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2006 In Basketball
Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels. Championships International *2006 FIBA World Championship: **Gold medal: Spain **Silver medal: Greece **Bronze medal: USA **MVP: Pau Gasol, Spain **All-tournament team: *** Pau Gasol *** Carmelo Anthony (USA) *** Jorge Garbajosa (Spain) *** Manu Ginóbili (Argentina) *** Theodoros Papaloukas (Greece) * 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women **Gold medal: Australia **Silver medal: Russia **Bronze medal: USA **MVP: Penny Taylor, Australia * Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games ** Men's tournament: ***Gold medal: China ***Silver medal: Qatar ***Bronze medal: Iran ** Women's tournament: ***Gold medal: China ***Silver medal: Chinese Taipei ***Bronze medal: Japan Professional Men * NBA season and playoffs: **2006 NBA Finals: Miami Heat 4, Dallas Mavericks 2. MVP: Dwyane Wade ***2006 NBA draft ***2006 NBA All-Star Game *EuroLeague (Europe-wide): **CSKA Moscow defeated Macc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organising Committee. For the first time since 1986 FIBA World Championship, 1986, the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002 FIBA World Championship, 2002. As a result, group tournament, group rounds were conducted in four cities, with the knockout tournament, knockout rounds being hosted by Saitama, Saitama, Saitama City. Spain national basketball team, Spain won the tournament by beating Greece national basketball team, Greece 70–47 in the championship final. Spain won all nine games they played. Spain's gold medal in this tournament was the first medal Spain had ever won in a FIBA World Championship. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2006 Asian Games – Men
Men's basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha from 23 November to 15 December 2006. Squads Results All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Round 1 Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Preliminary Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification 9th–12th Semifinals ---- Classification 11th–12th Classification 9th–10th Final round Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Classification 5th–8th ---- Semifinals ---- Classification 7th–8th Classification 5th–6th Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References Results External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games - Men Men A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference. The team plays its home games at American Airlines Center, which it shares with the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars. Throughout the 1980s, the Mavericks were a perennial playoff team, led by List of NBA All-Stars, All-Stars Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre. The team struggled during the 1990s, entering into a period of rebuilding. In 1998, the franchise's fortunes would change drastically with the acquisition of Dirk Nowitzki, who would become the cornerstone of the most successful period in franchise history, leading the team to its first NBA Finals appearance in 2006 NBA Finals, 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011 NBA Finals, 2011. The Mavericks later entered a rebuil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Kaseya Center, and has won three List of NBA champions, NBA championships. The franchise began play in the 1988–89 NBA season, 1988–89 season as an expansion team. After a period of mediocrity, the Heat gained relevance in the mid-1990s when Pat Riley became team president and head coach. Riley constructed the trades for Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway, which propelled the team into NBA playoffs, playoff contention. Mourning and Hardaway led the Heat to four consecutive division titles prior to their departures in 2001 and 2002, respectively. The team also experienced success after drafting Dwyane Wade in 2003. Led by Wade, following a trade for former NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shaquil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NBA Finals
The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2005–06 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks were favored to win the championship over the Miami Heat. Despite these odds, the Heat won the title in six games over the Mavericks, becoming the third team—after the 1969 Celtics, the 1977 Trail Blazers and later the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks—to win a championship after trailing 0–2 in the series. Dwyane Wade of the Heat was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series featured two teams who had never previously appeared in the Finals for the first time since , and it was consequently the first Finals since where neither team had previously won an NBA title. The next Finals appearance for both franchises would come five years later in , with the Mavericks winning the rematch over the Heat. This was the second NBA Finals match-up of teams from Florida and Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 NBA Season
The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, four games to two, to win their first NBA championship. This marked that it was the final regular season to be held in November and the following season it would start in October. Notable occurrences * A new league dress code was put into effect at the beginning of the year by commissioner David Stern. * The Miami Heat win their first NBA championship in franchise history. They become the third franchise (joining the 1969 Boston Celtics and 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, later joined by the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks) to win the NBA Finals after losing the first two games. * The All-Star Game was played on February 19, 2006, at the Toyota Center in Houston with the East beating the West 122–120. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers won the game's MVP honors the youngest ever in All-Star Game h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League (NBL). The league later adopted the BAA's history and considers its founding on June 6, 1946, as its own. In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) ABA–NBA merger, merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The NBA playoffs, league's playoff tournament extends into June, culminating with the NBA Finals championship series. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Women's National Basketball Team
The Japan women's national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Japan Basketball Association. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992.Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (), 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021. The Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Taipei Women's National Basketball Team
Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Taiwan. Taiwan uses the name "Chinese Taipei" due to political relations with People's Republic of China. Asian Games Asia Cup record * 1965 – 3rd place * 1968 – 3rd place * 1970 – 3rd place * 1972 – 2nd place * 1974 – 3rd place * 1986 – 3rd place * 1988 – 3rd place * 1990 – 4th place * 1992 – 4th place * 1994 – 4th place * 1995 – 4th place * 1997 – 4th place * 1999 – 3rd place * 2001 – 4th place * 2004 – 4th place * 2005 – 3rd place * 2009 – 4th place * 2011 – 4th place * 2013 – 4th place * 2015 – 4th place * 2015 – 4th place * 2017 – 5th place * 2019 – 6th place * 2021 – 6th place * 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... – 8t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Women's National Basketball Team
The China women's national basketball team represents the China, People's Republic of China in international women's basketball tournaments. The national team is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (organisation), Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). History Basketball was first introduced in China by YMCA Missionary, missionaries by the second half of the 1890s, remaining popular in urban areas during the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republican period. With the creation of the People's Republic of China, the sport retained its popularity, being introduced in Physical education, PE in schools. The first Color motion picture film, color movie in China about sports was Xie Jin's ''Woman Basketball Player No. 5'', from 1957. By the 1970s, basketball was, alongside volleyball, one of the most popular women's sport in the country. China stayed out of international competitions since 1958, when the International Olympic Committee chose Chinese Taipei women's national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2006 Asian Games – Women ...
Women's basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha from 4 December to 14 December 2006. Squads Results All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Preliminary Group X ---- ---- Group Y ---- ---- Classification 5th–6th Final round Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References Results External links{{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games women A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
