Before practice today, we head off to a “Socially Useful Activity” as it is called here!!! The team has been asked to go to the MINFA Aluminum Manufacturing Plant to tour the facility, sign autographs and entertain the company with a little bit of Basketball. Team Picture at MINFA […]
NetScouts Basketball China Women’s Tour: The Team Arrives
Arrival to Nan’an. Games to Start tomorrow. The sounds of consistent car horns, used to somehow direct traffic, once again ring a familiar tone to the ears of a 30+hour travel weary women’s basketball all-star team, ready to represent the USA in China. Yep, 30+ hours is no joke, in fact, for some of the […]
USA Women’s All-Stars Named to China All-Tournament Teams
The NetScouts Basketball USA Women’s All-Stars had five players earn All-Tournament honors throughout the China tour. Keep in mind that we had 12 players on the tour all getting close to equal minutes. No one played more than 20 minutes per game. First leg vs. Team China Olympic Team USA MVP: Becca Tobin (Arizona State): […]
USA Men’s All-Stars Advance to 8-0 on China Tour
The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars advanced to 8-0 on their 9-game China tour with wins over Lithuania and Germany. One game against China completes the tour. The USA All-Stars pretty much destroyed Lithuania 102-75. The USA got on them from the tip, came up with numerous steals and shot over 60% for the game. Anthony […]
USA Women’s All-Stars End Tour with a Win!
Great, great, game tonight in WUDALIANCHI.. Yep, I finally figured out the spelling of the name of the city we are in. Took long enough huh?? Well, I got the spelling of a label of one of the labels from the celebratory drinks they served. Go figure, that’s what it takes to get […]
China Women Top USA All-Stars Helped by Phantom Baskets
There might have been a time in basketball, that you’ve thought you’ve seen it all… That would be tonight for us. Though what I’m about to say wouldn’t really surprise anyone, the scope of the situation was pretty unbelievable… If the towns advertisement for this game to it’s citizens tells you anything. Take a […]
NetScouts Basketball Women’s USA All-Stars Get into the Victory Column
The NetScouts Basketball Women’s USA All-Star team now will play three games against the Chinese National “B” team. The team flew from Jinzhong City to Beijing and to Harbin, which is in the upper northeast section of China. A four-hour bus ride from Harbin brought us to our new location, a beautiful little city of […]
NetScouts Basketball Men’s All-Stars Edge China
The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars defeated the Chinese National “B” team 80-78 to advance to 6-0 on their 9-game China tour. The USA trailed almost the entire game but found a way late to take a four-point lead and hold on for the two-point win. China came out strong building a nine-point lead late in […]
NetScouts Basketball Men’s Team 5-0 on China Trip
The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars defeated Lithuania 91-85 to advance to 4-0 on their 9-game China tour. USA broke the game open early and cruised to a 20 point halftime lead. Lithuania battled back in the second half but could not close the gap to less than five. The USA All-Stars were led by Brian […]
