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2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Ostend
The 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Ostend was one of four 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held in Ostend, Belgium, from 6 to 9 February 2020. Canada and Belgium qualified for the Olympics, alongside Japan, who were pre-qualified as the host. Teams Venue Squads Standings Results ''All times are local (Central European Time, UTC+1).'' ---- ---- Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Teams Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Awards The all star-teams and MVP were announced on 9 February 2020. References External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Olympic 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, Ostend 2019–20 in Belgian basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Belgium Sport in Ostend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teams
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, "[a] team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, knowledge and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal". A group does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Naresh Jain (2009) claims: Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realize their true self, true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond their limitations. While academic research on teams and teamwork has grown consistently and has shown a sharp increase over the past recent 40 years, the societal diffusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Eldebrink
Elin Eldebrink (born 4 January 1988 in Östertälje) is a Swedish basketball player who plays for CJM Bourges Basket. Her twin sister Frida is also a basketball player. They are daughters of Kenth Eldebrink, javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...er and olympic medallist in 1984, while their uncle Anders Eldebrink is a former professional ice hockey player. References 1988 births Living people Swedish women's basketball players Sportspeople from Södertälje Tarbes Gespe Bigorre players Swedish twins 21st-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Achonwa
Natalie Chioma Achonwa (born November 22, 1992) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and four-time Olympian with Canada's national team, and current assistant coach for player development at Michigan. She most recently played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Notre Dame. Achonwa was born in Toronto, Ontario, started playing basketball in Guelph, Ontario, and is tall. Early life Achonwa attended Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, Ontario, for grade 9 before moving to Hamilton, Ontario, to play with Canada Basketball's NEDA program at St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School. College career Achonwa was recruited as the first ever international player on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team. In 2011, Achonwa was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team along with being selected Big East Freshman of the Week in her freshman season. In 2012, she was named to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Eldebrink
Frida Eldebrink (born 4 January 1988) is a Swedish basketball player who last played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her twin sister Elin is also a basketball player. They are daughters of Kenth Eldebrink, javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...er and olympic medallist in 1984, while their uncle Anders Eldebrink is a former professional ice hockey player. References 1988 births Living people Beşiktaş women's basketball players San Antonio Stars players Swedish expatriate basketball people in the United States Swedish women's basketball players Swedish expatriate basketball people in Spain Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Tarbes Gespe Bigorre players Guards (basketball) Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Yoshida (basketball)
Asami Yoshida (吉田 亜沙美 born October 9, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the JX-Eneos Sunflowers of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). Career WJBL Yoshida has played for the JX-Eneos Sunflowers, a team based in Kashiwa, since their 2006–07 season where she made her professional debut. In her opening season, she led the Sunflowers to a championship as well as taking home Rookie of the Year. She has enjoyed much success in this league and has led the Sunflowers to another eight championship titles. She has won the league Most Valuable Player award on two occasions, as well as being named to the Best 5, four times. National Team Yoshida has been a consistent member of the Japanese national team since 2007. Since then, the Japanese team has medalled at each FIBA Asia Championship. She was named to the FIBA Asia All-Tournament Team in 2013 and 2015, also winning the Championship on both occasions. She made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Hayashi
, nicknamed Kiki, is a Japanese professional basketball player. She plays for Japan women's national basketball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. Career She plays for JX-Eneos Sunflowers of the Women's Japan Basketball League. References External links * * * * * Saki Hayashiat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayashi, Saki 1995 births Living people Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Japanese women's basketball players Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Basketball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Mestdagh
Kim Mestdagh (born 12 March 1990) is a Belgian basketball player for Perfumerias Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the Belgian national team. She is the daughter of Philip Mestdagh and the elder sister of Hanne Mestdagh. Mestdagh played U.S. college basketball at Colorado State University from 2008 to 2012, finishing her career fourth on the Rams' all-time scoring list. She played on the Belgian teams which won the bronze medal at EuroBasket Women 2017 and finished in fourth place at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. She is openly lesbian. Mestdagh is married to Giorgia Sottana and they have a son together. WNBA career statistics Regular season , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 2019† , align="left" , Washington , 15 , , 0 , , 4.7 , , .389 , , .400 , , 1.000 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 0.4 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , 1 year, 1 team , 15 , , 0 , , 4.7 , , .389 , , .400 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (born August 29, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Career College In college, Raincock-Ekunwe attended Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia. During her final three years with SFU, she competed in NCAA Division II, where she consistently averaged 18 points a game. Europe After college, Raincock-Ekunwe headed to Europe and signed with Pully Basket in the Swiss LNA. She had a successful season, receiving several awards. The following year, she signed with Donau-Ries in the German Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga for the 2014–15 season. After one season with the team, she transferred to Wasserburg, where she played a key role in leading the team to the German title. After concluding her Australian season with Bendigo, Raincock-Ekunwe was signed by Flammes Carolos Basket Ardennes in Charleville-Mézières for the remainder of the 2017 season, playing in just five games. Raincock-Ekunwe returned to France's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Carleton
Bridget Carleton (born May 22, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. She competes internationally with the Canada national team. College career On March 14, 2019, Carleton was named second-team All-American by ESPN. In her career playing at Iowa State University, she finished 2nd in the Cyclones' records for career scoring with 2,142 points. She ranks third in three areas: field goals with 713, steals with 211, and blocked shots with 124. Professional career WNBA Connecticut Sun (2019) Carleton was drafted in the second round of the 2019 WNBA draft, 21st overall, by the Connecticut Sun. She ultimately made the opening day roster, but was later released after just four games. Minnesota Lynx (2019–present) On August 22, Carleton signed a 7-day contract with the Minnesota Lynx, followed by a contract for the remainder of the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Nurse
Kia Nurse (born February 22, 1996) is a Canadian profesional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is also a basketball analyst featured on TSN. Nurse has played for the Canada Women's National Basketball team. She was selected to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life Kia Nurse began playing basketball at the age of four, and by the time she was seven years old, she was playing in a competitive league. Nurse attended St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School. Nurse played basketball while attending St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. During her playing career, she helped the team win three consecutive OFSAA high school championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013. She played for the Hamilton Transway Club team, winning seven consecutive provincial championships. College career Nurse played college basketball at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut for the Huskies. In her time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
