KXO League, 'Croatia 3x3 Ranking No. 1, Japan B-Leaguers Participate'

The Korean-Japanese 3x3 competition is about to get even more intense.

The Korea 3x3 Basketball Organization (KXO) will host the 'NH Bank 2024 KXO 3x3 Hongcheon Tour 2 and KXO League Final Round' at the Hongcheon Gymnasium in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, on April 24 and 25. The tournament will be held across three categories - U18, Men's Open, and KXO League - with the winner of the KXO League Final Round and the runner-up receiving a ticket to the FIBA 3x3 Challenger.

KXO, which hosted the NH Bank FIBA 3x3 Hongcheon Challenger 2024 in May, is set to host the second FIBA 3x3 Challenger in Korea on October 12 and 13. After confirming the lack of international competitiveness of Korean 3x3 teams through the Hongcheon Challenge in May, KXO added Japan's Shinagawa and Sagamihara to the KXO League from the sixth round of the KXO League in June.

Considering the difficulty of Korean 3x3 teams to participate in international competitions, KXO has created a stage where they can compete with overseas teams in Korea, and the winner of the previous six rounds and this final round will qualify for the FIBA 3x3 Challenger, which will be held in June.

In the last six rounds, 메이저사이트 which saw a number of Korean 3x3 teams missing key players due to injuries, Japan's Sagamihara won the title and booked their ticket to the FIBA 3x3 Kaohsiung Challenger 2024 in Taiwan in September.

After losing the title and international berth to Japan at home, the Korean 3x3 teams will be looking to redeem themselves by fielding a full squad for the final round. Bang Sung-yoon (Hanwool E&C), Lee Jung-jae (Team Hongcheon), Kim Min-soo (Harmo Jinju), and Jung Seong-jo (Cosmo) are all participating in the final round of the KXO League, with each team's main players having professional experience.

The Japanese teams are no slouches either.

Sagamihara, who are riding high after winning the last six rounds, are joined by Croatia's No. 1 ranked 3x3 player Dean Popovic. Dean Popovic is also a professional 5-on-5 player in Slovakia and Croatia. Add Serbian Uros Kanic to the roster, and Sagamihara is determined to win back-to-back titles and punch their ticket to the FIBA 3x3 Challenger once again.

Shinagawa, who lost in the quarterfinals in the previous six rounds with an all-Japanese roster, has also made changes to its roster. Shinagawa is joined by Tucker Hammond from Seattle, USA. Tucker Hammond currently plays for the Ehime Orange Vikings in Japan's B2 League, where he averaged 18.8 points and three assists per game last season.

The final round of the NH Bank 2024 KXO 3x3 Hongcheon Tour 2 and KXO League, which will feature fierce competition between Korean and Japanese 3x3 teams rarely seen in Korea, will tip off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, and all games will be streamed live on YouTube.

Samsung Fire make foreign player changes.

The Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs volleyball team has made a foreign player change.

The Samsung Fire Volleyball Team announced on March 23 that it has signed a new foreign player, Vladimir Grozdanov (30) from Bulgaria, to replace Matej Kok (28-Slovenia).

Vladimir Grozdanov arrived in the country through Incheon International Airport on March 13 and immediately joined the team.

“As a result of Matej Kok's medical test, his left ankle, which was injured in the previous season, is not abnormal, but his right knee is in poor condition and requires rehabilitation, and it is not possible for him to prepare for the regular season starting in October,” 카지노사이트 said a Samsung Fire official.

“Vladimir Grozdanov was a player we were considering selecting at the time of the draft, and he showed good fundamentals and steady play on the tryout field.”

Vladimir Grozdanov is an outside hitter who made his professional debut in the Bulgarian League in 2012. In the 2021-2022 season, he ranked 10th in attacks and 9th in points in the Turkish League. Last season, he played as an outside hitter in the Bulgarian League, where he ranked fourth in attack and in the Best 7.

Looking to 'restore honor', Chung Kwan-jang signs big man Michael Young after missing time in Europe

Anyang Jeongkwanjang, a men's professional basketball team looking to restore its honor in the new season, has completed the signing of its second foreign player.

On the morning of the 25th, the team announced the signing of Michael Young (30) as a second-option foreign player. Prior to this, the club signed Cady Laren, a KBL veteran, as a one-option foreign player for the 2024-2025 season at the end of June. He then traveled to Las Vegas, USA, to search for a player and chose Young as the second option.

Young, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, has played in the European big leagues, including the French First Division, Israeli First Division, and Turkish First Division. At 6-foot-6, he is considered to be a strong scorer and rebounder. 파워볼사이트 추천 In the 2022-2023 season, he played 55 games as a starter for Kawasaki in Japan's B League, helping the team win the regular season division title. This seems to have helped him adapt to the Asian league and culture.

Most recently, Young was in top form in the Puerto Rico League, where he played in six games and averaged 18.2 points, seven rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.

“I've heard a lot of good things about the KBL from my teammates,” said Michael Young, ”and I'm looking forward to re-proving my competitiveness in the KBL along with the team's performance. I'm not worried about adjusting to a new league.” With the foreign duo of Caddy Laren and Michael Young, it will be interesting to see if the team can regain the majesty of the 2022-2023 season after last season's failure.

MBC Bae College Basketball Final Rivalry Big Match has been set

This year's college basketball champion will be the Anam Golden Tigers versus the Sinchon Eagles.

Korea University defeated Kookmin University 58-43 in the quarterfinals of the 40th MBC Bae National University Basketball Jusang Tournament held at the Jusang Indoor Gymnasium on the 25th to advance to the finals. In the other quarterfinal game, Yonsei defeated Chung-Ang University 75-67. The final will be a rivalry game between KU and Yonsei.

KU's offense was led by Lee Dong-geun (14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocked shots) and Seok Jun-hwi (13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals).

KU center Freddy grabbed 18 rebounds, but was held to 12 points on 40 percent shooting from the field as the KU big men defended him. KU also lacked perimeter support, shooting poorly from three-point range (5-of-22, 23%).

In the other quarterfinal, Yonsei held off a late charge from Chung-Ang University, 75-67. Kim Seung-woo scored 20 points, 토토사이트 추천 including four 3-pointers, to earn the honor. Lee Kyu-tae added 14 points and seven rebounds. Lee Yoo-jin added 13 points, six rebounds, and four steals.

The MBC Varsity College Basketball Finals will continue on June 26 at 3 p.m. Korea University holds the all-time title with 13 titles. If KU wins this year, it will be its third consecutive title.

Yonsei is tied for second with 11 titles. Yonsei last won the title in 2021. It will be interesting to see if Yonsei can stop KU's bid for a third straight title.

Curry+LeBron+Zuri and AD and Ant-Man. Why Edwards and not Durant?

Steph Curry, LeBron James, and Jerry Halladay, Anthony Edwards. And Anthony Davis.

That's the claim for the best five of the USA Dream Team. So claims CBS Sports in the United States.

“If Steph Curry, LeBron James, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Edwards, and Anthony Davis form the starting five, the U.S. Dream Team has the best chance of winning the gold medal,” the outlet wrote on Friday.

There's a reason for this. The U.S. has won five straight exhibition games. They've beaten Canada, Australia, Serbia, South Sudan, and Germany. But they haven't been dominant.

Their performance has been quite shaky. They won a close game against South Sudan and had a 10-point lead at one point in the first half against Germany, only to see the Germans pull away in the third quarter. In both games, LeBron James dominated the game.

That said, the exhibition games certainly highlighted the problems with the starters.

As CBS Sports put it, “The most important area is perimeter defense. You can't have James and Curry carrying the defensive load, which means someone else has to do the defensive work. That's where Jrue Holiday fits in. One of the best defenders in the NBA is Jrue Holiday. He can defend basically every position, and he can shoot the three.

James, Curry, and Jrue Holiday would be great starters. 메이저사이트 Then you have to choose between Anthony Edwards and Jayson Tatum.

The outlet concluded: “Perimeter defense is still key. Stopping the guards will be key in this Olympics, which means Edwards is a better fit than Tatum. Edwards' athleticism and explosiveness will fit in well with a starting lineup that is largely in their 30s.

Joel Embiid started the game in this evaluation, but he doesn't mesh well with LeBron and Curry. Unsurprisingly, the media said Anthony Davis should start. His chemistry with LeBron James would be more solid, and he can handle mismatches better defensively. Anthony Davis is the best mismatch defender.

The publication concluded: 'If Kevin Durant was healthy, he could have been in the starting lineup instead of Edwards. But right now, it makes more sense for him to come off the bench. Durant, who is just starting to practice after recovering from a calf injury, will need a few conditioning sessions, and it wouldn't be ideal to make changes in the middle of the tournament.