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Busco un equipo de basquet femenino de mini y uno U17 que desee jugar el 14/12 con dos equipos de Colombia que están en Gira por Argentina ya que el club que los recibía informo hoy que no lo hará. La necesidad es en Capital Federal, y toda la zona norte hasta SAN Pedro. Mi mail es info@pabloesper.com.ar  agradezco su ayuda para solucionarle este inconveniente a las chicas de Colombia, gracias por su difusión !




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Showtime Hoops
Sacramento California
Quality Basketball Tournaments

Saturday Only!!! October 8th


The tournaments are open to all teams to participate
CYBL, Rec League, NJB, Middle School, Youth Basketball Leagues and AAU Teams

Northern California-Central Valley-Southern California
Boys 3rd Grade thru Varsity Division

Tournament Package
Pick any 3 tournaments Entry Fee 450.00

All Team Schedule Request Email: Brackets@showtimehoops.com

Luther Burbank High School
3500 Florin Road
Sacramento California
Register Now @ Showtimehoops.com

All Team Schedule Requests Email: Brackets@showtimehoops.com
Northern California Officials Association Referees

Available Hotels:
Marriott Fairfield Inn Sacramento Elk Grove CA 916-681-5400
Holiday Inn Express Elk Grove CA 916-478-9000

Tournament Directors:
MikeWalker 530.591.5245 mike@showtimehoops.com
Veletta Johnson Coachvee@showtimehoops.com

FALL-WINTER TOURNAMENTS SATURDAY ONLY !!!

October Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

October 22nd Girls-Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

November 12th Girls-Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

November 19th Girls-Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

December 3rd Girls-Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

December 17th Girls-Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

Girls & Boys Divisions 1 Division 2 Division 3

Tournament Directors:
MikeWalker 530.591.5245 mike@showtimehoops.com
Veletta Johnson Coachvee@showtimehoops.com


Showtime Hoops Tournament Games Schedule:
Saturday, 8am-8:50pm Sunday, 8am-5:45pm

Complete Tournament Info at www.showtimehoops.com

Saturday Only!!! Girls & Boys

AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

AWARDS:

1st place medals

FORMAT: 3 Game minimum. Pool Play

RULES: Tournament Basketball Rules

20 Minute Halves Running Clock

2 Full & 2 30 Seconds Time Outs




Register Online @ showtimehoops.com:
Tournament Website www.showtimehoops.com

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Torneo de Tercias del Instituto Anglo Moderno High School Marina Mazatlán. México

Amigos buenas tardes, por este medio les envío un cordial saludo y aprovecho para darles informes de sobre el torneo de tercias el cual se celebrará los días 10,11 y 12 de junio en las instalaciones deportivas del Instituto Anglo Moderno High School Marina Mazatlán, México.


Hasta el momento llevamos 30 equipos registrados en las diferentes categorías como son mini (2000-01), pasarela (1998-99), cadete (1996-97), juvenil (1994-95) y elite (1992-93) en ambas ramas.
 

Recuerden que la bolsa de premiación es de $30,000.00 pesos para las categorías mayores, (cadete, juvenil y elite) y para las categorías menores (mini y pasarela) habrá premios interesantes como tenis, balones, mochilas y souvenirs de patrocinadores.

 
Las inscripciones siguen abiertas en la pagina www.planetasaludableac.com, esperamos contar con su participación y apoyo, gracias.




Atte.

Lic. José Ángel Apodaca Bernal

Coordinador técnico

Torneo de basket 3x3 Hotel Mazatlán

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Torneos abiertos de Basquet Masculino ~ Villa Gesell. Pcia Bs. As. Argentina ~ 2011

Estimados amigos:
El depto. de basquet del Club Deportivo Español como lo viene haciendo año tras año les informa sobre los distintos torneos que realizaremos en el 2011. Eventos declarados de interés Municipal.

Coordinador: Elvio Jorge. Cel : 0226715633555 Part: 02255467430 email: elviojorge@hotmail.com

15, 16 y 17 de Julio.- II edición-Octogonal (8 equipos) categoría U13 (pre infantiles clase 98-99 )

Edición 2010 Campeón Club Atlético Malvin-Uruguay

4, 5 y 6 de Noviembre VII edición Encuentro “Juan Carlos Robelin” categoría Pre mini(01-02)y Mini(99-2000)

Edición 2010 participaron 455 chicos.

18, 19 y 20 de Noviembre. I edición Octogonal U19 (Juveniles) clase 92-93

2, 3 y 4  de Diciembre VII edición torneo “Ciudad de Villa Gesell” U15 (Infantiles), U17 (Cadetes)

Edición 2010: Cat. U15 campeón Obras Sanitarias (cap. fed.) Segundo C.A.Carcaraña (sta. fe)
                   Cat. U17 campeón Centro Alavena (Uruguay) Segundo Sportivo Ballester (cap. fed.)

Hotelería : Muy buena (3 días, 2 noches) entrada viernes entre las 6:30 y las 8 hs, salida  domingo a las 17:30 hs
Restaurant: La Jirafa azul (entrada, plato principal, postre, gaseosa primera marca litro y medio cada cuatro personas)

Nota : tanto hotel como restaurant se están ubicados cerca de las canchas, del centro y de la playa (no necesitan vehículos para traslado local)

Costos: $500 por persona, mínimo 10 jugadores, entrenador liberado.

Incluye: Hotel (3 días, 2 noches con 2 desayunos, café con leche y tres medialunas, más 5 comidas y derechos al torneo)
Cierre de inscripción: 30 días antes de cada torneo.




Para ver imágenes de la ciudad ingrese a : www.villagesell.gov.ar

LOS ESPERAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Showtime Basketball Girls & Boys Saturday Only Tournaments

Showtime Hoops Tournament Schedule

Register Now @ Showtimehoops.com

****Tournament Packages Available***

MAY TOURNAMENTS SATURDAY ONLY !!!

May 7th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

May 14th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

May 21st Boys Only!!! AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

JUNE SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS

Girls & Boys California High Schools Teams

June 11th & 12th

June 18th & 19th

June 26th & 27th

5 Games Guaranteed

6 Girls & Boys Team divisions

20 Minute Running Halves

300.00 Per Team

JUNE TOURNAMENTS SATURDAY ONLY !!!

June 11th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

June 18th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

June 25st Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

JULY TOURNAMENTS SATURDAY ONLY !!!

July 16th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

July 30th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

AUGUST TOURNAMENT SATURDAY ONLY !!!

August 6th Girls & Boys AGE GROUPS: 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

All Team Schedule Requests Email: Brackets@showtimehoops.com

(Northern California) (Officials Association Referees)

Girls & Boys Divisions 1 Division 2 Division 3

Tournament Directors:
MikeWalker 530.591.5245 mike@showtimehoops.com
Veletta Johnson Coachvee@showtimehoops.com


Showtime Hoops Tournament Games Schedule:
Saturday, 8am-8:50pm Sunday, 8am-5:45pm

Complete Tournament Info at www.showtimehoops.com

Dates: May June July & August 2011

All Team Schedule Request Email: Brackets@showtimehoops.com

Saturday Only!!! Girls & Boys

AGE GROUPS: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

Saturday Only Divisions ENTRY FEE: 195.00

$175.00 2 Team $150.00 3 or More Teams

AWARDS:

1st & 2nd Place & 3rd place medals

FORMAT: 3 Game minimum. Pool Play

RULES: Tournament Basketball Rules

7 Minute Stop Clock

2 Full & 2 30 Seconds Time Outs



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ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE BALONCESTO basketcolombia.com "CAMPEONES 2011"

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Damian Martin and Matt Knight ~  Australian Dynamic Duo 'odds on underdogs'

When the Perth Wildcats step onto the North Shore Events Centre floor on Wednesday night for game three of their epic semi final series against the New Zealand Breakers, a lot will depend on the efforts of Damian Martin and Matt Knight.

And while the pressure of a knock out semi final, the super talented Breakers line-up and 4000 raucous Kiwi fans will be immense, you can bet this duo won't have any fear. You see they've been there before, standing side by side, facing unlikely odds and coming up trumps.

It's July 16 2003 and the last day of quarter final action at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece is about to kick off.

The Australian team had a strong preliminary round, defeating Turkey, Argentina and Korea, then moving to the quarter final round and beating Puerto Rico before falling to a very strong Lithuanian team, who were led by 30 points from Linas Kleiza.

That loss appeared to be crucial, setting up a menacing must-win clash with the USA - who had beaten the Lithuanians 87-84 in a classic - if the Emus were to progress to the final four. While Kleiza had scored 28 points in that game, he was eclipsed by an amazing 47 points on 9/15 three-point shooting, along with 6 assists and 6 steals from Daniel 'Dee' Brown.

The USA had a few other handy players too, including Brown's college running mate Deron Williams, and heading into their last quarter final game undefeated they were expected to take care of the plucky Australian team without too much fuss.

As the clock ticked down to game time, 4:45pm, standing together were Martin and Knight, staring down a task few thought them capable of. Two hours later the job was done, the Americans defeated 106-85 in one of Australian basketball's great moments. Aaron Bruce had 25 points and Andrew Bogut 18 boards.

Damian Martin was Damian Martin, full of hustle and relentless energy. He scored 10 points on 4/4 shooting, pulled in 3 rebounds, handed out 2 assists and led the defensive effort that kept Brown to 14 points on 2/9 shooting and Williams to 8 points on 3/8 shooting.

Matthew Knight was sublime. Thirteen points on 5/8 shooting, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Most importantly the team was in the semi finals, where they outlasted a determined Croatia 97-84, setting up a rematch with Kleiza and Lithuania.

Where a close tussle was expected in the final, Rob Beveridge's Emus blew the Europeans off the court to claim gold, winning 126-92 behind relentless, pressure team defence and 30 points from Steven Markovic.

Martin put together an all-around stat line many NBL fans would be familiar with - 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals - while Knight's 17 points on 8/10 need no descriptives.

Of course, the bond between Martin and Knight started before this and has lasted far beyond. Having both grown up playing basketball as if it were a code of football, they met playing against each other in national junior championships.

Asked if he dominated in juniors in Tasmania, Knight grinned. "The game was (played) more like footy (Aussie rules football)! No one really knew much about basketball back then, so I was the only one big enough to dominate!" he said.

It was a similar story for Martin in New South Wales' Hunter Valley. "I loved my rugby league. I actually gave up basketball to play rugby league because my basketball team folded. I was all about league but eventually basketball won over."

Following their time together at the AIS and their FIBA U19 World Championship success, they both headed to Loyola Marymount University. They both loved the experience. "I signed and then he signed because he just wanted to follow me!" Martin laughed.

"No, the campus was just so beautiful, I fell in love with it straight away and Matty was pretty much the same. It was four of the best years of my life, I'd tell anyone who was 17 or 18 to go and experience it.

"We still reminisce about some of the stories, the good old days! Basketball was pretty much the biggest sport so everyone followed us," Martin added, hinting at fun times off the basketball court.

Knight was more to the point. "The (Australian) accent definitely helped, it definitely helped! Ive never said g'day so many times in my life!"

On court, Knight led the team in scoring and rebounding and was named in the West Coast Conference (WCC) All First team in 2007. Martin was named to the 2004 WCC All-Freshman Team, just the second freshman in school history to do so.

The pair then reunited under coach Beveridge at the West Sydney Razorbacks, and once again at the Perth Wildcats this season.

In between they had a couple of great experiences down their own paths, Knight spending a year playing for Soproni in the Hungarian league. There were some good times had. When I asked what it was like on and off the court, Martin piped in "Tell him everything that happened off court!"

Knight grinned, blushed, but played a straight bat. "On the court was an interesting experience, more the half court, walk it up, methodical. And then there was the language barrier as well, with a coach who didn't speak very good English.

"Off the court I really struggled, -20 degrees for four months. I had Bevo calling me telling me it was 40 degrees in Perth! It was a good experience, I'm glad I did it but very glad to be back in Australia," he said.

Martin also headed to Europe, but as a part of the Australian Boomers team for the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. "It actually took me a while to feel like I should have been on the team. But once you get on the court and realise you can play at that level you start to get a bit of confidence.

"You get to learn about a whole lot of different styles of game, learning the different focus on skill development they have over in Europe. The lead-up was great, just training with the best players in Australia every day," Martin said.

"But once you're over there you realise just how even the playing level is, if you have a good day you can beat an Argentina or Serbia, but if you have a bad day you can lose by 20-odd points."

He is in no doubt it has helped his play in the NBL, and is equally sure the domestic competition helped get him ready for the biggest stage. "You play against a guy like CJ Bruton who's been the best point guard in Australia for the best part of ten years. Every time you match up on a guy like him you do want to challenge yourself because he's been on the international stage and been a very good player on the international stage.

"Playing week in week out against players of that quality with how strong the NBL is now is a great stepping stone if you want to play international basketball."

And it is CJ Bruton, along with Kirk Penney, Kevin Braswell, Mika Vukona, Tom Abercrombie and co who stand in the way of a return to the NBL decider for Martin, and a first grand final for Knight.

Though they are once more against the odds, as they were in Thessaloniki eight years ago, no one will be surprised if this duo lead Perth to victory in Auckland. Since Knight returned from his calf injury he and Martin have stood tall to right a season that looked like falling apart following captain Shawn Redhage's injury.

In those six games Knight has averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds, Martin 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, shooting the perimeter from at 37%. As they have all through their careers, they have been the rocks that Rob Beveridge has built upon.

While their eyes are completely on the NBL title at the moment, longer term they hope that they can continue their run of success together in a Boomers singlet.

"I am 26 but I still think I'm 17," Martin laughed. "It's funny thinking back over all those milestones, and Matty's been there all of the way. He's always been the better player and he still is now, and I am sure it won't be long before he's playing for the Boomers."




Given what they have already achieved as teammates, could you really doubt that it will be too long before they are side by side in Boomers green and gold, staring down more fancied opponents once again?

Paulo KENNEDY for FIBA

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6th Annual AAU Girls & Boys Chico Springtime Showcase Basketball Invitational

Register Now!!! Online @ Showtimehoops.com

All Team Schedule Requests Email: Brackets@showtimehoops.com

Register Now!!! 154 Teams Participated in 2010

(Northern California) (Officials Association Referees)

Girls & Boys Divisions 1 Division 2 Division 3

April 9th& 10th,

2011 Chico springtime Showcase Games Schedule:
Saturday, April 9th 8am-8:50pm Sunday, April 10th 8am-5:45pm

Chico Tournament Directors:
MikeWalker 530.591.5245 mike@showtimehoops.com
Veletta Johnson Coachvee@showtimehoops.com


April 9th & 10th 2011
Chico springtime Showcase Games Schedule:
Saturday, April 9th 8am-8:50pm Sunday, April 10th 8am-5:45pm

2010 154 Participating Teams

Complete Tournament Info at www.showtimehoops.com

Date: April 9th-10th, 2011

All Team Schedule Request Email: Brackets@showtimehoops.com

AAU Girls & Boys

AGE GROUPS: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th JV & Varsity

Team ENTRY DEADLINE: March 26th 2011

AWARDS:

1st & 2nd Place Trophies 3rd place medals

FORMAT: 3 Game minimum. Pool Play

RULES: Tournament will follow current AAU Basketball Rules

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2011 6th Annual Chico Springtime Showcase
presented by the Nor Cal Warriors-Showtime Basketball Academy
and Chico Visitors Bureau on April 9th & 10th 2011.

The event will be hosted by 15 Basketball sites including Butte College

On Friday April 8th at 5pm Coaches Check in at the host hotel.

Games Schedule 8am-9pm Saturday, April 9th Sunday, April 10th, 8am-5pm

Chico springtime Showcases Northern California elite athletes

Tournament will showcase competitive AAU Girls & Boys Basketball.

Chico Springtime Showcase provides Northern California college coaches
with a tremendous opportunity to scout the up-and-coming basketball Players.


Tournament Registration

Deadline is March 26th 2011

Chico Hotels: (Please Book Early All Hotels will be Sold Out In Chico)

Mandatory AAU Registration Requirements:

All Players-Coaches must be registered AAU Members

AAU Rosters submitted by March 26th 2011

All travel teams must Check in prior to start of first game
for mandatory team registration sessions

begin at April 8th at 5pm-9pm, Holiday Inn

Saturday April 9th at 8am-1pm

All teams should make departing plans Sunday April 10th, after 6pm.

All Teams that have not registered and completed AAU check in process will lose first game to filler teams.

AAU Presentation & Coaches Certification Check-In

Friday, April 8th 5pm-9pm Holiday Inn

Saturday session: April 9th 8am-1pm

Coaches will receive official AAU coaching badges

Official Brackets and Tournament info tournament Program

Coaches will receive 2 bands per team entered

Chico Springtime Showcase (Two coaches entry bands per team)

Coaches/Team Administrators Registration Location:

5pm-9pm Holiday Inn Chico CA

685 Manzanita Court Chico, CA 95926

Saturday Team Registration Location:

8am-1pm Holiday Inn Chico CA

685 Manzanita Court Chico, CA 95926

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2011 FIBA U19 World Championship:
Draw for U19 World Championship Men: preparations begin now

The draw for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men held in Riga, Latvia on Thursday morning resulted in four very competitive groups, which are sure to make for some very interesting and exciting action this summer.

The 10th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship will be played in the cities of Liepaja, Valmiera and Riga between 30 June and 10 July 2011.

With less than five months to go until the tip-off of an event that has become a favourite among basketball lovers, experts and scouts, the first steps of the arduous preparations that go into World Championship competition can begin in earnest.

“We were drawn in the group A with Poland, not Serbia (seeded in pot 2),” explains Oleg Fokin, Sports Director for the Russian team, who admitted to being satisfied with the draw.

“Poland, Brazil, Tunisia – now we need to learn and scout our opponents. So far we don`t know much about teams like Brazil, Tunis in the first stage.”

As runners up from last year’s FIBA Europe U18 Championship for Men, Fokin already has half an eye on the second group stage, where – should Russia qualify – they would meet the top three teams from group A.

These include Argentina and Australia, would be expected to be strong.

“Composition of groups A and B looks good for us, many strong teams are drawn in other groups,” concludes Fokin.

Completing the line-up in group B are Chinese Taipei and Latvia, who as hosts will be able to count on strong support from the crowd.

Whether or not they are stronger will only become apparent this summer, but groups B and C certainly have a couple of heavyweights.

These include Lithuania, whose basketball history and pedigree are unquestionable. Their third place at last year’s FIBA World Championship won’t count for much this summer, but the gold medal at the U18s is certainly relevant and makes them a force to be reckoned with.

They are joined by Canada, who have recently been enjoying somewhat of a revival at youth level, with bronze at last year’s U17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany. Croatia and Asian U18 silver medallists Korea were also drawn in group C.

If there were one group that maybe stood out, it would arguably be group D. Perennial pre-tournament favourites and defending champions USA were drawn with Serbia – whose talent pool at youth level remains very impressive – Asian heavyweights China and African U18 champions Egypt.

Do your homework

With little known about certain teams right up until the first games, those who do not do their homework always leave themselves open to a nasty surprise.

Indeed upsets are not uncommon at youth competitions, as FIBA’s Sport’s Director Lubomir Kotleba points out: “It`s difficult to predict the winner especially in this age category. Last year in Hamburg (FIBA U17 World Championship) most people didn’t expected Poland to play in finals.”

This is something the head of the Brazilian delegation attending the draw, Vinicius Alvarez is very much aware of “Regarding results of the draw, you don’t have easy opponents in the World Championship, you should respect everyone and prepare really hard.”

Now the 12 teams need to do just that: prepare.

Results of the draw:


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Group A (Valmiera): Brazil, Poland, Russia, Tunisia
Group B (Valmiera): Argentina, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Latvia
Group C (Liepaja): Canada, Croatia, Lithuania, Korea
Group D (Liepaja): China, Egypt, Serbia, USA

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Showtime Hoops Quality Basketball Tournaments ~ Sacramento California

Club Middle School, NJB, CYO, CYBL, All Net,
Rec League YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, AAU Clubs Ect...

Register@showimehoops.com


Tournament Directors:

Veletta Johnson coachvee@showtimehoops.com
Mike Walker mike@showtimehoops.com
Lita Conger lita@showtimehoops.com
Bryan Barton Brackets@showtimehoops.com


January Tournaments

January 22nd Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 175.00 3 Games 2 games 125.00


Febuary Tournaments

"Presidents Day Tune Up"

Feb 5th & 6th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 175.00 3 Games Guarantee

Feb 26 & 27th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 175.00 3 Games 2 games 125.00


"March Madness Tournaments"

March 5th-6th Girls & Boys

(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

March 12th-13th Girls & Boys

March 19th & 20th Girls & Boys

March 26th & 27th Girls & Boys

(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee


April Tournaments

April 2nd & 3rd Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

AAU Girls & Boys
Chico Springtime Showcase
April 9th & 10th
( All Coaches and Players AAU Membership Required)

154 Teams Participated in 2010

Entry Fees:
275.00 1- Team
250.00 2- Teams
225.00 3 or more Teams

Mail Entry Fees To :
Showtime Hoops
P O Box 4046
Chico, CA 95927

April 16th & 17th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

April 30th & May 1st Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee


May Tournaments

May 14th & 15th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

May 21st & 22nd Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

June Tournaments

June 4th & 5th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

June 11th & 12th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

June 25th & 26th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee



July Tournaments

July 9th-10th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

July 16th-17th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

July 30th-31st Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee



August Tournaments

Aug 7th-8th Girls & Boys
(Sacramento Gyms) 225.00 3 Game Guarantee

Girls & Boys Basketball Tournaments
Sacramento Area Gyms
Sacramento, California


All Teams must be registered and all tournament package entry fees paid to be scheduled in Tournament Brackets.

No Exceptions !!!

Contact Tournament Directors:
Veletta Johnson coachvee@showtimehoops.com
Mike Walker mike@showtimehoops.com
Lita Conger lita@showtimehoops.com
Bryan Barton Brackets@showtimehoops.com



Showtime Hoops
Basketball Tournament Rules

Clock:
7 minutes Stop clock

Time Outs:
2 full 2 thirty's per game.

Technical Foul:
Any player who receives a technical in first half will sit
for the remainder of first half A second technical
results in removal from the gymnasium.

Any Coach who receives a technical in first half must
sit for the remainder on the bench for the first half
a second technical will result in your removal from the gymnasium.

All technical fouls will result in free throw attempts.

Overtime:
1st OT 2 minutes
2nd overtime: 1 minutes
3rd overtime: 1st team Score

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Girls & Boys 4th thru Varsity ~ 6th Annual CHICO SPRINGTIME SHOWCASE

 
 

April 9th & 10th

 
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April 9th & 10th 2011

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Basketball Tournament
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Team Divisions 1 2 3

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FIBA 3-on-3 Tournament at the Youth Olympics ~ Day Five

Bonsoir mes amis!
I'm still a bit thrilled after securing an interview with no other but Prince Albert of Monaco who attended the FIBA 3-on-3 Tournament at the Youth Olympics. I see myself already coaching these kids at the next YOG!

Now we are heading for the elimination stages, but before we start off with the quarter finals, we will be having the Skills-Challenge tomorrow, which should be as equally exciting as the tournament itself.

Girls-Highlights

China should be really counted in when we are talking about the potential candidates to win this inaugural 3-on3- tournament. The Chinese know really well how to use their bodies to score easily under the baskets, even if their opponent (This time it was the Czech Republic) is looking physically skilled as well. They will be clashing with the Japanese girls who beat the French today in an all-asian encounter.


The Maple Leafs from Canada shot poorly from the field today but still advanced and are taking on Germany who seemed to found their rhythm in this tournament after securing the ticket to the quarter-final stage over Angola.
Brazil and the US had no trouble to rout their opponents today while Korea needed some time to get into the game to shoot the Ivory Coast out of the tourney.

Boys-Highlights

The Central African Republic was very close to make history as they gave the U.S. boys a pretty good fight under the watchful eyes of Prince Albert. Especially Neil Londoumon displayed some superb athleticism when cutting through the zone towards the basket. "We were allowing some easy baskets", mentioned coach Eric Flannery to the U.S. media after being asked about the Central Africans. The underdogs were leading at times by as much as eight points but ran into foul trouble at the end which cost them the qualification for the quarter-finals and a sensation on day five.

Serbia stayed focused when they needed it the most and held off the Puerto Ricans to secure a ticket to the elimination games. Same goes for Israel who fought their hearts out to make it past the group stage while Lithuania lost to the Argentinos but still qualified as second for the quarters as well.

After a weak performance against the Philippines, the Croats got another strong game of Matej Buovac to bowl the U.S. Virgin Islands out of the quarters. Spain, who didn't play on the day, moved on as the second from the group.

My daily favorite today is the probably the youngest coach ever. Natalia from Belarus even looks younger than her players. At least she won the "Best looking coach"-Award while this guy on the pic edged out the Russian coach to place first as "Worst-looking staff member". I have no idea if that's the new trend, but I know where he ordered them.

Results of Day Five:

Girls
Ivory Coast - Korea 15-22 (Boni 6 points - Lee 10 points)
USA - Belarus 33-5 (Stokes 17 - Bohdan 3)
Mali - Brazil 14-34 (Konate 5 - Isabela 12)
France - Japan 20-34 (Sbahi 10 - Nagaoka 18 )
Canada - Russia 18-15 (Traore 7 - Kozochinka 5)
Germany - Angola 26-17 (Hoffgen 14 - Afonso 13)
China - Czech Republic 33-19 (Ma 16 - Mervinska 10)
Chile - Italy 8-21 (Garcia 6 - C. Dotto 8 )

Boys
Puerto Rico - Serbia 30-31 (Medina 20 - Bezbradica 8 )
Lithuania - Argentina 27-31 (Uzupis 9 - Zanzoterra 11)
Turkey - Israel 19-32 (Geyik 7 - Chernuvych 14)
South Africa - Philippines 12-26 (Mahlinza 6 - Teng 11)
New Zealand - India 17-12 (Karena 6 - Sukhjeet 4)
Egypt - Panama 30-7 (Ibrahim 13 - Grenald 5)
Central African Republic - USA 28-32 (Londoumon 16 - Chol 14)
Croatia - US Virgin Islands 27-17 (Buovac 17 - Martinez 7)

Quarter-Final Pairings:

Girls
Canada-Germany
China-Japan
USA-Korea
Australia - Brazil




Boys
Serbia - Lithuania
USA-Spain
Argentina-Greece
Croatia-Israel

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Basketball  stealing the show
at the 2010 Singapore Summer Youth Olympic Games

Situated in the heart of Singapore’s busy major shopping belt at Orchard Road, the *scape Youth Space is a two-hectare space of land that has been set aside as an iconic community space for youths.

And it is this futuristic looking venue that is quickly becoming the place to be at the 2010 Singapore Summer Youth Olympic Games.

The reason being is that this location is playing host to the basketball. Not basketball as you and I recognise it though because this basketball has revolutionary new and exciting format that you would expect at an inaugural Youth Olympics.

Rather than the usual 5-on-5 format you might be use to watching, it is 3-on-3 basketball debuting in Singapore. This is not the only exciting new move as in addition to this; the adrenaline-packed game is played on half a court with just one basketball hoop to aim, a system you would expect to use if you were playing basketball in the park with your mates.

With 14-18-year-olds going at it full throttle, some so talented that you can expect to see them in the NBA in the near future, the matches consist of just five minute sessions each. The first team to score 33 points - or the team leading the game after regular time - is the winner.

But it is not the changes made to induce fast-paced action that make this event so interesting. It is the brightly coloured stands that provide a view of the urban road outside as well as the court, the non-stop music blearing out from the loud speakers that seems to dictate the speed of the action and the young, screaming fans you might expect to be in attendance at a community space for youths that really bring this buzzing arena to life.

While the majority of the sports at these Youth Olympics are no different in structure to their counterparts at the senior Olympic Games, basketball has decided to be different.

Radical changes have been made to reflect the fact that were are actually at a Youth Games and basketball is reaping the rewards. Wherever you are in Singapore, the local people, particularly teenagers, are either talking about the action at the *scape Youth Space of flocking there in their droves to see it first hand for themselves.

The 3-on-3 games undoubtedly look great on television but when you are there in person, you really do feel the passion, energy and youth on display. When the Singapore teams are in action, these feelings only intensify as the home crowd are so deafening, your truly believe your eardrums are in real danger of imploding. Everyone is caught up in it though and even the "old guys" in the crowd - like London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe who was among the spectators today - can be seen rocking from side to side as the hip hop, R&B and dance music plays.

It is fun, it is fast and the five minute matches are so quick, that you will one by simply blinking.

Come to Singapore and this is where the party’s at.

On the court, the skills on show are everything you would expect from a high quality game of basketball only more high-octane due to the fact that these short games are sprints rather than marathons.

In perhaps the only similarity to basketball at the senior Olympic Games, the United States is the dominant force and look like early frontrunners for the gold medal in both the male and female discipline.

The men’s team in particular never seem to miss and their star player Sterling Gibbs is so outrageously talented, it looks like he could soon be earning the big bucks back home with the likes of Lebron James, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.

All-round, it’s a great Youth Olympic Games so far but the *scape Youth Space is in danger of stealing the show here.

Yes, the Opening Ceremony was spectacular and expect big stories to come from a variety of the sports in Singapore over the next two weeks, but when it is all said and done, basketball will be the will be the real winner of these Youth Olympics and others disciplines should take note of their brave approach to making their sport appeal to the young.

No risk, no reward.

Results of Day Four:

Girls
Russia -Vanuatu 33-5 (Kozochkina 11 points - Izono 4 points)
Angola - Singapore 20-14 (Afonso 9 - Tok 6)
Czech Republic -Thailand 28-26 (Vackova 9 - Buapa 10)
Italy - Australia 15-29 (C.Dotto 6 - Kaser 13)
Korea - Canada 6-20 (Lee 4 - Traore 7)
Belarus - Germany 13-15 (Baklaha 5 - Gohlisch 8 )
Brazil -China 24-28 (Isabela 12 - Jin 13)
Japan - Chile 24-17 (Nagaoka 9 - Vasquez 6)

Boys
India - Greece 20-33 (Goswan 9 - Tsiloulis 12)
Panama -Iran 21-29 (Archibold 9 - Sedighi 10)
USA - Singapore 31-21 (Gibbs 14- Su 9)
US Virgin Islands - Spain 11-17 (Swanston 4 - Costa 7)
Serbia - New Zealand 30-13 (Avramovic 12 - Ashby 7)
Argentina - Egypt 30-24 (Zanzottera 15 - Ibrahim 10)
Israel - Central African Republic 17-25 (Chernuvych 10 - Londoumon 12)
Philippines - Croatia 19-22 (Parks 7 - Ramljak 14)




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New 3on3 format lights up Youth Olympic Games:
FIBA33 basketball sold out in Singapore

On Sunday the 3on3 basketball tournament got underway at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore. The first day of the YOG Basketball tournament coincided with the launch of FIBA’s new half-court format of play in officially sanctioned competition.

A large crowd of spectators attended the opening of play and remained glued to their seats throughout all 16 games. Curiosity and enthusiasm for this new format is such that all tickets for the eight days of competition have already sold out.

The two open-air half-courts – that include special flooring designed for tropical weather conditions – are set-up in downtown Singapore’s *scape shopping district in front of a grandstand that can hold up to 1,500 spectators.

Basketball at the YOG also features a skills contest, which consists of a number of challenges, including dunking and three-point contests.

FIBA Secretary General and IOC Member Patrick Baumann expressed his satisfaction after day 1: “It is really great to see how players and spectators have embraced FIBA33. The 10 second shot-clock has already made for some breathtaking action and I am sure that as the tournament progresses and the players get more familiar with 3on3, the courts will really be set alight.”

“We are all very excited about FIBA33, and in view of its popularity after just one day, it isn’t too far fetched to imagine it one day making it into the Olympics in its own right,” he added.

3on3 and YOG

3on3 basketball is inspired by several forms of streetball played all around the world. This exciting format, sanctioned by FIBA and played by National Teams for the first time, sees two teams of three players face off on a standard half-court, encouraging players to express themselves on court with displays of skill and trickery.

Games are to be played in two periods of five minutes, with the first team reaching 33 winning the game. If neither team has reached 33 points after the second period, the team with the highest score wins the game. The first-ever Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14th to 26th August, are a version of the Olympic Games, with a focus on young people between the ages of 14 and 18.

All 26 Olympic sports will be featured, but with a reduced number of events. Disciplines have been designed to be innovative and appealing to young people. Participating athletes are also encouraged to participate in the cultural and educational activities of the YOG.

Results of Day Three:

Boys
New Zealand -Puerto Rico 30-26 (Ashby 12 points - Medina 13 points)
Egypt - Lithuania 33-31 (El Gindy 16 - Narkevicius 11)
Central African Republic - Turkey 25-30 (Londoumon 15 - Yildizli 16)
Croatia - South Africa 33-4 (Krstanovic 12 - Festile 2)
Greece - Serbia 14-34 (Tsiloulis 10 - Radonjic 14)
Iran - Argentina 21-24 (Sedighi 13 - Benitez 11)
Singapore - Israel 14-27 (Low 4 - Mayor 10)
Spain - Philippines 27-25 (Medori 14 - Parks 15)

Girls
Canada - Ivory Coast 25-12 (Whyte 8 - Bamba 7)
Germany - USA 6-33 (Grasshoff 5 - Henson 14)
China - Mali 32-12 (Jin 14 - Guindo 5)
Chile - France 15-30 (Vasquez 5 - Sbahi 11)
Vanuatu - Korea 8-33 (Maliliu 4 -Jeong 12)
Singapore - Belarus 9-32 (Ng 5 - Bohdan 23)
Thailand - Brazil 9-31 (Maihom 7 - Isabela 14)
Australia - Japan 10-17 (Bontempelli 6 - Nagaoka 7)




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FIBA kicks off 3-on-3 basketball at the Youth Olympics in Singapore

Basketball’s governing body launched its new 3-on-3 game into the wider sports world on Sunday at the Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Taking beach volleyball’s success as a model, the international federation FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basketball) hopes the smaller, quick-shooting version of hoops will grow up fast to join the Summer Olympics as soon as 2020.

“That is a fair dream,” FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann told The Associated Press.

The format must first succeed as one of the most anticipated events at the inaugural youth games.

Called FIBA 33, it is played on a half-court with both teams scoring in one hoop over two, five-minute periods. Play is kept quick by a 10-second shot clock and no time-outs, while teams can win inside regulation by reaching 33 points.

On-court rules have been devised to ensure the talent load is spread across the four-player roster and avoid having one player dominate a match.

No dunking, please

Players cannot score on a defensive rebound, and must pass outside the three-point line to begin a new play. Teams must pass at least once before shooting and dunking is not allowed.

“The IOC (International Olympic Committee) is excited that we have tried to use the Youth Olympics to do something new,” Baumann said. “It gives us the opportunity to have a fresh look at the game and to learn a little bit from the more extreme sports on the streets.”

Singapore has become the central testing ground for FIBA 33, also hosting a medal event during the 2009 Asian Youth Games.

The gold was won by China where enthusiasm for the format is “beyond any imagination,” according to Baumann.

Asians love it

“There is a lot of excitement in Southeast Asia about 3-on-3. They love it and have tournaments almost every week,” he said.

However, the format was created on inner-city asphalt courts in the United States.

“In the US it was an easy way for kids in less developed areas to play the game,” Baumann said. “At some point in the late ’80s, early ’90s it has been used by big apparel companies to attract kids to basketball and sell shoes.”

FIBA hopes the United States will be well-matched in Singapore by lesser-ranked basketball nations attracted by a game that is cheaper and easier to organize and coach.

“I really hope it is a small country that wins. I am sure there will be some surprises,” Baumann said.

Only the host and the United States are represented in both 20-team tournaments.

The boys’ lineup includes Iran, the Philippines, Spain and the Virgin Islands. Girls’ teams from Angola, China, Thailand and Vanuatu will take part in their 10-day event.

The Philippines’ four-man squad to the 3-on-3 event comprises Jeron Teng, Michael Tolomia, Michael Pate and Bobby Ray Parks.

Baumann said the rules eventually would be modified without compromising the free spirit of street 3-on-3. The game also will be better structured to stop teenagers drifting away from organized basketball, and provide more career opportunities.

To create a world ranking system, FIBA is working with technology companies and statistics professors from a Swiss university.

The federation also is talking with counterparts in volleyball to understand how its beach version developed after debuting at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Half-billion players

Baumann believes the raw FIBA 33 product already is “telegenic, good for sponsors, good for spectators,” and can keep casual fans involved in the sport.

FIBA thinks that a half-billion people play basketball, but fewer than one-quarter participate in structured competitions.

“There is a whole population of basketball players out there that we don’t interact with,” Baumann said. “The challenge for FIBA is what happens the day after the Youth Olympics finish.”


Results of Day One:

Girls
Vanuatu - Canada 12-27 (Izono 10 - Kilpatrick 11)
Singapore - Germany 22-33 (Ng 7 - Hoffgen 20)
Thailand - China 13-34 (Buapa 6 - Ma 16)
Australia - Chile 18-9 (Bontempelli 18 - Vasquez 4)
Russia - Ivory Coast 16-6 (Antonenko 10 - Bamba 2)
Angola - USA 8-30 (Afonso 4 -Stokes 12)
Czech Republic - Mali 33-8 (Vackova 9 - Toure 6)
Italy - France 26-11 (C.Dotto 14 - Eduardo 4)

Boys
Greece - New Zealand 22-19 (Vlachos 8 points - Fraser 7 points)
Iran - Egypt 27-21 (Sedighi 10 - El Sadani 9)
Singapore - Central African Republic 17-25 (Su 9 - Gouzhy 12)
Spain - Croatia 27-29 (Motos 15 - Buovac 23)
India - Puerto Rico 15-33 (Sunder 10 - Medina 16)
Panama - Lithuania 14-33 (Grant 5 - Uzupis 18)
USA - Turkey 23-17 (Chol 10 - Yildizli 7)
US Virgin Islands - South Africa 28-12 (Swanston 10 - Mahlinza 6)

Results of Day Two:

Girls
Korea - Russia 22-18 (Jeong 14 points - Antonenko 8 points)
Belarus - Angola 35-11 (Baklaha 18 - Afonso 5)
Brazil - Czech Republic 30-26 (Joice 13 - Vojtkova 16)
Japan - Italy 17-26 (Nagaoka 12 - F. Dotto 12)
Ivory Coast - Vanuatu 22-19 (Ouattara 16 - Maliliu 10)
USA - Singapore 33-11 (Stokes 19 - Ng 9)
Mali - Thailand 23-18 (Konate 12 -Maihom 9)
France - Australia 15-21 (Sbahi 7 - Bontempelli 12)

Boys
Serbia - India 33-19 (Bezbradica 15 - Sunder 10)
Argentina - Panama 27-16 (Benitez 14 - Archibold 5)
Israel - USA 20-27 (Chernuvych 15 - Gibbs 12)
Philippines - Virgin Islands 28-34 (Teng 12 - Jones 16)
Puerto Rico - Greece 21-23 (Medina 9 - Panagiotaras 9)
Lithuania - Iran 29-18 (Narkevicius 11 - Sedighi 14)
Turkey - Singapore 28-24 (Yildizli 15 - Su 13)
South Africa - Spain 5-33 (Mahlinza 3 - Costa 12)




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FIBA U17 World Championship
for Friday’s Women quarter-finals preview

Exactly a week after the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship for Women tipped off, the top eight teams are in Toulouse and ready to do battle in Friday’s quarter-finals.

Tournament favourites USA breezed through Group A of the Preliminary Round in Rodez, recording comfortable victories in all five of their games. They now go up against Spain, who finished fourth in Toulouse’s Group B. The Americans have been so dominant and unstoppable that it is hard to see the Spaniards being able to keep up with them, let alone beat them.

Belgium lost to Argentina last Saturday in one of the surprise results of the tournament so far. However, Daniel Goethals’s girls used that shock defeat as a wake-up call and dispatched Spain, China and Australia to top Group B. They are set for a quarter-final encounter with Japan, who surprised many by beating Canada and Turkey and almost claimed France as another scalp. What Hayashi Shinichiro’s girls lack in height they make up for by playing at a very fast-pace. Belgium have a good amount of height and quickness and their ability to play different styles should see them reach the semi-finals.

China suffered their only defeat of the Preliminary Round against Belgium and head coach Wang Guizhi blamed that result on their lack of familiarity with European teams and the way they play. That theory will be put to the test against Russia in Friday’s first quarter-final. The Russians have played pretty inconsistently and got out of the Preliminary Round by the skin of their teeth. In order to be a threat against China, they must forget their sub-par performance against Turkey on Wednesday.

Hosts France face Australia in the last quarter-final. Arnaud Guppillotte’s girls certainly went about reaching the last eight in an interesting manner. After losing to the USA and Turkey, they won their last three games, edging out Russia, then surviving a late rally by Japan to avoid wasting an 18-point lead and finishing the Preliminary Round off with a more straightforward win over Canada. The Aussies have made it through thanks to the fine play of Gretel Tippett and Tayla Roberts down low and it will be imperative for the French to keep both of them in check to stand a chance of winning.

Friday’s quarter-final schedule (all times CET)
12:30: China v Russia
15:00: USA v Spain
17:30: Belgium v Japan
20:30: France v Australia




Meanwhile, in Rodez, the Classification Round will get under way with Turkey taking on Mali (17:30) before Argentina face Canada (20:30).

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FIBA congratulate French Federation and LOC on successful staging of U17 event

On Tuesday evening, FIBA President Bob Elphinston and Secretary General and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Patrick Baumann congratulated the French Basketball Federation and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) on the success of the first-ever FIBA U17 World Championship for Women.

At a press conference in Rodez in the company of FFBB President Yvan Mainini, Mr Elphinston said everything he had seen in his time in Toulouse and Rodez had been of high standards.

"I'm pleased to have the opportunity to attend the first FIBA U17 World Championship for Women," he said. "I went to Germany a couple of weeks ago (for the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men in Hamburg) and it was a great success, very well organised. I was happy about that.

"I have been here a few days and I must say it's been an outstanding success too. The French Federation has done a very good job in selecting Toulouse and Rodez as the two venues for this championship. These cities are of excellent quality to welcome girls in this age group. The internal organisation is of high quality too.

"I would like to thank the cities and the French Federation for their excellent organisation and I look forward to the final on Sunday."

Mr Baumann said this tournament would go a long way to help promote women's basketball.

"In France, 40 percent of players with a license are women and girls, which shows that they are very successful," he explained. "It's very promising for the future and maybe there will be a senior World Championship in France soon."

"It's interesting to see the technical and mental level at this age," he said. "Of course the Americans are very strong physically but it's in their culture, they are very talented. But there are other very good teams, like China and Belgium have done very well in Toulouse."

Mr Mainini expressed his gratitude to those working tirelessly behind the scenes to make this tournament possible and, so far, a success by all accounts.

"Mr Vincent Bonnefous, president of the local basketball club of Rodez and all the local authorities worked together to give birth to this project," he said. "It was not easy to organise, it was a beautiful challenge and they've done it, with success. Well done to them."

Mr Elphinston also paid tribute to the innovative thinking behind the tournament, in particular its bid to help and respect the environment as well as its activities to get kids involved.

"I would like to congratulate athe Federation and the city authorities for the approach taken. They gave the emphasis on the eco-label "Agenda 21", as well as the Basket village, which are excellent initiatives for young athletes."





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Basketball Youth Tournaments • Torneos Juveniles de Baloncesto

FIBA U17 World Championship for Women more than a sports competition for Turkish team

All eyes will be on Turkey later this summer when the country hosts the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the biggest sporting event ever held in the country.

There is great hope and anticipation that the tournament will help in promoting the game of basketball and strike a chord with the teenage population.

And while they look forward to seeing the premiere international men's basketball competition take over their country in just over a month's time, for now Turkey's U17 women's national team is focused on a tournament of their own as they compete in the first-ever FIBA U17 World Championship for Women.

"This world championship is very important for us. It is an honour for our players to be here and it's a chance to meet with other players from different countries," said team manager Gigdem Oktay.

Turkey qualified for this event by virtue of finishing fifth in last year's U16 European Championship. Not a bad result for a country where basketball is mainly played by men and boys.

"There are 70,000 basketball players in Turkey, but only 8,000 are women. The practice of basketball in our country is often done by men," Oktay stated.

But the Turks hope a good performance by their team in Rodez and Toulouse can change that.

"This competition is a very good opportunity to develop basketball and to prepare the future of our national team. So this is not just a sports competition for us, it's more than that," Oktay added.




Quick facts about Turkey
Turkey has a population of 72.5 million people.
People aged 15 to 64 account for 67 percent of the total population.
Turkey played host to the 2001 EuroBasket and the 2005 EuroBasket Women.

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FIBA World Championships U17 Were Great for Basketball Betting

World Championships U17 are now over with the USA as the basketball betting victors. Two years running, the USA team have shown all that they have, and after rising quickly to the finals, the USA team beat Poland with a score of 111-80 following most European basketball odds.

We saw an incredible sense of athleticism, defense and lighting fast reflexes, as the Americans managed to steal the ball 15 times, and even at the halftime, the United States had a 17 point lead.

Brad Beal was hot with 19 points for the final and averaging 18.3 points per game and making 31 shots from beyond the arc, thus earning him MVP of the tournament.

Teammates James McAdoo grabbed 20 points with 7 rebounds and 2 blocks and Michael Gilchrist had 16 points and four rebounds to impress European basketball odds.

McAdoo, has already committed to the University of North Carolina, while Beal has committed to Florida; both teams are popular in basketball betting, with UNC having won 5 College Championships in 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, and 2009.

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Tomasz Gielo led Poland with 21 points for the game, one of the tournament’s most productive tall men, Przemyslaw Marcin Karnowski, 6-foot-11 was effectively held back by the Americans to just three points and six rebounds for fans of Polish basketball betting.

Although close, Canada managed to beat Lithuania 83-81, for a bronze medal. The Canadians had been beat out by the USA in the semi finals 103-83, but still relished in their third place basketball betting win.

“This game is another historic win for Canada,” said CMNT Head Coach Roy Rana. “There has only been one or two times that Canada has medalled at the worlds…and for these young kids to do this in the beginning of their career will only raise all of our expectations in a good way for these guys to have that self confidence to play internationally.”

“This was a team willing to make sacrifices for each other in order to be successful,” added Rana. “From Matt Willms (Leamington, Ont.), our twelfth man who understood the long term goal, to our captains Pangos, Bennett and Notice, this is a selfless group, and we are all focused on the same goal.”




Final standings:
1. United States
2. Poland
3. Canada
4. Lithuania
5. Serbia
6. Australia
7. China
8. Germany
9. Argentina
10. Spain
11. Egypt
12. South Korea

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FIBA U17 World Championship most followed youth Championship ever

The FIBA U17 World Championship received half a million visits during the first round of competition, a record for a FIBA youth tournament.

This unexpected level of coverage - to date there have been more than 1.5 million page views - places hamburg2010.fiba.com ahead of the previous record holder - the event website for last year's FIBA U19 World Championship newzealand2010.fiba.com - by 15%. In spite of this Championship concerning players of a younger age category, and most of the players unknown to basketball followers, the event website has been a resounding success.

FIBA President Bob Elphinston, who has been ever present during this first edition of the FIBA U17 World Championship expressed his satisfaction at these figures: "We knew this event would be popular and we also knew our couverage of the event was solid, but we could not have expected so many people to actively follow us online. I am happy because I believe that this reflects the growth of basketball and the level of interest in it, especially among the young."FIBA

With a regular interviews, features and news items, the event website also features a game report for each game, comprehensive statistical data, while the day in review and the quotes of the day sections are among the sites most popular pages.

With camera crews having arrived to cover the remaining three days of exciting competition, fiba.com is hoping to get as close as possible to the magic figure of one million visits.

FU17 World Championship results are pusblished on the FIBA Twitter and Facebook page.

All final round games will be streamed live on fibatv.com.



 
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FIBA U17 World Championship quarter-finals preview

In little less than a week, the Hamburg Sporthalle has seen some breathtaking basketball action played by an extremely talented pool of players. Yesterday, the preliminary round came to a climax as Owen Odigie netted a last second buzzer beater to propell Australia into the quarter final round at the expense of an excellent but underachieving Spain team.

And as the buzzer sounded just before 11:00pm, Friday's quarter final line-up was finally known. Now things really hot up, as the quarter-final round gets underway.

Canada, who have shown their quality in all areas of play face off against a Chinese team who have deservedely been praised by crowd and coaches alike. The key to this tie will be the battle between the two teams charismatic guards Kevin Pangus (CAN) - who masterfully controls the pace of the game - and Ailun Guo (CHN) - who tops the scoring chart and lies second in number of assists.

The second quarter-final opposes a seemingly unstoppable USA, who are undefeated and in spite of some outstanding talend (Girlchrist, Mc Adoo, Beal) are impressive above all in their team play, and Australia, who have gained momentum following a slow start to the Championship and who will go into this round following their best performance to date, with David and Goliath - Daniel Hill and Andrija Domovic - playing on one and the same team.

The third quarter-final sees hosts Germany take on Lithuania. The Germans have played Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in their first five games, which included a brutal 33-79 defeat to Poland and an exquisite defeat of an excellent Canada. The Lithunainians have also struggles for consistency. Lithuania's Mantas Mockevicius, whose power driving for the basket is as good as any other player in the Championship, will yet again be Lithuania's key man. As for Germany,head coach Frank Menz has already stated the importance of Besnik Bekteshi whose form dictates that of his team.

The last remaining quarter-final berths belong to Serbia and Poland. Serbia's key so far has been their physical power and controlled aggressivity. They first quarter against the USA, which closed with the Europeans in the lead, showed that Serbia is a team not to be taken lightly, in spite of them narrowly avoiding an early exit. Leading the rebounding stats for Serbia is the powerful Nemanja Bezbradica. Poland, who remain undefeated, are the surprise package of the tournament. Mateusz Ponitka lies second in the scoring charts, while their captain Michal Michalak has done everything that could have been expected of him. And then there's their 212cm monster Przemyslaw Karnowski, who stands supreme as the Championship's best rebounder.

Quarter finals / Classification round, Friday 9th July 2010

Game 31: 10:00 Argentina v Korea (classification round)
Game 32: 12:15 Spain v Egypt (classification round)
Game 33: 14:30 Canada v China
Game 34: 16:45 USA v Australia
Game 35: 19:00 Lithuania v Germany
Game 36: 21:15 Poland v Serbia


U17 World Championship results are pusblished on the FIBA twitter page.

All final round games will be streamed live on http://www.fibatv.com




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FIBA U17 World Championship preview – full  schedule, groups and key games

With the inaugural edition of the FIBA U17 World Championship for men set to get underway tomorrow, all the teams are looking sharp ahead of their openers.

The city’s Sporthalle, where all the games will be played and which has a truly World Championship feel to it, got treated to its first squeaks and drops of sweat as all 12 participating teams completed their preparations in front of the soon to be filled 4,300 blue seats that overlook the court.

The 12 teams have been split into two very tough looking groups, with most of the top nations of world basketball having qualified for the tournament, as they booked their tickets thanks to last year’s Continental U16 Championships.

Vying for the four quarter final places in group A are pre-tournament favourites USA, alongside top hoops nations such as Serbia, Lithuania and Argentina, while China and Egypt are unknown quantities and could well produce a surprise of two.

Group B, which many see as wide open, is made up of FIBA Europe U16 Champions Spain, hosts Germany, Australia, Canada, Korea and Poland.

The Championship tips off as China face Lithuania at 9:00 CET, while game three already sees USA take on Argentina at 13:30 CET in a battle between the top two FIBA ranked countries.

By the time hosts Germany play Canada at 19:00 CET the Championship will be in full swing.

Other key first round games include Saturday’s clash between Germany and Spain (3rd July,19:00 CET), Monday’s showdown between the USA and China (5th July, 16:45) , while Wednesday’s game between Australia and Spain brings the first round to a close (7th July, 21:15).

Following a day’s rest, the knock-out round begins on Friday (9th July), which is when things really get serious.

The semi-finals played on Saturday 10th July, while the final will take place on Sunday at 16:00 CET, which will result in the first ever FIBA U17 World Champion lifting the brand new trophy.

Friday 2 July 2010 (Times: GMT +3)
Preliminary Round
1	A	Lithuania	China	        85 - 72	Hamburg
2	A	Serbia	Egypt	        99 - 67	Hamburg
3	A	Argentina	USA	        13h30	Hamburg

1	B	Australia	Poland	15h45	Hamburg
2	B	Germany	Canada	19h00	Hamburg
3	B	Korea	        Spain	        21h15	Hamburg

Saturday 3 July 2010
Preliminary Round
4	A	Egypt	       Argentina	10h00	Hamburg
5	A	USA	       Lithuania	12h15	Hamburg

4	B	Canada	Australia	14h30	Hamburg
5	B	Poland	Korea	        16h45	Hamburg

6	B	Spain	        Germany	19h00	Hamburg
6	A	China	        Serbia	21h15	Hamburg
	
Monday 5 July 2010
Preliminary Round
7	B	Spain	       Canada	10h00	Hamburg
8	B	Korea	       Australia	12h15	Hamburg

7	A	Argentina	Serbia	14h30	Hamburg
8	A	USA	        China	        16h45	Hamburg

9	B	Germany	Poland	19h00	Hamburg
9	A	Lithuania	Egypt         21h15	Hamburg

Tuesday 6 July 2010
Preliminary Round
10	B	Canada	Korea	        10h00	Hamburg
10	A	China	        Argentina	12h15	Hamburg

11	B	Poland	Spain	        14h30	Hamburg
11	A	Egypt   	USA	16h45	Hamburg

12	B	Australia	Germany	19h00	Hamburg
12	A	Serbia	Lithuania	21h15	Hamburg

Wednesday 7 July 2010
Preliminary Round
13	B	Poland	Canada	10h00	Hamburg
13	A	Egypt	        China	        12h15	Hamburg

14	A	USA	        Serbia	14h30	Hamburg
15	A	Lithuania	Argentina	16h45	Hamburg

14	B	Germany	Korea	        19h00	Hamburg
15	B	Spain	        Australia	21h15	Hamburg

Friday 9 July 2010
Quarter Finals
A	31	PR/A/[5]	PR/B/[6]	10h00	Hamburg
A	32	PR/B/[5]	PR/A/[6]	12h15	Hamburg
A	33	PR/B/[2]	PR/A/[3]	14h30	Hamburg
A	34	PR/A/[1]	PR/B/[4]	16h45	Hamburg
A	35	PR/A/[2]	PR/B/[3]	19h00	Hamburg
A	36	PR/B/[1]	PR/A/[4]	21h15	Hamburg

Saturday 10 July 2010
Semi-Finals
A	37	QF/31/[2]	QF/32/[2]	10h00	Hamburg
A	38	QF/31/[1]	QF/32/[1]	12h15	Hamburg
A	39	QF/33/[2]	QF/34/[2]	14h30	Hamburg
A	40	QF/35/[2]	QF/36/[2]	16h45	Hamburg
A	41	QF/33/[1]	QF/34/[1]	19h00	Hamburg
A	42	QF/35/[1]	QF/36/[1]	21h15	Hamburg

Sunday 11 July 2010
Finals
A	43	SF/39/[2]	SF/40/[2]	09h00	Hamburg
A	44	SF/39/[1]	SF/40/[1]	11h15	Hamburg
A	45	SF/41/[2]	SF/42/[2]	13h30	Hamburg
A	46	SF/41/[1]	SF/42/[1]	16h00	Hamburg

   



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The 2010 FIBA-Americas U18 Championship for Men games will have live video stream

The 20 games of the 2010 FIBA-Americas U18 Championship for Men will be broadcasted live via video streaming on the Internet at www.fibaamericas.com.

Each day of competition will have four games, starting at 1:00 pm local time and the last one at 7:00 pm and each one will be broadcasted live on the Internet and also each game will have live stats on our website.

“The current technology allows us to offer our National Federations the possibility to have access to the tournament information and because of their characteristics; some of them don't have coverage in the media. Some years ago we started to put the information on our website and we have live stats and information for most of the events, men or women, and even had a great audience in the participating countries. The parents, family members, the clubs or schools where they came from visited our webpage to know the results of the competition," said the FIBA-Americas Secretary General, Alberto Garcia.

"Today we make a step forward and we will make a test in the FIBA-Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio and now not only the details can be known but also the images of the games can be seen," added Garcia.

Meanwhile FIBA-Americas President, Horacio Muratore, said: “This is a great tool that we have to use and any investment done to elevate the interest in the youth tournaments will never be enough. Our program in the next couple of years will have characteristics directed to the Youth Tournaments who are the future of basketball in our continent and I am very happy for it."

The 2010 FIBA-Americas U18 Championship for Men will be played from June 26-30 at Bill Greehey Arena of San Antonio, Texas with the participation of eight countries that were divided in two groups of four teams each. Group A has Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. Group B has Argentina, Mexico, USA and the US Virgin Islands. The top four teams will qualify for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men.





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18th edition of International Youth Basketball in Fougères, France

This year the international youth basketball competition in Fougères has been reserved for the U17 age group.

France will be joined by Belgium, Mali and Turkey in a tournament that brings together four nations that have qualified for the first ever FIBA World Championship Women U17.

Arnauld Guppillotte the head coach for France started his selection process in March by looking at players outside the CFBB structure.

Cathy Melain and France U16 at Basket and the City 2009 © womensbasketball-in-france.comHe eliminated some of the players from the first training camp and added players from the CFBB structure and previous internationals to make up the official U17 training roster.

The 16 players are: Justine Barthelemy, Romane Bernies, Sara Chevaugeon, Jodie Cornelie, Lola De Angelis, Christelle Diallo, Rudiane Eduardo, Olivia Epoupa, Margaux Galliou-Loko, Anaëlle Le Bruche, Marie Bernadette Mbuyamba-Tshimanga, Laure Mercia, Alice Nayo, Ester Niamke-Moisan, Caroline Plust and Claire Stievenard.

The second training camp started on 24 May and ended on 9 June in Bourges.

The Fougères tournament will give the coaching staff an opportunity to test the players in similar conditions to the World Championship with 3 matches in 3 days between 10 - 12 June 2010.

France open up with a match against Mali on the first day. On the second day they play Turkey before closing on Saturday with the final game against Belgium.



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FIBA U17: An exceptional and exemplary World Championship

The first ever FIBA U17 World Championship for Women  will be held in Toulouse and Rodez, France from 16th to 25th July 2010.

The draw for the competition took place on 12th February and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) used the occasion to outline its strong commitment to the sustainability of the event.

While the 12 best teams in the world in that age category are expected to produce ahigh level of play on the court, the tournament will also be notable because of the outstanding commitment to the community.

FIBA called on the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) to organise the event in conjunction with the LOC and they were awarded the label Agenda 21 - Sport and Sustainable Development from the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF). It is the first time that the label has been attributed to a team sporting event.

The label is testament to the fact that the tournament leads by example from an environmental standpoint as well as economic and social ones. This is based on three areas: the satisfaction of practitioners, setting out and meeting environmental requirements and having sustained and positive economic and social benefits.

LOC Co-President and Chairperson of the Midi-Pyrénées Basketball League Cathy Giscou said: “Beyond the sporting aspect, obtaining this label must be an exemplary springboard for the policy of our league and the organisation of future events. This great human adventure will be beneficial from all points of view.”
 
A sporting and exemplary educational event
In order to obtain this label of excellence, the event in its entirety was considered, designed and organised with sustainability in mind. The issue of transport is a perfect example of that. A number of solutions will be put in place, from the use of electric cars – hybrids and/or ones with low CO2 emissions – to availing of public transport tickets offered in partnership with Tisséo, the public transport network for the city of Toulouse. Additionally, the Midi-Pyrénées region, in collaboration with the French National Railways (SNCF), is offering free tickets to travel between the two host cities.

The LOC also wishes to develop a civic and educational dimension through “sustainable” theme days over the course of the event: basketball-citizen, women in sport, sport and disability, health and nutrition are a few of the themes.

Similarly, a partnership with humanitarian organisation Secours Populaire plans to invite children to attend games.

All these activities will take place within the basketball village.

The event’s mascot symbolises this sporting and durable dynamic. “Naturally” is a green character shaped as a 12-leaf clover (representing the 12 countries taking part in the competition) and will provide entertainment at the André Brouat Palais des Sports of Toulouse as well as the Amphitheatre of Rodez.

Make a note then of 16th July, the opening day of a tournament with a strong emphasis on ecological sustainability.





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Three on three basketball to be added to  
Youth Olympic Summer Games

A slimmed down three-a-side version of basketball could be on the Olympic program as early as the 2020 Summer Games, the secretary general of the sport's governing body told Reuters on Wednesday.

Three-on-three, which is played over three periods on half a court with one hoop, will make its debut at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August.

"It's not an alternative but it's an add-on and we will have it at the Olympics in 2020/2024," the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Patrick Baumann said.

"Three on three will develop. The Youth Olympic Games is the first step then we will have probably have a World Cup and Masters series starting in two years then you create a generation of professional players."

FIBA hopes the format will appeal to those who play the sport for fun.

"It's a product that the kids and the youth play out there for their pleasure and which hasn't really been part of anything," said Baumann who added that three times as many people played basketball as soccer.

"It's a free game, you go when you want, you play with who you want...and it's already out there. What it is not, it's not part of a worldwide community of three-on-three basketball players. That's where I think we have an amazing opportunity to just create a tsunami of basketball players."




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Accreditation for FIBA U17 World Championship for Women

With the inaugural edition of the FIBA U17 World Championship for Women - held in Toulouse and Rodez from 16th to 25th July 2010 - less than three months away, the application process for media accreditation has now been launched.

All media wishing to attend the Championship are required to complete the accreditation application form and return it by e-mail or post to Sylvain Bourdois Chupin, Press Officer of the Local Organising Committee (LOC):

Sylvain Bourdois Chupin
Communications Office - French Basketball Federation
117 rue du Chateau des Rentiers, 75013 Paris, FRANCE
sbourdoischupin@basketfrance.com

The application deadline is 6th July 2010. We would like to remind you that this is an application form only and accordingly does not guarantee accreditation to the event.
Official media hotels with preferential rates will be made available to interested media representatives. Please note that the deadline for room bookings in the official media hotels is 22nd May 2010. However, every effort will be made to ensure that media representatives are offered a room in the media hotel beyond this deadline. Please contact the LOC at the following e-mail address for further information: press-hosting@basketpyrenees.org

FIBA and the Local Organising Committee will inform all applicants of the success of their requests no later than 10th July 2010.
For more information, please contact the LOC Press Officer Sylvain Bourdois Chupin.

Extensive information about the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men is available on the event website france2010.fiba.com.

We also would like to remind the interested media that the accreditation process for the 2010 FIBA World Championships for Men and Women and the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men are already underway.




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Germany's U17 wins bronze medal after an awesome week
of Albert Schweitzer Tournament action

Between 1973 and 2000 teams donning the red, white and blue never ranked lower than third at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament. During that time span Team USA won the competition an all-time record ten times. Germany's best result came in 1959 and 1983 coming in on the third place. In this year's bronze medal game Germany (U17) beat the United States of America 79:68.

It was the German young guns who struck first as Besnik Bekteshi was wet from downtown. Bekteshi and mates pulled away early (0:7, 3.) before the USA picked up the float of the game (5:7, 5.). The second trey from Ryan Boatright rattled in to give his team the top side of the scoreboard (13:11, 8.). Little later Ehingen (ProB) standout Malik Müller had a hot hand from deep striking twice - from the corner and from the top of the arc - to tie things up (17:17, 10.) shortly before the first quarter was closed (17:19).
Midway through the second stanza Bekteshi passed by his defender, chased down the lane for a layer plus one to give Germany the biggest lead thus far (23:33, 15.). Teams went back and forth until Damian Leonard verified his reputation as a shooter to knock down two long bombs (31:33, 17.). Team USA nearly caught up on the young guns, but Julius Wolf drained another triple to separate things on the scoreboard (31:36, 18.). After he showed off some nice inside moves Paul Albrecht was rejected on another hook shot by Kevin Ware (35:44, 20.).

Things got spicy when Albrecht returned the favor blocking Ware on a drive to the hoop. Although Mike Chandler had a nice throw down, the U.S. was unable to create some momentum out of that (39:50, 25.). Müller drained his third trey of the game to push his colors and grabbed an offensive rebound to put it back in (42:57, 28.). Ware came down the track with a steal breaking away for a monster jam. Once again Team USA was not able to take advantage of this emotional high as Germany kept playing in a well-organized manner (46:61, 30.).

As time ran down in the fourth quarter more and more fans at a packed US Sports Arena stared at the scoreboard, checking if the U.S. would still be in reach for a comeback. Coach Larry Krystowiak set up a trap defense to force turnovers off the overall flawless performing German backcourt (55:63, 34.). Instead Boatright and Co. commited several turnovers on their own. As an effect, Paul Albrecht was able to run down the court off one of the lost ones for a potential three point play (58:70, 38.). A three pointer by Bekteshi put the nail in the coffin with less than two minutes to go (61:75, 38.). Krystowiak called for time, but his players had no answer for what would bring Germany its third overall bronze medal at an Albert Schweitzer Tournament!

Germany will host the FIBA U17 World Championship from 2nd to 11th July in Hamburg.


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Tournament of Champions Youth Basketball

Get your team a spot today in the hottest memorial day weekend tourney in Arizona, USA...

The Tournament of Champions youth basketball tournament for boys and girls being held May 23-25 in Phoenix.
Entry will be limited to the first 12 teams in each age group to register online. There are two divisions in each grade: Gold division for top club teams and a silver division.




Boys Grade Divisions: 3rd / 4th / 5th / 6th / 7th / 8th
Girls Grade Divisions: 6th / 7th / 8th

Contact= Tournament Director, Justin Peterson at just4hoopin@yahoo.com