West Midlands Basketball League

BORMIO (2010 FIBA World Championship) – The 2010 FIBA World Championship tips off in just under a month’s time and as a result of all the anticipation, the level of excitement in Turkey is increasing at an impressive rate. It’s almost too much for some to bear. Kerem Gonlum might be one such person. The Efes Pilsen star will make ...

SALTA (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Paulo Quinteros believes the winning attitude in the Argentina squad can take them far at the FIBA World Championship. The Basket Zaragoza guard spoke to reporters after training in Salta as the team continue their preparations for the tournament in Turkey, which is now less than a month away. "This group ...

LAS PALMAS (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Victor Claver is trying to take things step by step as he battles for a place in Spain's final 12-man roster for the FIBA World Championship. This is Claver's third summer with the national team but he did not play in the 2008 Olympics after having already competed in FIBA Europe U20 Championship that summer. ...

TORONTO (FIBA World Championship) - FIBA World Championship-bound Australia star David Andersen will return to a new NBA team after the tournament, having been acquired by the Toronto Raptors in a trade. The Raptors have given up a second round draft pick and cash considerations to pick up the 211m center, who averaged 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds off the ...

BORMIO (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Turkey national team captain Hidayet Turkoglu is pleased to have joined his team-mates in training camp in Bormio, Italy ahead of the upcoming FIBA World Championship. Turkoglu arrived a few days late after being traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Phoenix Suns and having to attend a press conference where ...

LIUZHOU (FIBA World Championship) - Australia edged out China by a single point in the opening game of the Stankovic Continental Cup as both teams continued their warm-ups for the FIBA World Championship. Australia rallied to come from behind and disappoint the enthusiastic home crowd. David Andersen scored the winning basket with one second left to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS (FIBA World Championship) - Tyreke Evans, Gerald Wallace, O.J. Mayo and JaVale McGee were the four unlucky players as Team USA cut their FIBA World Championship squad down to 15. The moves were made following last week's training camp in Las Vegas as the team prepares to head on to New York for a second camp and a series of warm-up ...

LONDON (2012 Olympic Games) – Former NBA player and England international John Amaechi helped mark exactly two years to go before the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London by taking the first shot in the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park on Tuesday. Amaechi played for England’s national team in the 1990s and came out of retirement in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA World Championship) - Tiago Splitter is ready to give his full focus to Brazil's FIBA World Championship campaign after finally arriving at the team's training camp in Rio de Janeiro. Splitter was a late arrival as he finalised details of his move to the San Antonio Spurs, but with everything now sorted the 25-year-old is keen to get ...

ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) - Before you know it the biggest event in world basketball will be thrilling spectators, tv audiences and basketball fans all around the globe. Every Championship tries to BUILD-UP its COUNT-DOWN. Whether "one year to go", 100 days, three-full moons or the number of hours equal to the sum of the points scored ...

SALTA (FIBA World Championship) - Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez has heaped praise on the attitude of his players as they get down to business in their preparations for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The team has moved to Salta in the north of the country for a training camp and Hernandez, speaking at an introduction before the local media, spoke of ...

BELGRADE (FIBA World Championship) - Serbia coach Dusan Ivkovic is facing up to some tough decisions as he prepares to cut three players from his squad for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Ivkovic still has a week to mull over the decision as the moves do not need to be made to August 5, but it is already weighing heavily on his mind. "We've ...

FUKUSHIMA (FIBA World Championship) - Lebanon sealed a 2-1 series victory over Japan as they won the final game of their triple set 93-80 in Fukushima. Jackson Vroman was once again the star for Lebanon, scoring 26 points and collecting 10 rebounds. Rony Fahed also added 20 points and four assists in the victory. However, Lebanon did not have it ...

BEIJING (National Team) - Yao Ming has shocked Chinese basketball by claiming he could quit the sport if his long-term foot injury does not heal soon. The 29-year-old, who turns 30 in September, missed all of last season with the problem, and has been hampered by a series of injuries for the past several years. Although he is expected to be ready ...

ZAGREB (FIBA World Championship) - Croatia gave Italy more than they could handle as they continued their FIBA World Championship preparations with a two-game set against Simone Piangiani's team. Croatia won 89-72 on Saturday behind 15 points from Bojan Bogdanovic, overcoming big nights for NBA duo Andrea Bargnani and Marco Belinelli, who had 28 and 23 ...

ATHENS (FIBA World Championship) - Vassilis Spanoulis has set his sights on the final four at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Greece took silver in Japan four years ago, and Spanoulis wants to collect a medal once again. "Our goal is the Final Four and a medal," Spanoulis said. "This is a long-time goal. But we know from the ...

ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) - Eryan Ilyasova wants to win a medal when Turkey host the FIBA World Championship this summer. Playing host will make this an extra special tournament for Turkey, but that is not enough for Ilyasova, who wants to mark the occasion by finishing in the top three for the home fans. "The 2010 FIBA World ...

LAS PALMAS (FIBA World Championship) - Carlos Suarez has insisted the fierce competition for places in the Spain squad for the FIBA World Championship does nothing to disrupt the great atmosphere amongst the players. Fifteen players are in camp as Spain warm-up in Las Palmas this week, and three of them must be cut by coach Sergio Scariolo before the ...

FRA - Diaw to captain France Boris Diaw has been named France captain for the FIBA World Championship. The Charlotte Bobcats player inherits the armband from Tony Parker, who will not play in Turkey this summer. "The most natural captain is Boris Diaw," said France coach Vincent Collet. "And I think Florent Pietrus will be his ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA World Championship) - Tiago Splitter has joined up with his Brazil team-mates in Rio as they prepare for the FIBA World Championship.   Splitter was a late arrival after tying up contract details in the United States, having completed his switch to the San Antonio Spurs. "I had to solve some personal problems, that's why ...