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2023 ACB Playoffs
The 2023 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2023 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2022–23 season, which began on 28 September 2022. The playoffs started on May 27 after the EuroLeague Final Four, which was played on May 19–21, and ended on June 20. Real Madrid was the defending champion, but was swept in the final series by Barça, who won their 20th title (17th in the ACB era), returning to glory since their last triumph in 2021. Format At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record. The bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. The quarterfinals are best-of-three series; the team that wins two games advances to the next round. This round is in a 1–1–1 format. From the semifinals onward, the rounds are best-of-five series; the team that wins three games advances to the next round. These rounds, including the Finals, are in a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket Club Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup, and his Valencia Basket (women), women's team was created in 2014 and promoted to Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Liga Femenina Endesa in 2018, with home games played at the Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís, Font de Sant Lluís. The club is owned by retail tycoon Juan Roig. Valencia is the only Spanish club to have won the top category of basketball in Spain in both sections, as well as the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (ULEB Cup) on four occasions, where it is the most successful club in the competition, and the 2020–21 EuroCup Women. In the historical classification of the ACB has the 7th place, having played 35 editions in the top category. In 2024, the men's team placed 12th in the FIBA Europe classification and the 10th place in the women's classification. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (river), Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities, third-most populated municipality in the country, with 825,948 inhabitants. The urban area of Valencia has 1.5 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million. Valencia was founded as a Roman Republic, Roman colony in 138 BC as '. As an autonomous city in late antiquity, its militarization followed the onset of the threat posed by the Spania, Byzantine presence to the South, together with effective integration to the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo in the late 6th century. Al-Andalus, Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavelló Municipal Font De Sant Lluís
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís (Spanish: Pabellón Municipal Fuente San Luis, known as ''La Fonteta'') is an indoor arena that is located in Valencia, Spain. Built in 1983, it is primarily used for basketball games, and it is the home arena of the Spanish Liga ACB club Valencia Basket. The arena has a seating capacity of 9,000 people. History La Fonteta was originally built in 1983. Valencia Basket started to play its games in the arena in 1987. The arena was also used as the home arena of the women's basketball team, Ros Casares Valencia, and the futsal team Valencia FS. On 9 to 11 April 2010, the ''Fonteta'' hosted the Final Four of the 2009–10 EuroLeague Women season, where Ros Casares Valencia was defeated in the final by Spartak Moscow Region. In 2016, Valencia Basket financed the renovation of the arena with €500,000, and also installed a new €150,000 center-hung scoreboard. It will host several group phase matches for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Tobey
Michael Edward Tobey (born October 10, 1994) is an American–born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Gran Canaria of the Spain Liga ACB. High school career After attending Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, Tobey attended Blair Academy where he averaged 21 points and nine rebounds. He was a Top 100 Recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com. College career Tobey committed to UVA over schools such as Maryland, Pittsburgh, and Xavier. During his time at Virginia, he split time between being a starter and being one of the first substitutes off the bench. His play off the bench earned him the ACC Sixth Man of the Year award in 2015. Tobey was on the United States national under-19 basketball team that won the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Tobey ended his collegiate career as Virginia's all-time leader in games played, appearing in 138 games over his four years. Professional career Charlotte Hornets and Greensboro Swarm (2016–2017) After going undraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau Blaugrana
Palau Blaugrana (, meaning in English language, English "Blue and Shades of red#Garnet, Garnet Palace") is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, belonging to FC Barcelona. The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the FC Barcelona Bàsquet, basketball, FC Barcelona Handbol, handball, FC Barcelona Hoquei, roller hockey, and FC Barcelona Futsal, futsal divisions of FC Barcelona. Palau Blaugrana is located in the same complex that houses the Camp Nou stadium. History Built in 1971, the stadium originally held 5,696 spectators, but the facility was remodeled in 1994, to fit the current capacity of 7,585. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, the arena hosted several events, including Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics, roller hockey, Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, taekwondo and Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, judo. The arena's main court area was renovated in 2016. Retired numbers Several basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal players have had their jerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Jones (basketball, Born 1993)
Christopher James Jones Jr. (born April 10, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Jones also represents the Armenian national team in international competition. High school career Jones attended and played basketball at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, Class of 2011. He averaged 16.9 points per game, and was District 10-5A's MVP as a junior and senior. He led the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 6.9 assists per game during his senior season. He was inducted into the Garland Sports Hall of Fame while at Centennial. College career Jones played three seasons at the University of North Texas, where he was the school's third all-time steals leader (127), and sixth in career assists (282). As a freshman at UNT, Jones set the freshman record with 4.26 assists per game, and averaged 14.1 points per game which was the 19th-highest nationally among fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Dubljević
Bojan Dubljević ( sr-Cyrl, Бојан Дубљевић; born 24 October 1991) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in national team competitions. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8 in) tall barefoot, he plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Dubljević started his career in 2009, with Lovćen Cetinje, and he played from 2010 to 2012, with Budućnost Podgorica, before signing with the Liga ACB team Valencia Basket, on a three-year contract. In his first season at Valencia, Dubljević was named the EuroCup 2012–13 season Rising Star of the Year. In June 2013, he extended his contract with Valencia Basket through the 2015–16 season. The contract included an NBA buyout clause, in the original amount of 1 million euros. The buyout amount, however, decreased to 200,000 euros in the summer of 2015. In 2017, he won his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Harper
Jared Lamar Harper (born September 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers where he was the starting point guard on the Tigers first ever Final Four team. Early life Harper began playing basketball with a Nerf hoop in his dining room. He also played baseball and the saxophone during his childhood. In basketball, Harper usually faced older opponents despite being undersized. He often trained with his younger brother Jalen under the guidance of his father Patrick Harper, former point guard for Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. High school career Harper played basketball for Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, Georgia. As a junior in 2014–15, Harper averaged 21 points and seven assists per game and led Pebblebrook to a school-best 27–6 record. Pebblebrook finished the season as Georgia Class 6A runners-up after losing to Joseph W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Satoranský
Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting guard or small forward due to his height and wingspan. Professional career USK Praha (2007–2009) From 2007 to 2009, Satoranský played with USK Praha. Sevilla (2009–2014) In 2009, Satoranský signed with CB Sevilla of the Spanish ACB League, where he played for the next five seasons. He was selected in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft (32nd overall) by the Washington Wizards. He played at the 2012 NBA Summer League. Barcelona (2014–2016) In July 2014, Satoranský signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa. In July 2016, he parted ways with Barcelona in order to join the NBA. Washington Wizards (2016–2019) On 21 July 2016, Satoranský signed with the Washington Wizards. On 1 December 2017, he scored a career-high 17 poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), center positions. He was selected sixth overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. Veselý is a Three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague First Team selection. Professional career Early years Veselý began playing basketball with the youth clubs of Příbor and BK Snakes Ostrava in the Czech Republic. In 2007, he moved to Slovenia and signed with KD Slovan, Geoplin Slovan. Partizan (2008–2011) In April 2008, he signed a multi-year deal with Serbian club KK Partizan, Partizan. He won nine club trophies with the club,Mondo Media, MondoPitajte Jana Veselog (10 June 2011) and also reached the 2009–10 Euroleague Final Four. In 2010, Veselý was presented the FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
