In the role of home team, the Tallinn team defeated “Budivelnyk” from Kyiv with the result 75:66 (13:16, 25:13, 25:13, 12:24). In 28 minutes and 19 seconds spent on the field, Meier made eight of ten two-point shots and one free throw, as well as seven rebounds, two assists, four fouls, one turnover, one interception, … Read more
FIBA has published the latest ranking of countries, in which a fundamental change has taken place. The Spanish basketball players, who became the European champions, rose to the first place in the ranking, surpassing the United States (USA) national team. The Lithuanian national team, which fell in the round of 16 at the European Championship, … Read more
Ioannis Sfairopoulos is convinced that changes are necessary in European basketball. “FIBA and EuroLeague need to sit down at the common table and make decisions that are good for basketball, which suffers from the hostility of the organizations,” the Greek basketball specialist told SDNA. – We can see the results: the players are tired, the … Read more
“Partizan” released Danilo Andjušić and Uroš Trifunović to the Serbian national team, but did not give such permission to the player of the Greek national team Ioannis Papapetrou and the Israeli Yam Madar. “Such an attitude is wrong. This is unfair competition and we don’t agree with it,” said Dimos Dikoudis, head of the Greek … Read more
He suffered a defeat in the FIBA Champions League Eimantos Bendėjus the Sassari “Dinamo” (0/3) team is represented. Lithuanian club away 80:88 (21:31, 23:14, 15:19, 24:21) lost to Dijon JDA (2/1) basketball players. In 33 minutes, E.Bendžius scored 10 points (3/5 doubles, 1/4 triples, 1/1 penalty), rebounded 4 balls, made 5 assists, intercepted the ball, … Read more
In group A of the FIBA European Cup, German teams with a large Lithuanian squad met. Chemnico Niners (0/1) at home 85:89 (29:14, 20:27, 21:23, 15:25) Bamberg Brose Bamberg (1/0). In the first half, the hosts, who ran far away, kept their advantage for a long time, and the result became equal only with more … Read more
Chinese Basketball Association: Benchmarking the FIBA referee standards to enhance the competitiveness of the men’s basketball world competition A major change in the CBA in the new season of the Beijing News is that the referee’s penalty scale seems to be “loose”, the players’ fierce physical confrontation fills the field, and the referee’s whistle has … Read more
During his career as a basketball referee, he has had to undergo several operations, and on September 13 in Kaunas, not the most complicated of them was supposed to take place. However, there were complications during the hip joint surgery – a nerve was stretched and the right foot remained partially numb. Although there are … Read more
“VEF Riga” lost to “Benfica” with 76:89 (27:25, 11:17, 27:29, 11:18). Terrell Carter scored the first points of the game with a hook shot, giving the visitors a 2-0 lead. However, the home team responded with two 2-pointers by Nasir Brooks and Art Ate and a long shot by Krister Zorik to make it 7-2 … Read more
Pinar Karsiyaka of Izmir, represented by Lithuania, defeated AEK Athens 91:88 (15:21, 27:21, 27:23, 22:23) at home. M. Kuzminskas was among the leaders of his team. In 34 minutes, the 32-year-old forward scored 13 points (1/4 doubles, 3/5 triples, 2/4 penalties), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, three fouls and three turnovers, and 13 utility points. . … Read more