:: WIN a trip to the FIBA World Championship Finals weekend ::

PANAMA (FIBA World Championship) - The President of the District Basketball League, Arquimides Bedoya, announced the change of the Metrobasket Tournament schedule to facilitate the Panamian National Team trials in view of the FIBA World Championship later on this year.

Panama will play at the 2006 Centrobasket Tournament and at the FIBA World Championship in Japan.

Because of that the Metrobasket Tournament will start its second round on June 1 as Galácticos de Juan Díaz, Grillos de Río Abajo, Toros del Chorrillo, Canguros de Parque Lefevre, Monarcas de San Miguelito and Canaleros de Arraijan qualified.

Also Metrobasket will continue on the following weekend.

The tournament will not be played on Tuesday and on Thursday to allow the selected players to be present at the trials practice.

Michael Hicks who joined Parque Lefevre will also be on the trials.

The trials begin on June 5 at the EPIHO arena in Paitilla with Guillermo Vecchio, Reggie and Enrique Grenald. 
 
FIBA Americas

CZE - Czech women begin preparations

DJERBA (FIBA World Championship for Women) - The EuroBasket winning Czech Republic women's team have gathered for a training camp ahead of the FIBA World Championship for Women on the

FIBA Europe Board decides to

MUNICH (EuroBasket 2007) - The FIBA Europe Board approved a new competition schedule for EuroBasket 2007 that will feature three extra game days. In the new system, 16 teams will play a

USA - Lisa Leslie named WNBA

NEW YORK (WNBA) – Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks was named WNBA Player of the Week for games played Saturday, May 20 through Sunday, May 28. Team USA Leslie scored 34.7 percent of her

ESP - Navarro considers NBA move

BARCELONA (ACB) - Spanish international Juan Carlos Navarro could finally be about to leave Europe for the NBA. The Winterthur Barcelona shooting guard, who was voted most valuable player of the ACB this

CAN - High school scholarship

TORONTO (National Federation) - Canada Basketball and the Canadian School Sport Federation (CSSF) announced today the Canada Basketball/CSSF Scholarship Program. The program will award a total of