Brazil coast past Croatia - Sep 2, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Brazil - Croatia 92:74
Brazil wrapped up the preliminary round at the World championship with victory. They held off Croatia to occupy the third position in Group B. Brazil will now take on Argentina in the South American classico at the eighth-final stage of the tournament. Croatia occupied the fourth place and set up a Balkan derby against Serbia in the playoffs.
Brazil opened the game with seven points in a row [read more]
Brazil - Croatia 92:74
Brazil wrapped up the preliminary round at the World championship with victory. They held off Croatia to occupy the third position in Group B. Brazil will now take on Argentina in the South American classico at the eighth-final stage of the tournament. Croatia occupied the fourth place and set up a Balkan derby against Serbia in the playoffs. Brazil opened the game with seven points in a row. Croatia got closer but Brazil did not allow their opponents to pull in charge. The Latin American team dominated as they posted a 22:19 lead after ten minutes. Marcelinho Machado (199-F/G-75, agency: Interperformances) knocked down two three-pointers during an 8:0 run from Brazil as they earned a 36:24 lead midway through the second quarter. Brazil rallied to a comfortable 48:35 halftime advantage. Leandrinho Barbosa (190-G-82) nailed 6 points to spark a 9:0 run from the Latin American team at the start of the third quarter. They cruised throughout the frame and entered the final stanza up by as many as 22 points 72:50. Croatia got within 15 in the fourth quarter but it was as close as they could get as Brazil drove to a confident victory. Marcelinho Machado delivered 18 points for Brazil. Leandrinho Barbosa notched 17 points, while Alexandre Garcia (191-G-80, agency: Interperformances) added 15 in the win. Marko Popovic (185-G-82, college: S.Idaho JC) replied with 15 points for Croatia. Kresimir Loncar (210-F-83) netted 12 points in the loss.
CB Granada gets Paulo Prestes on loan - Sep 2, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
CB Granada reinforced its roster with a low-post player. The Spanish outfit managed to agree a one-year loan with Brazilian center Paulo Prestes (209-C-88), who is originally a member of Unicaja. He was loaned last season as well, but to Murcia. He appeared 27 times for them collecting 9.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg. Prestes was the second best rebounder in ACB last season, but unfortunately his team finished dead last and faced with relegation to LEB Gold [read more]
CB Granada reinforced its roster with a low-post player. The Spanish outfit managed to agree a one-year loan with Brazilian center Paulo Prestes (209-C-88), who is originally a member of Unicaja. He was loaned last season as well, but to Murcia. He appeared 27 times for them collecting 9.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg. Prestes was the second best rebounder in ACB last season, but unfortunately his team finished dead last and faced with relegation to LEB Gold. Paulo Prestes joined Unicaja in 2006 from COC Ribeirao Preto, but he was sent on loan immediately. First two years he spent with LEB Gold team Clinicas Rincon. In 2007/08 he exploded with 17.1 ppg and 9.3 rpg in this competition. Next season his numbers were pretty close. That was a reason why Unicaja called him back shortly in 2009. Meanwhile, there are some rumors that Unicaja wants to return their former player Carlos Cabezas (186-G-80). He was playing in Malaga for many years, before he moved to Khimky Moscow last summer. Cabezas had 7.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 2.4 apg for 16 Euroleague games last season. In Russia, he added 6.2 ppg and 3.1 apg for 21 games.
Brazilian who was in spain is close to be back in Brazil - Sep 1, 2010 (by Paulo Freire)
The swingman Luis Felipe Gruber, who has passages in the under-20 squad in Brazil, will do some try-outs next week in Bauru. Gruber is 2.08 m tall, was born in Santa Rosa (RS), if the player is approved, he can hit a contract with the team of Bauru.
Luis Felipe Gruber has played for Gremio Natico Unio (2002-2003), Lucentum Alicante (2003-2005), Pamesa Castelln. (2005-2006), Grupo Cibo Llria (2006-2007). Cceres (2007-2008) amont others in Spain [read more]
The swingman Luis Felipe Gruber, who has passages in the under-20 squad in Brazil, will do some try-outs next week in Bauru. Gruber is 2.08 m tall, was born in Santa Rosa (RS), if the player is approved, he can hit a contract with the team of Bauru.
Luis Felipe Gruber has played for Gremio Natico Unio (2002-2003), Lucentum Alicante (2003-2005), Pamesa Castelln. (2005-2006), Grupo Cibo Llria (2006-2007). Cceres (2007-2008) amont others in Spain.
He started playing basketball at age of 11 in his high school in Santa Rosa, where he was born. He began playing basketball seriously with 13 years old, after asking the parents to take him for a test to Gremio Natico Union club, there, the coach liked him and he began his career. In 2008, Gruber was playing in Spain, where his team reached the stage of the playoffs, but lost in the first round. He played a South American for Brazilian NT, but Gruber was little used in the championship.
Luis Felipe Gruber (205-F-85) is left-handed, and can drive very well to the basket.
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