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2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Riga
The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga was one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held at Riga, Latvia, from 2 to 7 July 2024. Six teams participated in two groups of three teams, where the first-and second-placed teams advanced to the semifinals. The winner of the tournament qualified for the Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2024 Summer Olympics. Brazil won the tournament after defeating Latvia in the final. Teams Venue Preliminary round ''All times are local (Time in Latvia, UTC+3).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round Semi-finals ---- Final Final ranking Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency Teams Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency Awards The all star-team and MVP were announced on 7 July 2024. References External linksOfficial websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planning Region, Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 Riga summit, 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the 2006 IIHF Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artūrs Žagars
Artūrs Mārtiņš Žagars (born 21 April 2000) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi, BSL and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position. Professional career Early career Žagars spent much of his early career playing for Latvian club BS DSN Riga. Joventut Badalona In 2017, Žagars signed a long-term contract with Spanish club Club Joventut Badalona, Joventut Badalona. On 11 March 2018, Žagars made his Liga ACB debut, scoring two points in seven minutes versus Saski Baskonia, Baskonia. In November 2018, Žagars suffered a torn ligament in his ankle and was sidelined until early March 2019 after undergoing surgery. On 19 April 2019, Žagars declared for the 2019 NBA draft. Loan Period from Joventut Badalona On 16 February 2021, Žagars was loaned to Estonian powerhouse BC Kalev, Kalev/Cramo. On 12 January 2022, he was loaned to Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Hill (basketball)
Jeremiah Devonte Hill (born September 4, 1995) is an American-born Cameroonian basketball guard for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A. Professional career Hill attended Richmond Hill High School and in 2013 committed to play college basketball at Savannah State. Hill later transferred to Valdosta State, where in 2017 he was named to the 2017 NABC Coaches Division-II All American Team. Hill averaged 19.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior. Hill then played a season with the Jacksonville Giants of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He won the ABA championship with Jacksonville in 2018. On April 10, 2018, Hill signed with the Lakeland Magic. During a February 6, 2019 game against the Maine Red Claws, Hill scored a career high 30 points, including eight three-point shots, during 24 minutes of play. In July 2019, Hill signed with BC Astana in Kazakhstan. He helped Astana win the 2021 national championship and received 2020-21 Asia-Basket.com All-Kazakhst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brice Eyaga Bidias
Brice Dieudonne Eyaga Bidias (born 26 November 1998) is a Cameroonian basketball player who plays for FAP and the Cameroon national basketball team. Club career After playing at the junior levels, Eyaga Bidias joined Condor of the Ligue de Basketball du Centre (LBC) in 2018. In the fall of 2019, Eyaga Bidias played with the Gabonese club Manga BB in the 2021 BAL qualification games. In the following year, he joined FAP and was on the roster for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League but did not appear in any game. In the following season, the 2022 season, Eyaga had a break-out season as he helped FAP reach the BAL semi-finals by averaging 11 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. On 27 May, he was named to the BAL All-Defensive Team. National team career Eyaga Bidias played with the Cameroon national basketball team. He was on the preliminary squad for AfroBasket 2021, but was cut before the start of the tournament. He later played in the qualifiers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Bayehe
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and List of cities in Jordan, largest city, as well as the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, most populous city in the Levant. Inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period, three kingdoms developed in Transjordan (region), Transjordan during the Iron Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. In the third century BC, the Arab Nabataeans established Nabataean Kingdom, their kingdom centered in Petra. The Greco-Roman world, Greco-Roman period saw the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Ateba
Fabien Quentin Philibert Ateba (born May 30, 1991) is a French-Cameroonian basketball player who plays for the French Pro B league club Saint-Vallier. He plays for the Cameroon national team, his first selection for his country was in August 2022. References 1991 births Living people French men's basketball players Sportspeople from Argenteuil HTV Basket players Shooting guards 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Popović (basketball, Born 1996)
Petar Popović (born 13 September 1996) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for FMP Soccer Bet of the ABA League and the Basketball league of Serbia. Professional career Popović began his professional career with the 1st-tier Montenegrin Basketball League club KK Lovćen, during the 2011–12 season. After three years with the club, he joined Nea Kifissia B.C., Nea Kifissia of the 1st-tier Greek Basket League, Greek League signing a three-year deal. In 2016, he was loaned to KK Mega Basket, Mega Leks. Montenegrin national team Popović was a member of the junior national teams of Montenegro. He won the gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B with Montenegro. He has also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B and at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. References External links Petar Popovićat abaliga.com Petar Popovićat esake.gr Petar Popovićat eurobasket.com Petar Popovićat euroleague.net at fib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Simonović (basketball, Born 1999)
Marko Simonović ( sr-cyrl, Марко Симоновић; born October 15, 1999) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who last played for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Professional career Mens Sana (2017–2018) Simonović started playing professional basketball for Italian lower-league club PMS Moncalieri in 2015. In July 2017, Simonović signed a contract for Mens Sana Siena. Olimpija (2018–2019) On June 19, 2018, Simonović signed a multi-year contract for Petrol Olimpija. Mega Basket (2019–2021) On July 19, 2019, Simonović was loaned out to Mega Bemax for two years. Simonovic averaged 16.8 points per game on 51% shooting from the field on 11.5 attempts per game, 31% from three on 2.5 attempts per game, 80% from the free throw line on 5.2 attempts per game, eight rebounds, 3.5 offensive rebounds, 1.2 assists, one steal, 1.2 blocks, 2.2 turnovers and 3.8 personal fouls per game in a starting role where he played 29.7 minu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendrick Perry
Kendrick Dennard Perry (born December 23, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball at Youngstown State University. High school career Perry attended Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida where he was a three-year letter winner and a two-time captain. As a senior, he averaged 16 points and eight assists per game, helping Edgewater to the FHSAA District 6A-4 championship. He was a second-team Class 6A selection by the Florida Sports Writers and a third-team choice by FloridaHoops.com. He was also first-team all-area and all-metro area selection. College career In his freshman season at Youngstown State, Perry scored in double figures in 15 games with a then career-high 21-point performance against Loyola on January 27, 2011. In 30 games (23 starts), he averaged 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.2 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Vučević
Nikola Vučević ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Вучевић, ; born 24 October 1990) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans before being drafted 16th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Vučević, who spent his rookie season with the 76ers, was traded to Orlando Magic before the start of the 2012–13 season as a part of the four-team trade that sent Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. He played nine seasons for the Magic and was named an NBA All-Star twice during his tenure with the team. In the middle of the 2020–21 season, the Magic traded Vučević to the Chicago Bulls. Vučević is considered one of the better European players in the NBA today. He is also one of the best rebounders in the NBA. He is ranked second place on the leaderboard for most double-doubles among active NBA players, behind LeBron James. Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yago Dos Santos
Yago Mateus dos Santos (born March 9, 1999), known simply as Yago, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for KK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda of the Serbian Basketball League of Serbia, KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. Dos Santos was discovered by Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (basketball), Palmeiras, and played for Club Athletico Paulistano (basketball), Paulistano from 2016 to 2020 and Flamengo Basketball, Flamengo from 2020 to 2022 before moving to Germany, German club Ratiopharm Ulm. He has also played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2023 NBA Summer League team. Yago won the 2023 Basketball Bundesliga, German BBL championship with Ulm, while being named Basketball Bundesliga Finals MVP, Finals MVP as well. ''ESPN Brazil, ESPN'' and ''ESporte'' called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s. Professional career From 2020 to 2022, Yago played two seasons with Flamengo Basketball, Flamengo, with whom he won the 2022 FIBA Intercontin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Thomasson
Joe Thomasson (born August 16, 1993) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for State Fair Community College and Wright State. Early and personal life Thomasson was born in Dayton, Ohio. His parents are Joseph E Thomasson Sr and Autumn Daye Bryant. He is tall, and weighs . Thomasson attended and played basketball at Thurgood Marshall High School. In his senior year, he was the team captain and averaged 16 points per game, and was named All-Region. College career Thomasson attended State Fair Community College between 2012 and 2014.''Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2015-2016'' November 13, 2015. He averaged 14.2 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
