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Yanick Moreira
Yanick Pires Moreira (born July 31, 1991) is an Angolan professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. Early life and college career From 2008 to 2011, Moreira played for Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan League before moving to the United States to attend South Plains College. After playing two seasons with South Plains, he transferred to Southern Methodist University where he graduated in 2015. Moreira was called for goaltending on a three-point field goal by Bryce Alford, in the closing seconds of the Mustangs' second-round game of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament against UCLA. Moreira took responsibility for the loss, saying "It's all my fault. I should have let the ball hit the rim. I shouldn't have made that mistake as a senior." Professional career After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Moreira joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015 NBA Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pires
Pires is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning ''Son of Pedro'' or ''Son of Pero'' ( en, Peter). Its Spanish equivalent is ''Pérez''. It is a variant form of '' Peres''. It may mean different things: People * Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque (1930-1962), Angolan-Portuguese writer * Alfredo Pires (born 1964), Timor-Leste politician *Aloísio Pires Alves (born 1963), Brazilian footballer * Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires (born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Anabela Braz Pires (born 1976), Portuguese singer and actress * Arlindo do Carmo Pires Barbeitos (born 1940), Angolan poet *Cléo Pires (born 1982), Brazilian actress *Cornélio Pires (1884–1958), Brazilian journalist, writer and folklorist * Diogo Pires (1500–1532), known as Solomon Molcho, a self-proclaimed Jewish Messiah *Emília Pires, Timor-Leste Minister of Finance *Felipe Pires (born 1995), Brazilian footballer *Fernão Pires de A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Champions League
The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Although exceptional, some teams can be wildcarded. Creation and adoption In October 2015, FIBA attempted to take back control of Europe's top-tier club competition, by proposing a new competition, featuring 16 teams playing in a round-robin format, and granting eight guaranteed spots to different clubs. When top European clubs decided to maintain the same competition format, keeping organization within Euroleague Basketball, FIBA announced launch of a new European basketball club competition, with qualification based on sporting merit. Format Tournament The tournament proper begins with a regular season of 32 teams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The FIBA U18 African Championship is an under-18 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The tournament is held biennially. The top two teams qualify directly to the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. Summary :' In 2004, a U20 tournament was organized, instead of U18 :' The Senegalese Basketball Federation relinquished the 2012 title due to age fraud by some of its players Medal table MVP Awards Participating nations Under-19 World Cup record Top Ten FIBA Africa teams Updated as of 15 December 2022 C Current Africa champion See also * FIBA African Championship * FIBA U16 African Championship * FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship References External links Afrobasket U18 Palmares2011 U-18 Championship - ''africabasket.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba Africa Under-18 Championship Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola National Basketball Team
, oly_appearances = 5 , oly_medals = , wc_appearances = 7 , wc_medals = , zone_championship = AfroBasket , zone_appearances = 21 , zone_medals = ''Gold:'' (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013) ''Silver:'' (1983, 1985, 2011, 2015) ''Bronze:'' (1987, 1997) , h_pattern_b= , h_body= FFFFFF , h_shorts= FFFFFF , h_pattern_s= , a_pattern_b= , a_body= DD0000 , a_shorts= DD0000 , a_pattern_s= , h_title=Home , a_title=Away The Angolan men's national basketball team is controlled by the ''Federação Angolana de Basquetebol''. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking 23rd in the FIBA World Rankings, Angola is the top team of FIBA Africa, and a regular competitor at the Summer Olympic Games and the FIBA World Cup. History Angola made its first official match against Nigeria, under coach Victorino Cunha on 1 February 1976, having lost 62–71. International competitions Angola has competed in many international competitions, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AfroBasket 2015
AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Radès, Tunisia. The winner qualified for the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament. Nigeria national basketball team, Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola national basketball team, Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP. By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola national basketball team, Angola, Tunisia national basketball team, Tunisia, and Senegal national basketball team, Senegal, each secured a spot in the final 2016 FIBA World Olympic ... [...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 Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, 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 (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions across 24 states and is divided into 3 divisions. History The idea for the NJCAA was conceived in 1937 at Fresno, California. A handful of junior college representatives met to organize an association that would promote and supervise a national program of junior college sports and activities consistent with the educational objectives of junior colleges. A constitution was presented and adopted at the charter meeting in Fresno on May 14, 1938. In 1949, the NJCAA was reorganized by dividing the nation into sixteen regions. The officers of the association were the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director, and the sixteen regional vice presidents. Although the NJCAA was founded in California, it no longer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. The American's legal predecessor, the original Big East Conference, was considered one of the six collegiate power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era in college football, and The American inherited that status in the BCS's final season. With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, The American became a "Group of Five" conference, which shares one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supertaça De Angola (basketball)
The Supertaça de Angola (in English: Angolan Basketball Super Cup), better known as the Supertaça Vladimiro Romeiro, is a single-match competition in Angolan basketball, played between the Angolan league champion and the Angola Cup winner of the previous season. In case the same team happens to win both the league and the cup, the match will be played between the league winner and the cup runner-up. The Super Cup match marks the beginning of the basketball season, followed by the league and the cup. Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto has been the most successful club in this competition with a total 12 titles won, whereas in the women's competition, Interclube and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto share the lead with a total 8 titles won each. Men's finals Performance by team Five different teams have played the Super Cup thus far. Primeiro de Agosto holds the record for most titles with 12, while Petro de Luanda has appeared in the competition a record 19 times. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taça De Angola (basketball)
The Taça de Angola (translated as the Angolan Basketball Cup) is an annual basketball competition in which all Angolan basketball clubs are eligible to contest. The tournament, played in a knock-out system, is Angola's second most important basketball competition following the national league. Men's finals Performance by team Primeiro de Agosto holds the record for most Cups won in the men's category, with 15 titles. Final MVP Award After each Cup season's final, a Most Valuable Player of the final is awarded. Women's finals Performance by team See also * BAI Basket * Angola Super Cup * Federação Angolana de Basquetebol '' , abbrev=F.A.B. , logo=Federação Angolana de Basquetebol (logo).png , logosize= , countryflag=Angola , iocnation=ANG , url= http://www.fab.ao/web/ , sport= Basketball , othersport1= , othersport2= , othersport3= , othersport4= , historytitl ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Taca de Angola (basquetebol) Basketball cup competitions i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Angolan Basketball League
The 2021–22 Angolan Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the 2021–22 Unitel Basket, is the 44th season of the Angolan Basketball League, the highest premier basketball league in Angola. The season consisted of 13 teams and began on 22 December 2021 and ended on 10 May 2022. Petro de Luanda (basketball), Petro de Luanda won its 15th national title while also winning the Taça de Angola (basketball), Angolan Cup and Supertaça de Angola (basketball), Supercup this season. In all league games, Petro was unbeaten and had a 31–0 record including the playoffs. Teams The league expanded from nine to thirteen teams as Akira Academy, Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito (basketball), CPPL (after 6 years of absence), Clube Amigos de Benguela and G.D. Interclube (basketball), Interclube B entered the league. Regular season (C): Champions; SourceFAB Playoffs Bracket Quarterfinals The semifinals were played on 22 April, 23 April and 24 April 2022. Semifinals The semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
