Category: Olympic Basketball

Staley introduced as coach of US national women’s hoops team

30, 2000, file photo, United States’ Dawn Staley and Nikki McCray, right, celebrate the USA’s victory over Australia in the women’s gold medal basketball game at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in… . FILE – In this March 5, 2017, file photo, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley directs her team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference tourna… COLUMBIA, S.C. – Three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley has been put in charge of keeping the U.S. women’s national basketball team rolling.

Knicks could try to deal Carmelo, but should they?

New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek, left, talks to Carmelo Anthony during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in New York. New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek, left, talks to Carmelo Anthony during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in New York.

NBA night to remember for local school

Twenty-four hours before the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers took to the arena for their NBA regular season match as part of the NBA Global Games London 2017, the youngsters from St Aloysius College and Islington Panthers basketball club had the chance to get out on the court and work on their skills. As well as making use of the state-of-the art facility, the youngsters also met NBA legends Isiah Thomas, Dikembe Mutombo and Ronny Turiaf.