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Brandon Brown (basketball, Born 1985)
Brandon Brown (born January 14, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 meters, he plays the Power forward (basketball), power forward and at the Center (basketball), center position. After one year at Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes, Cal State San Bernardino, Brown entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. College career Brown played college basketball at Mountain View College (Texas), Mountain View, Holmes Community College and at Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes, Cal State San Bernardino, from 2006 to 2009. Professional career Brown went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. He started his professional career with BC Šiauliai, Šiauliai of the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga, Lithuanian League. The same year he also played for BC Sūduva, Sūduva and SKK Kotwica Kołobrzeg, Kotwica Kołobrzeg. During the next 5 years, Brown has played in multiple teams such as Vitória S.C. (basketball), Vitória de Guimarães, Fjölnir (bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typically the tallest or second tallest player on the court. During an offensive possession, the power forward typically plays with their backs toward the basket and are typically a "go-to" position in regard to scoring in the Post (basketball), post. In a pick and roll offense, the power forward typically sets a screen for a guard and "rolls" towards the basket to receive a pass (or "pops" towards the perimeter for an open shot). When on Defense (sport), defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, including rebound (basketball), rebounding, Screen (sports), screen setting, Block (bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
ASC Denain-Voltaire PH
Denain Voltaire Basket is a French professional basketball club that was founded in 1947, and is based in Denain, France. The club plays in the LNB Pro B, which is the second-tier level pro competition in France. History The small club of the Voltaire school, moved up the French basketball hierarchy, until it reached the French basketball elite level in 1960, when it won the French Basketball Cup, French Cup title. Five years later, the club won the top-level LNB Pro A, French League championship, with several players that had previously been Voltaire schoolchildren. In the late 1970s, the club gradually disappeared from the major French basketball landscape, before it began to once again climb up the French basketball ladder, and made it up to the LNB Pro B, French 2nd Division, for the 2011–12 season. Honours LNB Pro A, French League * Winners (1): 1964–65 French Basketball Cup, French Cup * Winners (2): 1959–60, 1983–84 (amateur) LNB Pro B, French Second League * Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Seoul SK Knights
The Seoul SK Knights () is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League. The club was originally founded by Jinro Group in 1997 as Cheongju Jinro McCass. Before the official launch of the basketball club, Jinro Group filed for bankruptcy due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and eventually sold the club to SK Telecom. Honours Domestic *Korean Basketball League championship :: Winners (3): 1999–2000, 2017–18, 2021–22 :: Runners-up (4): 2001–02, 2012–13, 2022–23, 2024–25 *Korean Basketball League regular season :: Winners (3): 2012–13, 2021–22, 2024–25 :: Runners-up (3): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2017–18 *KBL Cup :: Winners: 2021 :: Runners-up: 2020 Continental *FIBA Asia Champions Cup :: Third place: 2018 * East Asia Super League :: Runners-up: 2019 References External links * Knights A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots. It is the most successful franchise in the history of the PBA and the only remaining original franchise in the league. The Beermen have the most titles with 29 and the most all-time victories with more than 1,200 wins. In addition, it has won the Grand Slam in and the Perpetual Jun Bernardino Trophy after winning three straight PBA Philippine Cups from 2015 to 2017. It is also the only team to have won at least one PBA title in each of the six numerical decades of the league's existence and was the first professional basketball team ever to come back from a 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series which they did during the 2015–16 Philippine Cup Finals. Beginnings San Miguel had a basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suwon KT Sonicboom
Suwon KT Sonicboom () is a professional basketball club based in Suwon, South Korea which plays in the Korean Basketball League. Their home games are played at the Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena. Founded in 1997, the team was initially based in Gwangju and was later relocated to Yeosu, Busan and Suwon, respectively. History Foundation and Gwangju era With the foundation of the professional Korean Basketball League in 1997, Gwangju Nasan Flamans was the ninth team founded as an expansion franchise and was then sponsored by clothing manufacturer Nasan Group. The company bought over the Industrial Bank of Korea's basketball team prior to the start of the newly-founded professional league. While some players from the former IBK team remained, the new team did not inherit its legacy and history with the takeover. The IBK basketball team had been founded in 1962 and was one of the oldest teams in domestic basketball. The new team participated in the inaugural KBL season, which began in Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Al-Ahli Club (Manama)
Al-Ahli Club of Manama () is a Bahraini football club based in Manama, Bahrain. History Al Ahli (formerly known as Al Nusoor), along with Muharraq Club, is considered to be the pillar of sports in Bahrain. Another club known as Al Tursana (which reached the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969) merged with Al Nusoor to form Al-Ahli Club. The matches between Al Ahli and Muharraq are known to draw the largest fan attendance in the Bahraini league and is considered to be the Bahrain derby. Today they still are known to have the best youth products on their side, and focus primarily on the youth players to challenge for the league title. Amongst the players that Al Ahli has produced are A'ala Hubail (the Asian Cup 2004 top scorer), Ali Saeed, Mohammed Hubail, and Mohammed Husain. Achievements *Bahraini Premier League: 5 :: 1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010. *Bahraini Second Division League: 2 :: 2015, 2019 * Bahraini King's Cup: 9 :: 1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2024. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anyang KGC
The Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters () is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League, based at Anyang Gymnasium in the city of Anyang. The club has won four KBL championship titles ( 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21, and 2022–23). History Pre-KBL era (1992–1997) Anyang KGC traces its lineage to the amateur basketball team started by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in 1992. It was one of several basketball teams started by corporate companies hoping to take advantage of the "basketball craze" taking place during the early to mid-1990s. Prior to 1997, domestic basketball was an amateur sport and all teams, whether sponsored by a corporate company or a university, participated in the National Basketball Festival () competition. The SBS team lacked the financial resources to attract the era's biggest stars and was mostly overshadowed by the dominance of the Kia, Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Electronics and the college teams from Yonsei University and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chongqing Huaxi International
The National Basketball League () is a professional basketball minor league in China, called the Chinese Basketball League (CBL) before 2006. It is commonly known as the NBL, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese. NBL is the second-tier league to the professional Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Teams Current teams Updated to the 2024 National Basketball League season. Name changes Updated to 2023 National Basketball League (China) Season. * Jianghuai Lightning (江淮闪电)(2016) → Fujian Lightning (福建闪电)(2017-2018) → Anhui PutianXingfa (安徽莆田兴发) (2019-2020) → Fujian Son of the Wind (福建风之子) (2020-2022) → Hefei Storm (合肥狂风) (2023-) * Guangxi Weizhuang (广西威壮) (2013-) * Hebei Xianglan (河北翔蓝) (2016-2021) → Shijiazhuang Xianglan (石家庄翔蓝) (2022-) * Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (河南济源钢铁) (2006-2011)→ Henan Jiyuan Coal Industry (河南济源煤业) (2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jeonju KCC Egis
The Busan KCC Egis () is a professional basketball club based in Busan, South Korea. The team competes in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and has established a substantial fanbase in South Korea. Founded in 1997, the team was initially based in Daejeon and was later relocated to Jeonju and Busan, respectively. History The team was founded in March 1978 as the Hyundai Basketball Team, owned and sponsored by Hyundai Group, Hyundai. In 2001, the club, named Hyundai Gullivers at the time, relocated from Daejeon to Jeonju. In the same year, KCC Corporation, Kumgang Korea Chemical (now KCC) acquired the team after the financial difficulties of Hyundai Electronics. After 22 years in Jeonju, the KCC Egis relocated to Busan in 2023, making the return of professional basketball to the city following the Suwon KT Sonicboom, KT Sonicboom's departure two years prior. The decision to relocate was prompted by delays in the construction of a new arena in Jeonju, which had been promised six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Incheon ET Land Elephants
The Daegu KOGAS Pegasus () is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Founded in 1994, the team has been playing in the KBL since the inaugurate 1997 season. Since 2021, the club is based at Daegu Gymnasium in Daegu after relocating from Incheon. Current roster Honours *Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League () or simply KBL is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular s ... championship :: Runners-up: 2018–19 *Korean Basketball League regular season :: Runners-up: 2010–11, 2018–19 *KBL Pro-Am :: Runners-up: 2012 References External links Official website Asia-Basket.com profile Basketball teams in South Korea Basketball teams established in 1994 Korean Basketball League teams Sport in Incheon Sports clubs and teams in Daegu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Phoenix Fuel Masters
The Phoenix Fuel Masters is a professional basketball team owned by Phoenix Petroleum, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., which debuted in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in the 2015–16 PBA season, 2016 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Commissioner's Cup. The franchise began after the company acquired the Barako Bull Energy, second Barako Bull team in January 2016. History In March 2011, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc., a sponsor of the PBA games, had expressed interest in acquiring a PBA franchise and were in talks to acquire the franchise of the original Barako Bull Energy Boosters (2000–11), Barako Bull Energy Boosters team (owned by the Energy Food and Drink, Inc.). For the sale to proceed, a two-thirds approval from the PBA Board of Governors was needed (7 out of 10 votes). However, it failed to get the necessary number of votes. Reportedly, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) intended to rename its San Miguel Beermen, PBA team as the Petron Blaze Boosters for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Al-Ahli Jeddah (basketball)
Al-Ahli Jeddah is a professional basketball club based in the city of Jeddah in the Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia that plays in the Saudi Premier League. They won the Premier League in 2006 and 2023. The home arena of Al-Ahli is the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports Hall. In the 2023-24 season, Al-Ahli made their debut in the West Asia Super League (WASL). Honours Domestic * Saudi Basketball League ** Champions (1): 2023 ** The elite Championship : champions (1): 2006 *Kingdom League (3) *Western Region Championship (6) *First Class Cup (3) *Saudi Alnokhbah Cup (1) *Saudi Federation Cup (1) *Saudi Olympic Committee Cup (1) International Arab Club Basketball Championship The Arab Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams. The competition is organised by the Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC). Each season is typically held in October and is held in one venue. The tournament typically featu ... * ''Runners-up (1):'' 2007 References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
