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Five ACC Teams Receive Bids to NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) –
Five Atlantic Coast Conference programs earned bids to the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech were selected to compete in the 68-team event, which begins Tuesday with First Four games in Dayton, Ohio. The first round starts Thursday.
ACC regular-season champion Duke (28-6, 16-4 ACC) notched the No. 2 seed in the West Region and plays No. 15 seed Cal State Fullerton (21-10) on Friday in Greenville, South Carolina. Making their 44th NCAA appearance, including the 36th under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils are 114-38 all-time in NCAA Tournament action, with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015.
North Carolina (24-9, 15-5) earned a No. 8 seed in the East Region and will play No. 9 seed Marquette (19-12) on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. UNC will make its 52nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament – most of any ACC program – and head coach Hubert Davis guided the Tar Heels to the tournament in his first season at the helm. UNC owns a 126-48 record in the tournament with NCAA titles in 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009 and 2017.
Miami (23-10, 14-6) notched the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region. The Hurricanes will take on Southern California (26-7) on Friday in Greenville. Miami picked up its 11th NCAA Tournament bid, including its first since 2018 and fifth under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Canes are 8-10 all-time in NCAA Tournament action.
Fresh off winning its first ACC Championship on Saturday night, Virginia Tech (23-12, 11-9) earned the No. 11 seed in the East Region and will battle No. 6 seed Texas (23-12) Friday in Milwaukee. The Hokies will be making their 13th NCAA Tournament appearance, including the fifth straight and the second under head coach Mike Young. Virginia Tech holds an 8-12 all-time record in NCAA play.
Notre Dame (22-10, 15-5) earned its 37th NCAA bid, including its first since 2017 and 13th under head coach Mike Brey. The Fighting Irish earned a No. 11 seed in the West Region and will play Rutgers (18-13) on Wednesday in a First Four matchup, with the winner moving on to play No. 6 seed Alabama (19-13) on Friday in San Diego. The Fighting Irish are 38-40 in all-time NCAA Tournament games.
The ACC is the winningest conference in NCAA Tournament history with a .654 winning percentage. Programs currently in the ACC have combined to win 17 NCAA Championships. League teams have combined to win 454 NCAA Tournament games all-time. In the last six tournaments, ACC teams have combined to win 78 games while placing five teams in the Final Four and earning three national titles (Duke 2015, North Carolina 2017 and Virginia 2019).
ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament: Why the conference's 2022 March Madness field is historically scarce
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Selection Sunday has passed and the 2022 March Madness tournament bracket is set.
As you scan the field of 68 teams, there may be something out of the ordinary that sticks out to you – where are all the ACC teams?
The ACC has long dominated the NCAA Tournament. Since the NCAA expanded to a 64-team bracket in 1985, no conference has had more success than the ACC, which leads all conferences in total wins and winning percentage.
Why are there so few ACC teams in March Madness this year? We break it down for you below.
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ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament
Duke (No. 2 seed)
Miami (No. 10 seed)
Notre Dame (No. 11 seed)
North Carolina (No. 8 seed)
Virginia Tech (No. 11 seed)
There are only five teams representing the ACC in this year's tournament – the lowest number of bids since the conference only had four schools qualify in 2013.
Duke is the highest-ranked ACC team, earning a No. 2 seed. Notre Dame is the lowest-ranked of the group, earning a spot in the First Four where they will have to play their way into the Round of 64.
North Carolina landed a No. 8 seed, while ACC Tournament champion Virginia Tech earned a No. 11 seed as the conference's automatic qualifier. Miami earned a No. 10 seed as one of the final at-large teams in the field to avoid the First Four.
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Which ACC teams were "on the bubble"?
The only ACC team that was considered to be "on the bubble" was Wake Forest.
Wake Forest finished with a strong 23-9 record overall and went 13-7 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC for the regular season.
However, the Demon Deacons lost an overtime heartbreaker to Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament, taking destiny out of their hands, eventually missing the cut.
Wake Forest failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament makes the wrong kind of history in the ACC.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, since the March Madness field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there has not been an NCAA Tournament where neither the ACC Player of the Year nor the Coach of the Year made it.
Wake Forest's Alondes Williams earned ACC Player of the Year and head coach Steve Forbes earned ACC Coach of the Year, bringing that streak to an end.
Which conference earned the most 2022 NCAA Tournament bids?
Below you can find a table that breaks down how many bids each conference earned in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
2022 NCAA Tournament bids by conference
Conference
No. of bids
Big Ten
9
SEC
6
Big East
6
Big 12
6
ACC
5
Mountain West
4
WCC
3
Pac-12
3
A-10
2
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Basketball: official rules of the game in brief
Basketball is a team sport in which players throw the ball with their hands into the opponent's basket. In a duel, 2 teams of 5 field players compete, and the number of substitutions is not limited. The goal of the game is to score more points by throwing into someone else's ring than the opponent. To do this, teams are allowed to dribble and pass according to the official rules.
Today basketball is considered to be one of the most demanded and popular sports on the planet. It is included in the program of the Summer Olympic Games. In addition, world and European championships, various club rating tournaments, for example, the NBA and the Euroleague, are regularly held. Both men and women play professional basketball, but in separate categories (mixed teams are not allowed).
Basic Rules
The International Basketball Rules were adopted in 1932, but have been adjusted more than once. The final set of rules was approved in 2004. It includes all sorts of amendments regarding the nuances of holding national and international tournaments.
The starting line-up for a match must have 10 players on the court (5 from each side). Each team must be in its own half. During the game, the ball can only be touched by hands. Running with the ball is allowed in parallel with hitting it on the floor. It is forbidden to kick the projectile, cover it with the body, throw it into the basket with a fist. A gross violation is a run when a basketball player has taken more than one step with the ball in his hands without hitting it on the floor. In this case, accidentally touching the ball with the foot or back is not considered a violation (at the discretion of the referee).
The victory in the match is won by the team that, after the final beep, scored the most points. In case of a tie, additional time is assigned - 5-minute overtime. If, after the first overtime, the opponents could not determine the winner, a second overtime is assigned, and so on.
For different types of ball hits in the ring, different numbers of points are counted:
for a free throw - 1 point;
for a throw from close or medium distance - 2 points;
for a shot from outside the three-point line - 3 points.
A basketball game always starts with a jump ball in the center circle. Then the teams play for 4 quarters of 10 minutes each with breaks of 2 minutes. In the NBA, a quarter is 12 minutes long. The break in the middle of the match is equal to 15 minutes. After it, the opponents change baskets.
In addition, each team receives 2 time-outs for the first half of the game and 3 time-outs for the second. Their duration is 30 seconds. A time-out taken by one side extends to the other. Unused time-outs may not be carried over to the next half or extra period. In each overtime, the opponents have 1 time-out.
Official competitions may be held indoors or outdoors. The size of the field is 28 by 15 m. The height of the shield is 2.9 m, its dimensions are 1.8 by 1.05 m. The basket is a metal rim covered with a net with a hole in the bottom for the ball. The ring is attached at a distance of 15 cm from the lower edge of the shield and 3.05 m from the field level.
In the men's category, the circumference of the ball should be in the range from 74.9 to 78 cm, and the mass - from 567 to 650 g. In the women's category, the circumference will be 72.4-73.7 cm, the mass - from 510 to 567 g.
Rule violations
The list of official violations of the rules in basketball includes:
Out. Standard position when the ball has gone out of the playing area.
Dribbling violation. It is fixed for the following set of actions: dribbling, stopping, covering the projectile with both hands and continuing to dribble.
Jogging. The ball carrier moves more than one step without hitting the ball to the floor, or more than two hits without subsequently throwing into the ring.
Jump from a place with the ball in hand.
3-Second Rule. An attacking player is in a rectangular area under the opponent's hoop for more than 3 seconds while his team has possession of the ball in the attacking area.
5 second rule. During the throw-in, the player does not put the projectile into play for more than 5 seconds, or the player, while in possession of a “live” ball, does not pass and throw for more than 5 seconds.
8 second rule. The team in possession of the ball in the backcourt did not take it out of the frontcourt line within 8 seconds.
24th second rule. The team in possession of the ball did not make a single shot at the opponent's ring in 24 seconds. The counter is reset when the projectile touches the shackle of the ring. After this touch, the attacking team has the right to rebound and gain possession of an additional 14 seconds.
Ball return violation. The attacking team must bring the ball into the defensive zone, after which a new possession begins.
If a player of the attacking team has been infringed, they are entitled to:
continuation of the countdown from the moment of stop if the team had 14 or more seconds of possession;
a new 14 second possession if the team had less than 14 seconds of possession at the time of the violation;
new 24 second possession if the kick-off in the defensive zone will be made by the team in possession of the ball at the time of the infringement.
Types of fouls
A foul in basketball is a foul play violation. It is given by the referee for non-compliance with the rules of personal contact with the opponent or for unsportsmanlike behavior on the court. The player who committed such a violation receives a personal reprimand (foul).
The following types of fouls exist in official tournaments:
Personal foul. If the infringement is made against an opponent who is not in the throwing phase, then the offending team shall take the throw-in. In the event of a foul on a player who was in the shooting phase, the affected team will shoot as many free throws as the number of points taken from them by the foul. If the shot during the foul was scored, then the injured player receives an additional 1 free throw.
Mutual foul. This refers to a situation where players from different teams commit personal fouls at the same time. As a result, both offenders are punished with a personal foul, but there are no free throws.
Offensive foul. It is fixed by the referee for grabbing or interlacing the defender's arm, using an outstretched arm at the moment of dribbling in order to move the opponent to the desired distance from the ball, as well as when pushing the defender away from the teammate in possession of the ball in order to prevent him from taking the projectile.
Technical foul. Violation of the rules, not caused by contact with the opponent. It implies disrespect for the referee, coach, opponent, violations of a procedural nature, delay of the game. For such a foul, the opposing team receives 2 free throws.
Unsportsmanlike foul. Deliberate violation of the rules when the player did not even try to play the ball. If an unsportsmanlike foul was committed on a player in the shooting stage, then the affected team will attempt a number of free throws equal to the number of points lost. If the foul is committed on a player who is not in the throwing stage, then the injured player performs 2 throws. For 2 such fouls, the player is removed from the court until the end of the match with the possibility of replacement.
Disqualifying foul. A gross unsportsmanlike violation for which the player is immediately removed from the site. In this case, a foul can also be received by a spare game, the coach and any official of the team. An additional penalty will be the assignment of free throws to the basket of the offending side (similar to an unsportsmanlike foul).
For 5 personal fouls, the player must leave the pitch, but he is allowed to remain on the bench until the end of the match. A disqualified basketball player must leave the technical area.
Coach may be disqualified for a match:
for committing two technical fouls;
in the event of one technical foul, whereby a substitute or an official present commits 2 technical fouls;
for 3 technical fouls by substitutes or officials.
National Basketball League
NBA (NBA) is considered the main national tournament in the world. Represents the men's professional league in North America, which involves the best basketball clubs in the United States and Canada. The NBA is one of the TOP-4 professional sports leagues in North America (NHL, NFL, MLB) and is widely covered by hundreds of TV channels around the world.
The
League was formed in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America, but was later expanded and renamed the NBA. The League's headquarters is based in New York City at the Olympic Power Building. Since 2004, the tournament has included 30 teams, which are divided geographically into the Western and Eastern conferences. In turn, each conference consists of 3 divisions of 5 clubs. Teams play the regular season first, then top out in the playoff rounds:
Regular season.
The first stage of the NBA championship lasts 171 days. The season starts in early October. For 171 days, each team plays 82 matches, that is, approximately every other day. Such a density of games often leads to injuries to basketball players, but the organizers do not deviate from the usual format due to the financial side of the issue (television rights, advertising, etc.).
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During the regular season, each club plays 4 games against divisional opponents, 4 games against 6 teams in its own conference, 3 games against the remaining 4 clubs in its own conference, and 2 games against each team in the opposing conference. The season calendar is based on the results of the previous season and the wishes of the team management. At the same time, matches can be played even on Christmas holidays.
In February, the regular season goes on a short break for a stellar weekend. For several days, the League organizes various basketball-related competitions, and completes the festive program of events with the NBA All-Star Game.
Playoffs.
The elimination stage starts at the end of April. The playoffs feature the top 8 teams from each conference. At the same time, the first 4 places in the conference receive 3 division winners and the best team in terms of winning ratio in the regular season. The remaining 4 places for this conference go to the teams with the best difference of wins and losses.
A pair of teams determines the winner in a series of matches up to 4 wins. Theoretically, a confrontation series can include from 4 to 7 games. Home court advantage is given to the team with the highest win rate. Until the semi-finals, only opponents from their own conference can meet in one branch of the tournament grid. The semi-finals determine the winner of the conference, while the Grand Finals help determine the best NBA team entered for the season.
Euroleague draw
Euroleague is Europe's leading basketball tournament for men's club teams. Only representatives of countries included in the European structure of FIBA (International Basketball Federation) can participate in it. The name of the tournament may change depending on the sponsorship contract, for example Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Euroleague matches are broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world.
Only clubs that have received a long-term license based on the Euroleague club rating can take part in the tournament. Championships in national championships, victories in Eurocups and other achievements are taken into account.
Euroleague draw consists of 3 stages:
Regular season.
It is attended by 16 teams, which are collected in one group. The grid is simple: each team plays one match at home and away with each opponent from the table (30 matches in total). The games of this European Cup tournament are held according to a special calendar, approximately 3-4 rounds per month (on weekdays). At the end of the regular season, the top 8 teams are determined, which automatically advance to the playoff round.
Quarter-finals.
The first round of the non-eliminating tournament consists of 4 pairs. The first place plays with the eighth, the second - with the seventh, the third - with the sixth, the fourth - with the fifth. The advantage of the home court is given to the team that took the highest place in the previous stage. A series of matches is played up to 3 wins. The winners of the pairs advance to the Final Four.
Final four.
The final stage of the Euroleague is held according to the Olympic system at one stadium for 2 days. On the first day, the semi-finals are played, on the second - the match for 3rd place and the main final. At each stage, the teams hold one face-to-face meeting.
International team tournaments
The most significant tournaments among national basketball teams include:
World Championship.
This is the most rated and prestigious tournament for national teams, which is held under the auspices of FIBA. The World Cup is held every 4 years among men's teams. The debut draw of the championship took place in 1950 in Buenos Aires and brought together only 10 teams under its banner. The winner of that tournament was the team of Argentina, which managed to beat the powerful US team in a bitter struggle. From 19For 53 years, the Women's Basketball World Cup has been held every 4 years. The first world champions were Americans.
For the first time, Soviet male basketball players won the World Cup in 1967, and women - in 1959. Today, Russian teams regularly qualify for the main championship of the planet, but rarely compete for medals. Americans, Serbs, Spaniards, Greeks, Argentines are considered the flagships of world basketball.
European Championship.
Tournament for national teams of European countries. It is held every 2 years. The debut championship among men was played at 1935, among women - in 1938. The best result of victories at the European Championship was with the USSR team, which took gold 14 times. The Russian national team is traditionally ranked among the favorites of the tournament, regularly making it to the decisive rounds of the playoffs.
Olympic Games.
Basketball was first introduced at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. In 1904, only exhibition matches of the best basketball players in the United States were held. It was the Americans who became the first Olympic champions in basketball, who are still considered the main favorites of each next Olympic Games. The USSR team took gold for the first time at 1972 year. The debut women's tournament at the Olympics was held in 1976. Today, professional basketball players are allowed to the Olympic championship.
Development history
The idea of creating basketball belongs to the American teacher of the Massachusetts College J. Naismith. In December 1891, he decided to diversify the traditional gymnastics classes and tied two peach baskets to the railing of the balcony of the sports hall. The students were divided into two teams, whose members had to throw the maximum number of balls into their basket.
Naismith's game was only vaguely reminiscent of modern basketball, since there was no dribbling, and players could only throw a projectile to themselves, standing still, and throw it into the basket in any way. Nevertheless, the game became popular in the US and Canada. It was included in an expanded physical training program for students in schools and colleges. Gradually, the rules began to improve, dribbling, zoning of the site, shields appeared.
The formation of professional basketball took place at the beginning of the 20th century with the emergence of a number of serious basketball clubs. The main problem of the initial stage of the development of the discipline was the lack of a single organization that could control the activities of teams and leagues. The players could easily play for different teams, and the meetings themselves were held in sports halls that did not meet the standards.
In 1932, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) was formed in Geneva. This organization began to gradually unite national basketball associations and make demands for official tournaments. Thanks to FIBA, basketball has gained worldwide popularity.
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World Basketball Map: Italy | VTB United League | VTB United League
In the Basketball Map of the World project, we expand horizons and remember all foreign players in the history of the League, talk about foreign championships and national teams of different countries. Today we are going to Italy.
Population : 60.3 million people. Players in League history : 1. Full list of players : Daniel Hackett.
The only representative of Italy in the history of the VTB United League is Daniel Hackett. A native of Forlimpopoli moved to CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2018 and has since defended the colors of the army club (50 matches, 9.1 points). Together with CSKA, Hackett won the Euroleague and the VTB United League in 2019.
In the history of the League there were also two American basketball players with an Italian passport - Christian Burns and Jeff Brooks. Burns in the 2013/14 season played for Enisey, and in the 2014/15 season he represented the Czech Nymburk; Brooks played for Avtodor in the 2015/16 season.
In addition, seven head coaches from Italy worked in the VTB United League: Sergio Scariolo (Khimki, 2009-10), Matteo Boniciolli (Astana, 2011-13), Luca Bechi (Azovmash, 2012), Ettore Messina (CSKA Moscow, 2012-14), Andrea Trinchieri (UNICS, 2013-14), Andrea Mazzon (Avtodor, 2017) and Luca Banki (Lokomotiv Kuban, 2019).
Basketball in Italy
League : Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) Founded : in 1920 Number of teams : 17 League website : http://www.legabasket.it/
The Italian Championship is one of the oldest in the world, this year it celebrates its 100th anniversary. Over the entire history of the tournament, 99 teams have participated in the league, 17 of them have become champions. The most titled club - Milan - won the national championship 28 times.
Today, 17 teams participate in Lega Basket Serie A, nine of them will represent Italy in European competitions in the 2020/21 season: Milan will play in the Euroleague; Virtus Bologna, Brescia, Reyer Venezia and Trento will participate in the Eurocup; Dinamo Sassari, Brindisi and Bologna will become members of the Champions League, and Reggio Emilia will become the country's only representative in the FIBA Europe Cup.
Clubs participating in Lega Basket Serie A must have home arenas with a minimum capacity of 3,500 people, while playoff games must be played in arenas with a capacity of at least 5,000 people.
At the end of the season, 5 awards are given in the Italian Championship: regular season MVP, Finals MVP, Best Young Player (under 22), Best Coach and Best Manager. In the 2010/11 season, former Krasnye Krylia forward Omar Thomas became the MVP of the regular season, and in the 2014/15 season, Tony Mitchell, who played for Krasny Oktyabr, won a similar award. Among the winners of the MVP of the final there are even more names familiar to the fans of the League - Ramunas Siskauskas (CSKA, 2009-12), Austin Day (Khimki, 2011), Rimantas Kaukenas (Zalgiris, 2012-13), Andrew Goudlock (UNICS, 2013-14), Melvin Edzhim (UNICS, 2017-19) and Daniel Hackett (CSKA Moscow) , 2018-present).
Many famous American players also played in the Italian championship: NBA legends and members of the Basketball Hall of Fame Bob McAdoo, Spencer Haywood, Dominic Wilkins, Artis Gilmour and Bill Bradley, as well as the first number of the NBA draft in 1980 Joe Barry Carroll. In addition, Lega Basket Serie A in different years included players (Pavel Podkolzin and Valery Likhodey) and coaches (Sergey Bazarevich and Evgeny Pashutin) from Russia.
Interesting fact #1
Italian basketball legend Pierlugi Marzorati is the oldest basketball player in history, and also the only basketball player who has played official matches in five different decades.
Marzorati started his professional career at the age of 17 in 1969 and played for Canta for 22 seasons. After the end of his playing career in 1991, Pierluigi took the position of vice-president at the club, where he worked until 1996 years old On October 8, 2006, 54-year-old Marzorati re-entered the basketball court as a player, spending 2 minutes for Cantu in the first match of the season against Benetton, thus marking the seventieth anniversary of the club. This allowed him to become the only basketball player in history to take part in official matches in five different decades, as well as the oldest basketball player to play in official matches.
Interesting fact #2
25 Aug 19In 85, Nike staged an exhibition match between Stefanel Trieste and Juve Caserta in Trieste, Italy. 21-year-old Michael Jordan, who at that time spent one season in the NBA and won the Rookie of the Year award, played for the owners of the site in that game. The young defender scored 30 points and is remembered for literally crushing the ring with his powerful dunk.
Interesting fact #3
The legendary Kobe Bryant lived in Italy from the age of 6 to 13, where his father Joe played, and it was in Europe that he made his first basketball steps. Kobe played in the school basketball team, and at the same time he was fond of football, rooting for Milan. During the years spent in Italy, Bryant mastered the Italian language to perfection.
Italian National team
Rank FIBA : 12 Members of FIBA : since 1932 achievements : 2-time champions of the Eurobascite (1983, 1999), 2-prunes of silver medals of the Olympic Games (1980, 2004)
Gli Azzurri held their first international match on April 4, 1926 - in Milan, the Italian team beat France with a score of 23:17. After 6 years, Italy became a member of FIBA.
Italians debuted at EuroBasket at 1935, at the Olympic Games - in 1936, and at the World Cup - only in 1963. The first serious success was silver medals at the European Championships in 1937 and 1946. In the final of EuroBasket 1937, the Italians lost to Lithuania with a minimum difference (23:24), and in the decisive match of EuroBasket 1946 they lost 2 points to the Czechoslovak team (32:34).
The main successes of the Italian team came in the 80s and 90s. For two decades, the Italians managed to win the EuroBasket twice (1983, 1999), win the silver medals of the Olympic Games (1980), won EuroBasket silver twice (1991, 1997) and won EuroBasket bronze (1985). In 1999, for the first time in EuroBasket history, an Italian basketball player (Gregor Fučka) became the MVP.
In the 21st century, Italy has two medals in international tournaments - the silver of the 2004 Olympic Games, where they managed to overtake the teams of the USA, Spain and Lithuania, as well as the bronze medal of EuroBasket 2003, when the Italians in the match for 3rd place defeated the French team led by Tony Parker (69:67). Since 2004, the Italian team has not played at the Olympics and only twice managed to qualify for the World Cup.
Italy has also hosted international basketball tournaments three times: in 1960 Rome hosted the Olympic basketball tournament, and in 1969, 1979 and 1991 Italian cities hosted EuroBasket matches.
Today the Italian national team occupies the 12th place in the FIBA ranking, overtaking such teams as Croatia, Turkey, Slovenia and Germany.
The most famous players in the history of Italy
Dino Meneghin. EuroBasket 19 champion83, Olympic silver medalist, 7-time Euroleague champion, 12-time Italian champion and 4-time winner of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. In 1991, Meneghin entered the list of the Top 50 FIBA Basketball Greatest Players, in 2006 he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2008 he was among the 50 people who made the greatest contribution to the development of the Euroleague. In 2019, Milan retired the number (#11) of the legendary center.
Antonello Riva . EuroBasket 19 champion83, 2-time Euroleague champion, Italian champion and winner of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. He is the most productive basketball player in the history of the Italian championship, on account of the defender 14397 points (18.3 on average per match). In 1991, Riva entered the list of the Top 50 Greatest FIBA Basketball Players, and in 2008 he was among the 50 people who made the greatest contribution to the development of the Euroleague.
The Hokies will be making their 13th NCAA Tournament appearance, including the fifth straight and the second under head coach Mike Young. Virginia Tech holds an 8-12 all-time record in NCAA play.
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In addition, world and European championships, various club rating tournaments, for example, the NBA and the Euroleague, are regularly held. Both men and women play professional basketball, but in separate categories (mixed teams are not allowed). 
In this case, accidentally touching the ball with the foot or back is not considered a violation (at the discretion of the referee). 
Standard position when the ball has gone out of the playing area. 
It is given by the referee for non-compliance with the rules of personal contact with the opponent or for unsportsmanlike behavior on the court. The player who committed such a violation receives a personal reprimand (foul). 
An additional penalty will be the assignment of free throws to the basket of the offending side (similar to an unsportsmanlike foul). 
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Until the semi-finals, only opponents from their own conference can meet in one branch of the tournament grid. The semi-finals determine the winner of the conference, while the Grand Finals help determine the best NBA team entered for the season. 
On the first day, the semi-finals are played, on the second - the match for 3rd place and the main final. At each stage, the teams hold one face-to-face meeting. 
Americans, Serbs, Spaniards, Greeks, Argentines are considered the flagships of world basketball. 
Today, professional basketball players are allowed to the Olympic championship. 
The main problem of the initial stage of the development of the discipline was the lack of a single organization that could control the activities of teams and leagues. The players could easily play for different teams, and the meetings themselves were held in sports halls that did not meet the standards. 
At the same time, many... 
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In addition, Lega Basket Serie A in different years included players (Pavel Podkolzin and Valery Likhodey) and coaches (Sergey Bazarevich and Evgeny Pashutin) from Russia. 
In 1999, for the first time in EuroBasket history, an Italian basketball player (Gregor Fučka) became the MVP. 
EuroBasket 19 champion83, Olympic silver medalist, 7-time Euroleague champion, 12-time Italian champion and 4-time winner of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. In 1991, Meneghin entered the list of the Top 50 FIBA Basketball Greatest Players, in 2006 he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2008 he was among the 50 people who made the greatest contribution to the development of the Euroleague. In 2019, Milan retired the number (#11) of the legendary center. 
