FEDERATION SPOTLIGHTWhen it comes to the basketball battle of the sexes, it is the women who reign supreme over the men in Romania. Encouragingly for fans of the female game, it isn't just at senior level, with the Federation also encouraged and excited by last years results at youth level. While the senior team will once again have the opportunity of staking their claim for a place at Eurobasket Women in the summer, the U20 Women also now find themselves in Division A having gained promotion last year thanks mainly to the exciting trio of Claudia Pop, Ramona Tarta and Elisabeth Pavel. |
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ColumnsAlba Torrens is only 22 years of age but has already experienced a career's worth of highs and lows. |
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As the curtain finally falls on the Regular Season of the EuroLeague Women, all eyes switch to the play-offs as we similtaneously wave goodbye to the clubs who didn't make it. |
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| BASKETBALL IN EUROPETurkey has been the site of some great basketball tournaments over the years, including EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket Women 2005 and the 2010 World Championship. |
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Yannick Driesen came off the bench for Estudiantes recently in a game against Valencia and tried to spark the team on both ends of the floor. |
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Ricky Rubio collected honours in Europe as if it were his hobby. Already he has an award in the NBA after being named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January. |
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Sergio Scariolo has likened his position as coach of Spain's national team to that of a driver of a very fast, luxury car. |
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A long-time member of the European basketball community, veteran Israeli journalist and Holocaust survivor Noah Klieger, has received an outstanding honorary award. |
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| Player of the yearOn Wednesday Spain introduced to the public their national team who will compete in the FIBA World Championship in Turkey later this year and began by honoring one of Europe's brightest stars. FIBA Europe Secretary General Nar Zanolin was on hand to present Ricky Rubio with the 2009 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award. |
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The names of ten lucky basketball fans who won Molten basketballs, were announced by FIBA Europe. The winners were picked among the 15,000 voters who cast their ballot online for the FIBA Europe Player of the Year awards 2009. |
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