2010 FIBA World ChampionshipThe 2010 FIBA World Championship is hosted by Turkey. The tournament runs from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It is co-organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Turkish Basketball Federation and the 2010 Organizing Committee. It is considered as prestigious a competition as the Olympic Basketball Tournament.
For the third time (after the 1986 and 2006 tournaments), the World Championship will have 24 competing nations. As a result, the group stage games will be played in four different cities, and the knockout round will be hosted by
Istanbul*.
Istanbul* - The largest city in Turkey and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.8 million In its long history, the city has served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330–395), the Eastern Roman Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010.The draw for the Championship took place on December 15, 2009 in Istanbul.
Teams were drawn into four preliminary round groups of six teams each. Teams will first play a round robin schedule, with the top sixteen teams advancing to the knockout stage.
Groupings
Group A (Kayseri)Serbia
Argentina
Australia
Angola
Germany
Jordan
Group B (Istanbul)USA
Slovenia
Brazil
Croatia
Iran
Tunisia
Group C (Ankara)Turkey
Russia
Greece
China
Puerto Rico
Côte d'Ivoire
Group D (Izmir)Lithuania
Spain
New Zealand
France
Lebanon
Canada
Team USA
6th September, Team USA defeated Angola in the Round of 16 with a score of 121-66.
9th September, in the Quarter-finals, Team USA defeated Russia, 89-79, and made their way to the Semi-finals.
On 11th September, USA will face undefeated* Lithuania for the placing in Finals.
undefeated* - USA, Lithuania and Turkey made their ways here, to the Semi-finals being undefeated of 7-0. The last semi-finalist team of Serbia, lost one of their matches in the Round of 24.
Well, before the match starts, I already knew something.
Which is, Team USA will win Lithuania
again*.
why again*? - The two teams already met in an exhibition game in Madrid, Spain on Aug. 21. Surviving a horrendous start to the game, the US made just 3-of-21 shot attempts to start the game and scored just seven points in the first quarter, the Americans battled back and captured a 77-61 victory.Coaches:
Coach Krzyzewski(right) and Coach Boeheim(left) have coached USA teams in three FIBA World Championships.
More about Coach KryzewskiMichael William "Mike" Krzyzewski (born in February 13, 1947) is the men's college basketball coach of the Duke Blue Devils (A college basketball team representing an University). He is also the coach of the United States men's national basketball team, whom he led to a gold medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics.
Nicknamed "Coach K", Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to 4 NCAA (A basketball tournament) Championships, 11 Final Fours (tied for second most in history), 12 ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) regular season titles, and 12 ACC championships over 30 seasons at Duke.
Krzyzewski has amassed an NCAA-record 77 NCAA tournament victories, while averaging more than 25 wins per season.
On March 1, 2008, Krzyzewski became the sixth men's basketball coach in NCAA history to reach the 800-win plateau.
He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame following the 2001 season.
More about Coach BoeheimJames Arthur "Jim" Boeheim (born November 17, 1944) is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange (A college basketball team representing an University) to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 27 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national title game.
Boeheim has served as an assistant coach, under head coach Krzyzewski, for the United States men's national basketball team at the
1990 FIBA World Championship, the
2006 FIBA World Championship, and the
2008 Summer Olympics, where the team won the gold medal.
He will continue to serve in the same capacity at the
2010 FIBA World Championship and the
2012 Summer Olympics, also under Krzyzewski.
In addition, Boeheim currently serves as the chairman of the USA Basketball 2009-12 Men's Junior National Committee, has served as the 2007-08 President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and currently sits on its Board of Directors.
For his accomplishments, Boeheim was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2005.
Team USA of 2010 FIBAGuards: Chauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets)
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers)
Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics)(Withdrawn due to personal issues)
Forwards: Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies)
Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers)
Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers)
Centers: Tyson Chandler (Dallas Mavericks)
Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers)
Some other facts of Team USAThe 12 members of the USA World Championship Team, by the end of the FIBA World Championship, average out to be 24.66 years old. The roster features six players 22 years old or younger - four players who are just 21 years old (Durant, Rose, Gordon, Westbrook) and two who are 22 years old (Curry, Love). The oldest player on the USA roster is Chauncey Billups, who is 33 years old.
The 2010 USA World Championship squad averages 5.0 seasons of NBA experience, with one player having one season (Curry), four players (Gordon, Love, Rose, Westbrook) possessing two seasons, one with three (Durant), one (Gay) with four, one with five (Granger), one with six (Iguodala),one with nine (Chandler), one with 11 (Odom) and one with 13 seasons (Billups).
