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Basketball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Rosters
Eight women's teams competed in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Group A Australia The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. Bulgaria The following is the Bulgaria roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. South Korea The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. Soviet Union The following is the Soviet Union roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. Group B China The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. Czechoslovakia The following is the Czechoslovakia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. United States The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 19 September and ended on 29 September. The United States won their second gold medal (and second consecutive gold medal) after defeating Yugoslavia, 77–70, in the gold medal match. Competition schedule Qualification A National Olympic Committee, NOC could enter one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by a tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where the top six teams earned a spot. Squads Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Classification round 5th–8th Place Classification 5–8 semifinals Classification 7–8 Classification 5–6 Knockout stage Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game Awards Final ranking Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD CREF
Club Deportivo CREF is a women's basketball team based in Madrid that currently plays in the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. History 1960–1980: CREFF Colegios Reunidos de Educación Física Femenina de Madrid was founded in 1960 by the Sección Femenina of the Movimiento Nacional, during the Francoism. Its women's basketball team dominated the early stages of the Spanish League, winning seven titles between 1964 and 1971, and representing Spain in the FIBA European Cup with few success. Back then the team was considered the Real Madrid of women's basketball, and it shared arena with Real Madrid's male basketball team. Raimundo Saporta tried to convince Santiago Bernabéu to turn CREFF into the women's basketball section of Real Madrid, but failed in his attempt. After the Movimiento Nacional was disbanded in 1977 the team couldn't find a sponsor and disappeared three years later. 1990–present: re-foundation In 1990 it was refounded as Deportivo CREF, also known as CR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Vasojević
Milan "Ciga" Vasojević ( sr-Cyrl, Милан "Цига" Васојевић; 27 December 1932 – 24 December 1996) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and administrator. He led the national team of Yugoslavia during the greatest successes of women's basketball. Coaching career ;Women's basketball Vasojević coached two Belgrade-based teams Radnički and Crvena zvezda during the 1960s, winning three Yugoslavian League championships as well as two Yugoslav Cup titles in 1960 and 1962. After leaving Crvena zvezda, Vasojević moved to Italy to coach Recoaro Vicenza from 1967 to 1970, leading the team to two Italian League championships in 1968 and 1969. He then joined Standa Milano, where he stayed for six years, winning an Italian League in 1973. In 1976, Vasojević returned to Yugoslavia, where he coached the men's teams until 1979. In 1981, Vasojević joined UFO Schio for a year before moving to Italmeco Bari from 1989 to 1991. He then coached Viterbo for one ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŽKK Crvena Zvezda
Košarkaški klub ženski Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Kошаркашки клуб женски Црвена звезда, ), commonly referred to as KKŽ Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, is a women's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Belgrade, Serbia and the major part of the SD Crvena Zvezda, Red Star multi-sports club. Crvena zvezda competes in the EuroCup Women and in the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, Basketball League of Serbia. The Crvena zvezda squads have won a record 35 National League championships, including 15-in-a-row and 6-in-a-row sequences. They have played three different National Leagues since 1945, including Yugoslav Women's Basketball League (1945–1992), First Women's Basketball League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) and Serbian League (2006 onwards). They have also won a record 16 National Cup titles and one EuroLeague Women, EuroLeague Women Championship. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo
Ženski košarkaški klub Željezničar Sarajevo () is a Bosnian women's basketball team from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. History In 1982. ŽKK Željezničar competed in the second division of Yugoslavia, with great success and without losing a match. the team was led by coach Miodrag Vesković, won first place and the club returned to the First division. With a very small selection of players in the 1983–84 season, the team was elected to the first division. The following season 1984–85, the team was joined by a pair of showgirls including the Vesna Bajkuša (showgirl youth branches ŽKK Željezničar), and achieved fourth place and thus won the right to contest the Cup Liliana Ronchetti. With inexperienced and very young players in the first round of the Montmontaža from Zagreb. The following season, the team again won the fourth place in the championship of Yugoslavia and then left the Cup Liliana Ronchetti, beating the representatives of Greece and Italy, but l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŽKK Vršac
Ženski košarkaški klub Vršac ( sr-cyr, Женски кошаркашки клуб Вршац, ) is a Serbian women's basketball team from Vršac, Serbia. The club currently plays in First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, First League of Serbia. ŽKK Vršac is a holder of 9 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, national championships and 11 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup, national cups. They play their home games at the Millennium Centar. History ŽKK Vršac was founded in 1946, under the name of unity. Throughout history, several times changed his name. The first notable steps towards preparing the ground for today's successful are headed in 1952, when the junior team became champion of SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. In the team's talent and basketball legend of ŽKK Vršac Olgica Vukobrat, one of the best basketball players of SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, which is still active sports official. This was followed by the onset of Vojvodina and Serbian league. The most successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŽKK Šibenik
Ženski košarkaški klub Šibenik (), commonly referred to as ŽKK Šibenik or simply Šibenik, is a professional women's basketball club based in Šibenik, Croatia. It regularly competes in and has won the national championship, Croatian First Women's Basketball League, Premijer liga, five times,History of the club from the official website last time in 2008, and is considered to be among the leading women's basketball clubs in the country. Home arena Since 1973, ŽKK Šibenik plays its home matches in the Sportska dvorana Baldekin, Baldekin Sports Hall, which has a capacity of 900 or 1,726 if needed.Honours Domestic National Championships – 5 * Yugoslav Women's Basketball League **Winners (1): 1990–91 **Runners-up (3): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–9 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŽKK Jedinstvo Tuzla
Ženski košarkaški klub Jedinstvo Piemonte is a women's basketball club from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club won three Yugoslav Women's Basketball League championships during the 1980s, as Jedinstvo Aida. In 1989 Jedinstvo Tuzla won the EuroLeague Women, and they played in the 1990 Ronchetti Cup final. The club's best and most famous player of all time was FIBA Hall of Fame inductee Razija Mujanović. Among the other players were Mara Lakić, Zorica Dragičević, Naida Hot, Smilja Rađenović, Ilvana Zvizdić, Jadranka Savić, Vesna Pođanin, Dragana Jeftić and Stojanka Došić, many of which also represented Yugoslavia with the national team. The most famous ex-coach is Mihajlo Vuković, who led the team during the successful years. History The club was founded in 1945, immediately after the liberation of Yugoslavia in World War II, the same as its male counterpart KK Sloboda Dita. The club has been an amateur since its inception in the early 1970s. The club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ŽKD Ježica
Žensko košarkarsko društvo Ježica, commonly referred to as ŽKD Ježica or simply Ježica, is a Slovenian women's basketball club from the Ježica district in Ljubljana, currently playing in the Slovenian Women's Basketball League, Slovenian League. Through the 1990s, the club won eight league titles in a row, becoming a regular in the EuroLeague Women. at FIBA Europe's website However, the team declined after 2002, not winning any major honours since then. Honours *Slovenian Women's Basketball League, Slovenian League **1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 *Slovenian Women's Basketball Cup, Slovenian Cup **1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 *Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup, Yugoslav Cup **19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavian Women's National Basketball Team
The Yugoslavia women's national basketball team () was the women's basketball side that represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1992 in international competition, and were controlled by the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (KSJ). The team's first major tournament appearance was at the 1954 European Championship, hosted by Yugoslavia, in which it finished fourth. The team's biggest success in the following decades were a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The team disappeared during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, and its last major tournament appearance was at the 1991 European Championship in Israel, where they finished as runners-up losing to the Soviet Union in the final. Competitive record ;Olympic Games ;FIBA World Championship for Women ;EuroBasket Women Last Yugoslavia Women's Basketball Roster Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Yow
Sandra Kay Yow (March 14, 1942 – January 24, 2009) was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S. women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1988 despite having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. In 2000, Yow was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. In April 2010, CollegeInsider.com created a new award called the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award in her honor. It is presented annually to the women's college basketball head coach who displays great personal character on and off the court. Education and coaching career Yow received her Bachelor of Science degree in English from East Carolina University in 1964, she was a member of the Delta Zeta sorority. After graduation she worked as English teacher, librar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn State Lady Lions Basketball
The Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University and plays its home games in the Bryce Jordan Center. In 2013, the Lady Lions became just the 12th program in NCAA Division I history to reach 850 wins. Penn State has won 8 regular season Big Ten titles and the first 2 Big Ten tournament titles in 1995 and 1996. Prior to joining the Big Ten, the Lady Lions competed in the Atlantic 10 conference. The Lady Lions have 25 NCAA tournament appearances as of 2014, the most in the Big Ten. The team's best post-season finish came in 2000 when the Lady Lions reached the Final Four before losing to eventual champion UConn. The Lady Lions captured the WNIT title in 1998 defeating Baylor 59–56 in Waco, Texas. Notable alumni include WBCA First Team All-Americans Suzie McConnell, Susan Robinson, Helen Darling, and Kelly Mazzante. ESPN correspondent Lisa Salters is the shortest player in Lady Lions history at 5'-2". Current coaching staff Pink Zone a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
