August 17, 2010 | Posted by benjie
3rd FIBA-Asia Stankovic Cup final rankings
Date: August 7-15, 2010
Host nation: Lebanon
Rank Team
1 Lebanon
2 Japan
3 Qatar
4 Philippines
5 Jordan
6 Iran
7 Chinese-Taipei
8 Kazakhstan
9 Iraq
10 Syria
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | 
Tags: 2010 FIBA-Asia Stankovic Cup, 2010 Stankovic Cup, 3rd FIBA-Asia Stankovic Cup, 3rd Stankovic Cup, Borislav Stankovic Cup, FIBA-Asia Stankovic Cup, Japan, Lebanon, Philippines, Stankovic Cup | 
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July 21, 2010 | Posted by benjie
32nd Jones Cup final rankings
Date: July 14-20, 2010
Host: Chinese-Taipei
Rank Team
1 I.R. Iran National Team
2 Lebanon National Team
3 Japan National Team
4 Philippines National Team
5 Chinese-Taipei National Team
6 Chinese-Taipei University All-Stars
7 Townsville Crocodiles (Australia)
Categories: William Jones Cup | Tags: 2010 William Jones Cup, 32nd Jones Cup, Australia, Japan, Jones Cup, Jones Cup final rankings, Philippines, Townsville Crocodiles | No Comments »
July 21, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Six grueling games in seven days of intense competition is over in Taipei. Here are more of my thoughts in the annual tournament in honor of Renato William Jones, one of the pillars of FIBA:
Categories: William Jones Cup | Tags: 32nd William Jones Cup, China, Chinese - Taipei, Ghaleb Reda, Japan, Jones Cup, JORDAN, Marcio Lassiter, Philippines, Rajko Toroman, Renato William Jones, Taipei | No Comments »
July 17, 2010 | Posted by benjie
It’s Day 4 of the 32nd William Jones Cup in Taipei and so far we have witnessed how some of the elite teams in Asia play against each other. As of the moment of this posting, Middle Eastern powerhouse teams Iran and Lebanon are still playing. Smart Gilas-Pilipinas are taking a day off after a [...]
Categories: William Jones Cup | Tags: 32nd Jones Cup, 32nd William Jones Cup, Hamed Afagh, Iran, Japan, Javad Davari, Jones Cup, Philippines, Smart Gilas, Taipei | No Comments »
July 16, 2010 | Posted by benjie
I started blogging online in July last year, July 10 to be exact. I wrote my first post about the various sports events on that month. I remember that I was full of excitement when I did my first post. I was nervous. And as I said before, there’s always a first time for everything. [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Asia, Benjie, Benjsports, Benjsports.com, China, FIBA-Asia, FIBA-Asia competitions, Japan, Philippines, South Korea | No Comments »
June 10, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Name, Height in cm, Year of birth
1. Orimo, Takehiko 190 1970
2. Matsushima, Walterbrown 200 1975
3. Nagayama, Makoto 184 1977
4. Takeda, Ken 188 1978
5. Aono, Fumihiko 210 1978
6. Ito, Shunsuke 204 1979
7. Kinoshita, Hiroyuki 178 1980
8. Igarashi, Kei180 1980
9. Amino, Tomoo 196 1980
10. Tabuse, Yuta 173 1980
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: 2010 Japan Men's National Basketball Team, 2010 Japan Men's National Pool, 2010 Japan National Team Roster, Hironori Watanabe, Japan, Japan Basketball Team, Japan National Basketball Team, Japan national Team, Kosuke Kanamaru, Matsushima, Orimo Takehiko, Takuya kawamura, Thomas, Thomas Wiseman, Tom Wiseman, Tom Wisman, Walterbrown Matsushima, Wiseman, Yuki Mitsuhara | No Comments »
May 25, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Rajko Toroman is a prized catch seasoned coach for the Philippine national team. A Serbian national, Toroman ‘eats and sleeps’ basketball. He has been into this game practically all his life.
Coach Rajko gained international attention when he piloted Iran back to the Olympics after 60 years thru the 2007 FIBA-Asia Championship in Tokushima, Japan. A [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Al Rayyan, Astana Tigers, Doha, Doha Asian Games, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Asian Games, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan Astana Tigers, Qatar, Qatar Al Rayyan, Rajko, Rajko Toroman, Smart Gilas, Tokushima, Tokushima Japan, Toroman | 3 Comments »
May 21, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Photo Courtesy: Philstar.com
We’re approaching the end of May and by this time almost all of the professional basketball leagues across Asia are done with their campaigns. All eyes are on the formation and training of the respective national teams. As the competitions get tougher, some countries have already begun to overhaul their programs starting with [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Asia, Bob Donewald, Bob Donewald Jr., China, Dragan Raca, Guo Shiqiang, Hur Jae, Iran, Japan, JORDAN, Jr., Kiwi-American, Lebanon, Lenny Wilkens, Mario Palma, New Zealand, Philippines, Rajko Toroman, South Korea, Tab Baldwin, Tom Wisman, Ulsan Mobis, Veselin Matic, Yeng Guiao, Yoo, Yoo Jae-hak | No Comments »
February 10, 2010 | Posted by benjie
The absence of 7-foot-3 Center Ha Seung-jin due to injury has made his team KCC Egis vulnerable in the crucial stage of the KBL season. Ha was injured in the recent All-star game. His nonexistence was greatly felt when they lost to league-leading Ulsan Mobis by a wide margin. With 11 games left in the [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Doosan, Ha Seung-jin, Hanwa, Hanwa Eagles, Japan, KBL, Kim Dong-joo Ulsan, Koo Dae-sung, Lotte Giants, Park Jin-man, Son Min-han, Ulsan Mobis | No Comments »
February 7, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao once again received another accolade to add in his resume as he was named by the highly regarded Examiner.com as one among the Top Ten International Athletes. Pacquiao occupied the 5th spot behind Tennis icon Roger Federer, Football star David Beckham, Tennis starlet Maria Sharapova and Basketball hotshot Dirk Nowitzki. The [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Batangas City, Batangas City Sports, Batangas City Sports Complex, David Beckham, Dirk Nowitzki, Drian Francisco, Francisco vs. NUnez, Japan, Manny Pacquiao, Maria Sharapova, Nobuo Nashiro, Panama, PLDT - owned team, Ricardo Nuñez, Rizal, Roberto Vasquez, Roger Federer, Ynares Center | No Comments »
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