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Quincy Davis (basketball)
Quincy Spencer Davis III ( zh, 戴維斯; born 16 February 1983) is an American-born Taiwanese professional basketball player. He renounced his U.S. citizenship in June 2013 to naturalize in Taiwan so that he could play for the Chinese Taipei national team in international competition. Childhood and education Davis was born in Los Angeles, California in an African American family. He graduated from McGill–Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, Alabama in 2002 before going on to Tulane University, where he played for Tulane Green Wave men's basketball. As a freshman, in a game against the University of Southern Mississippi he matched the school record for single-game field goal percentage. In his four-year career there until 2006, he scored a total of 1,106 points, including 56 games with more than 10 points and 12 with more than 20. He collected 559 rebounds, including 226 offensive rebounds, making him one of just fourteen players in school history to achieve both a thous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taoyuan Pilots
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots () is a professional basketball team based in Taoyuan, Taiwan. They have been part of the P. League+ since the 2020–21 season. History In 2020, following the establishment of P. League+, Super Basketball League team Taoyuan Pauian Archiland The Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (), also translated as Taoyuan Pure-Youth Construction, was a semi-professional basketball team formerly in the Super Basketball League (SBL) of Taiwan. History The franchise derived its history from the celebrated ... splitted in two, with one joining the P. League+ and rebranded to Taoyuan AirApe. The AirApe became one of the four teams of the inaugural P. League+ season. On November 1, 2020, the AirApe was renamed to Taoyuan Pilots, named for Taiwan's international airport in the city. On October 6, 2022, the team added its sponsor's name, Pauian Archiland Construction, now known as the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots. Facilities Home arenas Roster Season-by-seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIBA Asia Cup
2014 in sports, 2014 FIBA Asia Challenge, FIBA Asia Cup was the 5th FIBA Asia Cup, a top-level international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China from 11–19 July 2014. Iran national basketball team, Iran won the tournament by defeating Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team, Chinese Taipei 89–79 in the final and thus automatically qualified for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship to be held in China. Qualification According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup is ten (10). Each zone had one place, and the hosts (China) and the defending FIBA Asia Championship titleholder (Iran) were automatically qualified. The other two places were allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship; as a result, Southeast Asia and East Asia zones were allocated an additional berth each. In the event of a withdrawal or non-participation by qualified teams, FIBA As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Taipei Men's National Basketball Team
The Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team is the men's basketball team representing the Republic of China on Taiwan in international competitions, organised and run by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA; ). The team was known as Formosa prior to the implementation of the Nagoya Resolution in 1981. Led by team leader, Yi Kuo-juei (), Chinese Taipei's fourth-place finish at the 1959 FIBA World Championship is the second-best finish of an Asian team at the World Championship, only behind the Philippines' third-place finish at the 1954 FIBA World Championship. Competitions Summer Olympics FIBA Basketball World Cup FIBA Asia Cup Asian Games *1954: *1958: *1966: 5th *1970: 4th *1990: 5th *1994: 6th *1998: 5th *2002: 7th *2006: 8th *2010: 9th *2014: 9th *2018: 4th *2022: 4th William Jones Cup * 2001 – Champions * 2004 – Champions Team Current roster 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification - Final qualifying tournament Opposition: Guam (19 March 2025) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relinquishment Of United States Nationality
Under United States federal law, a United States nationality law, U.S. citizen or national may voluntarily and intentionally give up that status and become an alien (law), alien with respect to the United States. Relinquishment is distinct from denaturalization, which in U.S. law refers solely to cancellation of illegally procured naturalization. explicitly lists all seven potentially expatriating acts by which a U.S. citizen can relinquish that citizenship. ''Renunciation of United States citizenship'' is a term of art, legal term encompassing two of those acts: swearing an oath of renunciation at List of diplomatic missions of the United States, a U.S. embassy or consulate in foreign territory or, during a state of war, at a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in U.S. territory. The other five acts are: naturalization in a foreign country; taking an oath of allegiance to a foreign country; serving in a foreign mil ... [...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] |
2013 East Asian Games
The 2013 East Asian Games, officially known as the VI East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Tianjin, China, between 6 October and 15 October 2013. 2,422 Athletes from nine East Asian nations competed in 254 events in 24 sports. Tianjin 2013 is the last edition of East Asian Games before being replaced by East Asian Youth Games. Organisation Bid In 2007, China and Mongolia entered the bidding process as potential host cities for the 6th East Asian games. Participation * * * * * * * * * Sports 2013 East Asian Games featured 258 events in 24 sports (including 16 Olympics sports), a new record of East Asian Games history. * **Swimming (40) **Diving (10) * * *† * *† * **Road Cycling (3) **BMX (2) **Indoor Cycling (5) *† *† * * * * * *† * *† *† * * * * * *† **Taolu (12) **Sanda (8) :''NB'': † = Non-Olympic sports Medal table Key: Final medal tally, from the official Medal Tally page. References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Asian Games
The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia, as well as the Pacific island nation of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees. The East Asian Games was one of five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia. The others are the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games, and the West Asian Games. of the website of the ; retrieved 2010-07-09. It ended after the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 EABA Championship
The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship were the qualifying tournament of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It served also as a subzone championship involving the East Asian basketball teams. The tournament was hosted by the city of Nagano in Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017. The Chinese Taipei won their first title after defeating the defending champions, Korea in the Finals, 77–64. Japan beat China to take the bronze medal, 76–58. For the first time in the history of the tournament, five teams have qualified for the Asian continental championship due to two extra berths were added from the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge The 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was the 6th FIBA Asia Challenge, an international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia which was hosted by Iran from 9–18 September 2016. This tournament served as the first step in determining the process of the quali .... Results Preliminary round Group A Group B Classification 5th–6th ''Winner has qualified to the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EABA Championship
The EABA Championship is an international basketball tournament which takes place every two years between national men's teams from East Asia. The tournament is also known as the East Asian Basketball Championship. The East Asia Basketball Association, a subzone of the FIBA Asia organises the tournament . It serves as the East Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Cup (formerly FIBA Asia Championship). Summary See also * 2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification * 2011 FIBA Asia Championship qualification * 2013 FIBA Asia Championship qualification * 2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup were held to determine the participants in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Lebanon secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2016 FIBA Asia ... External links FIBA Asia official website {{International basketball Basketball competitions in Asia between national teams 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 William Jones Cup
The 2016 William Jones Cup was the 38th staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament. The men's tournament was held from 23–31 July 2016 at the Hsinchuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The women's tournament was held from 3–7 August 2016. Mighty Sports won the cup with two games to spare, securing the fifth overall championship for the Philippines. Men's tournament Participating teams Team standings Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Women's tournament Participating teams Team standings Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Awards Men's tournament ;Mythical Five * Quincy Davis (Chinese Taipei A) * Al Thornton (Mighty Sports) * Liu Cheng (Chinese Taipei A) * Dewarick Spencer (Mighty Sports) * Lee Seoung-Hyun Women's tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:William Jones Cup 2016 2016 was designated as: * Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 William Jones Cup
The 2015 William Jones Cup was the 37th staging of William Jones Cup, a top-level international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Taiwan from 29 August until 6 September 2015. All games were played in Xinchuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City. Men's tournament Team standings Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Women's tournament Team standings Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Awards Men's tournament ;Mythical Five * Hamed Haddadi * Mehdi Kamrani * Moon Tae-young * Jayson Castro * Lin Chih-chieh Women's tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:William Jones Cup 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ... 2015–16 in Taiwanese basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
