The EuroLeague, known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for sponsorship reasons, is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier men's league in Europe. The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, making the league a semi-closed league. The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely the Euroleague Basketball.
Universitario is Spanish for university student. It is the name of several football clubs, sports clubs, and stadiums in Latin America and Europe.
Michael Damien Sweetney is an American former professional basketball player. He is now the assistant coach of the Yeshiva University Men's basketball team and head coach of the girls varsity basketball team at New York's Ramaz School.
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Atlético Olimpia of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He was the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA.
Ekenechukwu Brian "Ekene" Ibekwe is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Urunday Universitario of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland at College Park and represents the Nigerian national basketball team in international competitions.
The Uruguayan Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Uruguay. It was founded in 1915, and is in charge of the senior Uruguayan national basketball team and the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB).
Wilfredo Eduardo "Fefo" Ruiz Bruno is a retired Uruguayan professional basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m tall, and a weight of 84 kg, he played at the small forward position.
Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz, better known as simply Biguá, is a Uruguayan professional basketball team that is based in Montevideo. The team currently plays in the Uruguayan Basketball League. The men's basketball section is a part of a multi-sports club, which offers a wide variety of different sports. The multi-sports club was founded in 1931, after "Biguá" and "Club Biarritz" merged to form "Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz".
Basket Navarra Club is a professional Basketball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.
Leandro García Morales is a Uruguayan-Italian professional basketball player. At a height 1.88 m (6'2") tall, he plays at the shooting guard position. He was also a member of the senior Uruguayan national basketball team. He currently plays for Larre Borges.
The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's second level competition. Clubs mainly qualify based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions, although this is not the sole deciding factor. The winner is decided by a two-legged final.
Club Atlético Peñarol Basketball, commonly known as simply Peñarol, is the senior men's basketball section of the Uruguayan sports club Peñarol, based in Montevideo. The team played in the Uruguayan Primera División, which was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, until the club was expelled in 1997.
The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol is the most important professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The Uruguayan Basketball League competition began in 2003. Before that time, the Uruguayan basketball championships were only local metropolitan, and no competitions brought together all the clubs in the country. Until the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol was created, the capital clubs participated in the Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol, while the clubs of the rest of the country competed in regional tournaments. The Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship was founded in 1915, making it among the oldest on the continent.
Diontae "Dion" Dwayne Dixon is an American professional basketball player who last played for KB Peja. He played college basketball at the University of Cincinnati.
Justin LeShayne Jackson is an American professional basketball player for Club Atlético Goes of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Anthony Montrel Hilliard is an American professional basketball player.
Basketball was introduced in Argentina in 1912 by the "Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes" (YMCA), with the first Federation created in 1921 to organise the competitions. In 1929, the Argentine Basketball Confederation was established. The body currently controls the Argentina national team.
Marcus Ryan Elliott is an American professional basketball player for the Urunday Universitario of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.
The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Founded in 2019, it replaced the FIBA Americas League as the highest tier league on the continent. The winner of each year's competition qualifies to the annual FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Club Trouville is a multi-sport club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The club is mainly known for its professional basketball section, which plays in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol, the first level of Uruguayan basketball. Other sports practiced are rugby union and association football.
