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Paisas Basketball
Paisas Basketball is a Colombian professional basketball team based in Medellin, Antioquia Department Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part o .... Founded in 2023, it plays in the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. The team plays its home games at the Coliseo Iván de Bedout, which has capacity for 6,000 people. The team was the first top level team in Antioquia in four years, after some teams had left the Colombian League. The first head coach was Bernardo González, and the club also started a youth academy, including an under-14 team. The following year, in November 2024, Paisas was announced as one of the twelve teams in the 2024–25 BCL Americas season, the top-level continental league. References {{Colombia-sport-stub Basketball teams in Colombia Basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano
Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano (Professional Colombian Basketball), currently known as the Liga WPlay de Baloncesto for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional basketball championship in Colombia. The championship was established in 1992 and is organized by the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto (in English: Colombian Basketball Federation). The first national semi-professional championship was called Copa Sprite, sponsored by the eponymous soda trademark. This led the participating clubs to the creation of the División Mayor del Baloncesto Colombiano. This way the first championship was created, called Copa Sprite Profesional. In this version the following teams participated: Bogotá-Doria Promasa, Valle-Sensus 2, Antioquia-Sprite, Santander-Terpel, Barranquilla-Junior y Caldas-Ron Viejo de Caldas. League format The championship consists of three rounds: * Round Robin: The teams play 24 games each. The four top teams in the end reach the playoffs. * The play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antioquia Department
Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range. Antioquia has been part of many territorial divisions of former countries created within the present-day territory of Colombia. Before the adoption of the Colombian Constitution of 1886, Antioquia State had a sovereign government. The department covers an area of , and has a population of 6,994,792 (2023). Antioquia borders the Córdoba Department and the Caribbean Sea to the north; Chocó Department, Chocó to the west; the departments of Bolívar Department, Bolívar, Santander Department, Santander, and Boyacá Department, Boyaca to the east; and the departments of Caldas Department, Caldas and Risaralda Department, Risaralda to the south. Medellín is Antioquia's capital and the second-largest city in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coliseo Iván De Bedout
Coliseo Iván de Bedout is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Medellín, Colombia. The arena is mainly used to host basketball and futsal games. The arena's seating capacity for basketball and futsal games is 6,000. The arena has been a part of the Medellín Sports Coliseum since 2009. History Coliseo Iván de Bedout was originally opened in 1955. It has been used as a host basketball arena of the 2010 South American Games, and the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. It was also used as a host venue of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 Septembe .... See also * Medellín Sports Coliseum References External linksInterior Image of Coliseo Iván de Bedout {{DEFAULTSORT:Coliseo Iván de Bedout Basketball venues in Colombia Buildings and structures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Colombia
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] |
