Basketball

EILAT – The 7th Friendship Games took place in Eilat, Israel. Women’s and Men’s basketball teams from Jordan, The Palestinian Authority, Germany, Lithuania, Greece as well as teams of Israeli Arab and Jewish Students took part in the Tournament. The Men’s team from the University of Vilnius, Lithuania won the Men’s Tournament, while the Women’s […]

Mr Kowalski with the women’s winning team at the 2011 Friendship Games   TEL AVIV – The Israeli government and the Wingate Institute honoured Mr Ilan Kowalsky with the “Wingate Award” for the year 2011, on development and promotion of sport. Coach Kowalski received this award at the end of 2011 for the development and […]

SANTO DOMINGO – The first ODUPA 3 x 3 basketball championship will take place in Santo Domingo from March 9th to 11th, 2012. The games will take place at the State University of Santo Domingo. All members of ODUPA can take part in this championship. For more info contact juliogomezsoto@hotmail.com or angelm25_2@hotmail.com   (Source: Guno […]

  GENEVA – On October 20th, FISU World University Championships department met with the Basketball 3×3 department of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Kosta ILIEV, FIBA 3×3 Director, Alex SANCHEZ, FIBA 3×3 Business Director and Michael NAVERSNIK, FIBA 3×3 Sport & Business Development met with Laurent BRIEL, Director for theFISUWorld University Championships, Paulo FERREIRA,FISUExecutive Assistant […]

  OTTAWA – The CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) proudly announced Friday October 14th, its fundraising initiative to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – and other related cancer charities – is up and running for a fifth straight season.  The Shoot for the Cure campaign has proven an overwhelming success in its […]

  JOHANNESBURG – During the Basketball without Boarders-Africa clinic held in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 2nd, 2011, FASU (represented by the President, 1st Vice-President and the Secretary-General) held discussions with NBA legends and Officials from top NBA Clubs on the possible collaborations in the development of University Basketball inAfrica to a better competitive level […]

Léopold Senghor, Peninnah Kabenge, Amadou Fall & Ralethe Malumbete   JOHANNESBURG – On 2nd September 2011, FASU represented by President Dr. Ralethe Michael Malumbete, the 1st Vice President Mr. Leopold Senghor and the Secretary General Mrs. Peninnah Aligawesa Kabenge met with the Vice President of the NBA-Africa Mr. Amadou Fall at the Hyatt Regency Hotel […]

SHENZHEN – For Kale Harrison, the Summer Universiade, on the court at least, was over after about three minutes. The first time he stepped on to the court in Team Canada’s men’s basketball opener versus Turkey, Harrison suffered a concussion, which brought his tournament to an end. “It was really tough at first because I […]