Bahamas traveled to Argentina, defeated the hosts and favorites twice in the same week, and walked away as the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying..
Bahamas traveled to Argentina, defeated the hosts and favorites twice in the same week, and walked away as the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Argentina winners. The Bahamas, led by Eric Gordon (193-G-1988, college: Indiana), defeated the hosts 82-75 (22-26, 20-16, 17-21, 23-12) at Estadio Ciudad in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. With this result, the Bahamas finished the tournament with a 4-0 record. Their win on Sunday punched their ticket to one of next year’s FIBA…..
Turkey – Croatia 71-84 Croatia sealed their Olympic Qualifying Tournament appearance. They knocked down hosting Turkey in the Pre..
Turkey – Croatia 71-84 Croatia sealed their Olympic Qualifying Tournament appearance. They knocked down hosting Turkey in the Pre-Qualifiers Final in Istanbul. Dario Saric (207-F/C-1994) notched 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Croatia recorded a 24-16 lead after ten minutes. They maintained the lead throughout the second period. Croatia established a 48-29 halftime lead. Turkey opened the third period on a 17-5 run to narrow the gap at 7-point mark. But Croatia picked up the…..
Bosnia – Poland 72-76 Poland secured their Olympic Qualifying Tournament berth. They held off Bosnia at the Arena Gliwice tonight..
Bosnia – Poland 72-76 Poland secured their Olympic Qualifying Tournament berth. They held off Bosnia at the Arena Gliwice tonight to punch their ticket. Michal Sokolowski (196-F/G-1992) scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to pace the hosts in an extremely tense battle today. The game that witnessed more than 20 lead changes was a seesaw action from start to finish. The scoreboard read 23-23 after ten minutes. Poland managed to eke out a 40-39 halftime lead. Bosnia limited their…..