query: who started the 3 on 3 basketball league

pos: BIG3 announcer, though Brian Custer filled-in occasionally, Jim Jackson handled color commentary and Michael Rapaport was the sideline reporter. For 2018 Custer was promoted to be the regular play-by-play announcer while Jackson and Rapaport returned. BIG3 BIG3 is a 3-on-3 basketball league, featuring mostly retired National Basketball Association (NBA) players. The league was created by rapper/actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. On January 11, 2017, Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz announced their new 3-on-3 basketball league at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel, in New York City. After the conclusion of the inaugural season, awards were voted on by the

pos: BIG3 BIG3 BIG3 is a 3-on-3 basketball league, featuring mostly retired National Basketball Association (NBA) players. The league was created by rapper/actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. On January 11, 2017, Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz announced their new 3-on-3 basketball league at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel, in New York City. After the conclusion of the inaugural season, awards were voted on by the players. The MVP was won by 3 Headed Monsters forward Rashard Lewis after he averaged 21.3 points per game. Trilogy's undefeated season led to several awards for members of the team including DPOY won

neg: Thailand Basketball League Thailand Basketball League The Thailand Basketball League (TBL) () is a men's professional basketball league in Thailand. The league is composed 11 teams on the Men's division while the Women's division consists of six teams. The league also consists of 3 divisions: Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3. The league has a similar organization and structure as the NBA. Thailand Basketball League was started in 2012 by the Basketball Sport Association of Thailand to develop basketball players in Thailand. Teams are composed of both Thai and foreign players. In 2012 and 2013 teams were allowed use 2 foreigners player

neg: 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League The 2007-08 Turkish Basketball League was the 42nd season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. Beşiktaş Cola Turka finished first in the regular season and Fenerbahçe Ülker won the playoffs. "Last updated May 10, 2008" Alpella and TTNET Beykoz were relegated to Turkish Second Basketball League. Erdemirspor and Aliağa Belediyespor will play in Turkish Basketball League in 2008-2009 season. The Beko Basketball League play-offs started on Saturday, May 3, 2008 and ran through June 4, 2008 with the League finals. Quarterfinal and Semifinal series are 5-match series. The teams first to reach 3 wins

neg: London Lituanica crowned as champion of the Division 2. On 14 September 2017, just one season after their debut in the Division 1, the club announced its withdrawal from competition. London Lituanica London Lituanica is a British basketball team who competes in the English Basketball League Division 1. The team was created in 2010 by Lithuanian immigrants in London and started playing the Britain Lithuanians Basketball League. In 2012, Lituanica joined the English Basketball League Division 3 finishing as runner-up of the league after losing to Plymouth Marjon in the finals. The club has the goal to be the strongest Lithuanian team

neg: 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League Rishon LeZion. Maccabi Kiryat Gat has been promoted to the league after winning 2014–15 National League. Hapoel Gilboa Galil, who finished last season, relegated from the Super League. The Quarterfinals were played as best-of-five playoff series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary). The Quarterfinals started on May 19 and ended on June 1. The 2016 Israeli League All-star event was held on 25 March 2016, at the Begin Arena in Eilat. 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League The 2015–2016 Israeli Basketball Super League was

neg: London Lituanica London Lituanica London Lituanica is a British basketball team who competes in the English Basketball League Division 1. The team was created in 2010 by Lithuanian immigrants in London and started playing the Britain Lithuanians Basketball League. In 2012, Lituanica joined the English Basketball League Division 3 finishing as runner-up of the league after losing to Plymouth Marjon in the finals. The club has the goal to be the strongest Lithuanian team in the UK and hopes joining the British Basketball League in the next years. In 2015 Lituanica achieved promotion to the top division of the EBL after being

neg: 2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga it was announced that, starting from this season, all BBL-games will be broadcast, as the league has signed a contract until 2018 with Telekom. 2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga 2014–15 was the 49th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on 2 October 2014 and ended on 3 May 2015. The Playoffs started on 9 May and ended on 21 June 2015. Brose Baskets was the top seed in the regular season. The team also won the title, after it beat Bayern Munich 3–2 in the Finals. TBB Trier and Crailsheim Merlins finished in the relegation places,

neg: Brian Earl all-Ivy for the 1997–98 Tigers and Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior the following year. His career totals of 113 games started and 281 three-point field goals are Princeton records and stood as Ivy League records until Ryan Wittman totalled 119 and 377 for Cornell in 2010. Following his Princeton career, Earl played professionally in Germany and England as well as in the United States Basketball League and Eastern Basketball Alliance. In 2003, he teamed with Kit Mueller, Arne Duncan, Craig Robinson and Mitch Henderson to make the national 3-on-3 championship game. He served as

neg: Željko Šakić Željko Šakić Željko Šakić (born April 14, 1988) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Stelmet Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at , he plays the forward positions. Šakić started playing basketball in the Cibona youth systems but never got an opportunity to play for the senior squad. After he almost quit basketball, in 2007 he got an offer from another club from Zagreb, Dubrava where he spent the next 3 seasons. After that he spent 3 seasons in the Bosnian League and then moved to Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League. He spent the 2014–15 season

neg: 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League league started with nine teams instead of ten. In December 2014, Port of Den Helder Kings left as well following its bankruptcy. Because the number of teams in the DBL decreased to nine, a new play-off format was chosen. After the seeds 3–6 played a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and finals would be played in a best-of-seven format. 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League The 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League season will be the 55th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion was Donar from Groningen. The league started the

neg: 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League seven (if necessary) at home. The legs were played on 22 May, 24 May, 26 May, 29 May and (if necessary) 31 May, 2 June and 3 June. The team with the higher seed played game one, three, five and seven (if necessary) at home. Teams are ranked based on the playoff round in which they were eliminated and their regular season records. 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League The 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 58th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 7 October 2017 and ended

neg: 2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A Seven teams took part in the inaugural season of the competition. The regular season started on 21 October 2017 and ended on 20 February 2018. Playoffs started on 2 March 2018. Urartu, as winner of the regular season, was directly qualified for the semifinals. Teams that placed better at the end of the regular season played games 1 and 3 at home. The final was played in a double-legged format at the Mika Sports Arena, Yerevan. These games were played on 14 and 18 April 2018. 2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A The 2017–18 Armenia Basketball League A season, was the

neg: 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League The 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) is the 59th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on 6 October 2018. Due to the increase of teams from nine to ten, the format for the DBL season was changed. The eight highest-placed teams during the regular season qualify for the play-offs, while the two last-placed teams are eliminated. In the quarter-finals, a best-of-three series is played. In the semi-finals, a best-of-five series is played. The finals are decided through a best-of-seven series. On 3 May 2018, the

neg: 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League All-Stars. 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League The 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) is the 59th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on 6 October 2018. Due to the increase of teams from nine to ten, the format for the DBL season was changed. The eight highest-placed teams during the regular season qualify for the play-offs, while the two last-placed teams are eliminated. In the quarter-finals, a best-of-three series is played. In the semi-finals, a best-of-five series is played. The finals are decided through a best-of-seven series. On 3 May 2018,

neg: Philippine Basketball League The agreement was made as dry-run of a proposed "Developmental League", which was initiated by the Philippine Basketball Association, just like NBA's D-League. The tournament was planned to be named "Tournament of the Philippines". Tournament of the Philippines started June 9, 2010, and used the Liga Pilipinas' home-and-away leg format with 9 teams involved, 3 from the PBL and 6 from Liga Pilipinas. M.Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Ninos became the 1st (and last) TOP champions by defeating Misamis Oriental Meteors, 3-2. After the tournament, merger talks between the 2 leagues went sour and were put off for good. The Philippine Basketball

neg: Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos defeated from Holargos at the promotion game. On July 3, 2018, Mastrogiannopoulos joined Lavrio in the Greek Basket League with a three-year contract. Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos Sarantis Mastrogiannopoulos (alternate spellings:Sari) (; born December 3, 1997) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lavrio in the Greek Basket League. He is a 1.90 m (6 ft 2.7 in) tall point guard who can also play as a shooting guard. Mastrogiannopoulos started his professional career with the Greek 1st Division club Apollon Patras in 2013. During the 2017–18 season Mastrogiannopoulos had a breakout year with Apollon Patras. In 31 games, he averaged 12

neg: 2017–18 Bulgarian Basketball Cup 2017–18 Bulgarian Basketball Cup The 2017–18 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 64th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation.The competition started on November 22, 2017, and ended with the Final on March 3, 2018. Rilski Sportist won their second cup. Yordan Bozov was named Final MVP. In this edition, the Bulgarian Basketball Federation presented new format. In the first round, the six teams who participated in European or Regional competitions from the NBL have an automatic bye to the quarterfinals, while the other three teams and five teams from A Group League

neg: Lancaster Red Roses (basketball) After losing five of their first six games in the ABL, the Red Roses rejoined the Eastern League for 28-game season. Although the team retained most of its original ABL roster, they were without Whitey Von Neida, who joined the Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League (which later become the National Basketball Association). The Red Roses' third season was a disaster. The team started league play about two weeks after the rest of the teams had their home openers, and stumbled through a 2-3 record in their first five games. After missing a scheduled road game to Williamsport, the

neg: Kris Rosales Kris Rosales Krismoir Rosales (born December 20, 1990) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 19th overall in the 2015 PBA draft by the Barako Bull Energy. Rosales started playing basketball at the age of 4 in their backyard his father Nielon Rosales who built a basketball court for him and his brother Nayton. At the age of 7 he joined his first basketball league in the city of Bellflower, California. He played for 1 year as a junior varsity and 3 years of varsity

neg: 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I The 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons the 2013–14 Ethias League, was the 87th season top tier basketball league in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2013 and finished on June 9, 2014. Telenet BC Oostende won their 3rd straight title by beating Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals. Dušan Djordjević was named Most Valuable Player. Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek and Basic-Fit Brussels made their first Ethias League appearances after playing in the 2e Nationale in the 2012–13 season. Both clubs received a C-licence, which allows the teams to use a

neg: 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I lower budget and doesn't allow them to play European but does to participate for three years. After those years they have to get an A or B-licence. 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I The 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons the 2013–14 Ethias League, was the 87th season top tier basketball league in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2013 and finished on June 9, 2014. Telenet BC Oostende won their 3rd straight title by beating Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals. Dušan Djordjević was named Most Valuable Player. Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek and Basic-Fit Brussels made

neg: Thomas Koenis Thomas Koenis Thomas Petrus A. Koenis (born December 11, 1989) is a Dutch professional basketball player, who currently plays for Donar in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in), he usually plays at the center position. Koenis started his professional career with the Den Helder Seals in 2007. After two seasons Koenis left Den Helder for WCAA Giants from Bergen op Zoom, because the club from Den Helder was bankrupt. When the Giants decided to leave the Dutch Basketball League as well in 2011, Koenis signed a 3-year contract with the GasTerra Flames from

neg: Berk Uğurlu Berk Uğurlu Berk İbrahim Uğurlu (born April 27, 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL), on loan from Fenerbahçe. Standing at 1.92 m (6 ft. 3 in.), and weighing 87 kg (192 lbs.), he plays at the point guard position. Uğurlu signed first professional contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 2012. On February 23, 2014, in a Turkish Super League win over Aliağa Petkim, he helped his team to win the game, with a 4 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals performance. On July 3,

neg: Cookie Cunningham Cookie Cunningham Harold Brewer "Cookie" Cunningham (February 4, 1905 – November 3, 1995) was an American professional football player, basketball player, and basketball coach. A two-sport athlete at Ohio State University, he started playing both football and basketball on the professional level in 1926. He started his professional football career by playing end for the Cleveland Panthers of the first American Football League. After the folding of the AFL, he played the same position for the Cleveland Bulldogs (1927), Chicago Bears (1929), and the Staten Island Stapletons (1931) of the National Football League. In the same five-year span, Cunningham also

neg: 2012–13 Kosovo Basketball Superleague won their 6th title by beating Sigal Prishtina 3:0 in a 3-game final. Same as last year, the semi-finals were played in a best-of-four format. 2012–13 Kosovo Basketball Superleague The 2012–13 BKT Superliga was the 19th season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague,also called BKT Superliga in its sponsored identity it's the highest professional basketball league in Kosovo. The regular season started on 12 October 2012 and finished on 29 April 2013, after all teams had played 28 games. The 4 best ranked teams advanced to the play-off phase whilst KB Kosova Vushtrri was relegated to the Liga e Parë e

neg: 2013–14 Kosovo Basketball Superleague their 9th title by beating KB Peja 3:0 in a 3-game final. Same as last year, the semi-finals were played in a best-of-four format. 2013–14 Kosovo Basketball Superleague The 2013–14 ETC Superliga was the 20th season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague,also called ETC Superliga in its sponsored identity it's the highest professional basketball league in Kosovo. The regular season started on 12 October 2013 and finished on 29 April 2014, after all teams had played 28 games. The 4 best ranked teams advanced to the play-off phase whilst KB Drita was relegated to the Liga e Parë e Kosoves ne

neg: Ivan Johnson (basketball) will be Johnson's third stint playing in the Philippines. Ivan Johnson (basketball) Ivan Wilkerson Johnson (born April 10, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Tanduay Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League. He played college basketball for Cisco College, L.A. Southwest JC, Oregon and Cal State San Bernardino. Johnson is currently playing in the 3-on-3 basketball league BIG3 playing for Ghost Ballers. Johnson played college basketball for four different colleges including Cisco Junior College in Texas and Los Angeles Southwest Junior College, where he averaged 22.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game

neg: Ivan Johnson (basketball) Ivan Johnson (basketball) Ivan Wilkerson Johnson (born April 10, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Tanduay Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League. He played college basketball for Cisco College, L.A. Southwest JC, Oregon and Cal State San Bernardino. Johnson is currently playing in the 3-on-3 basketball league BIG3 playing for Ghost Ballers. Johnson played college basketball for four different colleges including Cisco Junior College in Texas and Los Angeles Southwest Junior College, where he averaged 22.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game as a sophomore. He then transferred to the University

neg: Ronaldas Rutkauskas Ronaldas Rutkauskas Ronaldas Rutkauskas (born March 3, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, playing for Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2 League. Born in Kaunas, he started his professional career in Sweden with 08 Stockholm. Rutkauskas received the BBL Best Rebounder Award in 2015 while playing for Pärnu and was the leading scorer of the Belarus Premier League in 2012. Rutkauskas has represented Lithuania at junior levels. Born in Kaunas in 1992, Rutkauskas started playing basketball at a very young age in the basketball academies of Arvydas Sabonis. His professional started career in 2009 with Swedish team 08 Stockholm,

neg: Cookie Cunningham played center for the Cleveland Rosenblums and the Toledo Red Man Tobaccos (American Basketball League). Subsequently, he became a basketball coach, first on the collegiate level before becoming a player-coach in the National Basketball League (Columbus Athletic Supply in 1937–38). He subsequently returned to the college ranks, coaching for Washington and Lee University (1939–1942) and the University of North Dakota (1946–1948). Cookie Cunningham Harold Brewer "Cookie" Cunningham (February 4, 1905 – November 3, 1995) was an American professional football player, basketball player, and basketball coach. A two-sport athlete at Ohio State University, he started playing both football and basketball on

neg: Scott Morrison (basketball player) He signed for a second season with the Happinets in August 2016, who had joined the first division of the new B.League that was formed from the off-season merger of the NBL and bj league. Morrison suffered a broken cheek bone in October 2016 and subsequently started using a new mask. Morrison was a Health Sciences major in Portland State. His father Alex and brother Steve also play basketball. Scott Morrison (basketball player) Scott Morrison (born January 3, 1986) is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays for Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. Morrison plays the center position. At the

neg: Rhode Island School for the Deaf before leaving the league starting in 2017-18. To date, RISD has had 21 boys' students who recorded over 1,000 points during their varsity basketball career, and 3 students who scored over 2,000 points. RISD continues to field a varsity boys' basketball team that competes as an Independent school in R.I. Interscholastic competitions and as a full member of ESDAA, competing in the annual end-of-season ESDAA Division II tournaments. RISD started to field a girls' basketball team in the mid-1970s, and success followed shortly. Under the leadership of John Carty, a long time worker at RISD, the girls' basketball team would

neg: Rafa Martínez Rafa Martínez Rafael Martínez Aguilera (born March 3, 1982), known as Rafa Martínez, is a Spanish professional basketball player who currently plays for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB. He also represented the Spanish national basketball team internationally. He plays the shooting guard position. Rafa Martínez started playing basketball for Basquet Manresa eventually rising from clubs junior team ranks. The team previously played in the Spanish second division LEB but was promoted to the ACB for the 1999-2000 season where on October 9, 1999 he made his professional debut in the top Spanish league against FC Barcelona. The following season

neg: Alex Loughton Alex Loughton Alex Michael Loughton (born 3 May 1983) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL). Loughton began to make a name for himself when he was selected in the Australian Under-20 team; he went on to average 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game and it was not long before scouts began to take interest in him. In 2002, he moved to the United States to play college basketball for Old Dominion University. In his first season, he started all but two games and averaged 8.3 points

neg: 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A The 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A was the 49th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier level professional basketball league on Cyprus. The season started on November 6, 2015, and ended on May 3, 2016. AEK Larnaca won the previous championship, and successfully defended its title. The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule, with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away", for a total of 14 games. The league is then split up into two groups of four teams, with each of them playing teams within its group

neg: Spencer Weisz "Jewish Sports Review" 2016–17 Men's College Basketball All-American First Team. The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers earned Princeton its first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament invitation since the 2010–11 team did so. He became the only player in Princeton career history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, and 200 3-pointers. He ended his college career 2nd in Princeton history in assists (383), 5th in 3-pointers (209), and 12th in scoring (1,241 points). His 511 career defensive rebounds were 5th in Ivy League history. On August 3, 2017, Weisz started his professional career with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil,

neg: Lancashire Spinners teams. Patrons Cup Winners EBL Division 3 League Champions EBL Division 4 League Champions EBL Division 4 Playoff Champions Lancashire Spinners The Lancashire Spinners are a semi-professional British basketball club based in Bury, Greater Manchester, which currently operates two Men's senior teams in the English Basketball League, competing in Division One and the National Development League, and a Women's senior team in the English Women's Basketball League. The club have held England Basketball Clubmark accreditation since 2011, and also enter Women's and Junior teams in local competition. Originally formed as an amateur outfit, the club started life as the Old

neg: Kevin Ware having started the season with the Finnish team Kauhajoen Karhu. On July 30, 2017, Ware joined Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League. Ware averaged 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists for Faros Larissas. He signed with the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada on August 29, 2018. Kevin Ware Kevin Douglas Ware Jr. (born January 3, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He is a former player for the University of Louisville. Ware received widespread media attention when he suffered an open

neg: Naz Mitrou-Long had only his father's name on it. Naz Mitrou-Long Nazareth Jersey "Naz" Mitrou-Long (born August 3, 1993) is a Canadian-Greek professional basketball player for Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, he played high school basketball at St. Martin in his hometown. In 2012, he started playing college basketball for Iowa State. He played in the 2017 NBA Summer League for the Sacramento Kings. One of the top prospects out of

neg: 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to Division 1. The playoffs are played between the four first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home. 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) The 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 61st season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 4, 2017 and concluded on April 30, 2018, with Haukar winning their fourth title after beating Valur 3–2 in the Úrvalsdeild finals. Helena Sverrisdóttir was named the Playoffs MVP after averaging

neg: 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League Café Crown (19-11) "Türk Telekom wins the series 3:0" (1) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (24-6) vs. (4) Türk Telekom (20-10) "Türk Telekom wins the series 3:1" (2) Efes Pilsen (22-8) vs. (3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21-9) "Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:0" (3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21-9) vs. (4) Türk Telekom (20-10) 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League The 2007-08 Turkish Basketball League was the 42nd season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. Beşiktaş Cola Turka finished first in the regular season and Fenerbahçe Ülker won the playoffs. "Last updated May 10, 2008" Alpella and TTNET Beykoz were relegated to Turkish Second Basketball

neg: Naz Mitrou-Long Naz Mitrou-Long Nazareth Jersey "Naz" Mitrou-Long (born August 3, 1993) is a Canadian-Greek professional basketball player for Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, he played high school basketball at St. Martin in his hometown. In 2012, he started playing college basketball for Iowa State. He played in the 2017 NBA Summer League for the Sacramento Kings. One of the top prospects out of Canada, Long was ranked as the 7th-best

neg: Nikos Chatzis Nikos Chatzis Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (alternative spelling: Hatzis) (; born 3 June 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard position. He is among the all-time leaders in the history of the Greek Basket League in points scored, assists, 3 pointers made, and games played (since the 1992–93 season). Chatzis started his basketball career with the Greek club Poseidon Kalamatas, and he turned professional in the year 1995, when he transferred to the Greek League club A.E.K. Chatzis stayed with A.E.K.

neg: 2005–06 Turkish Basketball League series 3:1" (4) Bandırma Banvit (21-9) vs. (5) Türk Telekom (21-9) "Bandırma Banvit wins the series 3:2" (1) Ülkerspor (25-5) vs. (4) Bandırma Banvit (21-9) "Ülkerspor wins the series 3:1" (2) Efes Pilsen (24-6) vs. (3) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (23-7) "Efes Pilsen wins the series 3:2" (1) Ülkerspor (25-5) vs. (2) Efes Pilsen (24-6) "Ülkerspor wins the series 4:0" 2005–06 Turkish Basketball League The 2005-06 Turkish Basketball League was the 40th season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. "Last updated May 31, 2006" "Unfortunately, after this season Tuborg Pilsner and Büyük Kolej decided to withdraw from the Turkish

neg: UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments 23 aired Games 2 and 3 on October 20 and 21. UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 74 basketball tournaments are the basketball events of UAAP's 2011-12 season. Ateneo de Manila University was the season host. The season started with an Olympic-style opening ceremony on July 9, 2011 and followed by a doubleheader basketball games on July 10 at the Araneta Coliseum. The UAAP named former Philippine Basketball League (PBL) commissioner, current Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team consultant and Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) TV commentator Andy Jao as commissioner for basketball. Jao

neg: Ioannis Kouzeloglou Ioannis Kouzeloglou Ioannis Kouzeloglou (alternate spelling: Giannis) (, born on April 1, 1995) is a Greek professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. He mainly plays at the small forward position, but he can also play at the power forward position. He is 2.07 m (6'9½") tall. Kouzeloglou started his basketball career in the Greek basketball academy Mantoulidis Schools. On September 3, 2014, he signed a four–year deal with the Serbian Adriatic League team Partizan. The Greek player spent the 2014–15 season playing mostly for Partizan's junior team, but he also managed to make four appearances with

neg: Manos Chatzidakis (basketball) A2 League in order to get more playing time. In his first game, he recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists against Kavala. Manos Chatzidakis (basketball) Emmanouil "Manos" Chatzidakis (alternate spelling: Manos, Manolis, Hatzidakis, Hadjidakis) (; born April 21, 2000) is a Greek professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek A2 League on loan from AEK Athens. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10½ in) tall. Chatzidakis played from a young age with the youth teams of Kronos Agios Dimitrios, Ikaros Kallitheas and Panionios Leros before he started his pro career. On June 28, 2016, Chatzidakis moved to

neg: Dan Werner 4 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. In September 2010, Werner signed a 4-year contract to play for Virtus Bologna in the Italian Series A basketball league. and was loaned to Kaposvári KK of the Hungary A-Series Basketball League for the 2010-11 season. Werner started regularly at forward, leading the team in rebounding and 3-point shooting percentage, and was named to the league's All-Star team. Dan Werner Dan Werner (born October 9, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately at the University of Florida and was a freshman member of Florida's 2007 national champion team. Werner regularly started

neg: Jordan Richard Jordan Richard Jordan Richard (born June 3, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Soles de Santo Domingo Este of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB). He played two years of college basketball for Cal State Los Angeles. Richard attended Los Osos High School where he earned first-team All-Baseline League honors and was selected to play in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin All-Star game. They won a pair of league championships. Richard began his college career at Cal State San Bernardino where he appeared in 24 games and started four times, helping the Coyotes win a

neg: Aron Royé played with the Dutch national 3x3 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, where he won a silver medal. Aron Royé Aron Royé (born April 3, 1988) is a Dutch basketball player, who currently plays for Apollo Amsterdam in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Royé started his career in Leiden with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. After two seasons, Royé left for the Hanzevast Capitals from Groningen. With the club from Groningen, that later played under the name GasTerra Flames, Royé won the national championship in 2010 and the Dutch Cup in 2011. In the summer of 2011 Royé

neg: Branislav Đekić FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. Branislav Đekić Branislav Đekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ђекић; born August 12, 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Kumanovo of the Macedonian League. At , he plays at the power forward position. Đekić started his basketball professional career in 2009, with KK Partizan. He played for Partizan for three years while one year he spent at Mega Vizura on loan. On November 1, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Strumica. In his debut on November 3, he scored 14 points and

neg: Branislav Đekić Branislav Đekić Branislav Đekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ђекић; born August 12, 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Kumanovo of the Macedonian League. At , he plays at the power forward position. Đekić started his basketball professional career in 2009, with KK Partizan. He played for Partizan for three years while one year he spent at Mega Vizura on loan. On November 1, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Strumica. In his debut on November 3, he scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 72–66 win against Karpos Sokoli. He recorded his first double-double

neg: 2015–16 Irish Premier League season Basketball Ireland Source: Basketball Ireland Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland Winner of Series 2 vs Winner of Series 4 Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Round 2 Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 3 Source: Basketball Ireland, Comortais "Stats as of the end of the regular season" 2015–16 Irish Premier League season The 2015–16 Irish Premier League season was the 43rd running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 3 October 2015 and ending on 6 March

neg: 2012–13 PBL season 2012–13 PBL season The 2012–13 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the third and last season of the Russian Professional League, and the 22nd overall season of the Russian Professional Championship. The season started on 3 October 2012 and ended 12 May 2013. In May 2012, all the PBL clubs gathered to decide which format would be used for the next season, and some of the club's directors raised the possibility of uniting with the VTB United League, in order to produce greater competition between the Russian basketball clubs. They suggested that the new league would be named the Eastern

neg: Bargh Jadid Shiraz F.C. Bargh Jadid Shiraz F.C. Bargh Jadid Shiraz Football Club (Persian: برق جدید فارس ) an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League. The club is different than the original Bargh Shiraz which competes in League 3. New Bargh Fars Football Club is part of New Bargh Fars Sports Club who also field a Handball, Volleyball and Basketball teams. New Bargh was founded in 2015 by Bargh Shiraz fans and started competing in League 2. On 29 September 2016 New Bargh beat local rivals Fajr Sepasi 1–0 in the Round of 64 in the

neg: Chavdar Kostov Chavdar Kostov Chavdar Kostov (; born 18 April 1988) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player who currently plays for Rabotnički of the Macedonian League. Standing at , he plays as a Shooting guard. From 2005 to 2010, Kostov played with Lukoil Academic in Bulgaria, where he also started his pro career. During his tenue with the team, he won 5 Bulgarian championships and 3 Bulgarian Cups. On October 5, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with Kavala of the Greek Basket League. He renewed his contract with the team until 2012. On 2012 he signed a one-year deal with Bulgarian

neg: Yiftach Ziv Yiftach Ziv Yiftach Ziv (; born July 9, 1995) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. He is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall point guard. Ziv was born in Haifa, Israel, and began playing basketball for the youth team of Maccabi Haifa. In his last season with Haifa's youth team, Ziv averaged 20 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds and 4 steals per game. Ziv led Haifa to the Youth League Semifinals and was named the Youth League MVP. On September 10, 2013, Ziv started his professional career with Ironi Kiryat Ata,

neg: Doron Perkins Doron Perkins Doron Perkins (born on May 6, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) he can play as either a point guard or a shooting guard. Perkins played two years of college basketball at Santa Clara University with the Santa Clara Broncos, playing in the WCC, where he was twice selected to the All-WCC First Team (2004, 2005). He also led the league in steals during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. Perkins started his professional career in the 2005–06 season in the Japanese

neg: Matan Naor Matan Naor Matan Naor (; born 3 November 1980) is an Israeli basketball player who last played for Elitzur Netanya of the Liga Artzit. Naor increased Maccabi's youth department Rehovot. He started playing in the Premier League graduates Ramat Gan in 2000. 2001 was a breakthrough season of Naor, which is a partner in 28 games trained under Arik Shivek, and showed good ability and diverse. During 2002, under the direction of Erez Edelstein was enlightened co season record of Ramat Gan. The group came to the finals, but lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-0 in the series. National Cup

neg: Liga Pilipinas to the NBA Development League of the National Basketball Association. Through an agreement between Liga Pilipinas and the PBL, a joint tournament was held starting in June 2010. The joint tournament was held as a dry-run of the proposed developmental league. The tournament was named the Tournament of the Philippines. Tournament of the Philippines used Liga Pilipinas' home-and-away leg format where 9 teams were involved, 3 from the Philippine Basketball League and 6 from Liga Pilipinas. The tournament started on June 9, 2010 and ended on September 13, 2010 when the M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Niños became the TOP Champions

neg: Birmingham Athletics into Division 3 North. Birmingham Athletics Birmingham Athletics, formerly called and often still referred to as Aston Athletics, is a basketball team based in Birmingham, England. They currently play in English Basketball League Division 3 North. The club was founded in 2004, as Aston Athletics, to play at the Aston Events Centre, which had just been vacated by Birmingham Bullets. Starting out in English Basketball League Division 3 North, they enjoyed excellent rookie season which saw them lift the Men's Shield and finish second in the league, but only on countback in games against winners Plymouth Raiders II. They also

neg: 2018–19 Basketball Champions League legs were played on 27–28 March, and the second legs were played on 3–4 April 2018. The final four will be a single-elimination tournament held in a to be determined city. The tournament will be held from 3 May to 6 May 2019. After each gameday a selection of five players with the highest efficiency ratings is made by the Basketball Champions League. Afterwards, the official website decides which player is crowned Game Day MVP. Based on final position, teams received prize money from the BCL. 2018–19 Basketball Champions League The 2018–19 Basketball Champions League is the third season of

neg: 2007–08 KML season 2007–08 KML season The 2007–08 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga is the 17th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fourth under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this is the 83rd season of the Estonian men's basketball league. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2006–07 KML season. The season started on 3 October 2007 and concluded on 21 May 2008 with TÜ/Rock defeating Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 0 in the 2008 KML Finals to win their 24th Estonian League title. Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2008. Source: KML (2007/2008)

neg: Basketball Champions League Best Young Player all of the head coaches of all of the teams in each season of the league. The fans, the media, and the league's head coaches each get 1/3 of the vote distribution. Basketball Champions League Best Young Player The Basketball Champions League (BCL) Best Young Player in an annual award of the Basketball Champions League, which is the third-tier level European-wide professional club basketball league, that is given to the player the Basketball Champions League deems its best young player. The award is given by FIBA. The award began with the league's inaugural 2016–17 season. Only players who are aged

neg: European Professional Basketball League Any player who participated in the league would be banned for life from participating in amateur basketball thereafter, this was the case for Steveniers right after he played his first game. The concept of an entirely professional basketball league based in Europe was first promoted by Guy Van Den Broeck, coach of the Belgium national basketball team in February 1974. Van Den Broeck was said to be the European representative of ABA commissioner Mike Storen, who had reportedly mandated him to study the possibility of starting a professional competition throughout Europe. He took part in a meeting on 3 February

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2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A in a home-and-away cycle of games. The bottom four clubs play for one direct relegation spot, and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the First Round are taken over to the respective Second Round. The four teams of the top group will join the championship playoffs.

 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A The 2015–16 Cyprus Basketball Division A was the 49th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier level professional basketball league on Cyprus. The season started on November 6, 2015, and ended on May 3, 2016. AEK Larnaca

neg: Bishop Connolly High School 3 tournament. The team was led by 4th year head coach, Justin Shay. In the 2009-2010 academic year, the boys' basketball and lacrosse teams were Mayflower League Champions. In the 2010-2011 academic year, a banner was raised in every single season. In the fall, the boys' soccer team had a 12-3-3 record on their road to their Mayflower League Championship, which was the first boys' soccer title since 1993. The girls' basketball team won the Mayflower League title in the winter and the softball team also won a title in the spring. In the winter of 2011, the boys' basketball

neg: Dinos Mitoglou in the Greek Basket League, on 30 November 2013, in a game against Olympiacos. With Aris, he played in a total of 3 games, during the Greek Basket League 2013–14 season. Despite playing in Greece's top-tier level professional basketball league, Mitoglou was able to retain his amateur status, thus making him eligible to play college basketball. Mitoglou played 3 years of NCAA Division I college basketball at Wake Forest University, with the Demon Deacons, from 2014 to 2017. In 3 years at Wake Forest, he appeared in 96 games, of which 75 were starts, and averaged 9.3 points and 5.4

neg: Michael Linklater and Canadian Intercollegiate Sport (now USport) National Championship under his captaincy. Linklater played for the Edmonton Energy of the International Basketball League. He entered and won a 3-on-3 tournament in Edmonton, advancing with his team to the World Tour Finals in Istanbul where they finished sixth. Linklater is ranked as one of Canada’s best 3-on-3 basketball players. As a captain of Team Saskatoon, he participated in several FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals and joined the 3-on-3 world tour in 2012. Three-on-three basketball makes its Olympic debut in 2020 in Tokyo. Linklater founded a campaign called Boys With Braids to raise

neg: BC Donetsk season, and played 24 games in the Euro cup championships. In 2006, a new club - BC Donetsk was founded to continue the basketball traditions of the Donbass. The initiator and the founder of a new club was Valery Plekhanov, who also became its coach, and started playing in the Ukrainian First League, which is the third highest league in Ukraine. In their first season (2006–07), the team finished first, going undefeated at 34-0, and was promoted to the Ukrainian Higher League, which is the second highest league in the country. At that season (2007–08) the team finished 53-3, one

neg: Vlado Janković Vlado Janković Vladimir "Vlado" Janković (, Vladimiros "Vlanto" Giankovits, ; born March 3, 1990) is a Greek-Serbian professional basketball player for Holargos of the Greek League. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as a small forward. He is the son of the late Serbian professional basketball player, Boban Janković. Janković was born March 3, 1990, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković, who was tragically paralyzed during a Greek Basket League playoff game between Panionios and Panathinaikos in 1993. Janković moved to Greece

neg: Turkish Basketball Second League Turkish Basketball Second League The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously called the Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L). There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league for the TB2L 2015–16 season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. The top 8 teams from each group qualify to an elimination round (best of 3 games). Winners in elimination games qualify to the Quarterfinals (best of 3 games). Winners in the quarterfinals qualify to a final group

neg: Aron Royé Aron Royé Aron Royé (born April 3, 1988) is a Dutch basketball player, who currently plays for Apollo Amsterdam in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Royé started his career in Leiden with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. After two seasons, Royé left for the Hanzevast Capitals from Groningen. With the club from Groningen, that later played under the name GasTerra Flames, Royé won the national championship in 2010 and the Dutch Cup in 2011. In the summer of 2011 Royé decided to play for amateur team Apollo Amsterdam in the Dutch second division. When Apollo turned professional in 2012, Royé reentered

neg: David Bowens David Bowens David Walter Bowens (born July 3, 1977) is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Illinois. Bowens has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and Cleveland Browns. Bowens attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In basketball, he won All-State honors. Bowens started his college

neg: Marc Ghafari Marc Ghafari Mark Ghafari (born December 10, 1991 in Grosse Pointe, MI) is a Lebanese American professional basketball player who previously played for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in the Lebanese Basketball League. He started his professional career in 2014 after he played a season for Kalamazoo College in the NCAA Division 3 Tournament. Earlier in 2013, Ghafari travelled to Lebanon to perform a medical for Al Riyadi whereupon he was signed for three years. Ghafari was the stand out for Kalamazoo scoring 46 points in a game breaking the college record of points scored in a game. Ghafari was also

neg: Marcus Ginyard Marcus Ginyard Marcus Darrel Ginyard (born May 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for CSM Oradea of the Romanian League. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels after a high school career at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. Ginyard attended Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School where he was coached by Joseph Wootten. Ginyard started all four years while there, leaving with 116 wins to only 19 losses during his tenure there. His accolades include 3 Virginia Independent Schools Division I state champions (2002, 2003, 2005), MVP of

neg: Ingus Jakovičs Ingus Jakovičs Ingus Jakovičs (born April 18, 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball guard. He is also a member of the Latvian national basketball team. Jakovičs started playing basketball for BK Gulbenes Buki in Latvian Basketball League 2nd division. In 2010, he spent a season with BAA Riga, which was a youth team that played in LBL D2. Year later he moved to BK Liepājas Lauvas where he played until end of the 2013 when his contract was bought out by VEF Rīga. On January 3, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga until the end of 2015-16 season. In July

neg: 2007–08 KML season The playoffs began on 18 April 2008 and ended on 21 May 2008. The tournament concluded with TÜ/Rock defeating Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 0 in the 2008 KML Finals. 2007–08 KML season The 2007–08 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga is the 17th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fourth under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this is the 83rd season of the Estonian men's basketball league. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2006–07 KML season. The season started on 3 October 2007 and concluded on 21 May 2008 with TÜ/Rock

neg: Haywoode Workman He had his best game as a Raptor when he posted team-highs of 19 points (4–8 FG, 10–12 FT), 8 assists and 7 rebounds in a 94–85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 3 March 1999. He also spent time playing for Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel, before calling an end to his basketball playing career. While working out in Florida in the summer of 2001, he ran into NBA referee Bob Delaney, who asked him about trying to become a referee. There, he started refereeing local games and became involved with the Tampa Bay Pro-Am league. He started in California

neg: Kimani Ffriend Kimani Ffriend Kimani Ffriend (born July 29, 1977) is Jamaican professional basketball player for Ciclista Olímpico of the Argentinean League. He plays at the center position. Ffriend played NCAA college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1999 to 2001. Prior that, Ffriend attended Gulf Coast Community College and DeKalb College. Ffriend started his professional career with the Greenville Groove of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) in the 2001–02 season. Ffriend won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA CBC Championship with the Jamaican national team. In the early morning hours of Saturday, 3 November 2012, Kimani Ffriend hit a

neg: 2010–11 NBB season 2010–11 NBB season The 2010–11 NBB season was the third season of Novo Basquete Brasil, the Brazilian basketball league. It started on October 29, 2010, and was disputed by fourteen teams playing each other in round and runoff in the regular season. The NBB serves as a qualifying competition for international tournaments such as FIBA Americas League, Liga Sudamericana and Torneo InterLigas. As in the second edition, in the third edition of NBB, also named NBB 3, At the end of the regular season the first four teams qualify for the quarterfinals of the playoffs automatically now the team who

neg: Jo Anne Overleese died peacefully on May 15, 2017. Jo Anne Overleese Jo Anne (also Joanne) Overleese (October 3, 1923–May 15, 2017) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed. Born in La Jolla, San Diego, California, Joanne Overleese is better known as one of the few doctors to have played in league history. Overleese started playing softball at age nine. Subsequently, she was a Class of 1940 graduate of Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, CA, where she had the chance to play Amateur Athletic Union basketball and softball state tournaments. as

neg: Solent Kestrels partnered with Itchen College who offer EABL to some of the counties top basketball players. In addition to junior basketball, the club offers top-level senior basketball with 4 teams playing at National League level, Division 1 Men's, Division 1 Women's, Division 2 (South) Women's & Division 3 (South) Men's teams. The club has produced several players who have gone on to play at the highest levels of basketball: Solent Kestrels The Team Solent Kestrels are an English basketball team based in Eastleigh, Hampshire with junior teams from under-12's up to Men's and Women's in National League Division 1. The club

neg: Billy Thomas (basketball) Billy Thomas (basketball) "For the Wales international footballer see Billy Thomas (footballer)" Billy Thomas (born December 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and several other leagues. A 6'5" (1.96 m) tall shooting guard from Shreveport, Louisiana, he last played with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. In his college career, Thomas set a KU record making 269 3-point field goals (that record was later broken by Jeff Boschee). He also holds the school record for 3-point field goals made in a conference game, connecting on eight

neg: 2009 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament 2009 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament The 2009 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament was the 2009 post-season tournament for Summit League, an NCAA Division I athletic conference. It took place March 7–10, 2009 at Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Top-seeded North Dakota State defeated #3 seed Oakland 66–64 to earn an automatic berth into the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The winning points came on a shot by Ben Woodside, who was also named the tournament MVP, with 3.3 seconds left. North Dakota State trailed for most of the final; the Bison were behind by

neg: Olek Czyż NBA D-League Select Team for the 2014 NBA Summer League. Upon his arrival at Brindisi, he failed his physicals and was subsequently released on August 25, 2014. On January 7, 2015, Czyż signed with PGE Turów Zgorzelec of Poland for the rest of the 2014–15 season. After the regular season, he was named the PLK Rookie of the Year. Olek Czyż Aleksander "Olek" Czyż (born March 3, 1990) is a Polish professional basketball player. He has also represented the Polish national team. Czyż grew up playing basketball in Poland. He first started playing when he was 10 years old for

neg: Ivan Maraš with Cholet. On January 4, 2018, he signed with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki for the rest of the 2017–18 season. Ivan Maraš Ivan Maraš (; born April 20, 1986) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish League. Maraš started playing basketball for Budućnost Podgorica of the Montenegrin League from 2003, until 2010. With Budućnost, he won three Montenegrin championships and three Montenegrin cups. Before the end of the 2009–10 season, he also signed with Metalac Valjevo. Then, Maraš joined Hemofarm, signind a two-year contract with the club. On March 3, 2012, he left Hemofarm

neg: Mark Bunn (English footballer) March, with Bunn departing having played thirty five games for the Blades. At the start of the 2010–11 campaign, Bunn changed his shirt number from 38 to 13. On 24 August 2010, he started the second round League Cup tie at home to Norwich City in a 3–1 victory. On 22 September 2010, he started Blackburn's third round League Cup game against Aston Villa in a 3–1 defeat at Villa Park. He made his Premier League debut on 28 December 2010 in a 3–1 away win against West Bromwich Albion coming on as a half-time substitute for Paul Robinson who

neg: Aspac Jakarta Jakarta rivals Satria Muda. In 2005, Aspac became the first professional basketball team to finish undefeated (22–0) in a top-tier Indonesian league by beating Satria Muda, 2–0, in a best-of-three showdown. They also became the first team to win the Indonesian championship five times. In the 2009 edition of the tournament, Aspac lost again to Satria Muda 3–1 in a best-of-five series. Xaverius Prawiro led Aspac's charge in Game 4 with 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. This is the beginning of Aspac dominance in Indonesian basketball. It started with stars Andi and Denny in 2000. Aspac became champion

neg: Beau Beech Beau Beech Beau Beech (born March 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Hamburg Towers of the German ProA league. He played college basketball for the University of North Florida. Beech attended Ponte Vedra High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. As a senior, he averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 3 steals, leading the Sharks to a district title and regional semifinal appearance while garnering first-team All-State honors. After graduating high school, Beech joined North Florida where he started in 129 of 133 games while averaging 11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists

neg: Aleksa Nikolić a season-ending injury at Morehead State on November 24, 2015, which required facial surgery. Nikolić appeared in all 25 games, including 3 starts in the 2016–17 season. In September 2018, he joined FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia. Aleksa Nikolić Aleksa Nikolić (; born March 31, 1995), is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the Adriatic League. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Nikolić played for the Marshall Thundering Herd of the Conference USA (NCAA Division I) from 2014 to 2017. Nikolić appeared in all

neg: 2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga 2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga 2014–15 was the 49th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on 2 October 2014 and ended on 3 May 2015. The Playoffs started on 9 May and ended on 21 June 2015. Brose Baskets was the top seed in the regular season. The team also won the title, after it beat Bayern Munich 3–2 in the Finals. TBB Trier and Crailsheim Merlins finished in the relegation places, but due to Artland Dragons withdrawing from the Bundesliga, Crailsheim accepted an offer to remain in the Bundesliga for 2015–16. On 17 June 2014

neg: Jeff Halliburton All-American as a senior. Halliburton was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NBA Draft (39th pick overall) by the Atlanta Hawks. He played the 1971–72 season with the Hawks, averaging 4.0 points and 1.0 rebounds off the bench. He started the 1972–73 season with the Hawks, but was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, where he averaged 9.5 points per game for the remainder of the season. He played for the Iberia Superstars of the European Professional Basketball League in 1975. Jeff Halliburton Jeffrey Halliburton (born July 3, 1949) is a retired American basketball player who played in the

neg: Nathan Crosswell Nathan Crosswell Nathan Crosswell (born 3 August 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League from 1999–2013. During his 14-year career in the NBL, Crosswell played for the Melbourne Tigers, Victoria Giants, Cairns Taipans, Townsville Crocodiles and Adelaide 36ers. How won his only NBL championship with the Tigers in the 2007–08 NBL season. Crosswell started his NBL career with the Melbourne Tigers in 1999. He later played for the Victoria Giants and Cairns Taipans before re-joining the Tigers in 2007 and winning his only NBL championship. He joined the Townsville Crocodiles in 2010

neg: Damier Pitts Damier Pitts Damier Erik Pitts (born December 3, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Jászberényi KSE of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. He played for Marshall University from 2008 to 2012 and was named to the All-Conference USA Third-Team after his senior year. Pitts started his professional career in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla with KFÍ in 2012. He led the league in scoring with 33,5 points per game and was selected for the 2013 Icelandic All-Star game. In 2017, Pitts participated in The Basketball Tournament with team NC Prodigal Sons. Pitts led the team to a first

neg: Yannick Franke played at EuroBasket 2015, where the team had a 1–4 record. Franke played in one game, a 72–78 loss against Croatia, and he scored 3 points in the match. Yannick Franke Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for BC Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Franke usually plays as shooting guard and occasionally as point guard. Franke started his professional career with the Dutch powerhouse ZZ Leiden in the 2013–14 season. In December he transferred to lower-ranked Challenge Sports Rotterdam, where he could get more playing time. In the 2014–15

neg: Brandan Kearney was invited to the NBA's Miami Heat summer mini camp. In October 2016, the Miami Heat's NBA D League Affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce invited Kearney to their Veterans training camp where he was the teams final cut before the regular season started. As of Feb-2017-Currently for Moncton, Kearney has played in 20 games averaging 15 points, 5 rebs and 3 assists per game. Brandan Kearney Brandan Dion Kearney (born March 1, 1993) is a professional basketball player for the Montcon Miracles of the National Basketball League of Canada. He played college basketball at Michigan State University, Arizona State University and

neg: Tautvydas Pipiras Tautvydas Pipiras Tautvydas Pipiras (born 21 August 1993) is a Lithuanian basketball player for BC Perlas-MRU of the National Basketball League. Tautvydas Pipiras started his professional career in the National Basketball League playing 2 seasons for Vilniaus „KK Akademija“ team, later renamed Vilniaus „Š.Marčiulionio Krepšinio Akademija“. In summer 2012, Tautvydas Pipiras signed a contract with Trakų Trakai where he played with his brother Domantas. He played 3 season in this club. Most successful was 2013-14 season when Trakų Trakai went to the finals where they lost to BC Mažeikiai and won silver medals. In 2015-16 season he signed with BC

neg: 2013–14 Dutch Basketball League after Challenge Sports became their new main sponsor. Four new awards were handed out this season, in the Playoffs MVP, Sixth Man of the Year award and the All-Defense and All-Rookie Teams. Only players who played more than 29 games qualified. For the two point percentage ranking, a player had to take at least 5 shots per game, for the three point and free throw ranking 3 shots per game. 2013–14 Dutch Basketball League The 2013–14 Dutch Basketball League season was the 54th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion