Can Mexico end its 48-year Olympic drought at this year’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament? Mexico will be fighting an uphill battle against teams like Italy, Lithuania and Puerto Rico, as it does not possess the same level of raw talent as those squads. However, Mexico has developed strong chemistry in past competitions with veterans like […]
New Zealand FIBA Olympic Qualifying schedule: Dates, times, rosters & how to watch 2024 tournament games
New Zealand’s national basketball team, the “Tall Blacks,” will have its hands full at the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In order to win a “last chance” qualification to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, New Zealand will need to first get through Luka Doncic’s Slovenia team and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece squad — talk about a […]
Dominican Republic FIBA Olympic Qualifying schedule: Dates, times, rosters & how to watch 2024 tournament games
Twelve years ago, the Dominican Republic had a good chance at qualifying for the Olympics in London, but it fell short in a second-chance game to Nigeria. Now, the country has yet another chance to get to the big stage via the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Make no mistake — it won’t be an easy […]
Revisiting star-studded 2019 USA U-19 FIBA roster featuring Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers before they took over NCAA
USA’s U-19 2019 FIBA roster was much like many of the basketball stars that littered its roster — it didn’t miss. Those teams are typically loaded with plenty of big names from the sport before they experience their full breakouts at the college or WNBA level, but even by typical Team USA standards, the 2019 […]
FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers schedule: Dates, times and how to watch, stream qualification games
The FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers begin on Thursday, Feb. 22, with 32 teams representing countries throughout Europe set to vie for the 24 spots at FIBA EuroBasket 2025. The initial qualifying window will include a total of 32 games spread across five days. After this window elapses, the next window will not occur until late […]