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Matic Rebec
Matic Rebec (born January 24, 1995) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Nizhny Novgorod of the VTB United League. Standing at 1.80 m, he plays at the point guard position. Professional career On September 26, 2018, Rebec signed with the FMP of the ABA League. On February 23, 2019, he signed with the Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB,. On September 17, 2019, Rebec signed with the Cibona of the ABA League. On May 18, 2020, he signed with the Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga. On August 19, 2020, Rebec signed with the Rouen Métropole Basket of the LNB Pro B. On February 5, 2021, he signed with the Basket Ravenna of the Serie A2. On September 4, 2021, Rebec joined the Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. On September 28, Limoges CSP parted ways with Rebec. On September 30, he signed with the Chieti Basket 1974 of the Serie A2. On December 22, he signed with the Agribertocchi Orzinuovi of the Serie A2. On October 15, 2022, Rebec signed a one month contract with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player on the court. Point guards are expected to control the pace of the game. They effectively "run" the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Generally, point guards are expected to be proficient in passing the ball and being able to get Assist (basketball), assists to teammates. In a pick and roll offense, the point guard typically moves off of screens to facilitate the ball to a Power forward, big. Likewise, point guards can also shoot off of screens if given separation. In transition, the point guard must be able to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the Key (basketball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Slovenian First League. The club was established in 2019 after the merger of the most successful Slovenian club Olimpija and the Croatian powerhouse Cedevita. Cedevita Olimpija inherited 70 trophies of both predecessors and their competition licences for its inaugural season. History Background KK Cedevita Olimpija is an outcome of a merger of two clubs from neighboring countries, the Slovenian club Petrol Olimpija from Ljubljana and the Croatian team Cedevita from Zagreb, which is the first such instance of two clubs from different countries merging. Olimpija was the winner of 17 Slovenian Championships and 20 Slovenian Cups. It traces its history back to 1946 and adopted the name Olimpija in 1955. The club was an early power in the Yugoslav Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams Promotion and relegation, relegated to the Primera FEB and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the promotion playoffs. The competition was founded as the ACB Primera División on 1983 following the decision of clubs in the Liga Española de Baloncesto (1957–1983), Liga Nacional, founded in 1957, to break away from the Spanish Basketball Federation and professionalize the league. The league's accumulated revenues were worth around €30 million in 2020, with Endesa and Movistar Plus+ contributing 50% of the revenues of the league. The league is a corporation where president Antonio Martín Espina, Antonio Martín is responsible for its management, whilst the member clubs act as shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player on the court. Point guards are expected to control the pace of the game. They effectively "run" the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Generally, point guards are expected to be proficient in passing the ball and being able to get Assist (basketball), assists to teammates. In a pick and roll offense, the point guard typically moves off of screens to facilitate the ball to a Power forward, big. Likewise, point guards can also shoot off of screens if given separation. In transition, the point guard must be able to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the Key (basketball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Like the previous edition, the tournament was co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage were held in Turkey, Finland, Israel and Romania. The knock-out phase was played in Istanbul, Turkey. Slovenia won their first-ever tournament after defeating Serbia 93–85 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by beating Russia with the same result. Host selection Following the decision to relocate the 2015 tournament, original hosts Ukraine were offered the chance to host the 2017 edition, but they declined, citing the War in Donbas (2014–2022), ongoing unrest in the country. Countries expressed interest in hosting were Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland (possible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in EuroBasket 1935, 1935. The former Soviet Union men's national basketball team, Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain men's national basketball team, Spain, who won the EuroBasket 2022, 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in EuroBasket 1935, 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 ABA League First Division
The 2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2011–12 ABA League, 2011–12 season that there are no participants from North Macedonia. Format changes On March 13, 2018, the ABA League JTD, Adriatic League Assembly decided to abolish the National standings and, as of the 2018–19 season, participants are determined only based on the results in the competitions under the umbrella of the Adriatic League (First Division and ABA League Second Division, Second Division). Promotion and relegation will now be based on the First and Second Division. The last place team in the First Division is relegated to the Second Division, while the winner of the Second Division is promoted. Also, as of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 ABA League Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia). Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as the Goodyear League from 2001 to 2006, the NLB League from 2006 to 2011, and as the AdmiralBet ABA League from 2021. The league coexists alongside scaled-down national leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. All but one of Adriatic League clubs join their country's own competitions in late spring after the Adriatic League regular season and post-season have been completed. In the past, the league has also consisted of clubs from Bulgaria ( Levski), the Czech Republic ( ČEZ Nymburk), Hungary ( Szolnoki Olaj), and Israel ( Maccabi Tel Aviv) that received wild card invitations. For the 2024–25 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenian Basketball Cup
The Slovenian Basketball Cup is an annual knockout basketball competition between the clubs from Slovenia. It is currently named Pokal Spar due to sponsorship reasons. Title holders * 1991–92 Smelt Olimpija * 1992–93 Smelt Olimpija * 1993–94 Smelt Olimpija * 1994–95 Smelt Olimpija * 1995–96 Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela * 1996–97 Smelt Olimpija * 1997–98 Union Olimpija * 1998–99 Union Olimpija * 1999–00 Union Olimpija * 2000–01 Union Olimpija * 2001–02 Union Olimpija * 2002–03 Union Olimpija * 2003–04 Pivovarna Laško * 2004–05 Union Olimpija * 2005–06 Union Olimpija * 2006–07 Helios Domžale * 2007–08 Union Olimpija * 2008–09 Union Olimpija * 2009–10 Union Olimpija * 2010–11 Union Olimpija * 2011–12 Union Olimpija * 2012–13 Union Olimpija * 2013–14 Krka * 2014–15 Krka * 2015–16 Krka * 2016–17 Union Olimpija * 2017–18 Sixt Primorska * 2018–19 Sixt Primorska * 2019–20 Koper Primorska * 2020–21 Krka * 2021–22 Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2022–23 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Format Regular season In the first phase, ten teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). Teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position. Second phase The top five teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. Cedevita Olimpija start their competition from this phase. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used. The last five teams enter a home-and-away round-robin playout-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals. Playoffs Eight teams join the playoffs. Teams LTH Castings was promoted and Triglav Kranj was relegated Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Slovenian Basketball League (), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga OTP banka due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia and consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is KK Cedevita Olimpija, Cedevita Olimpija with 22 titles. History The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. KK Olimpija, Olimpija, ŽKK Ljubljana, Ljubljana, KD Slovan, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, KK Lesonit, Lesonit, and AKK Branik Maribor, Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League, Yugoslav First Federal League. Names Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names: *Liga Kolinska (1998–2001) *HYPO Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
