Articles from September 2010
September 17, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
Photo Courtesy: FIBA.com
2010 FIBA-World Championship final rankings (Asian Teams)
Date: August 28 – September 12
Host Nation: Turkey
No. of Teams: 24
Rank Team
16 China
19 Iran
20 Lebanon
23 Jordan
Categories: FIBA-World Championship | 
Tags: Asia, Asian, China, Turkey | 
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September 13, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
Photo Courtesy: NYSportsJournalism.com
Team USA beat host Turkey 81-64 for the crown in the 2010 FIBA-World Championship in Istanbul last night. The Americans have now won two straight major international tournaments, with the gold medal feat in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
I was proven wrong once again. I never thought they could reach the finals of this [...]
Categories: FIBA-World Championship | Tags: Beijing, Beijing Olympics, Istanbul, Lithuania, Turkey | No Comments »
September 12, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
Photo Courtesy: FIBA.com
In my previous post dated August 14, 2010, I made a bold prediction that Team USA would have to survive a knockout quarterfinal game via a close margin and eventually lose in the semis of the ongoing FIBA-World Championship in Turkey. It turned out to be the other way around.
In the Americans’ Round-of-8 [...]
Categories: FIBA-World Championship | Tags: FIBA-World Champioship, Lithuania, Team USA, Turkey | No Comments »
September 3, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
As reported, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board of Governors meeting was rescheduled to September 15 in Bangkok, Thailand. Among other things to be discussed is the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas’ (SBP) request for the inclusion of the three PBA players in the national pool. The Asian Games in Guangzhou, China is less than three months [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Asi Taulava, Asia, Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand, Beirut, China, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, James Yap, Kelly Williams, PBA, Philippine Basketball Association, Sonny Barrios, Taipei, Thailand | 1 Comment »
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