For many people, the summer offers an opportunity to travel. That was the case this month for the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team. The Hokies took a trip to Switzerland and Italy from Aug. 4-12, visiting nine cities and playing two exhibition games. “It was great,” Tech coach Mike Young said Tuesday on a video...
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Switzerland County Senior Selected for Scholarship by IHSAA
Seventeen senior student-athletes were selected for six scholarships to be presented this Spring. INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana High School Athletic Association has announced the selection of 17 senior student-athletes for six scholarships. The scholarships recognize and honor the legacies of legends and leaders of Indiana such as the Bobby and Kathy Cox Post-Secondary Scholarship, the...
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Brooke Todd Resigns as Switzerland County Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
Todd led the Lady Pacers to three consecutive winning seasons. (Vevay, Ind.) – Switzerland County High School is looking for a new girls varsity basketball coach. Brooke Todd resigned the position, which was approved by the school board on Monday. Todd replaced Mark Boggs has Lady Pacers head coach in 2021. In her three seasons...
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Canada’s basketball teams set for Paris Olympics, group foes revealed
The groups have been set for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at the Paris Olympics this summer. The draw was held in Mies, Switzerland, with former Australian women’s star Penny Taylor and former NBA superstar and American Carmelo Anthony presenting the groups on Tuesday. Canada’s seventh-ranked men’s team will be in...
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Men’s Olympic basketball tournament: Paris 2024 draw results with U.S., Serbia facing off in group play
Defending Olympic champions USA will face a “strong” Serbia team and debutants South Sudan at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 after the men’s Olympic basketball tournament draw was made at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, on Tuesday 19 March. The trio were drawn in Group C, with USA and Serbia clashing...
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Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024 Draw set for March 19
MIES (Switzerland) – The Draws for the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024 on March 19 in Mies, Switzerland will be completed according to specific Draw Principles. Scheduled to take place at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball at 19:00 CET and performed by legends of the game Penny Taylor and Carmelo Anthony,...
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Vasilije Micic: ”Shai says he’ll play game of his life next time against Serbia”
MIES (Switzerland) – An open wound from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 campaign is Canada’s Semi-Final defeat to Serbia. Gilgeous-Alexander, spectacular in Jakarta and Manila, made the All-Star Five after leading his country to the podium at the World Cup for the first time, and Canada also clinched their first Olympic berth since...
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Luxembourg pull off 23-point comeback; Austria win high-scoring opener
MUNICH (Germany) – Luxembourg pulled off a magical comeback and shocked Romania in their opening game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers while Switzerland, Kosovo and Austria also started with wins. In one of four Pre-Qualifiers across the continent, Luxembourg rallied from 23-points down in the fourth quarter to beat Romania 76-72...
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Preview: Which teams will advance to the Second Round?
MUNICH (Germany) – The road to FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 takes the first step in Europe with the First Round of the Pre-Qualifiers. The 10 participating nations have been split into three groups with games played in a home-and-away round robin format across three windows. There are four places up for grabs into the...
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Penny Taylor and Carmelo Anthony to perform draws for the Olympic Basketball Tournaments on March 19
MIES (Switzerland) – The highly anticipated Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024 Draws for both men and women are scheduled for March 19 and will take place at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, at 19:00 CET. International basketball legends Penny Taylor of Australia and Carmelo Anthony of the USA will perform as hosts...