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2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Europe
The 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Europe was one of five 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held from 12 to 20 August 2023. Two tournaments were held, with the winning team of each tournament qualifying for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. Gliwice, Poland and Tallinn, Estonia hosted the first tournament and Istanbul, Turkey hosted the second one. Poland and Croatia were the winners of the tournaments, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey respectively in the finals. Teams Teams that missed out on the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the next best-ranked team will participate. Draw The draw took place on 1 May 2023. Seeding The seedings were announced on 29 April 2023. Tournament 1 (Poland/Estonia) Tournament 2 (Turkey) Tournament 1 Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+2 in Poland, UTC+3 in Estonia).'' The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia. Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vít Krejčí
Vít Krejčí (; born 19 June 2000) is a Czech professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. Early life and career Krejčí was born in Strakonice, Czech Republic and played basketball for the youth academy of Sokol Pisek. At age 14, he joined Spanish basketball club, Zaragoza. In the 2016–17 season, he began playing for Anagan Olivar, the reserve team of Zaragoza, in the Liga EBA. Professional career Basket Zaragoza (2017–2021) On 5 March 2017, at 16 years and eight months of age, Krejčí made his professional debut for Zaragoza against Fuenlabrada. He tied with Sergi García as the second-youngest debutant in club history, behind Carlos Alocén. On 17 April 2020, Krejčí declared for the 2020 NBA draft. In the 2019–20 season, Krejčí averaged 3.2 points in 9.2 minutes per game and was named to the ACB All-Young Players Team. On 25 September 2020, he suffered a season-ending left knee injury in a game against Real Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondřej Sehnal
Ondřej Sehnal (born 10 October 1997) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Nymburk of the National Basketball League. Professional career Sehnal played for USK Praha of the Czech National Basketball League from 2014 to 2021. On August 9, 2021, he has signed with Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga. National team Sehnal has been a member of the Czech national basketball team. At a EuroBasket 2022 qualification game against Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ..., Sehnal scored 10 points while his coach Ronen Ginzburg assigned Sehnal with special defense assignments against the opponent's top players. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kříž
Martin Kříž (born 17 June 1993) is a Czech professional basketball player for ERA Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League (NBL). He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team. Professional career During his pro career, Kříž has won ten Czech NBL national league championships, and eight Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...s. National team career Kříž represented the senior Czech national team at the 2016 Belgrade FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 2017 EuroBasket, and the 2019 FIBA World Cup. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yair Kravits
Yair may refer to: People *Yair (name), a Hebrew name **Jair (name), a spelling variant of the name **Avraham Stern Avraham Stern (, ''Avraham Shtern''; December 23, 1907 – February 12, 1942), alias Yair (), was one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun. In September 1940, he founded a breakaway militant Zionist group named Lehi, c ..., alias Yair, one of the leaders of the Zionist paramilitary organization Irgun Geography * Yair, Scottish Borders, a location in Scotland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yam Madar
Yam Madar (; born ) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Israel senior national team internationally. He joined Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League in 2018. He debuted for their senior team in 2018, at age 17, becoming one of the youngest players in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to win the Israeli Premier League Most Improved Player. He won a gold medal for Israel at the youth level, playing at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship. Madar also has earned a spot in the All-Tournament Team. Madar was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 NBA draft. Early life Madar was born and raised in the town of Beit Dagan, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish ( Yemenite-Jewish) descent. His father Zohar Madar is a former mayor of Beit Dagan. In Hebrew, his first name means "sea". Madar played for Maccabi Beit Dagan and Hap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiftach Ziv
Yiftach Ziv (; born July 9, 1995) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Early life Ziv was born in Haifa, Israel, and began playing basketball for the youth team of Maccabi Haifa. In his last season with Haifa's youth team, Ziv averaged 20 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals per game. Ziv led Haifa to the Youth League Semifinals and was named the Youth League MVP. Professional career Early career (2013–2015) On September 10, 2013, Ziv started his professional career with Ironi Kiryat Ata, signing a two-year contract. Ziv played 9 games with the team, but didn't fit in with the Liga Leumit team and was released by request. Few days following his release, Ziv signed with another Liga Leumit club, Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on, where he completed 2013-14 season with 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. On September 9, 2014, Ziv returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Sorkin
Roman Sorkin (, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the University of Oregon, before playing professionally in Israel. Early life and college career Sorkin was born to Jewish parents in Minsk, Belarus. At the age of two, he immigrated to Israel, and grew up in Ashdod, Israel. Sorkin played four years of college basketball at the University of Oregon. On November 10, 2017, Sorkin recorded a career-high 23 points and seven rebounds in his career start, while shooting 8-of-9 from the field, in a 70–54 win over Coppin State. In his college career, he had a 56.9% two-point shooting percentage, and shot 83.3% from the line. Professional career Maccabi Haifa (2018–2021) On April 28, 2018, Sorkin started his professional career with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League, signing a three-year deal. That season, Haifa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojdan Stojanovski
Vojdan Stojanovski (; born December 9, 1987) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who currently plays for MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League. He is (1.95 m) in height and plays at the shooting guard position. He is the twin brother of Damjan Stojanovski and the younger brother of former basketball player Ognen Stojanovski. Pro career Vojdan Stojanovski has played with: KK Vardar Skopje, KK AMAK SP, KK Napredak and KK Feni Industries. On January 30, 2015, he signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB. On June 10, 2015, he extended his contract with Andorra for two more years. On June 25, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Büyükçekmece Basketbol. On July 24, 2018, he signed with EWE Oldenburg On January 13, 2020, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A. On January 31, 2022, Stojanovski signed with MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League. Achievements * KK AMAK SP ** Macedonian Cup Winner - 2009 *KK Feni Industries ** Macedonian Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodor Simić
Teodor is a masculine given name. In English, it is a cognate of Theodore. Notable people with the name include: * Teodor Andrault de Langeron (19th century), President of Warsaw * Teodor Andrzej Potocki (1664–1738), Polish nobleman * Teodor Anghelini (born 1954), retired Romanian football player and coach * Teodor Anioła (1925–1993), Polish footballer * Teodor Axentowicz (1859–1938), Polish painter * Teodor Bujnicki (1907–1944), Polish poet * Teodor Calmășul (18th century), Romanian boyar * Teodor Filipović (1778–1807), Serbian lawyer * Teodor Frunzeti (born 1955), Romanian Land Forces general * Teodor Ilić Češljar (1746–1793), Serbian painter * Teodor Ilincăi (born 1983), Romanian opera tenor * Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski (1704–1768), bishop of Poznań * Teodor Keko (1958–2002), Albanian writer * Teodor Koskenniemi (1887–1965), Finnish athlete * Teodor Kračun (18th century), Serbian painter * Teodor Leszetycki (1830–1915), Polish pianist, teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stojan Gjuroski
Stojan Gjuroski () (born November 6, 1991) is a Macedonian professional basketball player for KK Rabotnički, Rabotnički of Macedonian First League (basketball), Macedonian League. He graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 2014, where he played for four years. He is also a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2013. College , - , align="left" , 2010–11 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball, Louisiana Tech , 1 , , 0 , , 12.0 , , .333 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 1.00 , , 2.00 , - , align="left" , 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team, 2011–12 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech , 8 , , 0 , , 4.1 , , .200 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.88 , , 0.25 , , 0.12 , , 0.00 , , 0.50 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team, 2012–13 , align="left" , Louisiana Tech , 15 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .350 , , 375 , , .500 , , 0.13 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 0.07 , , 1.40 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Kullamäe
Kristian Kullamäe (born 25 May 1999) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career A native of Tallinn, Kullamäe started his career in 2014 in the ranks of Audentes, which at the time played in the Estonian first division Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). On 13 September 2016, Kullamäe signed with Rockets Gotha of the German second division ProA. After helping his team advance to the league finals, Kullamae made his debut in the top-tier Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in the following 2017–2018 season. On 31 July 2018, Kullamäe returned to the ProA by signing with Baunach Young Pikes for the 2018–2019 season. On 11 July 2019, he signed with Real Canoe of the Spanish LEB Oro. On 6 August 2020, Kullamäe signed a three-year contract with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. Under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
