Vilnius (heinnews) – Great basketball nations don’t rebuild, they re-load. And that is what European powers Greece are in the process of doing as they implement a group of über-talented youngsters into the senior national team – without having to sacrifice current success. Greece have one the best two-year generations […]
Vilnius (heinnews) – Watching Joakim Noah joke around on the court during practice, one gets the feeling of observing a kid in a candy shop. Then again, the Chicago Bulls center is having the time of his life at his first EuroBasket. “It’s cool. I’m having a blast,” Noah told […]
Serbia are considered one of the best basketball nations in Europe but have struggled at times at EuroBasket 2011 with some up and down play. They still have strong chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals with a victory over Turkey in the final Group F second round game. heinnews’s David […]
Reigning champions Spain are strong contenders to defend their EuroBasket title. The loss against Turkey gave them a setback but Spain bounced back against Germany. heinnews’s David Hein talked to Spain point guard Jose Calderon between the games about the […]
Russia star Andrei Kirilenko was just one of the many, many people directly affected by the tragic plane crash which killed 43 members of a Russian hockey club as the Utah Jazz big man knew some of those who […]
Macedonia are continuing their run at the 2011 EuroBasket with Bo McCalebb hitting a game winning layup in their 65-63 victory over Georgia. heinnews’s David Hein talked to McCalebb after the game and asked about Macedonia being underdogs and playing with […]
Enes Kanter did not play a competitive game for two years. And it has cost the 19-year-old Turkish power forward quite a bit in his development. Members of the Turkish coaching staff have even said the Utah Jazz draft pick is not ready to play in the NBA. In April […]
Chris Kaman is playing for the German national team for the second summer in his career at the 2011 EuroBasket, but the Los Angeles Clippers center is still getting used to the more physical and team-orientated European game and fans being closer and more involved in the action. “It’s a […]
While looking for information for an interview with Enes Kanter heinnews’s David Hein ran across the fact that the young Turkish star has a younger brother, Kerem, playing high school basketball in the United States. But there wasn’t that much other information on Arlington County Day high junior in […]
There were not a lot of expectations for Belgium going into the Beko Supercup in Bamberg, Germany. But Eddy Casteels’s team performed strongly despite losing three games. heinnews’s David Hein caught up with the Belgian coach to discuss his team’s showing in Bamberg, the state of his team ahead of […]
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