Jiahe, China – The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars started the game strong and dug their heels in deep in opening up a 34-25 halftime lead over the host Chinese. But it was all for naught, as in the end, China escaped with a 78-76 overtime win in front of a packed house of nearly […]
USA All-Stars Back on Track in Rout of Lithuania
Jiahe, China – Suffocating defense and high quality attacks to the basket helped push the NetScouts Basketball USA-Stars to a commanding victory over Lithuania. The opponent did not go quietly as they fought hard and battled throughout the game, but the Americans never relented and walked away the 72-49 victors. The 49 points by Lithuania is […]
Fiery Australian Team Upsets USA All-Stars
Jiahe, China – A disciplined and determined group of Australians upset the NetScouts Basketball Women’s USA All-Stars (3-1) 78-68 tonight in the opening action in Jiahe. Australia was tough on the boards ending the game with a +7 advantage while limiting the Americans to 17 percent shooting from long-distance (5-of-28). Despite a strong second quarter […]
USA All-Stars Top China in OT, Go to 3-0
Zhoushan, China – The NetScouts Basketball Women’s USA All-Stars won their third straight game defeating a tough China team in overtime 79-71 in Zhoushan tonight. Utah’s Danielle Rodriguez led a balanced USA attack with 14 points. Despite a slow start, shooting 18 percent in the first quarter and 28 percent for the first half, the […]
USA All-Stars Top Game Lithuanians
Daishan, China – Despite struggling shooting efforts from both teams, The NetScouts Basketball Women’s USA All-Stars used strong transition points in the third quarter to pull away from a disciplined Lithuania team 76-68 tonight in Daishan. Brittany Crain led the winners with 20 points. The Americans only shot 18 percent from the three point line […]
NetScouts Basketball Women USA All-Stars Top Australia in China Opener
Daishan, China – The NetScouts Basketball Women’s USA All-Stars squared off in an opening match against a formidable squad from Australia on the first day of the Daishan City Tournament. Both teams struggled to get going early after having just arrived to the location from a long day of international travel. In the end the Americans were […]
NetScouts Basketball Women’s China Tour: Travelogue 2
With all of us headed home from our extended tour of China I have some time to highlight the non-basketball related aspects of the trip. We have been through most of the country. We spent time in PingXiang, Chengdu, Changshu, Qinhuangdao and Beijing. We flew in and out of airports in Beijing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Chengdu, […]
NetScouts Basketball USA All-Star Teams Head to China
NetScouts Basketball will be returning to China this week for a series of Men’s and a Women’s tournaments. The Men’s team will play teams from China, Lithuania and Germany in a 3-city, 9-game round robin format. The roster of the Men’s team is: Brian Addison (Buffalo/Portugal), Tyler Cain (South Dakota/Latvia), Lance Jeter (Nebraska/Holland), LaMarcus Reed (Texas-Arlington), […]
Basketball Times Column: Women’s All-Stars Tour China
NetScouts Basketball’s Chris Denker recently took a USA All-Star Women’s team to China to play the U17 National Teams of China, New Zealand and Australia. The teams played in a round robin tournament format with three games each in three different cities. That was the focus of our current Basketball Times Column. You can read […]
