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On the Road with Mike

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

Was great to catch up with my good friend Hubie Brown in the booth before the Grizzlies vs. Nets game.

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On the Road with Mike

Saturday, September 15th, 2012

Next summer 24 of Europe’s top teams will collide in EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia, including the host country. With only a couple months to practice and train for the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Tournament, our coaching staff did an incredible job preparing our young players to compete against a formidable group of opponents. In addition to Ukraine, 15 teams earned berths in the qualifying round: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Israel, Latvia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey. Previously France, Great Britain, Lithuania, Russia and Spain secured their places through participation at the 2012 Olympics, while Greece and Macedonia grabbed two spots at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July.

Photo courtesy of Anatolii Riabukha.

From the Booth

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

I received a lot of positive feedback regarding our NBA TV 2012 Draft HQ special. Tune in to NBA TV’s summer league coverage to follow the early progress of the league’s promising rookie class.

On the Road with Mike

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Ukraine placed second in the AeroSvit Cup 2012. We beat Belarus 69-61 in Round 2 of the international tournament. It was a close competition throughout. Ukraine was down by two at halftime, but our bench did an excellent job to help our team to a victory.

Ukraine lost a tough game to to Israel in the finals, 74-68. Ukraine led 43-41 at the half. But Israel made big plays down the stretch and came out with the hard-fought win.

Photos courtesy of Anatolii Riabukha.

On the Road with Mike

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Ukraine beat Romania last night in our first exhibition game, 83-58. We got a chance to put in all 15 players who had dressed, which was great. Tonight we will face Belarus, and Israel will meet Romania. Hoping to get one or two of our injured players back for tonight’s competition.

Photo courtesy of Anatolii Riabukha.