Eurobasket.com, also commonly referred to as "Eurobasket News", is a

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-centered

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that provides coverage of every

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and

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club basketball

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from around the world, as well as many

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level leagues. Although it is primarily focused on

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basketball leagues, the website also hosts several different regional sections for

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, and

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. Eurobasket.com, which is updated on a daily basis, covers basketball in 196 different countries and in 435 different leagues around the world, with over 940,000 basketball player and

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profiles.

History

Eurobasket.com is the most well-known website about international basketball coverage. Originally, it was established in 1995, as Euroster.com, in

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, by Marek Wojtera. Wojtera, is a Polish immigrant, former basketball player, and a

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. Two years later, in 1997, it changed its name to Eurobasket.com. In 2010, it was incorporated into the

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based web programming company Sports I.T. Solutions, and the two companies became partners in 2019.

Overview

The site's news content is provided by its full-time staff, and over 100

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correspondents that are located around the world. Eurobasket.com is known as the source of the most complete basketball coverage and

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about basketball. The site also hosts a

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of over 940,000 basketball coaches and players, both active and retired, from around the world, with some of that content being accessible only through a

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Eurobasket Summer League

Eurobasket.com also operates the Eurobasket Summer League, which consists of annual three day basketball tournaments that take place in the

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. The summer league takes place in the five host venues of

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, and

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, and also goes to the NCAA Women's Final Four. There are also European tours, where the players can be seen by more European

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. The aim of the tournaments is to help unsigned

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s find professional basketball clubs overseas, and to that end, 767 former Eurobasket Summer League players were active on professional rosters, in 67 different countries during the 2019–20 basketball season. The summer league events, which cater to both men's and women's basketball players, have also hosted players from lesser known backgrounds, like players from

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colleges for example. In order for the players to gain more exposure, the games are broadcast live on

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, and have received over 145,000 views since 2018.

Related websites

Eurobasket.com's affiliated sections: *

– Afrobasket.com *

– Asia-basket.com *

– Eurobasket.com *

– Latinbasket.com *

– USbasket.com *

– Australiabasket.com * Eurobasket Summer League - Eurobasketsummerleague.com * Probasketballoverseas.com * Sports Agents - Hoopsagents.com * Youth Level - Youthbasket.com

Eurobasket News Euro awards

The Eurobasket News Euro awards are annual sports awards that are given to the best

players and

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that are playing and coaching on the European continent, across all European leagues and competitions, regardless of their nationalities. Awards are also given to the best basketball players in the world, that have European nationalities, regardless of whether they play in Europe, or anywhere else in the world. The awards are decided on by a vote that takes place among over 300

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that cover European basketball for the website.

Eurobasket News All-Europeans Player of the Year

The EuroBasket News All-Europeans Player of the Year award is given to the best basketball player in the world, in a given calendar year, that has European nationality, regardless of whether they play in Europe, or anywhere else in the world. For example, European players that play in the

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, and other various leagues around the world that are not based in Europe, are eligible for the award. The award is decided on by a vote that takes place among over 300 sports journalists that cover international basketball for the website. *Nationalities listed by

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affiliation:

Eurobasket News All-Europe Player of the Year

The Eurobasket News All-Europe Player of the Year award is given to the best

player on the European continent, in a given calendar year, across all European leagues and competitions. The award is given regardless of the player's nationality, as the winner of the award does not have to have European nationality. The award is decided on by a vote that takes place among over 300 sports journalists that cover European basketball for the website. *Nationalities listed by

affiliation:

Eurobasket News All-Europe Team

The Eurobasket News All-Europe First Team and Eurobasket News All-Europe Second Team awards are given to the ten best players of all of the European continent, in a given calendar year, across all European leagues and competitions, regardless of the player's nationality, as the winner of the award does not have to have European nationality. The award is decided on by a vote that takes place among over 300 sports journalists that cover European basketball for the website. *Nationalities listed by

affiliation:

Eurobasket News All-Europe Coach of the Year

The Eurobasket News All-Europe Coach of the Year award is given to the best head

on the European continent, in a given calendar year, across all European leagues and competitions. The award is given regardless of the coach's nationality, as the winner of the award does not have to have European nationality. The award is decided on by a vote that takes place among over 300 sports journalists that cover European basketball for the website. *Nationalities listed by

affiliation:

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.eurobasket.com/
Eurobasket News' YouTube ChannelEurobasket Summer League's YouTube Channel
Basketball websites Internet properties established in 1997