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	InsideHoops.com - Players Announced For 2005 USA Men's Basketball World Championship Qualifying Team
		The top four finishing teams (in addition to Argentina who has already qualified by virtue of winning the 2004 Olympics) will earn their nation a qualifying berth in the 2006 FIBA World Championship that is being held in Japan.
		In FIBA Americas Olympic or World Championship qualifying events held since 1989, USA Basketball men's teams are 46-4 and have won gold in five of the six Tournament of the Americas it has sent teams to.
		The 10 FIBA Americas World Championship Qualifying tournament's teams have been divided into two preliminary round groups of five teams each.
	www.insidehoops.com /usa-qualifying-team-082205.shtml (847 words)

	Sport Updates News Headlines Basketball
		TOKYO (FIBA World Championship 2006) - The President of the Spanish Basketball Federation Jose Luis Saez complimented the organizers of the draw: "It was magnificent.
		TOKYO (FIBA World Championship 2006) - Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand are both delighted with their draws for the 2006 FIBA World Championships.
		CLEVELAND (FIBA World Championship) - Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has committed to playing for the United States at both the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the 2008 Olympics.
	www.sport-updates.com /news19.html (1803 words)

	Fiba2006Brazil.com - 15th World Championship for Women 2006
		The draw for the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women will be held on Tuesday, January 31 at the Sofitel Hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil at 14:00 hours local time, FIBA and the Brazilian Basketball Federation announced today.
		Abuja - Nigeria underlined their reputation as one of the best teams in the world by beating Senegal on Wednesday to clinch the 19th FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
		Abuja — Twelve African countries are to battle later this month for the two remaining places for next year's FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil.
	www.worldbasketbrazil2006.com /?l=en (233 words)

	InterBasket.net - WBC expanding to 24 teams in 2006 - Who will be the teams in your opinion?
		I think FIBA can also have what one would call smaller nations championship in which small island nations could compete in basketball for a FIBA sanctioned title and trophy.
		FIBA on the other hand has taken the easy way out by allowing 2(!) Oceanian teams to participate in all competitions, which is ridiculous because there are only 2 good teams in Oceania.
		That can happen of course, but I'm sure that FIBA as well as other international sports federations have thought about it before we did and there probably are more implications then we can think of.
	www.interbasket.net /talk/showthread.php3?p=67010 (1520 words)

	Sports Features Communications - Press Point
		FIBA and the Japanese Basketball Association have announced today the 5 venues for the FIBA World Championship 2006 in
		The FIBA World Championship is the most prestigious basketball event on the globe, organized by FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and held once every four years.
		The 2006 edition will be the first World Championship in
	www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=8751 (248 words)

	Langhorne, Coleman Finalists For USA U19 Women's Basketball World Championship Team :: Terps among 15 finalists
		Formerly known as the FIBA Women's Junior World Championship, the 2005 FIBA U19 World Championship features 12 teams, and is scheduled to run July 15-24 in Hammamet and Tunis, Tunisia.
		Following five additional days (July 7-11) of training and two exhibition games against Hungary's U19 Team in Budapest, Hungary, the 2005 USA U19 Team will travel to Tunis, Tunisia, for the July 15-24 FIBA U19 World Championship Tournament.
		To be eligible for the 2005 USA U19 World Championship Team, an athlete must have been born on or after Jan. 1, 1986 (19-years-old or younger).
	www.collegesports.com /sports/w-baskbl/stories/052305aad.html (692 words)

	Sports Australia - Basketball Media Release: Australia withdraws World Championship bid [July 9, 2004]
		A number of factors weighed heavily against our chances of being named as host nation, not the least of which was the fact that the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Men will be hosted in the Asia/Oceania region.
		Basketball Australia will now look at the possibility of bidding for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Men instead.
		After initially indicating interest in hosting the major event to basketball’s international governing body FIBA, Basketball Australia determined that a successful bid was highly unlikely and has withdrawn from the running.
	sportsaustralia.com /articles/jul04/artid1746.html (271 words)

	Asia-Basket - Asian Championships 2005
		South Korea, which finished fourth in the Asian Championship, should be invited to the 2006 FIBA World Championship as one of the four "wild card" teams FIBA will select in a November 26-27 meeting in Rome, Italy.
		The third spot for the World Championship was won by hosts Qatar who defeated South Korea in a place to decide the third and fourth places.
		Lebanon had qualified to compete for the first time at the World Basketball Championships in 2002 when the tournament was held in Indianapolis on the United States.
	www.asia-basket.com /events/ac/ac05.asp (7637 words)

	Basketball World Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Basketball World Championship was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and was first held in 1950 in Argentina.
		The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially.
		The most successful teams in the history of the World Championships are the United States, the Soviet Union and SFR Yugoslavia, with three titles each.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basketball_World_Championship (365 words)

	The Official Site of USA Basketball
		The 24-team 2006 FIBA Men's World Championship is being held Aug. 19-Sept. 3 in Japan.
		The 2005 FIBA U19 World Championship MVP Crystal Langhorne from the University of Maryland added to her growing collection of accolades after being named the 2005 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.
		2004 Olympic and 2002 World Championship gold medalist Tamika Catchings, Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles and John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves headline the finalists for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup given annually by Athletes for a Better World to a professional athlete who best exemplifies outstanding character, teamwork, and citizenship.
	www.usabasketball.com (1157 words)

	Basketball World Championship 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The draw for 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on January 15, 2006.
		The 2006 Basketball World Championship will be hosted by Japan in August and September 2006.
		It is co-organised by International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basketball_World_Championship_2006 (199 words)

	Encyclopedia: Basketball World Championship
		The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially.
		Coverage of the international game comprising a review of every Olympic Games tournament and every World Championship tournament for men and women.
		Basketball is that rare sport that was invented, largely from scratch and with rules close to its present ones, by one man. Dr.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Basketball-World-Championship (263 words)

	2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		August 19 to September 3 - FIBA Basketball World Championship 2006 scheduled to be held in Japan.
		July 9 - Football World Cup 2006 Final Game at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
		June 1 - The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season and the 2006 Pacific hurricane season (for the central Pacific) officially begin.
	www.vacilando.org /_cliextra/baghdadmuseumorg/includepage.php?title=2006&action=edit (2226 words)

	Finalists For 2001 USA Basketball World Championship And World University Games Teams Announced :: Boozer, Duhon and Jones hope to be part of finalists to advance from trials to each USA Team's training camp.
		The U.S. captured gold in the inaugural competition which was held in 1993 and known as the FIBA 22 And Under World Championship, and in 1997 finished fifth with a 6-2 record.
		Eligibility for the 2001 USA World Championship For Young Men Team is limited to any male who is 21-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1980).
		This championship is very tough every four years and we'll see the best in the world in this age bracket and it will be a challenge for us.
	theacc.collegesports.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060401aab.html (5136 words)

	USA Basketball Junior World Basketball Championship
		The 7th Annual FIBA Men’s Junior World Championship is being held July 10-20 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
		Eligibility for the 2003 USA Basketball Men’s Junior World Championship Team is limited to any male athlete who is a U.S. citizen and 19-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1984).
		Second round action is being played July 14-16, while the world championship semifinals are slated for July 19 and the finals will be played July 20.
	www.insidehoops.com /usa-basketball-071103.shtml (1298 words)

	FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
		Draw for the FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2006, the world's most prestigious basketball event to be held in Japan starting 19 August until 3 September 2006, took place on Sunday, 15 January and the team match-ups for the Group Games were decided.
		Draw for the FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2006, the world's most prestigious basketball event to be held in Japan starting 19 August until 3 September 2006, took place on Sunday, 15 January and the team match-ups for the Group Games were decided.
		On the afternoon of Sunday, 15 January, the Draw Event for the FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2006, in which the team groupings for the Group Games in Sapporo, Sendai, Hamamatsu and Hiroshima are decided, was held at a hotel in Tokyo.
	www.fiba2006.com /index_e.html (716 words)

	news - FIBA - Football and basketball truly global sports
		Angola finished 11th in the last FIBA World Championship and went to the Olympic Games with high hopes before Mario Palma's best laid plans were undone by the loss of star Miguel Lutonda to injury.
		Performances at the FIBA World Championship can lead directly to Olympic qualification as the champions and the hosts both receive one of the 12 Olympic places.
		Compare that with the FIFA World Cup, to which Europe will send 14 teams (43.8% of the field of 32), the Americas eight teams (25%), Africa five teams (15.6%), Asia four teams (12.5%) and Oceania one (3.1%).
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=126560&src=0 (546 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		After an NBA All-Star packed team finished only sixth during the recent FIBA World Championship in 2002, the question will remain if the winning streak of US teams can prevail in future Olympic Games.
		In Barcelona in 1992, with a squad featuring some of the world's best-known athletes - Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird - the gold-medal winning US "Dream Team" gave an exhibition of basketball at its best.
		For 36 years after basketball entered the Olympic Games as a full medal sport for men, the question was not who would win, but who would finish second.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=BK (244 words)

	Indianapolis Recorder: George Karl named coach of 2002 USA Basketball Men's World Championship Team@ HighBeam Research
		FIBA World Basketball Championship for Men that will take place in
		Basketball's 2002 World Championship Team that will compete in the 2002
		George Karl named coach of 2002 USA Basketball Men's World Championship Team
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:79292586&refid=ip_almanac_hf (217 words)

	LeBron Will Lead U.S. in Basketball Worlds - OrlandoSentinel.com: Orlando Magic
		The 24-team 2006 FIBA Men's World Championship will be held Aug. 19-Sept. 3.
		He told USA Basketball chief Jerry Colangelo that he would play at this year's world championships and the 2008 Olympics.
		Serbia-Montenegro, formerly Yugoslavia, has a record five world titles and is in Group A with Argentina, which won gold in Athens.
	www.orlandosentinel.com /sports/basketball/magic/sns-ap-world-championship-draw,0,652466.story?coll=sns-ap-basketball-headlines (538 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - BASKETBALL: Gold Medalist USA Women's U19 World Championship Team Selected As 2005 USA Basketball Team Of The Year
		Formerly known as the FIBA Women's Junior World Championship and held every four years since 1985, the USA's capturing of gold in 2005 marked just the second time the American women have claimed gold in the six U19 World Championships.
		In addition to the U19 World Championship crown, the squad earned a 1-1 record in exhibition play against the Hungary U19 National Team and finalists for the USA squad rolled through its competition at the 2005 International Sports Invitational for a 4-0 slate and the gold medal in San Diego, Calif.
		With its selection as USA Basketball's Team of the Year, the squad becomes eligible for the 2005 U.S. Olympic Team of the Year award which will be announced by the USOC at a later date.
	www.usoc.org /11767_42249.htm (1399 words)

	Former NAIA Standout Snap Hunter Vying for spot on Men's USA World Championship Qualifying Team :: NAIA DI Men's News
		The top four finishing teams will earn their nation a qualifying berth in the 2006 FIBA World Championship that is being held in
		This week Hunter will be one of 16 professional basketball players participating in the trials with an eye on earning one of the final 12 roster spots on the 2005 USA Basketball World Championship Qualifying squad.
		Former National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Player of the Year and National Tournament MVP Jimmie "Snap" Hunter is taking part in the USA Basketball Men's World Championship Qualifying Team Finalists set to tip off trials today, Friday, August 5, 2005, at the Miami Heat practice facility inside AmericanAirlines Arena.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/090905aag.html (465 words)

	Africabasket - African Basketball
		Al Gezira basketball team the champions of the egyption league 2006 may not participate in Arab Clubs Championship (ACC) which will begin in 27th of April in Morrocco due to finanicial problems.
		Basketball without Borders, a global basketball development and community outreach program, will return to four continents this year and will be staged in Lithuania and Puerto Rico for the first time, it was announced Monday by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
		This decision was taken to let the two moroccan representatives in Arab Clubs championship which will be held in Mrrocco in the period between 27th of april and the 6th of may RAC Casablanca and ASS Sale to prepare more for the tourmament.
	www.africabasket.com (1200 words)

	Asia-Basket - Filipino Basketball
		FIBA instructions followed by Philippine Basketball Stakeholders....PBA,PBL,UAAP and NCAA - Mar 23, 2006
		The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), which has expelled the BAP, entered into an agreement with FIBA last year to form a new organization under the aegis of the four major leagues and Lina.
		Pilipinas Basketball is the new Name of BAP...the "Philippine Basketball Superbody" - Mar 14, 2006
	www.asia-basket.com /phi/phi.asp (4274 words)

	Sport Updates News Headlines Asia Philippines
		QINHUANGDAO (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - The first of the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women qualifiers kicks off on Sunday in China.
		The cup which is named after first ever FIBA Secretary General, Dr. William Jones
		Enrico Villanueva underscored his stature as one of the Philippine Basketball Association's upcoming stars when the Red Bull center-forward was...
	www.sport-updates.com /news516.html (776 words)

	SUNS: Reporters Notebook
		With Krzyzewski at the helm, the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team will compete in the 2006 FIBA World Championship (Aug. 19-Sept. 3 in Saitama, Japan); if necessary the 2007 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament (dates and site TBD); and if the USA qualifies, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games (Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, China).
		The 15 will be playing for a spot on the final 12-member USA Basketball World Championship Qualifying squad that will compete Aug. 24-Sept. 4 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the FIBA Americas World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
		Several of the 15 players vying for roster spots on USA Basketball Men's World Championship qualifying team have connections to the Suns.
	www.nba.com /suns/news/reporters_notebook.html (3999 words)

	Basketball World Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Basketball World Championship was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and was first held in 1950 in Argentina.
		The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially.
		The most successful teams in the history of the World Championships are Yugoslavia with five golden titles, and then the United States, and the Soviet Union, with three titles each.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basketball_World_Championship (136 words)

	CBC Sports: Canada denied berth for basketball worlds
		The world championship, held every four years, will be hosted by Japan in September 2006.
		ompete at the 2006 men's world basketball championship after it was refused a wild-card berth by the sport's international governing body on Saturday.
		Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) gave wild-card berths to Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey, Italy and Puerto Rico at its bi-annual meeting in Rome.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/11/26/Sports/fiba051126.html (202 words)

	FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
		The FIBA World Championship is the most prestigious basketball event on the globe, organized byFIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and held once every four years.
		SANTO DOMINGO (FIBA World Championship) - The FIBA Americas Championship Draw was held at the Olympic Center in the Dominican Republic where the ten participating countries were divided into two groups of five teams each.
		FIBA - 500 days to go to the FIBA World Champ's Who will be the 24 teams competing in Japan?
	www.fiba2006.com /index_e.html (202 words)

	Basketball World Championship 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The draw for 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on 15 January 2006.
		The 2006 Basketball World Championship will be hosted by Japan in August and September 2006.
		It is co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basketball_World_Championship_2006 (225 words)

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