Basketball News

Temple University men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy was named the Best College Coach in the Philadelphia area by Philadelphia Magazine in the Best of Philadelphia edition that is currently on newsstands.
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Former Ohio University forward Leon Williams has agreed to terms with Pinar Karsiyaka of the Turkish Basketball League, the club announced on Tuesday.
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I have decided to write about basketball since I once played basketball in high school and occasionally play a game or two. I finished reading the BBC Olympic Blog article written by Philip Studd concerning the US Olympic Basketball…
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Bassirou Dieng, who played basketball the last two seasons at St. Francis University (Pa.) and has been accepted into Georgia Tech’s International Affairs graduate program, has been granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA to play for …
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… announced a 13-game non-conference slate and five exhibition games, including a four-game Labor Day weekend trip to Canada, that will begin his sixth season at the Penn State helm and the 113th season of Nittany Lion basketball.
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The Web-based 2008-09 NCAA Basketball Promotional Kit for Divisions I, II and III men’s and women’s basketball programs will be available August 4 at 1 pm Eastern.
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Fresh off the plane from an Argentinian adventure, USC incoming freshman Ashley Corral takes the time to share her golden experience with the US Under-18 National Team. Corral was Team USA’s starting guard through its dominating run to …
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Washington State University men’s basketball junior-to-be Nikola Koprivica will represent his native Serbia in the 2008 U20 Men’s European Basketball Championship Aug. 1-10, at the Olympic Sports Centre and Arena Riga.
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Florida Atlantic University’s women’s basketball team has released its 2008-09 schedule. Head Coach Chancellor Dugan’s squad will face six teams that participated in postseason tournaments, including four that participated in the NCAA …
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19. That game would be part of the Preseason Shootout event at Staples Center. The NBA and Euroleague Basketball announced Wednesday that three Euroleague teams — the third is Lietuvos Rytas from Lithuania — would compet.
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