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SG Braunschweig
SG Braunschweig is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany. History The team was formed in 1978 as a cooperation between the basketball sections of the clubs FT Braunschweig and MTV Braunschweig. In 2000–01 the club passed its Basketball Bundesliga license to the newly founded team Metabox Braunschweig (now known as Basketball Löwen Braunschweig), and since then functions as a farm team for the Bundesliga side. From 2007 on, the team competed under the name ''Spot Up Medien Baskets Braunschweig'' for sponsorship reasons. In 2014, the name was changed into ''DRUFF! Baskets Braunschweig''. From 2007 to 2015, SG Braunschweig played in the ProB league, the German third division. After the 2014–15, the club sold its ProB license to the Artland Dragons. Instead, the club entered into a cooperation with MTV Herzöge Wolfenbüttel. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ProB
The ProB is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB is part of the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'', which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ''ProA'' and ''ProB''. Before the 2007–08 season, the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'' was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the winning team of the playoffs in each division, qualify for the ProA, and the teams positioned in 9th place and lower, fight in the play-downs, for the whereabouts in the league. The last two placed teams of both divisions are relegated to the lower level fourth-tier league (1.Regionalliga). https://www.2basketballbundesliga.de/ Current teams (2022-23) North South Champions Performances by club References {{Men's professional basketball leagues 2. Basketball Bundesliga Baske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Arigbabu
Stephen Olumide Arigbabu (born 15 February 1972) is a German professional basketball coach and former player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall. Arigbabu played at the center position. Professional career During his professional career, Arigbabu played in top-class teams such as ALBA Berlin, Panionios, and Maroussi. He won the EuroCup Challenge with Mitteldeutscher in 2004. He also won 2 German League championships, and a German Cup with ALBA Berlin. National team career Arigbabu was also a player of the senior men's German national basketball team, and he won a bronze medal with them at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, and a silver medal at the EuroBasket 2005 The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth .... References External linksEuroleague.net Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Braunschweig
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams Established In 1978
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 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) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Germany
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 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) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igors Miglinieks
Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional club playing career Miglinieks was a member of the World Basketball League's Erie Wave in 1990. Miglinieks was also a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1991. National team playing career Miglinieks was a member of the senior Soviet Union national team. With the Soviet Union, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Latvian basketball player to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games. Coaching career After he retired from playing professional basketball, Miglinieks had a long coaching career, working as a head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefan Svitek (basketball Player)
Štefan Svitek or the "Horehronie's Ripper/ Horehronský rozparovač (January 23, 1960, Podbrezová, Brezno, Czechoslovakia June 8, 1989, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak murderer, sadist, and animal abuser. He is known for being the man who killed and butchered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 1987, dubbed Beštia Štefan by newspapers. For this crime, Svitek was sentenced to death. He was the last person executed in Czechoslovakia. Background Štefan had 4 siblings and lived in a rural, forest area. His mother passed away when he was 18 and his father was a violent alcoholic who abused his family often. At the age of 13, he began to consume alcohol on a near daily basis. He often engaged in various forms of self-harm including cutting himself with razors or pieces of glass. He used wire to stab into his stomach on various occasions, too and stuck red-hot needles into his genitals. In his adolescent he also began his abuse of animals. He used a broken bottle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zackary Wright
Zachary "Zach" Wright (born February 5, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Pro A team JL Bourg. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Wright's first team was SG Braunschweig of the German ProB. As a rookie pro, he led German Pro B in scoring (24.8) and steals (3.5). This stint was followed by three seasons in the LNB Pro A in France: with Élan Chalon, Le Mans Sarthe, and Limoges CSP. Wright played at the French All-Star Game during the 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons, and was named the slam dunk champion in the 2010–11 season. In September 2011, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek League. He left them in March 2012, and signed with Cibona Zagreb of Croatia for the rest of the season. With Cibona he won the Croatian League In July 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Spartak St. Petersburg of Russia. He left them after one season and signed with German EuroLea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Key
Steven Key (born May 14, 1968) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional player. Career Key attended Atholton High School in Columbia, Maryland, and was named the 1986 Howard County Player of the Year. He was a four-year letter winner at Boston University (1986–90), garnering America East Conference Player of the Year honors in 1990. He also received the Lou Cohen Award as BU's Most Valuable Player the same year. In 1990, Key was close to making the roster of the Los Angeles Clippers and then played for the San Jose Jammers in the 1990-91 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) season, before taking his game overseas. He went on to play until 2002 with stints in Austria (BK Klosterneuburg), Australia ( Gold Coast Rollers), Germany ( SV Tübingen, Steiner Bayreuth, Rhöndorfer TV, BSG Ludwigsburg, SG Braunschweig) and France ( Étendard de Brest, Saint Quentin). He made three appearances in the German Bundesliga All-Star Game during his profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scooter Barry
Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV (born August 13, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player. His nickname "Scooter" was given shortly after being born in San Francisco, California. The son of NBA Hall of Fame member Rick Barry, he has three younger brothers Jon, Brent and Drew, who also share his profession. The basketball Barry family shares an NCAA Championship, an NBA Slam Dunk Championship and three NBA Championship titles between them. He has a half brother, Canyon Barry, who played at the College of Charleston (then Florida as a graduate transfer) and whose mother, Lynn Barry, was also a distinguished basketball player at William & Mary. Barry played college basketball at Kansas and was a junior on the 1987–88 Jayhawks team that won the NCAA title. He played a vital part in the team's championship run, scoring a career-high 15 points in the Jayhawks' 71–58 win over Kansas State, sending them to the Final Four. He went on to play 17 years profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Atkinson
Kenneth Neil Atkinson (born June 2, 1967) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to 2020. Atkinson was born in Huntington, New York and played college basketball for University of Richmond leading the Spiders to a Sweet Sixteen berth in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1988. Playing career Atkinson averaged 18.9 points per game during his senior season at Richmond and played professionally in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands from 1993 to 2004. He had tryouts with several NBA teams including the Knicks in summer of 1991. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. NBA coaching career Atkinson joined the New York Knicks coaching staff as an assistant coach under Mike D'Antoni on August 6, 2008. In 2012 after four seasons with the Knicks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Smeulders
Robin Smeulders (born 19 June 1987) is a Dutch retired professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga. He was also a regular member of the Netherlands national team. Smeulders also owns the German and Austrian nationality. Smeulders played the majority of his career with Baskets Oldenburg, and won the BBL-Pokal in 2015. Personal life Smeulders is the son of an Austrian mother and Dutch father. He grew up in both Germany and the Netherlands before spending a year abroad from 2003 to 2004 at Ka’ahumanu Hou High School in Maui, Hawai’i, and four years of college at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. Pre-College career As a youth, Smeulders played for EBBC Hertogenbosch, Vellmar. Smeulders has also played club basketball for SG Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga (German Second Division) for two seasons from 2004 to 2006 under head coach Liviu Calin. Smeulders was the third youngest member of Braunschweig during the 2005-06 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
