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Georgios Dedas
Georgios Dedas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Yiorgos) (Greek language, Greek: Γιώργος Δέδας; born January 2, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall and a weight of 100 kg (220 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career After playing basketball as a youth in Kilkis, with the youth teams of Aetos Kilkis, Dedas began his professional career in 1999, with MENT B.C., MENT Thessaloniki. In 2003, he moved to Iraklis B.C., Iraklis Thessaloniki. In 2006, he joined Breogan Lugo. He then moved to CI Rosalía de Castro, Beirasar Rosalia in 2007. He then joined Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto, Caceres 2016 in 2009. In 2010, he moved to PAOK B.C., PAOK Thessaloniki. He joined Rethymno BC, Rethymno in 2011, and returned to PAOK in 2012. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014. He retired from playing professional b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cáceres Ciudad Del Baloncesto
Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto, also named as Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It plays in the LEB Oro, the second in importance in Spain after ACB League. The club should not be confused with Cáceres Club Baloncesto, the former elite team in the city, which was dissolved in 2005. History Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto was founded in 2007 as a merger of two teams from Cáceres city: *''San Antonio'' *''Ciudad de Cáceres'' Cáceres played the first season in its history ( 2007–08) in LEB Plata after buying the berth to CEB Llíria. In this first year, playing as Cáceres 2016, the team achieved the promotion semifinals but, after beating CajaRioja in the quarterfinalist series, lost against CB Illescas in the semifinal played at Cáceres. After this season, the team joined the second tier, the LEB Oro, after achieving the vacant of Palma Aqua Màgica. Cáceres continues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Rytas
Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup titles, six Lithuanian League titles, three Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena and the 2,741-seat Jeep Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis . Rytas plays in the FIBA Champions league, Lithuanian Basketball League, and the King Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Dedas
Stefanos Dedas (Greek: Στέφανος Δέδας; born May 10, 1982) is a Greek ''(from Vafiochori, Kilkis)'' professional basketball head coach. He is currently the assistant coach for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Coaching career Clubs Dedas began his basketball coaching career, being only 19 years old, with PAOK, working there from 2001 to 2004, as an assistant. In 2004, he became the assistant coach of MENT, and later that season, he became the head coach of the club. The next season, he became the assistant coach of Jure Zdovc, at Iraklis. From 2007 to 2009, he was the head coach of OFI Crete. He was also assistant coach of the Greek club Aris, and the Russian club Spartak Saint Petersburg, from 2009 to 2011, and from 2011 to 2013 respectively. In 2013, he again became an assistant coach of Jure Zdovc, this time with Gaziantep Basketbol. After the departure of Zdovc to AEK Athens, in 2015, he became the head coach of the club. On December 22, 2019, Ded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rethymno BC
Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C., or simply Cretan Kings (Greek: Ρέθυμνο Κρητικοί Βασιλιάδες K.A.E.), is a Greek formerly professional sports basketball club that was founded on the Greek island of Crete, in Rethymno, Greece, in 1986. The club is also commonly known as Rethymno B.C. (Ρέθυμνο K.A.E.). The team was previously known as Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Ρέθυμνο Aegean K.A.E.), or Athlitikos Gymnastikos Omilos Rethymnou (Α.G.Ο.R.) (Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Όμιλος Ρεθύμνου (Α.Γ.Ο.Ρ.). The team's parent athletic club was founded in 1965. History To date, Rethymno's greatest accomplishment occurred during the 2006–07 season, when the team qualified to play in the final of the Greek Cup, after defeating the top-tier level Greek League teams PAOK, Panionios, Sporting, and Kolossos Rodou. Rethymno was finally defeated by the EuroLeague powerhouse Panathinaikos, by a score of 87–48, in the final game of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkis
Kilkis ( el, Κιλκίς) is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2011 there were 22,914 people living in the city proper, 28,745 people living in the municipal unit, and 51,926 in the municipality of Kilkis. It is also the capital city of the regional unit of Kilkis. The area of Kilkis, during the 20th century, became several times a war theatre; during the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, WWI, WWII, the Greek Resistance and the Greek civil war. Name Kilkis is located in a region that was multi-ethnic in the recent past and is known by several different names. The name of the city in Roman times was Callicum. In the early Byzantine times was called Kallikon, and was also known as Kalkis or Kilkis by the Greeks. In Bulgarian and Macedonian, it is known as Kukush (Кукуш). In a Greek church Codеx of 1732 it is mentioned as ''Kilkisi'' (), while in a Slavic church Codеx from 1741 it is mentioned as ''Kukush'' (Кукуш, Кукоуш). It was called by the Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than Power forward (basketball), power forwards and Center (basketball), centers but taller, larger, and stronger than either of the guard positions. They are strategic and are often relied upon to score, defend, create open lanes, and rebound for their team. The small forward is considered to be perhaps the most versatile of the five main basketball positions as they contribute offensively and defensively. In the NBA, small forwards generally range from 6' 5" (1.96 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m); in the WNBA, they are usually between 6' 0" (1.83 m) to 6' 2" (1.88 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to dribble, bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as tweener (basketball), combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose (basketball), Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 perce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Coach
Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behavior of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as well as overall physical conditioning. Coaches also have the responsibility to improve their team by player development, strategy, and in-game management. Coaches also teach and inspire their team to be their best. Coaching is usually performed by a single person, often with the help of one or more assistants. Coaching tools A dry erase clipboard or tablet computer with a basketball court outline is often used mid-game to describe plays and provide an overview of the strategy of the opposing team. Coaches strategize and scout opposing teams and find ways to defeat them as easily as possible. At the same time, they overlook their own personal team to start the best five players (only five players can be on floor at one time). Coaches, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece Men's National Under-26 Basketball Team
The Greece men's national under-26 basketball team is the Under-26 age men's national basketball team for Greece. It is not to be confused with the first-tier Greece men's national basketball team. The Greece men's Under-26 national team has been used to represent Greece at the Mediterranean Games. History The Greece men's under-26 national team has won the following medals at the Mediterranean games Basketball Tournament: the bronze medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games, and silver medals at the 1991 Mediterranean Games, the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ... External linksHellenic Basketball Federation Official Website Under-26 Basketball Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2005 Mediterranean Games
The Basketball Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the ''El Ejido Sports Hall'' from Friday June 24 to Friday July 1, 2005 in Almería, Spain. Men's competition Teams ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * Rosters ''*(In parenthesis is reported the year of birth)'' Algeria: Karim Atamna (80), Farid Belhimeur (84), Moured Boughedir (76), Sofiane Boulaya (73), Ali Bouziane (77), Djillali Canon (78), Farouk Djillali (78), Redouane Fergati (78), Abdelhalim Kaouane (81), Nadjim Ouali (71), Tarek Oukid (79), Abdelhalim Sayah (75) Bosnia & Herzegovina: Edin Bavčić (84), Dejan Ćup (83), Nikola Đurasović (83), Bojan Đurica (83), Aldin Kadić (86), Armend Kahrimanović (80), Muris Memić (81), Miloš Mirković (83), Edin Nurkanović (82), Mujo Tuljković (79), Emir Zimić (86) Egypt: Ibrahim Adawi (74), Ismail Ahmed (76), Wael Badr (78), Amir Fanan (80), Tarek El Ghannam (78), Samir El Hosseny (76), Mohamed El Kerdany (77), Sherif Gunadi (80), Ramy Gun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
