The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
The Philippines men's national basketball team, commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
The Australian men's national basketball team, known as the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition.
The Australian women's national basketball team is nicknamed the Opals, after the brightly coloured gemstone common to the country. From 1994 onwards, the Opals have been consistently competitive and successful having won nine medals at official FIBA international tournaments, highlighted by a gold medal winning performance at the 2006 World Championship in Brazil. At the now-defunct regional Oceania Championship for Women, the Opals won 15 titles. Effective in 2017, FIBA combined its Oceanian and Asian zones for official senior competitions; following this change, the Opals compete in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
Fadi El Khatib, nicknamed "the Lebanese Tiger", is a Lebanese professional basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. El Khatib played for several teams in the Lebanese Basketball League, and also played abroad in Syria, Ukraine and China. He was also a member of the Lebanon national team that finished runners-up in the FIBA Asia Championship three times, in 2001, 2005 and 2007. El Khatib also participated in the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines, played on both the amateur and professional levels.
The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the women's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held on Incheon, South Korea from June 3 to June 10.
The Philippines women's national basketball team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).
The 2004 FIBA Asia Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the women's basketball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. The tournament was held on Sendai, Japan from January 13 to January 19. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II.
The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the World Championship 2010 at Czech Republic. The tournament will be held on Chennai, India from 17 to 24 September.
The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–11 in Metro Manila, Philippines. Beirut, Lebanon was supposed to host the tournament but the hosting rights was given to the Philippines citing the Syrian Civil War and security concerns in the Middle East in general. This was also the last Asian Championships that served as the qualifying round for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, as a qualifying window was used starting 2019.
The 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from November 23 to November 30. Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium was the main venue for the entire tournament.
The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey. The tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 27 to November 3.
The 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan from October 10 to October 17.
The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Medan, Indonesia from August 2 to 9.
The 2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the women's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tournament was held in Wuhan, China.
Emma Meesseman is a Belgian professional basketball player for UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian Premier League and the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After playing basketball in Belgium, Meesseman was drafted by the Washington Mystics with the 19th overall pick in the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft. She has also played for the Belgian international team and several European professional teams. She was named the 2011 FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year and the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP. Meesseman studied physical education at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Anitha Pauldurai is an Indian basketball player who has been the captain of the India women's national basketball team. She played for 18 years on the Indian women's national team. Anitha is the first only Indian woman to have played nine Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) championships continuously representing the national squad. Anitha has a record of 30 medals in national championships.
The 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The tournament, which was also the 23rd edition of the biennial competition, took place in Bangkok, Thailand from November 13 to November 20, 2016.
The FIBA Women's Asia Cup All-Tournament Team is a FIBA award given every two years, awarded to the five strongest competitors throughout the tournament.
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