| | news |  CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!J.R. Holden's jumper with 2.1 seconds left secured Russia their first-ever EuroBasket title with a thrilling 60-59 victory over reigning world champions and hosts Spain.
Pau Gasol had a chance to win the game at the buzzer but his mid-range jumpshot went in and out, leaving Spain to collect their sixth European silver medal. | | | | |
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16 September 2007  Any coach can take over a new team and change the X's and O's, the style of play, teach a new defense or pick new players.
The big challenge isn't to be able to change the team tactically, but to change the mentality, the character.
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14 September 2007  Felipe Reyes is on the best roll of his career and he wants it to last as long as possible.
The Spain big man played a vital role in his team’s gold medal win at last year's FIBA World championship in Japan and he was also named the MVP for Real Madrid as they captured the Spanish title this season. |
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13 September 2007 
There are few areas of the world of sports where high technology has not found a home in the last decade.
At EuroBasket 2007 fans have enjoyed live scoring, streaming video and other features that make watching games more and more of an interactive experience.
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12 September 2007  As the qualifying round of EuroBasket wraps up in Madrid this might be a good time to remind people exactly what is on the line these next three days.
Eight teams will continue on to the Quarterfinals, which begin in Thursday, and no doubt all of them dream of a spot on the podium Sunday night but they also understand that there is more on the line then just that, like a ticket to Beijing and the 2008 Olympics. |
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13 September 2007  One of the signs that your team is playing well and within a successful system is consistency.
Every team has ups and downs during and between games, but when there's a path and the players follow that, it usually brings good results in the long term which show themselves in statistics. |
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| 16 September 2007 
By tomorrow you won’t need me to tell you what the good news and the bad news is.
One team will have received some very good news along with gold medals and a trophy while the other will have to settle for silver. |
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Watch video On Sunday night Russia pulled off one of the more improbable upsets in recent history, winning gold by defeating Spain in front of their home fans.
Afterwards, the tournament's MVP Andrei Kirilenko visited with Fibaeurope.com's Jeff Taylor.
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09 September 2007  In the latest instalment of 24 seconds, FIBA Europe.com caught up with Germany wing player Robert Garrett.
Here's what Garrett had to say about the German training camp, how superstar Dirk Nowitzki has changed over the years and what's the hardest part about playing with the NBA MVP. |
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