsgade * 1979–80: Stevnsgade * 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RealGM
RealGM.com is a sports website created in 2000. The site was originally a basketball site, but has since expanded its scope to provide information about American football, baseball, ice hockey and soccer. According to Alexa, the site ranked in the top 5000 of most visited sites in January 2009. The site includes basketball team forums as well as off-topic, media, and graphic arts forums. The site also offers the sale of sporting event tickets. It focuses its news mainly on players and their movement and actions in their respective leagues. In the media CBSSports.com wrote that the core writers at RealGM.com "have produced quality work over the years". ''Sports Business Journal'' called the site "one of the most influential independent voices within basketball". In 2005, a thread on the RealGM.com forum was mentioned as a source of motivation for Washington Wizards guard Juan Dixon after a playoff game in which he scored 35 points. Dixon told reporters that he had been notified by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of NBL Canada All-Stars
The National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) All-Star Game was an annual exhibition basketball played between the Central and Atlantic division All-stars. Ten players—five starters and five reserves—from each division are chosen from the league's rosters. The following is a list of NBL Canada All-Stars, players who have been selected by the coaches to compete in All-Star Weekend. The All-star game was held three times between 2012 and 2014, although no player has played in all three All-Star Games. Ten players have competed at this stage on two occasions. Joey Haywood and Eddie Smith were the captains of the 2012 game, in which the All-Stars were divided into teams regardless of which division their team played in. Source: References {{National Basketball League of Canada All All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Each of these various organizations is subdivided into one to three divisions, based on the number and level of scholarships that may be provided to the athletes. Each organization has different conferences to divide up the teams into groups. Teams are selected into these conferences depending on the location of the schools. These conferences are put in due to the regional play of the teams and to have a structural schedule for each team to play for the upcoming year. During conference play the teams are ranked not only through the entire NCAA, but the conference as well in which they have tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the ''Houston Post'', the ''Chronicle'' became Houston's newspaper of record. The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily paper owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation, a privately held multinational corporate media conglomerate with $10 billion in revenues. The paper employs nearly 2,000 people, including approximately 300 journalists, editors, and photographers. The ''Chronicle'' has bureaus in Washington, D.C. and Austin. It reports that its web site averages 125 million page views per month. The publication serves as the " newspaper of record" of the Houston area. Previously headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building at 801 Texas Avenue, Downtown Houston, the ''Houston Chronicle'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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