Kiril Nikolovski
Kiril Nikolovski (; born 9 June 1988) is a Macedonian professional basketball player born in Skopje. He is a former member of the Macedonian national basketball team. Pro career Nikolovski started his pro career with Macedonian Team MZT Skopje in 2007. Kiril is considered to be a versatile big man because of his dominating stature of . His comfortable position is at center, however, he is capable of playing as a power forward due to his upside and talent. On 28 June 2017, he signed with Karpoš Sokoli. On 21 November 2017, he signed with Rabotnički. Macedonian national team Nikolovski has also been a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2004, when he represented Macedonia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He has competed with the team at all FIBA levels of U16, U18, U20, even the Senior team. He had helped Macedonia qualify to the EuroBasket 2011. Kiril Nikolovski is candidate for the Macedonian national basketball team The North Macedo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the National Basketball Association, NBA, the center is typically close to tall; centers in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA are typically above . Centers traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. The two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan, were both centers, each standing tall. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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EuroBasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to organize the best European championship in its history. The top two teams are guaranteed spots at the 2012 Summer Olympics. EuroBasket 2011 was the largest sporting event in the history of the Baltic states, both in terms of the number of national teams (24), games (90), and that of spectators (158,000 tickets sold, with most tickets valid for three separate games.) Spain won the title for the second consecutive tournament, after defeating France, by a score of 98–85 in the final. Spain's Juan Carlos Navarro was the tournament's MVP. Venues and attendances The group matches were played in four arenas, namely Alytus Arena, Šiauliai Arena, Cido Arena in Panevėžys and an arena ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Macedonian Men's Basketball Players
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Macedonians (Greeks), the Greek people inhabiting or originating from Macedonia, a geographic and administrative region of Greece * Macedonian Bulgarians, the Bulgarian people from the region of Macedonia * Macedo-Romanians (other), an outdated and rarely used term for the Aromanians and Megleno-Romanians, both being small Eastern Romance ethno-linguistic groups present in the region of Macedonia * Macedonians (obsolete terminology), an outdated and rarely used umbrella term to designate all the inhabitants of the region, regardless of their ethnic origin, as well as the local Slavs and Romance-speakers, as regional and ethnographic communities Ancient * Ancient Macedonians, an ancient Greek tribe associated with the ancient region an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KK Rabotnički Players
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Centers (basketball)
Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity * Central tendency, measures of the central tendency (center) in a set of data Places United States * Centre, Alabama * Center, Colorado * Center, Georgia * Center, Indiana * Center, Warrick County, Indiana * Center, Kentucky * Center, Missouri * Center, Nebraska * Center, North Dakota * Centre County, Pennsylvania * Center, Portland, Oregon * Center, Texas * Center, Washington * Center, Outagamie County, Wisconsin * Center, Rock County, Wisconsin **Center (community), Wisconsin *Center Township (other) *Centre Township (other) *Centre Avenue (other) *Center Hill (other) Other countries * Centre region, Hainaut, Belgium * Centre Region, Burkina Faso * Centre Region (Cameroon) * Centre-V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1988 Births
1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States (National Science Foundation Network) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat. The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988. The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the Western world. The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab (confirmed in 2003), was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio. Global warming also began to emerge as a more significant concern, with climate scientist James Hansen testifying before the U.S. Senate on the is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bojan Trajkovski
Bojan Trajkovski (; born 11 September 1986) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Feniks 2010 of the Macedonian First League. He is a member of the Macedonian national basketball team. Pro career Trajkovski started his pro career with Macedonian Team Balkan Steel in 2002. Bojan is a 2.08 m big man capable of playing the power forward and center positions. His natural position, being the power forward spot is where he is most comfortable. His size does not limit him to playing on the block, he is very much capable of knocking down shots from long-range, most notably 3-pointers (like many of the big men from this region). On 2 December 2016, he signed for Karpos Sokoli On 11 August 2017, he signed with MZT Skopje. On 1 June 2018, he signed with Hungarian team Atomerőmű SE. National team Trajkovski has also been a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2003, when he represented Macedonia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Champions ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aleksandar Kostoski
Aleksandar Kostoski (; born 5 March 1988) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Pelister. He is also a member of the Macedonian national team. Pro career Kostoski started his pro career with French team Pau Orthez in 2004. National team Kostoski has also been a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2004, when he represented Macedonia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He has competed with the team at all FIBA levels of U16, U18, U20, even the Senior team. In the qualification games of the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 qualification, Kostoski was a member of the squad. Aleksandar Kostoski was a candidate for the Macedonian national basketball team for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela. According to the Coach Marjan Lazovski, Kostoski, along with Kiril Nikolovski and Bojan Trajkovski are likely to be the newest additions to the final team. On 29 August 2018 he signed with Macedonian basketb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marjan Lazovski
Marjan Lazovski (; 7 September 1962 – 19 December 2020) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach of KK Rabotnički, MZT Aerodrom, Vardar, and AMAK SP. Career Lazovski served as an assistant coach for the Macedonia national basketball team for five years. In February 2012, he was named head coach after former boss Marin Dokuzovski decided not to continue in the job. As of 5 October 2012, Lazovski had resigned from his post as head coach of the Macedonia national basketball team, citing health reasons and club team needs, as first priority. Lazovski died at age 58 on 19 December 2020, from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ... during the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia. References External links * Player Profile 1962 births 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament For Men
The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela. Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania, Russia national basketball team, Russia and Nigeria national basketball team, Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament. Qualifying The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament. * 2011 FIBA Africa Championship ** ** * 2011 FIBA Americas Championship ** ** ** * 2011 FIBA Asia Championship ** ** * EuroBasket 2011, 2011 FIBA EuroBasket ** ** ** ** * 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship ** Host selection Only the teams that qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen over Angola, Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia and Lithuania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |