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Feb 9, 2010, 2009 FIBA Europe young player of the year: Alba Torrens
20-year old Spanish international Alba Torrens is the 2009 FIBA Europe young player of the year. She beat Louice Halvarrson and Jelena Milovanovic.
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Feb 9, 2010, Roche Vendée's NF1 basketball final four ambitions start to take shape
Roche Vendée move into the top four of the NF1 basketball ladder after beating Dunkerque (78-58). This was the only change in the top four while Majda Ghariani was the player of the week.
Feb 7, 2010, Basketball news: Basket Landes saved by their trips to the charity stripes
Basket Landes win first game in 2010 against Montpellier (71-65) to move out of relegation zone. Yet basketball news is Landes 36 trips to the free-throw line compared to 13 from their guests.
Feb 6, 2010, Basketball news: Tarbes struggled but ended up beating Limoges
Basketball news: Limoges ended up losing (70-82) against Tarbes in a rescheduled game from round 14.
Feb 5, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women eighth-final: Bourges, Rivas & Mizo Pécs forcing game 3
Bourges Basket, Rivas Ecopolis and Mizo Pecs force game 3 in EuroLeague Women while Ros Casares, Spartak Moscow, UMMC Ekaterinburg, Fenerbahce and Good Angels Kosice swept the series.
Feb 4, 2010, EuroCup Women 2010: USO Mondeville, the only team to overturn first-leg defeat
In the EuroCup Women 2010 eight-final second leg only USO Mondeville overturned first-leg defeat to qualify for quarter-final.
Feb 3, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women All Star Game rosters and staff confirmed
Only the internet public vote has been used to pick the remaining 14 players for the 5th edition of the FIBA Europe EuroLeague Women All Star Game to be held in Gdynia, Poland on 9 March 2010.
Feb 2, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women eighth-final: While Russian clubs excel, Bourges struggles
EuroLeague Women news: Spartak Moscow maintain unbeaten while there was no luck for the Italian clubs nor for Bourges Basket in their defeat against Halcon Avenida.
Feb 2, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women eighth-final preview
The sixteen clubs are ready for the eighth-final EuroLeague Women play-off series. Rosters have changed. Are now the teams ready?
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Feb 2, 2010, LFB Statistics - Points, Rebounds, Efficiency and Assists
Top 20 LFB statistics' leaders in points, rebounds, efficiency , assists and 3-point shooting
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Feb 1, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women All Star Game starters announced
The public has voted on the internet for the 2010 FIBA Europe EuroLeague Women All Star game starters for the teams of: "Europe" and "Rest of the World".
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Feb 1, 2010, Basketball News: Naignouma Coulibaly's triple double did not secure victory
The leaders came away with victories in round 18 of the NF1 basketball regular season. The basketball news main story this week is the 27 points, 27 rebounds and 13 drawn fouls by Naignouma Coulibaly.
Jan 31, 2010, Basketball news: Bourges Basket warmed up for EuroLeague with a win in the LFB
Essence Carson says bye bye to the French basketball news media with another victory for Bourges. Arras got back to winning ways while Challes positive streak continues. Lenae Williams tops again.
Jan 31, 2010, Basketball news: Tarbes taken to the wire again by Montpellier
Tarbes beat Montpellier (70-65) in a dramatic finish to remain on top of the LFB. However the basketball news in Tarbes is still about the departure of Charde Houston.a
Jan 30, 2010, Basketball news: Villeneuve d'Ascq ended losing streak against Limoges
The negative series of Villeneuve d'Ascq has come to an end with a (86-70) win. For Limoges the basketball news on their injury list continues despite the début of Pelagia Papamichail.
Jan 29, 2010, EuroCup Women 2010: big wins for homesides in eighth-final first leg
The first leg of the eighth-final of the EuroCup Women favours the hosts in most of the games. Mondeville and Montpellier were among the losers of the first leg.
Jan 27, 2010, Basketball Coupe de France: It's already over for three clubs from the LFB
Three clubs from the LFB fell in the first round of the Coupe de France: Calais, Limoges and Villeneuve now have a weekend free in February to watch the games of the next round.
Jan 25, 2010, LFB basketball news: Charde Houston played her last game for Tarbes
In the basketball news section of the local newspaper: Tarbes issued an official statement that Charde Houston was released from her contract.
Jan 25, 2010, 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship for women qualifiers and draw information
The 14 teams participating in the 2010 U17 FIBA World Championship for Women are known and the draw takes place in Toulouse, France, on the 12 February 2010.
Jan 24, 2010, 2010 international youth basketball selection process starts for U18
The international youth basketball season for France U18 will start with a training camp in February for 14 players who are not members of the CFBB.
Jan 24, 2010, Basketball news: Essence Carson rescued Bourges Basket against Mondeville
Essence Carson made basketball news headlines once more as she scored the final points for Bourges Basket to beat Mondeville (73-70). The game itself was a classic with 15 lead changes.
Jan 22, 2010, Women playing basketball in France: Temeka Johnson WNBA champion
Temeka Johnson is a WNBA champion and joined in January women playing basketball in France with USO Mondeville. Normandy TV did a short interview with the lady from New Orleans.
Jan 22, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women pairings set
The EuroLeague Women pairings for the rest of the 2010 edition has been set. Bourges Basket have drawn last year finalists Halcon Avenida.
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Jan 21, 2010, Basketball news: Greek internation Pelagia Papamichail joins Limoges ABC
Pelagia Papamichail was in the basketball news after her exploits with Greece at EuroBasket Women 2009. This season she played in Spain and Croatia and will now finish the season in Limoges.
Jan 21, 2010, EuroLeague Women: Spartak Moscow Region are number one seeds
Spartak Moscow Region are the only undefeated team in the EuroLeague Women and have qualified as number one seeds. Success for Bourges Basket, disappointment for Tarbes. All 16 qualifiers now known.
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Jan 20, 2010, Laima Rickeviciute is now playing basketball in Italy
Laima Rickeviciute has not taken much time to find a new club after leaving Limoges in December. She will be playing basketball in Italy with Ragusa in the second division (A2).
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Jan 20, 2010, 2010 EuroLeague Women day of reckoning as group phase come to end
The group phase of the EuroLeague women comes to an end this week. Bourges is in Group C and is still in the fight for qualification. Tarbes in Group D must win and hope everybody loses to qualify
Jan 18, 2010, NF1 basketball highest score of the season: 111 points for Rennes
Avenir de Rennes set a new club record in NF1 basketball by scoring 111 points against Tours. The season for Charlotte Michalak is over, she was hit by a car on Saturday.
Jan 17, 2010, LFB basketball news: Arras fell to Bourges Basket
LFB basketball news from the weekend: Bourges survived at Arras while players from Aix-en-Provence foul out in defeat. Tarbes and Montpellier required last-quarter heroics to come away with wins.
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Jan 17, 2010, EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifying round groups
The EuroBasket Women 2011 Division A qualifying round draw places 18 teams into four groups.
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Jan 16, 2010, Youth Basketball: FIBA Europe U20 European Championships Women groups 2010
The U20 European Championships are the only youth basketball competition for this age group today. France are the defending champions and will play against Bulgaria, Netherlands and Poland.
Jan 16, 2010, Youth Basketball: FIBA Europe U18 European Championships Women groups 2010
France U18 Women are in Slovakia for the 2010 European Championship. They are in Group D with the Czech Republic, Turkey and the Ukraine. The Division B youth basketball festival is held in Romania.
Jan 16, 2010, Youth Basketball: FIBA Europe U16 European Championships women groups 2010
France U16 Women are in 2010 European Championship Group B with Italy, Croatia, Serbia. The international youth basketball festivals are held in Greece and Macedonia for Division A and B respectively.
Jan 16, 2010, Fiba Europe EuroBasket qualification and youth championship draw today live
It will be possible to follow the draw for the EuroBasket men and women qualification series today from 14:00 CET.
In addition the draw for European youth championships (U16,U18, and U20).
Just click on the following link:
2010 Fiba Europe summer international draw.
Jan 15, 2010, Basketball news: Marina Puskar's trial at Limoges comes to an end
More basketball news from Limoges with Serbian international Marina Puskar's trial at Limoges came to an end without any conclusion. She has returned back to Serbia.
Jan 15, 2010, EuroCup Women 2010: Home success for all in the second leg of sixteenth-final
All 16 home teams came away with victories during the second leg of the sixteenth-final of the EuroCup Women. However 2 of the top seeds did not qualify for the next round.
Jan 14, 2010, EuroLeague Women: Candace Parker making debut for UMMC
UMMC Ekaterinburg secured first place in EuroLeague Women Group A. Spartak Moscow Region are the only team undefeated after Wisla Can-Pack lost to Beretta Famila.
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Jan 13, 2010, EuroLeague Women basketball treat in Tarbes
A full capacity crowd was treated to a FIBA Europe EuroLeague Women basketball match classic between Tarbes and Spartak Moscow Region. Spartak won (78-75) thanks to Diana Taurasi.
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Jan 13, 2010, EuroLeague Women: Tarbes - Spartak Moscow Region on the radio
No live TV/ internet coverage of the game in France. We are expecting some highlight footage from the game later BUT you can listen to the game live on the following link.
20:00 (GMT-1) Tarbes vs. Spartak Moscow Region
For Spanish fans the game between Villeneuve and Halcon Avenida will also be on the radio tonight
20:00 (GMT-1) Villeneuve vs. Halcon Avenida
Jan 12, 2010, Coupe de France basketball 2009-2010 bracket wall chart and information
The Coupe de France basketball competition brackets are known for the 2009-2010 season. You can download your personal wall chart and follow the competition all the way to Paris Bercy.
