As has become accustomed in recent years, Europeans and international basketball players were once again well represented at the 2009 NBA Draft.
No less than 11 Europeans were selected in the 60-player draft with Spain leading the way with three picks - Ricky Rubio, PG, No. 5 to Minnesota; Victor Claver, SF, No. 22 to Portland; [...]
Entries from June 26th, 2009
Europeans/Internationals well represented in NBA Draft
June 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA basketball, NBA, heinnews
Tags: 2009 NBA Draft·Brandon Jennings a lottery pick·Christian Eyenga·Emir Preldzic·Goran Suton·Henk Norel·Jonas Jerebko·Nando De Colo·New England Patriots·Omri Casspi·Patrick Beverley·Ricky Rubio·Rodrigue Beaubois·Sergio Llull·Sergiz Gladyr·Spain basketball draft picks·Victor Claver
Interview of the Week - June 25 - FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann - Part 1
June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · EuroBasket Women 2009, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week, Olympics, heinnews
heinnews’s David Hein was at the 2009 EuroBasket Women and caught up with FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann. In the first part of a two-part interview, they discussed Latvia hosting the women’s European championship; the 2010 FIBA World Championship Men in Turkey; Germany hosting the 2010 U17 World Championship Men; and the job German federation [...]
Tags: 1993 EuroBasket Men·1998 World Championship Women·2009 Eurobasket women·2010 FIBA World Championship Men in Turkey·basketball in England·basketball in germany·Dirk Nowitzki's meaning on basketball in Germany·economics of basketball·FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann·FIBA U17 World Championship·financial problems in Latvia·German Basketball Federation·german bbl·Ingo Weiss·Roland Geggus·sports in Latvia·Turkey planning on bidding for Olympics
EuroBasket Women Diary Part 6
June 20th, 2009 · No Comments · EuroBasket Women 2009, FIBA basketball, heinnews
After picking all four quarter-finals correct I went 1-3 in Friday’s action – including missing both semi-finals, neither of which lived up to their billing. And now defending champions Russia take on France for the 2009 EuroBasket Women crown.
Tags: 2010 World Championship Women·2011 EuroBasket Women·Anastasiya Verameyenka·Anete Jekabsone-Zogota from Latvia·Anna Montanana·Becky Hammon·Belarus power forward Yelena Leuchanka·Celine Dumerc·Dimitra Kalentzou·EuroBasket Women 2009·EuroBasket Women All Tourament Team·Evanthia Maltsi from Greece·France center Sandrine Gruda·Latvia coach Ainars Zvirgzdins stepping down·Laura Macchi·Russia center Maria Stepanova·Svetlana Abrosimova
Turkey star Enes Kanter to play U18 Euros
June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, heinnews
It appears that Turkish superstar talent Enes Kanter will be playing at the U18 European Championship this summer.
The Fenerbahce power forward, who was born on May 20, 1992, is with the Turkish U18 team in Riga preparing for a warm-up tournament in Liepaja, Latvia
Talking with the coach of the U18 team at the Arena Riga [...]
Tags: Enes Kanter·Fenerbahce·Turkey National Team·U18 European Championship·U20 European Championship
EuroBasket Women Diary Part 5
June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · EuroBasket Women 2009, FIBA basketball, heinnews
We have reached the semi-finals at the 2009 EuroBasket Women in Latvia. But what an amazing quartet of quarter-final battles – including two overtime games. Before breaking down the semis and talking about a record crowd, here is a look back at the quarters.
Tags: 2009 Eurobasket women·2010 World Championship women's basketball·Anastasiya Verameyenka·Anna Montanana·Arena Riga·attendance record EuroBasket Women·basketball in Latvia·Becky Hammon·Belarus coach Anatoli Buyalski·Belarus into semi-finals in Riga·Classification Round 5th to 8th·Evanthia Maltsi·Evaristo Perez·France national team·Giampiero Ticchi·Greece vs. Slovakia·Gunta Basko·Natallia Marchanka·Pierre Vincent France national team coach·Ros Casares·Sandrine Gruda·Spain beat Italy in quarter-finals·Spain national team·Valeriy Tikhonenko
Interview of the Week – June 18: Latvia and Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins
June 18th, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, EuroBasket Women 2009, European domestic leagues, FIBA basketball, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, heinnews
heinnews’s David Hein this week is still at the 2009 EuroBasket Women in Latvia but spotted Latvian men’s national team star Andris Biedrins in the stands in Riga. And the Golden State Warriors big man took some time to talk about living in Oakland; the Stanley Cup playoffs; the Latvian women’s national team; having the [...]
Tags: 2007 eurobasket men croatia beat spain·2009 eurobasket men·2009 eurobasket without dirk nowitzki and chris Kaman and Andrei kirilenko·2009 Eurobasket women·Andris Biedrins·Anete Jekabsone-Zogota·biedrins had 8 assists against Los Angeles lakers·charity work·contract extension·golden state warriors co-captain·Kaspars Kambala basketball player turned professional boxer turned basketball player·Latvia beat Croatia but lost to Portugal·Latvia national team head coach kestutis kemzura·Latvian men’s basketball national team center·living in Oakland·Pittsburgh Penguins·Sidney Crosby versus Alex Ovechkin·thanksgiving food give away
EuroBasket Women Diary Part 4
June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · EuroBasket Women 2009, Euroleague Women, heinnews
Well, well, well. We have reached the 2009 EuroBasket Women quarter-finals here in Riga. And there are a couple of great match-ups. Before looking at the quarters, here’s a look back at the Qualification Round.
Tags: 2007 bronze medalists Belarus·Amaya Valdemoro·Anastasiya Verameyenka·Anatoli Buyalski·Anete Jekabsone-Zogota·Anna Montanana·basketball in Latvia·Becky Hammon·calf injury·Czech Republic·EuroBasket 2009 Women·Evanthina Maltsi·Evaristo Perez·France national team·Greece national team·Irina Stepanova·Katsiaryna Snytsina·Maria Stepanova·Natallia Marchanka·Pierre Vincent·Pokey Chatman·predictions for quarter-finals·pulled tooth·Qualification Round·Russia national team·Sandrine Gruda·Slovakia national team·Spain national team·Tatyana Troin·Valeriy Tikhonenko·Zane Tamane·Zuzana Zirkova
EuroBasket Women Diary Part 3
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · EuroBasket Women 2009, Euroleague Women, FIBA basketball, heinnews
Two great players and one great team.
Okay, maybe I should say two great players and two great teams.
But that was the first day of Qualification Round games at the 2009 EuroBasket Women.
Tags: Ainars Zvirgzdins·Alba Torrens·Amaya Valdemoro calf injury update·Ana Montañana·Anete Jekabsone-Zogota·Arena Riga·basketball in Riga·Biba·Dirk Nowitzki·Dynamo Moscow·EuroBasket Women 2009·Evanthia Maltsi·Evaristo Perez·German national team·Gunta Basko·Latvia national team·Liene Jansone·Poland national team star Agnieszka Bibrzycka·Polish basketball·qualification round in latvia·Spanish national team·Spanish U20 stars·star in the waiting Laura Nicholls·UMMC Ekaterinburg·women's basketball in Latvia·women's basketball in Spain·Zane Tamane
Interview of the Week - June 11: Serbia and Spartak Moscow Region small forward Sonja Petrovic
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · EuroBasket Women 2009, Euroleague Women, Interviews/Interview of the Week, heinnews
heinnews’s David Hein this week is at the 2009 EuroBasket Women and had a chat with Serbian small forward Sonja Petrovic of three-time reigning EuroLeague Women champions Spartak Moscow Region. They met up twice in Riga, once before the tournament started and then after Serbia bowed out with three straight losses. They discussed Petrovic’s recovery [...]
Tags: 2010 Olympics London·Euroleague Women·men coaching women in basketball·players interpreting for coaches·Russia national team·Serbia beat Russia at 2007 EuroBasket Women·Serbia national team·Sonja Petrovic·Spartak Moscow Region·talent in Serbia basketball·U20 European Championship Women
EuroBasket Women 2009 Diary Part 2
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · EuroBasket Women 2009, Euroleague Women, heinnews
Sorry about the delay in the second entry from Latvia. The Preliminary Round has ended and all the teams, media and organizers have moved from Valmiera and Liepaja to the Latvian capital. And a look back at the first round is probably the best way to start this entry.
Tags: Anatoli Buyalski·Ausra Bimbaite·basketball in Latvia·Becky Hammon·Belarus basketball·Celine Dumerc·diary·EuroBasket Women 2009·Gintare Petronyte·Lativa·Liepaja·Lithuania national team·Natallia Marchanka·Olga Arteshina·Pierre Vincent·Riga·Russian National Team·Rutenis Paulauskas·Sandrine Gruda·Serbia national team·Sviatlana Volnaya·TEO Vilnius·Valeriy Tikhonenko·Valmiera·women's basketball