The U.S. path to reclaiming the world championship is not so much blocked by a team as it is by a player as the Americans prepare for a quarter-final meeting with Germany and Dirk Nowitzki.
Jerry Colangelo admitted Team USA’s second-quarter mauling of Australia which led to a 113-73 American triumph was the stuff of dreams.
The 2005 European champions Greece have used a disciplined defense and a steady and balanced offense to reach the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
A year ago, Aymeric Jeanneau was watching at home as France came agonisingly close to reaching the EuroBasket final only to see a seven-point lead evaporate in the last minute of their semi-final against Greece, the eventual winners.
Carmelo Anthony has returned to the international scene at the FIBA World Championship determined to prove a point.
To many, Florent Pietrus might be known as the brother of Mickael Pietrus, a high-flying swingman for France and for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.
International stars have begun preparing for the World Basketball Championship quarter-finals while wondering if any team can stop an American juggernaut from rolling to a title.
Every once in a while, Jim Boeheim has the urge to jump off the bench and call a play or lecture the referees.
Dwyane Wade sized up the U.S. roster and decided how he could best make a difference: on the bench.
The United States breezed into the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIBA World Championship while hard-fought victories by Germany and France meant the end of Africa's campaign, and Greece remained undefeated.
A timid second-round exit ended Serbia & Montenegro's medal hopes at the men's world basketball championship in Japan and completed a four-year barren spell in major competitions for the 2002 champions.
Tab Baldwin, New Zealand's head coach for the last six years, resigned after his team's 79-62 loss to Argentina on Saturday in the second round of the FIBA world championships.
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