Sofia, Bulgaria – The last day of the U16 FIBA European Challengers in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia was opened by the teams of Slovakia and Switzerland. Slovakia controlled the game, having the lead throughout the whole game in the 77-66 win. Both Lubomir Urban and Maros Simko scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds […]
U16 European Challengers: Day 4 from Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria – Day 4 at the U16 FIBA European Challengers started with a down-to-the-wire game between Switzerland and Cyprus, which was won by Switzerland – 61-60. Luka Stankovic (2006), a 6-foot-4 forward led the winners in scoring with 13 points, hitting 2-of-8 from long range, showing soft touch on his shot and nice potential […]
U16 European Challengers: Day 3 from Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria – Ukraine dominated against Switzerland in the first game of the program for Day 3 at the U16 European Challengers in Sofia. Ukraine had a clear size advantage over its opponent, as the average height of the Ukrainians is 6-6, while that of Swiss players is only 6-2. Ukraine controlled the boards and […]
U16 European Challengers: Day 2 from Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria – Day 2 of the U16 FIBA European Challengers here in Sofia was opened by the teams of Switzerland and Portugal. Portugal dominated from the start to win it – 65-47. Ruben Prey had another strong showing at the event, this time leading his team with 14 points and an impressive 16 rebounds. […]
U16 European Challengers: Day 1 from Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria – We checked into the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia for the U16 FIBA European Challengers which will be held from Monday until Saturday this week. Two venues in the city will host three groups. The first group is consisted of Germany, Croatia, Latvia, Poland and Bulgaria. They will play in a round-robin […]
