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 Argentina, 2011 FIBA Americas Champions and Huertas included in the All Star TeamIn an Olympic duel, Argentina beat Brazil by 80-75 in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Finals and was crowned champion of the Americas. The argentinian You First player Carlos Delfino scored 16 points, pulled down 9 rebounds and 2 assists. In the other side, Marcelinho Huertas had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
After the game, Luis Scola was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament and along with his teammate... |
 Phoenix Suns' Gani Lawal signs with Polish club Zastal Zielona GoraGani Lawal has signed to play for Polish club Zastal Zielona Gora but has an out clause in his contract to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The overseas action will be Lawal's first competitive action since completing right knee rehabilitation following January surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The Nigerian forward, formed at the Georgia Tech University, was 46th overall pick at the NBA Draft 2... |
 Kendall leads Canada past Uruguay to keep slim Olympic chances aliveCanada blew a 21-point edge against Uruguay on Wednesday before pulling out a 70-68 victory. Now Canada must beat Panama today and hope Uruguay upsets Venezuela or the Canadians will have no chance to even sneak into the 2012 London Olympics through a last-chance qualification tournament next summer. The You First player Levon Kendall posted 19 points and 11 rebounds, despite a bad back. Kendall also helped keep Uruguay c... |
 Byron Mullens signs with PanioniosByron Mullens has signed a one-year contract with Panionios. The deal has an out clause should the NBA resolve its current lockout. Mullens was drafted 24th overall by the Dallas Mavericks and immediately traded to the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was a member of the 2008 McDonald's All-American Team, he was a part of the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden an then he played with Ohio State University. ... |
 Serge Ibaka: "I am truly enjoying this experience"Serge Ibaka is having the time of his life in his first EuroBasket. The Congolese-born power forward was naturalised in time to play with defending champions Spain in the tournament in Lithuania. The 21-year-old power foward, one of the top defensive players in the NBA with Oklahoma City, learned his basketball in Spain before crossing the Atlantic to play in America.
"I was so excited about playing for Spain that when I joined the tea... |
 Great Hopes: The rise of Devon Van Oostrum.Unlike the over the age of 21 law here, in Great Britain, you can legally drink warm lagers, cold Budweisers or Jack Daniels and Cokes when you’re 18 years old. Something that most youth take full advantage of on most weekends, if they have the money to go with it. For Great Britain’s newest sensation, Devon Van Oostrum, he prefers to spend his time at the gym and on the basketball practice courts working and perfecting his craft. And t... |
 Five clients of You First Sport will play the Eurobasket second round In the 12 teams that will play the second round of the Eurobasket there are five players represented by You First Sports. They will fight with their national teams for a place between the 8 teams that will contest the quarter-finals. In group E the Spanish national team will compete with Victor Sada (image) and Serge Ibaka. After losing with Turkey yesterday, the ÑBA will start this round with a win and a defeat. Ibaka's contribution ha... |
 Serge Ibaka supports UNICEF in Horn of AfricaSerge Ibaka, Spanish National Basketball player launches an initiative linked to the Eurobasket games, which starts today in Lithuania, to support UNICEF's work in the Horn of Africa. “I am African so I know the difficulties that millions of people go through in the African continent. This problem is very close to me and for me is a moral duty to support and help the people of the Horn of Africa now. I hope people realize that these per... |
Devon Van Oostrum will play the EurobasketThe Caja Laboral Vitoria’s player will be one of the protagonists of the Eurobasket in Lituania. The guard will be the youngest player in the tournament, at 18 years and 7 months old. Van Oostrum has played internationally for Great Britain with the U16, U18, U20 and senior teams, and is the youngest player ever at the senior level for the British. The guard made his debut with the senior team in a friendly game in the 2010 summer, at 1... |
 Craig Brackins joins Maccabi Ashdod After Maccabi Tel Aviv added Jordan Farmar (Nets), and Bnei Hasharon signed Trevor Booker (Wizards), Maccabi Ashdod decided to join to the new trend and signed Craig Brackins (208-F-87, college: Iowa St.) from the Philadelphia 76ers. Craig joins the port team with an NBA out option on his contract, Maccabi Ashdod GM Shai Housman said that they decided to sign Craig due to Josh Duncan injurey.
Brackins was choosen in the 21st pick of ... |
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