Draws for the 1st FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women

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FIBA World Championship schedule and playing times

ISTANBUL, Turkey (FIBA World Championship) – With less than six months to go before the
tournament gets underway, the schedule for the 2010 FIBA World Championship has now been
established.

The draw for the above championship was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 15th December 2009.

Group A (Kayseri): Angola, Argentina, Australia, Germany, Jordan, Serbia
Group B (Istanbul): Brazil, Croatia, Iran, Tunisia, Slovenia, USA
Group C (Ankara): China, Ivory Coast, Greece, Russia, Puerto Rico, Turkey
Group D (Izmir): Canada, France, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, Spain

Here is the tournament schedule:

All times are given in local time (CET +1, GMT +2).
Please note that beyond the First Round, the order of the games has not been established and
will be finalised after each respective previous round.

First Round
The First Round will see a total of 60 games, in which each team faces the other five teams in its
respective group.

28th August 2010

Group A (Kayseri)
Game A 1: 16:30 Australia vs Jordan
Game A 2: 19:00 Angola vs Serbia
Game A 3: 21:30 Germany vs Argentina

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)
Game B 1: 16:30 Tunisia vs Slovenia
Game B 2: 19:00 USA vs Croatia
Game B 3: 21:30 Iran vs Brazil

Group C (Ankara)
Game C 1: 16:00 Greece vs China
Game C 2: 18:30 Russia vs Puerto Rico
Game C 3: 21:00 Ivory Coast vs Turkey

Group D (Izmir)
Game D 1: 16:00 New Zealand vs Lithuania
Game D 2: 18:30 Canada vs Lebanon
Game D 3: 21:00 France vs Spain

29th August 2010

Group A (Kayseri)
Game A 4: 16:30 Jordan vs Angola
Game A 5: 19:00 Serbia vs Germany
Game A 6: 21:30 Argentina vs Australia

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)
Game B 4: 16:30 Slovenia vs USA
Game B 5: 19:00 Croatia vs Iran
Game B 6: 21:30 Brazil vs Tunisia

Group C (Ankara)
Game C 4: 16:00 China vs Ivory Coast
Game C 5: 18:30 Puerto Rico vs Greece
Game C 6: 21:00 Turkey vs Russia

Group D (Izmir)
Game D 4: 16:00 Lithuania vs Canada
Game D 5: 18:30 Lebanon vs France
Game D 6: 21:00 Spain vs New Zealand

30th August 2010

Group A (Kayseri)
Game A 7: 16:30 Jordan vs Serbia
Game A 8: 19:00 Australia vs Germany
Game A 9: 21:30 Angola vs Argentina

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)
Game B 7: 16:30 Slovenia vs Croatia
Game B 8: 19:00 Tunisia vs Iran
Game B 9: 21:30 USA vs Brazil

31st August 2010

Group C (Ankara)
Game C 7: 16:00 Russia vs Ivory Coast
Game C 8: 18:30 Puerto Rico vs China
Game C 9: 21:00 Greece vs Turkey

Group D (Izmir)
Game D 7: 16:00 New Zealand vs Lebanon
Game D 8: 18:30 France vs Canada
Game D 9: 21:00 Spain vs Lithuania

1st September 2010

Group A (Kayseri)
Game A 10: 16:30 Serbia vs Australia
Game A 11: 19:00 Germany vs Angola
Game A 12: 21:30 Argentina vs Jordan

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)
Game B 10: 16:30 Croatia vs Tunisia
Game B 11: 19:00 Iran vs USA
Game B 12: 21:30 Brazil vs Slovenia

Group C (Ankara)
Game C 10: 16:00 China vs Russia
Game C 11: 18:30 Ivory Coast vs Greece
Game C 12: 21:00 Turkey vs Puerto Rico

Group D (Izmir)
Game D 10: 16:00 Canada vs New Zealand
Game D 11: 18:30 Lebanon vs Spain
Game D 12: 21:00 Lithuania vs France

2nd September 2010

Group A (Kayseri)
Game A 13: 16:30 Angola vs Australia
Game A 14: 19:00 Argentina vs Serbia
Game A 15: 21:30 Jordan vs Germany

Group B (Istanbul, Abdi Ipekci Arena)
Game B 13: 16:30 USA vs Tunisia
Game B 14: 19:00 Slovenia vs Iran
Game B 15: 21:30 Brazil vs Croatia

Group C (Ankara)
Game C 13: 16:00 Puerto Rico vs Ivory Coast
Game C 14: 18:30 Greece vs Russia
Game C 15: 21:00 Turkey vs China

Group D (Izmir)
Game D 13: 16:00 Spain vs Canada
Game D 14: 18:30 Lebanon vs Lithuania
Game D 15: 21:00 New Zealand vs France

The teams placed 1st – 4th in each group will qualify for the Eighth-Finals.
The teams placed 5th – 6th in each group will return home.

3rd September 2010 Travel and Rest Day

Eighth-Finals

The 16 teams qualified from the First Round will play direct elimination games (standard knockout
format).

From the Eighth-Finals onwards, all games will be played in Istanbul’s Olympic Dome.

For the Eighth-Final round, the game times will, in principle, be 18:00 and 21:00. Please note
that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous
round.

4th September 2010

Game 61: A1 vs B4
Game 62: D2 vs C3

5th September 2010

Game 63: C1 vs D4
Game 64: B2 vs A3

6th September 2010

Game 65: B1 vs A4
Game 66: C2 vs D3

7th September 2010

Game 67: D1 vs C4
Game 68: A2 vs B3

The winners of the Eighth-Finals will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The losers of the Eighth-
Finals will return home.

Quarter-Finals

For the Quarter-Final round, the game times will, in principle, be 18:00 and 21:00. Please note
that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous
round.

8th September 2010

Game 69: Winner 61 vs Winner 62 ( 1 – 8 )
Game 70: Winner 63 vs Winner 64 ( 1 – 8 )

9th September 2010

Game 71: Winner 65 vs Winner 66 ( 1 – 8 )
Game 72: Winner 67 vs Winner 68 ( 1 – 8 )

Semi-Finals

For the Semi-Final round, the game times will, in principle, be (15:00), 19:00 and 21:30. Please
note that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the
previous round.

10th September 2010

Game 73: Loser 69 vs Loser 70 ( 5 – 8 )
Game 74: Loser 71 vs Loser 72 ( 5 – 8 )

11th September 2010

Game 75: Loser 73 vs Loser 74 ( 7 – 8 )
Game 76: Winner 69 vs Winner 70 ( 1 – 4 )
Game 77: Winner 71 vs Winner 72 ( 1 – 4 )

Finals

For the Final round, the game times will, in principle, be 15:00, 19:00 and 21:30. Please note
that the game order is subject to change, and will be finalised and confirmed after the previous
round.

12th September 2010

Game 78: Winner 73 vs Winner 74 ( 5 – 6 )

Game 79: Loser 76 vs Loser 77 ( 3 – 4 )

Game 80: Winner 76 vs Winner 77 (1 – 2)

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Schedules for Women’s U17 World Championship published

With the groups for the inaugural U17 World Championship for Women drawn on 12th February, the exact tournament schedule has now been finalised.

In the 2009 U16 Continental Championships, the 12 participating countries were determined. Divided into two groups of six, the teams will play the five others in their respective groups during the group stage.

The first round will be played between 16th and 21st July, with group A games disputed at the Amphithéâtre in Rodez and group B games at the Palais des Sports in Toulouse.

The Championship openers see Japan taking on Russia in Rodez and China playing Argentina, with both games scheduled for 3:00pm CET. Later that day – also in group A – hosts France get their campaign underway with a tough game against pre-tournament favourites USA (5:30pm CET).

The following day old foes USA and Russia collide in a fixture that rarely disappoints (group A – 5:30pm), while Australia play China in what is expected to be a tightly contested game between two title hopefuls (group B – 5:30pm).

Day three of the competition, held on 18th July, serves up two repeats of last year’s U16 FIBA zone championship finals when USA come up against Canada (group A – 3:00pm CET) and Spain face off against Belgium (group B – 5:30pm).

Another game to keep an eye on is the coming together of two powerhouses in world basketball Spain and Argentina on 20th July (group B – 8:30pm CET).

On 21st July all 12 teams will play their fifth and final first round games, bringing the group stage to a close.

The four top placed teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals, held on 23rd July, while the semi-finals will be played the following day.

On Sunday 25th July, the two winning semi-finalists will come head to head to determine the winner of the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship for Women.

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FIBA – This week in Basketball ~ Esta Semana en el Baloncesto

Huge week of action awaits basketball lovers

The week may already be a day old, but our preview of what to look out for should be well worth the wait.

For fans around the world there will be plenty to sink their teeth into with a massive few days of basketball ahead.

Tuesday 16/02/2010
How about an NBA game to get your week started. In our pick of Tuesday's games, Southwest Division leaders Dallas Mavericks, whose form has been shaky of late, travel to Oklahoma to take on the Thunder, who will be hoping to secure a 7th successive win.

Wednesday 17/02/2010
To Asia where on Wednesday the second leg of the five-game ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) playoff will oppose Philippine Patriots and Indonesians Satria Muda BritAma. All ABL games can be seen live on FIBAtv.com.

The Jakartans will be looking to bounce back after defeat in the opening game against a Patriots side who have been in exceptional form since the end of the regular season.

Thursday 18/02/2010
Then things go a little crazy, with Spain's Copa Del Rey weekend getting started. This year’s edition is played in Bilbao’s Bizkaia Arena, with the first two quarter-finals played on Thursday.

Power Electronics Valencia take on Madrid Asefa Estudiantes, while Barcelona come up against Andalusia Cajasol.

European giants Barcelona have swept aside almost every team they have faced recently and will be keen on recapturing a trophy that has eluded them since 2003.

Italy’s Final Eight and France’s Semaine des As (both 18th-21st February) also get underway and promise plenty of excitement over the weekend.

In Australia, where the regular season ended last week, the first of the three game semi-final between table toppers Perth Wildcats and Queensland’s Gold Coast Blaze will also be played on Thursday. Watch this and all this year’s remaining NBL games live on FIBAtv.com.

Friday 19/02/2010
As the weekend draws nearer still, the other NBL semi-final will get going with the first leg between Wollogong Hawks and Townsville Crocodiles.

Friday also sees the remaining Copa Del Rey semi-finals, in which home side Bizkaia Bilbao Basket take on ACB league champions Caja Laboral (formerly TAU Cerámica) and Real Madrid face DKV Joventut.

Saturday 20/02/2010
It’s a massive cup day on Saturday, with semi-final action from Spain, France and Italy, while in Russia, the return leg of the quarter-finals will also be played.

But surely the pick of the bunch is the Greek cup final, where fierce rivals Panathinaikos and Olympiakos come head to head for the third year running. Trailing in the league by just the one win and after defeats in 2008 and 2009, Olympiakos will be hoping it is third time lucky on Saturday.

Sunday 21/02/2010
The third leg of the ABL will be held on Sunday and should Wednesday’s game have gone the way of the Filipinos, it will be do or die for Satria Muda BritAma.

A week of outstanding basketball action will come to a close on Sunday, with the finals of the Copa Del Rey, the Semaine des As and the Italian Final Eight.

But if you have room for one more game, maybe you should turn your attention back to the NBA, where the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic meet at the Amway Arena in Florida.

2010 will be a giant year for basketball and while many already have an eye on this summer’s World Championship, this coming week offers one of the most diverse and complete schedules for basketball fanatics.

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Draws for the 1st FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women

HAMBURG, Germany/TOULOUSE, France (FIBA U17 World Championships) – With a huge summer of world basketball fast approaching, it is time for the draws for the inaugural editions of the FIBA U17 World Championships for Men (2nd-11th July 2010 in Hamburg) and Women (16th-25th July 2010 in Toulouse and Rodez).

Commenting on the upcoming draws, FIBA Secretary General and IOC Member Patrick Baumann said: “The U17 World Championships, to be held in mid-summer, will serve as ideal curtain-raisers for our flagship competitions, the FIBA World Championships for Men and Women. Don’t be surprised if you see many of these youngsters making the cut in four years time. These draws represent one more step towards a summer of unprecedented international basketball action.”

Please note the following:

The draw for the U17 World Championship for Men will be held:

On Wednesday 10th February 2010 at 13:00 CET
at the University of Hamburg
Halle Turmweg 3
20148 Hamburg, Germany

The following teams qualified for the U17 World Championship for Men and will be going into the draw:
Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Spain and USA.

The draw will divide the 12 teams into two groups of six. The top four teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Media interested in attending the draw should contact the German Basketball Federation:
Elisabeth.kozlowski@basketball-bund.de

The draw can be followed live on the event website hamburg2010.fiba.com.


The draw for the U17 World Championship for Women will be held:

On Friday 12th February 2010 at 11:00 CET
at the Hôtel de Région
22 avenue de Maréchal
314006 Toulouse Cedex, France

The following teams qualified for the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women and will be going into the draw:
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Mali, Russia, Spain, Turkey and USA.

The draw will divide the 12 teams into two groups of six. The top four teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Media interested in attending the draw should contact the Local Organising Committee:
world.u17@basketpyrenees.org

The draw can be followed live on the event website france2010.fiba.com, which will be launched on this occasion.


About FIBA and the U17 World Championship

FIBA (www.fiba.com), the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women have been created by FIBA in order to boost the development of the sport among the younger age categories. Twelve teams qualified for each tournament during the 2009 U16 Continental Zone Championships, which saw a highly successful participation rate. The FIBA U17 World Championships will be held every two years.

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