Macedonia's women will again face Germany in Eurobasket 2023 qualifier
The Macedonian women's senior team plays in the upcoming qualification for the final round - the Eurobasket 2023 - in group "A". The draw in Munich decided that our women had to compete against the national teams from Belgium, Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In terms of the number of registered teams, the competition, i.e. the qualification for the next Women's European Championship in 2023, will be held in ten qualification groups. Eight of these consist of four participants each and two with three participants each. Th…
Curtis Jones signs with KK Feniks Skopje
A former Penn State player will officially begin his professional career overseas. KK Feniks Skopje in Macedonia announced the signing of former Nittany Lion guard Curtis Jones via Instagram Wednesday. In the 2019-20 season, Jones’ only campaign in the blue and white, he appeared in 31 games and averaged 6.2 points per contest. Jones spent two seasons at Indiana and transferred to Oklahoma State for his junior season before spending his final year in Happy Valley. KK Feniks Skopje plays in the Macedonian First League, the top division of prof…
Rabotnicki to face MZT Skopje in basketball league finals
MZT Skopje beat Bloktehna 74:72 in the fourth game of the basketball league semifinals and won the series 3:1. Both teams failed to take a big lead during the match. MZT Skopje managed to pull away in the final minutes, but Bloktehna came back within two points. However, the Gevgelija-based outfit missed a three-pointer in the dying seconds and the reigning champions took the win. In the finals, MZT Skopje goes against city rival Rabotnicki, which eased past Kumanovo in three games. DEUTSCH
Macedonia one place up in FIBA World Ranking
Macedonia's national basketball team jumps up one place in the latest FIBA World Ranking and with 184.8 points, the team is ranked 39th in the world and 21st in Europe. The FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, was updated following the conclusion of the February 2018 window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers. USA remains the number one basketball country in the world followed by Spain, France, Serbia and Argentina. DEUTSCH
Macedonia beats Slovakia in Eurobasket qualifier
Macedonia beat Slovakia 87:74 in first round of the 2021 Eurobasket pre-qualifiers in Skopje late on Sunday. The hosts took the lead from the opening minutes and never looked back. Macedonia led 52:27 at halftime and eased its way to the third win in as many matches. Richard Hendrix was Macedonia's leading scorer with 23 points, followed by Bojan Trajkovski (14) and Vojdan Stojanovski (13). Group A standings: Macedonia 3 wins - 0 losses, Switzerland 1-1, Slovakia 0-3. In the final match of the pre-qualifiers on June 28…
MZT beats Rabotnicki to lift Cup trophy
MZT Skopje beat city rivals Rabotnicki to lift the basketball Cup trophy late on Sunday. MZT held a slight lead at halftime (33:31), but Rabotnicki came back and took the advantage in the third quarter. However, the Macedonian champions held a steady lead in the final quarter before closing the match in the final minutes. Bojan Trajkovski was MZT's best player with 18 points, followed by Darko Sokolov with 17 and Damjan Stojanovski with 15. Rabotnicki's Mirakovski was the match's highest scorer with 24 points. …
Antic wants to see McCalebb in Macedonian national team
Even though Pero Antic has been retired from the Macedonian national team, his name appeared in the preliminary roster ahead of the EuroBasket qualifiers. The three-time Euroleague champion is surprised seeing his name among the other players called by head coach Jordanco Davitkov. "I’ve been retired since I was 30!”, Antic told Eurohoops. “They just put my name because they want to… prove something.” Apart from Antic, there are three naturalized players in the squad: Jordan Theodore, Richard Hendrix, and Bo McCalebb. …
Mallory Joins KK Blokotehna Gevgelija Squad In Macedonia
Michael Mallory, the all-time leading scorer in the history of both the Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball program and the Northeast-10 Conference, has signed a professional contract with KK Blokotehna Gevgelija in Macedonia. He made his debut earlier this week and scored 10 points in his professional debut. Mallory, who finished his career with 2,515 points, holds 11 individual school records and was also a part of the winningest class in program history. He earned All-America honors as a junior and senior, in…
Belgium beats Macedonia in U-16 basketball championship
Macedonia’s women’s U-16 basketball team suffered another defeat in the European Championship that is played in Skopje. Playing on Tuesday evening, Belgium beat Macedonia 94:57 in the Group B match. This was the last leg of the qualifiers. Belgium leads the group with five wins out of five games, followed by Ukraine, Slovenia and Ireland. Macedonia is fourth, with one win out of five games, ahead only of Moldova who lost all five games. Our team will now play for a ranking between the 17th and 22nd place. In the other two games on…
Estonia beats Macedonia in basketball pre-qualifier, only hope now is a second place finish
Estonia beat Macedonia in the crucial World Basketball Championship pre-qualifier and won first place in Group C. At the game in Tallinn, Estonia beat Macedonia 74 to 65, winning the game in the final quarter after an otherwise evenly tied match. Macedonia’s offensive game collapsed in the final minutes, which gave away the game. Jordan Theodore scored 19 points for Macedonia and Vojdan Stojanovski added for the team. Macedonia’s only chance now is in Estonia beating Kosovo in the final match, which would mean a second place group…
Macedonian basketball team is in Estonia for crucial qualifier
The Macedonian basketball team flew to Tallinn where they have the all-important game against Estonia on Wednesday. It's the last match in the 2019 World Championship Qualifiers, and Macedonia needs a win to be certain of advancing into the next round. The unexpected loss to Kosovo in the first match cost Macedonia dearly. After beating Kosovo 87:74 in the second match, Macedonia maintained a chance to qualify but we need to beat Kosovo in the rankings. In case Macedonia loses in Estonia, Jordanco Davitkov's team must hope for…
Kosovo fined by FIBA for booing of the Macedonian anthem
The Kosovan Basketball Federation was fined 1.000 EUR because of the disrespectful attitude of its fans who booed the Macedonian national anthem during the pre-qualifier match on August 2nd. FIBA determined the fine after reviewing the tapes from the opening of the game. Kosovo won 72 to 68, playing in a hall full of its supporters. On Saturday, Macedonia hosts Kosovo in a return match.
Bosnia, Portugal and the Netherlands participate in the Trophy Macedonia basketball tournament
Trophy Macedonia basketball tournament begins in Skopje on Thursday, with the national teams of Bosnia, the Netherlands and Portugal facing off against each other, to prepare for the pre-qualifications for the 2019 World Championship. Coach Jordanco Davitkov said that he will have a clear picture about the state of the team following the tournament, and the previous friendly matches against Slovakia and Bulgaria. Jordan Theodore and Bojan Krstevski will not be available in the Macedonian team, and Dime Tasovski’s participation is unce…
Macedonian U18 basketball team beats Bulgaria in second friendly game
Macedonia's U18 basketball team won in the second friendly game against Bulgaria, after losing the first competition on Monday. On Tuesday, our team beat the Bulgarians 69 to 64. The decisive point difference was made in the second half of the match which Macedonia won 46 to 28. With this, the Macedonian team returns to Skopje to continue preparations for the Division B European Championship in Estonia. The final two friendly games before the championship are against Austria in Vienna.
Evaluation of young macedonian basketball players
The Macedonian Basketball Federation signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Faculty for Physical Education which will in the future be tasked with evaluating young potential basketball players. The program begins with the U-15 national basketball team and testings will be performed by a team led by professor Milan Naumovski.
Kmetovska says goodbye to Pullman
Forward Ivana Kmetovska is the lone senior on the WSU women’s basketball team that has faced adversity all season. The six-foot-three-inch senior has endured this adversity in all of her four years in Pullman. Between playing on postseason teams with players, such as WNBA guard Lia Galdeira and fellow professional Tia Presley, during her first two seasons and being an unspoken leader on this year’s injury-riddled team, Kmetovska has faced just about every possible set of circumstances a collegiate basketball player can experience. …
Karposh Sokoli Wins Macedonian Basketball Cup for first time
Karposh Sokoli from Skopje has won the Macedonia Basketball Cup. The team beat Feni Industry after managing to break the resistance of the Kavadarci team. Following the first 30 minutes of battle, Karposh Sokoli managed to triumph over Feni with 80:69, thus winning their first trophy. The half-time result was 42:37, but things started changing, when Stajic scored three-point field shot, so Feni Industry came to 52:55. But the last 10 minutes were obvious that Feni lost their strength, so the Skopje-based team increased the difference …
MZT loses to Gran Canaria - McCalebb open to returning to the national team
MZT Skopje Aerodrom lost 98:75 to Gran Canaria at a home field game on Wednesday. The Spaniards were especially strong in the first half, which ended 51:33. MZT held its own in the third quarter, which it narrowly won, but then lost its pace in the last quarter and allowed the visiting team to rake up points and improve the point difference further. Josh Smith was the best MZT player with 22 points and 11 rebounds. One bit of good news from the game were the comments from Gran Canaria player Lester Bo McCalebb that he is open to r…
Macedonian Basketball Federation announces 2017 youth competitions
The Macedonian Basketball Federation announced that seven youth teams will participate in European Championships in 2017. The men’s U-20 team will compete in the Division B of the European Championship that is scheduled between 15 and 23 July, while the men’s U-18 team will compete also in the Division B, between 29 July and 6 August. The women’s U-18 team will participate in the European Championship between 5 and 13 August. Both U-16 teams will compete in mid to late August. At the FIBA sponsored tournament in Slovenia, the Macedo…
American basketball player dies in Macedonia
American basketball player, 25, dies in Macedonia after dunking, running down the court and collapsing in his first practice session just 24 hours after joining a new team Cameron Moore died suddenly on Tuesday during his first practice session He passed away 24 hours after joining Macedonian team AV Ohrid Moore had signed a preliminary deal with the team and had just begun medical tests, team's legal rep said He was set to finalize his deal after his medical tests were completed Was diagnosed with cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart…
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