Basketball 2021 Discussion Thread

[George_D 1,473]

Pau and Mark Gasol retired from NT

[vinipereira 3,460]

[George_D 1,473]

Nice. I am in favor of one country-hosts

[George_D 1,473]

 

The tournament is scheduled for September of next year and the competition's arrival in Brazil is a partnership between the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) and the sports marketing holding of the Brazilian and São Paulo soccer team player Daniel Alves, who has just won the gold medal with Brazil in Tokyo 2020.

 

 

Sport growth and Paris 2024

 

The arrival of AMERICUP to Brazil reinforces CBB's work for the Paris 2024 Olympic cycle, when basketball will seek qualification to return to the Games, and also for the sport's growth. The country has not hosted the Copa America since 1984, when it took the title over Puerto Rico, in São Paulo. The last achievement of the tournament came in 2009, just when Puerto Rico hosted the competition.

 

- Receiving AMERICUP in Brazil after so long, and with strong and traditional teams like Argentina, United States and Canada, is a unique opportunity. It's the chance to have high-level games, to move the sport and the fans in the country and also to reinforce our work in the Paris 2024 cycle, when we are going to look for the Olympic place again. Brazilian basketball has a winning history and we know our responsibility to rescue it - quoted the president of the CBB, Guy Peixoto Jr.
 

 

Partnership with Daniel Alves' company

 

Owner of the greatest number of titles in football history, player Daniel Alves has just won another trophy, now Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020 with the Brazilian team. But the right-back is also already working thinking about the post-career. Partner at the sports marketing company, Daniel is one of those responsible for bringing AMERICUP to Brazil alongside CBB and FIBA Americas.

 

Daniel will inaugurate in September, in Bahia, his social project, which will serve 2,000 children with football and basketball modalities. The basketball will even have a 3x3 court with capacity to receive events, with official floor and all FIBA technology.

 

https://www.cbb.com.br/noticia/2546/com-foco-em-paris-2024-brasil-sedia-a-americup-2022-masculina-em-parceria-com-empresa-de-daniel-alves

[NaBUru38 218]

"AmeriCup" is a stupid name. Why don't just call it Americas Cup or Pan-American Cup?

[vinipereira 3,460]

 

[Olympian1010 8,230]

Just saw a post on social media about the insane score line of the  v.  match the U16 Americas Women’s Championship and thought it was worth posting the score. The final score of that quarterfinal match was 121-12 in favor of , that’s a margin of victory by 109 points 

[NaBUru38 218]

Even the final was lopsided, with Untied States defeating Canada by 118-46...

[George_D 1,473]

 

06/09/2021

 

Tunisia are the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Champions
 

 

 

KIGALI (Rwanda) - Tunisia beat Cote d'Ivoire 78-75 on Sunday in the Final of the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda to win claim their third title in history of the tournament.

Salah Mejri propelled Tunisia with 22 points and six rebounds; Michael Roll added 18 points and nine assists, and the Omar Abada, the other Tunisian to score in double digits, contributed 10 points in the winning cause.

Meanwhile, Souleyman Diabate led Cote d'Ivoire with 20 points - including 16 from behind the arc. 

[George_D 1,473]

 

26/09/2021

Game Report

1 min to read

Nigeria claim three-peat, pick up Women's AfroBasket 2021 crown

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YAOUNDE (Cameroon) - Nigeria on Sunday completed a three-peat as they overpowered Mali 70-59 at the final of the FIBA Women's AfroBasket in Yaounde, Cameroon to extend their supremacy on the continent.

Nigeria clinched their third consecutive African title to become only the second team to win three titles in a row after Senegal did so from 1974-1981.

Nigeria's center Victoria Macaulay sparked the defending champion's offense with an unrivalled 15 points while 2019 MVP Ezinne Kalu added 13 points with Adaora Elonu firing in 12 points.