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Dane Miller Jr.
Dane Miller Jr. (born March 10, 1990) is an American basketball player for APR BBC of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was a All-BAL First Team selection in 2023, while playing for SLAC. College career Miller Jr. played for Rutgers in four seasons. He was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in 2010. Professional career Miller was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2014 draft of the NBA D-League. On January 9, 2015, Miller officially signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League. Miller started playing with SLAC in Guinea in 2018. He played with SLAC in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League, averaging 15.3 points and 7 rebounds for his team. On January 19, 2019, Miller signed with the Syracuse Stallions to play in The Basketball League (TBL). On August 15, 2020, Miller signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Premier League. He returned to SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL qualification. By averaging 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds, Miller Jr. helped the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than Power forward (basketball), power forwards and Center (basketball), centers but taller, larger, and stronger than either of the guard positions. They are strategic and are often relied upon to score, defend, create open lanes, and rebound for their team. The small forward is considered to be perhaps the most versatile of the five main basketball positions as they contribute offensively and defensively. In the NBA, small forwards typically range from 6' 6" (1.98 m) to 6' 9" (2.06 m); in the WNBA, they are usually between 6' 0" (1.83 m) to 6' 2" (1.88 m). This puts them at the average height of all professional basketball players because they are taller than the Guard (basketball), guards, but shorter than the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), center. Small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester Kingz
The Rochester Kingz were a basketball team based in Rochester, New York, that last played in the Mid Atlantic Division of The Basketball League (TBL) in 2025. Previously, the team competed in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 2023 to 2024. History Knowledge Allah, a local Rochester, New York restaurateur and owner of Allah's Kitchen, founded the Rochester Kingz in 2023. The team played home games at both Roberts Wesleyan University and Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Academy. In their inaugural American Basketball Association (ABA) season, the team finished with an 11–8 record and was led by Johnathan Ivy (25.7 points per game) and Rodney Hawkins (22.1 points per game). The club suspended operations after being eliminated from the 2023–24 ABA playoffs by the Buffalo eXtreme on March 16, 2024. Much of the players reformed under new ownership as the Rochester Royal Ballers for the 2024–25 ABA season. Star players Johnathan Ivy and Rodney Hawkins both left to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 BAL Season
The 2022 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 2, was the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 2 March 2022 and ended with the Finals on 28 May 2022. The group phase was played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar and the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo. The playoffs and finals were played in the BK Arena in Kigali for a second year in a row. Tunisian club US Monastir won the finals to win its first-ever BAL title, after defeating Angolan club Petro de Luanda in the 2022 BAL Finals. As winners, Monastir qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Format On December 9, 2021, the BAL announced a new format for the season, with an expansion of the number of total games to 38. The twelve qualified teams are divided over two conference of six teams, in which all teams play the other teams once. The top eight teams from both conferences advance to the playoffs, which remains a single-elimination tournament. Team allocation On 13 October 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 BAL Qualification
The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season, also known as the Road to BAL 2022, were the qualification rounds for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments began on 19 October 2021 and ended 16 December 2021. Similar to the first season, the competition consisted out of two stages: the first round and the elite 16. Six teams advanced to the group phase of the BAL. Teams On 13 October 2021, FIBA announced the 26 teams from 26 countries which participate in the qualification round. *1st, 2nd, etc.: ranking in national leagues *CW: Cup winner ;Notes Withdrawing teams Six teams were drawn in a group for the first round, but withdrew prior to the start of the games. First round The first two teams of each group advance to the elite 16 and two wild cards were given to teams from each division. West Division Group A Initially, four teams were drawn in Group A, which was played in Conakry, Guinea. However, Prédio and WA Boufarik fail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Karla (basketball)
Úrvalsdeild karla (English: Men's Premier League), also known as Bónus deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's professional basketball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (). The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 22 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals series are best-of-five. The bottom clubs are promotion and relegation, relegated, and replaced by the top team from the regular-season phase and the four-team playoff round winner of the second-level First Division Men (Icelandic basketball), First Division (). History Creation and first years 1951-1959 The league was founded in 1951 as ''1. deild karla'' () and its first season was played in April 1952 with five teams, Njarðvík men's basketball, Íþróttafélag Keflavíkurflugvallar (ÍKF), ÍR men's basketball, Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (ÍR), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Basketball League
The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a professional basketball league. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams, and has since expanded. TBL's regular season runs from February through May, and their teams engage in interleague play with franchises of the Basketball Super League (North America), Basketball Super League (BSL). History In July 2017, Dave Magley and Severko Hrywnak announced the formation of North America Premier Basketball (NAPB). Magley previously served as commissioner for the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC), and Hrywnak was co-founder of the Premier Basketball League (PBL). The league launched its inaugural 2018 NAPB season, 2018 season with eight teams: the Albany Patroons, Kansas City Tornados, Kentucky Thoroughbreds, Nevada Desert Dogs, Ohio Cardinals, Rochester Razorsharks, Vancouver Knights, and the Yakima SunKings. The Yakima SunKings defeated the Albany Patroons in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Africa Basketball League
The 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League was the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the 1st under the new format and new name. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams. The season began on February 8, 2019, and ended on May 26, 2019, with the conclusion of the Final Four. The Final Four was hosted at the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola. It was the last season of the league as the competition was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new competition jointly established by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA. Competition format FIBA Africa has increased the number of participating teams from twelve to sixteen. These teams get their ticket for the Africa Basketball League through regional qualifiers (Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of FIBA Africa). The qualifiers for the Africa Basketball League Group stage was held from September and until mid-December 2018, while the final phase will take place from Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBA D-League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, all are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except for the independent Mexico City Capitanes. The league was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), renamed the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in 2005. It received its present name in 2017 under a deal with Gatorade, becoming the first U.S. professional sports league named for an advertiser. Initially eight teams, the league expanded after 2005 under a plan by NBA commissioner David Stern to develop it into a true minor-league farm system, with each team affiliated with one or more NBA teams. By mid-2014, one-third of NBA players had spent time in the league, up from 23% in 2011. History National Basketball Development League (2001–2005) O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
