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2007 Euroleague Challenge
The Euroleague Challenge 2007, also called CBA-Euroleague Challenge is the basketball tournament for clubs, progressing in China.The teams: Sydney Kings, CSKA Moscow, Benetton Treviso and are competing from September 30 until October 2. Results Final standing *1. CSKA Moscow *2. *3. Sydney Kings The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales, and play their home games at Qudos Ba ... *4. Benetton Treviso External linksCBA-Euroleague Challenge 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Euroleague Challenge 2007–08 in Chinese basketball 2007–08 in Russian basketball 2007–08 in Australian basketball 2007–08 in Italian basketball International basketball competitions hosted by China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Kings
The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales, and play their home games at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park. The Kings were formed from a merger between the Bankstown Bruins, West Sydney Westars and the Sydney Supersonics in October 1987. The Kings have won five NBL championships in 2002–03 NBL season, 2003, 2003–04 NBL season, 2004, 2004–05 NBL season, 2005, 2021–22 NBL season, 2022 and 2022–23 NBL season, 2023. They were the first team to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind Melbourne United (six) and the Perth Wildcats (ten) for championships won. History 1988–2002: First 15 years The Kings were formed from a merger between the West Sydney Westars and the Sydney Supersonics in October 1987. The team adopted the purple-and-gold colours traditionally linked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Fangyu
Zhu Fangyu () is a former professional Chinese professional basketball player, who spent his entire pro club career with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at a height of 2.01 meters (6'7") tall, and weighing 104 kilograms (230 pounds), he played at the small forward position. He was nicknamed "The Rain of Three-Pointers", due to his ability to sink three-pointers at crucial moments during games. Professional career During his 18-year club career, Zhu helped the Guangdong Southern Tigers win eight Continental Basketball Association (CBA) titles, which was tied for the most in league history at the time of his retirement. He was named the CBA Finals MVP a record-setting four times – in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010 – and he also claimed the CBA's regular season MVP award in 2008 and 2012. On 19 February 2016, in a game against the Shandong Golden Stars, Zhu became the first player in CBA history to score more than 11,000 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Euroleague
The 2007–08 Euroleague was the 8th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 51st season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2007–08 season featured 24 competing teams. The Euroleague Regular Season draw was held on 30 June 2007, in Jesolo, Italy, during the inaugural Euroleague summer league. The official inauguration was held on October 22, at Hala Olivia in Gdańsk, Poland, before the season's opening game between Prokom Trefl Sopot and CSKA Moscow. The 2008 Final Four was held on May 2–4, 2008, at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. Russian power CSKA Moscow became the champion for the sixth time, placing them second in all-time European championships to Real Madrid. Teams of the 2007–08 Euroleague Teams details Regular season The regular season began on October 22, 2007. The first phase wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Worthington
Mark Worthington (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian basketball player for the Willetton Tigers of the NBL1 West. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). Early life and career Born in Bunbury, Western Australia, Worthington grew up in the nearby town of Australind, where he attended Australind Primary School and Australind Senior High School. He played for the Bunbury Slammers as a youth and started his career as a development player for the Cairns Taipans. College career Worthington played college basketball in the United States at Metropolitan State University of Denver under coach Mike Dunlap from 2001 to 2005. He won the NABC Division II Player of the Year award in 2004–05. Professional career After a standout career at Metro State, Worthington made his debut with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League, winning the NBL Rookie of the Year Award in 2005–06. He played three seasons with the Kings, before signing with the South Drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Chalmers
Lionel Chalmers Jr. (born November 10, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is in height and played at the point guard position. Amateur career Chalmers played his first three years of high school basketball at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons in Schenectady, New York. He then transferred to Albany High School for his senior year. Chalmers attended Xavier University, where he played college basketball for four years as an undergraduate and later as a graduate student. As a senior, he led Xavier to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. He was inducted into the Xavier University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. Professional career Chalmers was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 33rd overall pick. He played in 34 games in the 2004–05 season with the Clippers, averaging 3.1 points per game and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Zisis
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; ; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022. He is currently the general manager of the senior Greek men's national basketball team. During his senior men's club playing career, Zisis won the 2008 EuroLeague championship, while he was a member of the Russian club CSKA Moscow. Zisis also won nine national league championships, in various European domestic leagues. He won a Greek League title, four Italian League titles, two Russian League titles, and two German League titles. In addition to that, he also won nine European national domestic cup titles. He won two Greek Cups, four Italian Cups, one Russian Cup, and two German Cups. He also won five European national d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Vorontsevich
Andrey Konstantinovich Vorontsevich (, born July 17, 1987) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He plays at the power forward position. Professional career Vorontsevich made his professional debut with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk during the 2005–06 season. He moved to CSKA Moscow, before the 2006–07 season. He was named the Best Russian Young Player, in 2007. In the 2014–15 season, he was named the VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year, and the VTB United League Playoffs MVP. On July 1, 2020, after 14 seasons, Vorontsevich and CSKA parted ways. On March 3, 2021, he signed with Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. On July 9, 2021, he signed with the Russian team UNICS Kazan. National team career Russian junior national team Vorontsevich was a member of the junior national teams of Russia. With Russia's junior teams, he played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and at the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian ( zh, s=易建联, , p=Yì Jiànlián ; born October 27, 1984) is a Chinese former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, the New Jersey Nets, the Washington Wizards, and the Dallas Mavericks. Yi joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2002–03 CBA season, and subsequently won the CBA Rookie of the Year award. In his first five years with Guangdong, the team won three CBA titles. In the 2007 NBA draft, he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth overall pick. Yi declined to sign with Milwaukee for several months but agreed to a contract in August 2007. He later played for three other NBA teams, then returned to the Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2012. Yi also played for the Chinese national team in the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trajan Langdon
Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A and shooting guard, he first gained fame in the U.S. while playing college basketball at Duke University. Following a three-year NBA stint, Langdon had a very successful career in Europe. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team member and the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2008, he won two EuroLeague titles with CSKA Moscow in 2006 and 2008. In March 2016, he was named the assistant general manager of the Brooklyn Nets, serving in the role until May 2019, when he was named the general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans. On May 31, 2024, he was hired as President of Basketball Operations by the Detroit Pistons. Early career Born in Palo Alto, California, Langdon moved to Anchorage, Alaska soon after. During his high school career, Langdon attended Stel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
