After a bit of time away, heinnews returned this week for a chat at EuroBasket 2009 with France power forward Ronny Turiaf. They discussed France’s young talent; how France improved over past EuroBaskets; Ricky Rubio’s decision to stay in Europe; qualifying for the 2010 World Championship.
A bit delayed but after a journey back home from Greece here is heinnews’s “Final report” about the U20 European Championship in Rhodes and Ialysos. The Greeks lived up to their status as favorites to beat France and win the title – in just an amazing story. Naming an All-Tournament [...]
One day left in the qualifying round of the U20 European Championship and every team can still reach Friday’s quarterfinals. That is very cool and makes for plenty of great action. Also in today’s look around the tournament, Lithuania’s Donatas Motiejunas appears gassed but is a tremendous talent. So [...]
After a short hiatus – too much work for the fibaeurope website – here another posting from the U20 European Championship where we are about to start the second day of the qualifying round. Spain and France are the only two undefeated teams left but things are still wide [...]
Basketball fans have plenty of great talent to observe at the U20 European Championship including seven Greeks who won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships and Lithuanian stud big man Donatas Motiejunas.
