Basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Encyclopedia
The basketball
competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade
was held at different venues in Serbia
on 1–11 July 2009.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade
2009 Summer Universiade
The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade were celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina , close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised...
was held at different venues in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
on 1–11 July 2009.
Basketball – Men
| Men's basketball Basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Men The men's tournament of basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade at Belgrade, Serbia began on July 2 and ended on July 11.-Teams:-Format:* 26 participating team are drawn into six groups of three teams and two groups of four teams... |
 SerbiaNikola Koprivica Milan Mačvan Milan Macvan Milan Mačvan is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Partizan, on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv. He is 6' 9" tall and he weighs 265 lbs.... Nemanja Protic Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.09 m tall small forward and he can also play as a point forward. He is currently playing for the Spanish team Caja Laboral.-Player profile:Although 2.09m tall, Bjelica is a shooter and small forward... Marko Kešelj Marko Kešelj Marko Kešelj is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently playing with Olympiacos in Greece.-Pro career:... Strahinja Milošević Strahinja Milošević Strahinja Milošević is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays with KK Vojvodina.-External links:* at Euroleague.net* at AdriaticBasket.com... Vukašin Aleksić Vukašin Aleksić Vukašin Aleksić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Serbian club KK Radnički Kragujevac.-External links:* at euroleague.net* at adriaticbasket.com... Miroslav Raduljica Miroslav Raduljica Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club and defending NLB League champion KK Partizan.-Pro career:... Marko Simonović Ivan Paunić Ivan Paunić Ivan Paunić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for BC Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Basketball Super League.-Pro career:... Dejan Borovnjak Dejan Borovnjak Dejan Borovnjak is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Italian club New Basket Brindisi, playing in Legadue.-External links:* *... Vladimir Štimac Vladimir Štimac Vladimir Štimac , is a Serbian professional basketball player, currently playing with Olin Edirne Basket.... |
 RussiaAlexey Kotishevskiy Dmitriy Golovin Valeiry Lihodey Nikita Shabalkin Nikita Shabalkin Nikita Shabalkin is a Russian professional basketball player with Dynamo Moscow. The 6 ft 9 in tall 230 pound small forward-power forward also plays with the Russian national basketball team.... Euvgeniy Voronov Artem Gorlanov Ivan Nelyubov Anatoly Kashirov Anatoly Kashirov Anatoly Kashirov is a Russian professional basketball player.-External links:*... Alexey Zhukanenko Alexey Zhukanenko Alexey Zhukanenko is a Russian professional basketball player. He is 2.10 m in height and plays as a center... Dramir Zibirov Roman Shapovalov Euvgeniy Kolesnikov |
 United StatesTalor Battle Talor Battle Talor Battle is an American basketball player for Cholet Basket in France. In college he played for Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team... Corey Fisher Corey Fisher Anthony Guy Corey Fisher is an American professional basketball player. A point guard, he attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Fisher decided on Villanova due to its combination of athletics and academics. Fisher played high school basketball for St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New... Da'Sean Butler Da'Sean Butler Da'Sean Butler is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs and was on assignment in the NBA D-League for the Austin Toros. In November 2011 he joined for trial period to Latvian Basketball League club Rīgas VEF... Robbie Hummel Robbie Hummel Robert John Hummel is an American college basketball player for Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana... Evan Turner Evan Turner Evan Marcel Turner , nicknamed The Villain, is an American basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted 2nd overall by the 76ers in the 2010 NBA draft. Turner plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. Turner is a first-team 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball... James Anderson James Anderson (basketball) James Lee Anderson is an American basketball player with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Oklahoma State University. In 2010, Anderson was named Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a first team All-American... Quincy Pondexter Quincy Pondexter Quincy Coe Pondexter is an American basketball player for the New Orleans Hornets. He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 26th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft and then traded to the New Orleans Hornets.... Lazar Hayward Lazar Hayward Lazar Miller Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. He was a college standout for Marquette University.-High school career:... Craig Brackins Craig Brackins Craig Lee Brackins is an American basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers.He played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones. A power forward, Brackins was the highest-touted recruit to choose Iowa State after spending time at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire... Trevor Booker Trevor Booker Trevor Fitzgerald Booker is an American professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. He was the starting power forward at Clemson University prior to playing in the NBA... Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... Deon Thompson Deon Thompson Deon Thompson is an American college basketball player that played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Thompson is 6'9" tall and played the forward position.... |
Basketball – Women
| Women's basketball Basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Women The women's tournament of basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade at Belgrade, Serbia began on July 1 and ended on July 11.-Teams:-Format:* 16 participating team are drawn into four groups of four teams . Each group will use the single round robin system.* Following preliminary round pool play,... |
United States Ashley Houts Ashley Houts Ashley Houts is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA. Daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga... Alexis Gray-Lawson Alexis Gray-Lawson Alexis Gray-Lawson is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the 2010 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award, which is presented by the WBCA annually to 'the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I... Danielle McCray Danielle McCray Danielle McCray is a forward for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. McCray was born November 8, 1987 in Boynton Beach, Florida. McCray was selected 7th overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season... Danielle Robinson Danielle Robinson Danielle Robinson is a basketball player who most recently played for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:Robinson was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars.... Tiffany Hayes Tiffany Hayes Tiffany Kiara Hayes plays guard for the UConn women's basketball team, the 2009 and 2010 NCAA National Champions.-Early life:Hayes was born 20 September 1989 in Fort Polk, a town in western Louisiana to Dorothy and Renard Hayes.... Maya Moore Maya Moore Maya April Moore is an American basketball forward for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague. Moore was the winner of the 2006 and 2007 Naismith Prep Player of the Year. She was selected as the John Wooden Award winner in 2009 after leading Connecticut to the... Jeanette Pohlen Jeanette Pohlen Jeanette Pohlen is a basketball player who most recently played for the Stanford Cardinal. She was drafted to the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association in the 2010 WNBA draft . She is known by Cardinal fans for her great play against UConn... Kayla Pedersen Kayla Pedersen Kayla Pedersen is an American basketball forward for Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association . She was selected 7th overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft. She was selected for the 2006 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament as a senior at Red Mountain High School in Arizona... Tina Charles Tina Charles (basketball) Tina Charles is an American women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Galatasaray Medical Park of the TWBL. Originally from Jamaica, New York, Charles was drafted 1st overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft... Jacinta Monroe Jacinta Monroe Jacinta Monroe is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.-External links:*... Jantel Lavender Jantel Lavender Jantel Lavender is a basketball player who most recently played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.-WNBA:Lavender was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.... Ta'Shia Phillips Ta'Shia Phillips Ta'Shia Phillips is a basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.She is the sister of Cinncinnati Reds second baseman, Brandon Phillips.-WNBA:... |
Russia Evgenia Belyakova Yekaterina Lisina Yekaterina Lisina Yekaterina Lisina , is a Russian basketball player who competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. She has overtaken 6ft 8in Maria Stepanova in being tallest member of the team. In her bare feet, Lisina stands 2.06 m tall .-References:... Tatiana Burik Maria Cherepanova Margarita Podlesnykh Svetlana Makhlina Maria Khrustaleva Tatiana Bokareva Maria Savina Elena Danilochkina Elena Danilochkina Elena Danilochkina is a Russian basketball player. She plays as a shooting guard for the Russian women's national team and the Nadezhda club in Russia.... Anastasia Gradova Olga Yakovleva Olga Yakovleva (basketball, born 1986) Olga Yakovleva was a Russian women's basketball player. Olga was born in Vologda, Russia and represented her country in the FIBA under-19 and under-21 World Championships. In 2009, Olga was selected as Eurobasket.com All-Russian Superleague Honorable Mention... |
 AustraliaLauren Mansfield Chantella Perera Amy Lewis Sarah Graham Mia Newley Emma Langford Kiera Shiels Sally Potocki Alyce Shearing Elyse Penaluna Marianna Tolo Louella Tomlinson |