Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2011 |
Ceased | 2013 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Most titles | Landstede Basketbal (2 titles) |
Official website | basketballdays.nl |
Basketball Days is a yearly friendly international basketball tournament that is held in Zwolle, Netherlands since 2011. [1] The tournament is played by 8 teams from around the world in the Landstede Topsportcentrum, home of Landstede Basketbal. It is held from December 26 till December 30.
The first two editions were won by the host team, Landstede Basketbal. [2] The tournament won't be held since 2013. [3]
Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
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1 | 2011 | Landstede Basketbal | Grêmio Mogiano | Nigeria | Newcastle Eagles |
2 | 2012 | Landstede Basketbal | Tartu Rock | NYC Warriors | United Arab Emirates |
A list of all teams that have participated at a Basketball Days-tournament.
Club teams | National teams | Unofficial teams |
2011 | Damon Huffman | Landstede Basketbal |
2012 | Josh Magette | Landstede Basketbal |
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