Marek's bio:
Marek is the Eurobasket project manager since it's creation in 1997. He comes from Poland and in mid-90s moved to Canada. Back in Poland he played basketball for 2nd a3rd division teams SKK Siedlce, Rozwoj Katowice and University of Lodz. During his university years (Information Technology dagree) Marek started writing for various Polish basketball magazines. After moving to Canada a combination of programming skills, passion for basketball and new-born internet allowed him to start Eurobasket. "I am lucky to manage Eurobasket and work with a group of very devoted and passionate people. Not everyone has a chance to turn his/her profession into a real job."
Eurobasket.com with related web sites (usbasket.com,
latinbasket.com, asia-basket.com, africabasket.com, and australiabasket.com)
is No# 1 web site about global basketball having the widest
basketball coverage from over
193 countries worldwide and in total
406 leagues.
The site was opened in March 1997. Now the site is a
group of
268 people from different countries, who provide information
about all pro and semi-pro basketball around the World. Currently we cover basketball on
all continents around the world, in all pro basketball leagues,
semi-pro and many amateur leagues. We try to track all players and current news.
The database has over
240,000 profiles of coaches and players with over
56,500 photos. Our pages
are updated daily. EuroBasket is the only web site providing such wide range
of information about global basketball. Since we started in 1997, we have
grown to be most popular web site about international basketball with traffic
comparable only to NBA.com. Eurobasket owns other similar web sites:
usbasket.com, latinbasket.com, asia-basket.com, australiabasket.com and
africabasket.com, which make complete net of web sites covering all-global
basketball. In 2010 we become a part of Sports I.T. Solutions, a Hong Kong IT company. We do our best to make EuroBasket as informative as possible. So
please enjoy our site.
Greg's bio:
Grzegorz "Greg" Kulig hails from Pulawy, a little town in
Eastern Poland. After high school he moved to Warsaw to
continue his studies at University of Life Sciences (SGGW),
which were completed in 2010. Currently, Greg pursuing his
Master's Degree at Warsaw School of Economics (SGH).
When Eurobasket.com decided to move the office to Warsaw,
Poland in 2010, Greg had a chance to join the No 1 website
about global basketball. He brings hard work, expertise and
dedication to the team. In a short period of time Greg
became a significant part for managing the website.
The journey of basketball for Greg has started off in the
second grade when he picked up the basketball for the first
time. Since then, he has been involved into the sport by
playing at different levels from junior to senior. Right now
he enjoys playing with friends at a local league where you
can see former professional players.
Greg is in charge of managing a website.
Simonas's bio:
Simas Skuzinskas is a new addition to Eurobasket team. He
joined us in 2011 and comes from Kaunas, Lithuania where
basketball is known as a “second religion”. Being a player
himself and playing college basketball in the States and
local leagues in Lithuania, Simas brings much experience and
knowledge to our team.
In the previous couple years, he was working with the kids
coaching and developing their basketball skills and
knowledge in Ireland. Simas had a great opportunity to work
at one of his camps in Ireland with one of the best Scouts
in the world Adam Filippi, who is currently a Director of
International Scouting for Charlotte Bobcats. Also, many
days spent learning and listening to thoughts and ideas from
one of fastest developing coaches in the market today Tane
Spasev, who took the position of Youth Basketball
Coordinator and Assistant Coach Senior National Team of
Syria.
Simas is in charge of communications as the whole.
Therefore, he is available to take your queries and help you
out in the best way he can.
Kate's bio:
Kate is Marek's wife and joined Eurobasket in 2005. She
takes care of the financial side of the project, manages
accounts for all customers and processes daily reports.
Marek about Kate: "She is probably the only person at
Eurobasket who we do not have backup for. It's scary..."
Vasiliy's bio:
Perliev Vasiliy joined Eurobasket in year 2005 as a
Eurobasket news Reporter. He originally comes from Ukraine
where he started to play basketball in his early years.
Vasiliy played at different levels including the University
team.
For a Ukrainian man to succeed in No# 1 web site about
global basketball, it takes an exceptional blend of hard
work, expertise and confidence. Throughout his rapidly
advancing career, Vasiliy has demonstrated all these
qualities, earning the respect of players and
correspondents.
He has got a degree in Sports Education and his big love for
the game combines with a deep knowledge of the world of
basketball. Vasiliy is responsible for European, Asian and
Oceania Continents including the top basketball countries as
Italy, Russia, Germany, Poland, China etc.
Besides basketball, Vasiliy enjoys teaching and coaching
students of different ages. He also runs basketball schools
and helps in organizing summer camps.
Dragan's bio:
Dragan Jankovski is a member of the Eurobasket family since
2003. He comes from the basketball land of Serbia where he
started playing hoops as a child. Dragan spent several years
with Partizan Belgrade youth teams and later played pro ball
for the clubs such as Hemofarm, Radnicki and Eiffel Towers.
Dragan grew up with the No.1 web site about global
basketball. His strong basketball background, thorough
knowledge of the game and hard work helped him constantly
improve his skills as a Eurobasket Reporter through the
years.
Since 2008 Dragan has been responsible for the European,
American and African continents including the top basketball
leagues such as NBA, Euroleague, Spain, Turkey, Greece,
France etc.
Besides Eurobasket, Dragan has a Master degree in Economics,
he enjoys organizing basketball clinics and staying informed
on various basketball events around the globe. He worked two
years on team projects with AND1 Serbia and Montenegro.
Ernest's bio:
Ernest joined Eurobasket at the beginning og 2011 as a programmer and I.T. manager. He has ten years experience in programming. He worked previously for Polish military in I.T departament and few ICT companies. Ernest is very good in programming in Windows environment and databases. He uses main technology: VB, ASP, SQL Server. His hobbies are new technologies, automotive and music.
Amit's bio:
He joined Eurobasket in 2011. Amit has 5+ years’ experience in web application and software technology, having strong command over classic Asp, Asp.net, PHP, MySQL, MSSQL.
He worked previously on other sports-related projects like Go Soccer. His hobbies are Music, Long Drive, Traveling and hanging out with friends.
Chris' bio:
Warren Sports International (WSI) is a global sports agency that built its reputation by working throughout Europe, and then expanding to the NBA as its client base grew. Our connections overseas are second to none and we plan on using these connections to bring in coaches and gms from every level to our Eurobasket Summer Leagues. Prior to starting WSI, Chris Warren was a High School and College basketball coach in Indiana which affords us in recognizing the ability of each player we recruit and represent. We are always looking for quality, high level players who fit the “character of our company” and carry themselves with “PRIDE” in what they do each and every day. This will directly be the kind of players that we plan to select for each of the Eurobasket Summer Leagues as well.
Eurobasket correspondents
Gianni Pascucci
Italian
LatinBasket
U.S. Pro/Am
Manager
Chris Mammides
Greek and
Cypriot
Manager
Zeljko Zule
Slovenian
Manager
Miles Schmidt-Scheuber
Germany
...and many other,
please check the list below
Full List of Eurobasket correspondents
The list of EuroBasket correspondents
ABA Travis McAvene Gianni Pascucci Surujh Roopnarine ACPBL Travis McAvene Justin Moore Adriatic League Sead Buljina Dani Erceg David Pick Zoran Popovic Dragan Scepanovic Zeljko Zule African Champions Cup Olusegun Ikuesan African Championships Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Algeria Olusegun Ikuesan Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira All-Africa Games Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira ANBL John Gary Angola Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Antonio Santos Antigua Carlos Pereira Arab Club Champs Rabih Khoury Maarouf Mawloud Argentina Facundo Iatzky ASEAN League Peedu Goldenbeck Asian Championships Rabih Khoury Maarouf Mawloud Omar Shafaamri Arthur Volbert Asian Club Champs Mohammad Ahmadi Rabih Khoury Maarouf Mawloud Omar Shafaamri Australia Duncan Matheson Ian Moss Austria Stefan Heinrich Stefan Prager Bahrain Yousef Ahmed Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira Balkan League David Pick Zoran Popovic Baltic League Peedu Goldenbeck Barbados Carlos Pereira Belarus Timur Tolokh Belgium Peter Buyse Juliane Hoehne Bert Larsimont Belize David Magana Bermudas Kristian Santiago Bosnia Sead Buljina Nedzad Kladusak Chris Mathieu Senad Sadikovic Miljan Veskovic Botswana Thomas Fink Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Brazil Mel Devonne Paulo Freire British Virgin Islands David Edole Brunei Amit Peedu Goldenbeck Bulgaria Valentin Anguelov Vladi Lazarova Maarouf Mawloud Maria Mitzova Christomir Rackov Burkina Faso Olusegun Ikuesan Burundi Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Cameroon Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Canada John Gary Maarouf Mawloud Gianni Pascucci Cape Verde Olusegun Ikuesan Cayman Islands Kristian Santiago Central Africa Olusegun Ikuesan Centrobasket Carlos Chapa Chad Olusegun Ikuesan Chile Adam Prossin Cristian Quiroga Daniel Valencia China Edward Bothfeld Rodney Carter Serafim Karaiskakis Arthur Volbert Chris Wang Robert Wang Alex Yam Colombia Victor Garcia Congo-Brazaville Olusegun Ikuesan Costa Rica Carlos Pereira Croatia Dani Erceg Vladimir Ivankovic Julius Johnson Marin Stipanic Zeljko Zule Cyprus Michael Aristidou Chris Mammides Dr. Nasios Orinos Nima Siar Czech Republic Michal Koza Levy Nagy Surujh Roopnarine Denmark Thomas Soltau D-League Julius Johnson Serafim Karaiskakis Travis McAvene Surujh Roopnarine
Dominican Republic Kerwin Abreu Frank Brito Andrea Centenari Peedu Goldenbeck Oscar Peralta DR Congo Olusegun Ikuesan EBA Calvin Brown EBA Media Justin Moore Egypt Olusegun Ikuesan Maarouf Mawloud El Salvador Jaime Arevalo Eritrea Olusegun Ikuesan Estonia Janar Peedu Goldenbeck Julius Johnson Ethiopia Olusegun Ikuesan EuroChallenge Valentin Anguelov Peter Buyse Serafim Karaiskakis Moritz Korff Bert Larsimont Eurocup Peter Buyse Luis Filipe Cristovao Carlo Grilli Uygar Karaca Serafim Karaiskakis Moritz Korff Lukasz Lukaszewski David Pick Zoran Popovic Euroleague Giorgos Diploidis Carlo Grilli Serafim Karaiskakis Moritz Korff Chris Mammides Paul Nilsen Kostas Papadopoulos David Pick Zoran Popovic Allen Waters Zeljko Zule Euro Champs Lukasz Lukaszewski Chris Mammides George Manousidis Paul Nilsen David Pick Euro Champs U18 Patrick Maher Chris Mammides Euro Champs U20 Chris Mammides FIBA Americas David Edole Francisco Vega Finland Rauno Hurmalainen Elina Koskinen Michal Koza Vladimir Lobanov France Philippe Burstert Juliane Hoehne Serafim Karaiskakis Maarouf Mawloud FYR Macedonia Branko Cupeski Tomce Stojcevski Gabon Olusegun Ikuesan Gambia Olusegun Ikuesan Georgia Darbaiseli Geo Basket Germany Juliane Hoehne Moritz Korff Michal Koza Marsha Owusu Gyamfi Daniel Poerschke Kristian Santiago Miles Schmidt-Scheuber Ghana Olusegun Ikuesan Greece Giorgos Diploidis George Fragkos Serafim Karaiskakis Chris Mammides George Manousidis Kostas Papadopoulos Nima Siar Guinea Olusegun Ikuesan Guinea Bissau Olusegun Ikuesan Holland Terry Cooper Bas Hendriks Sanders Jackson Vitalijus Kazanakovas Fred Roggen Hungary Tamas Deri Adam Patonay Balazs Radics Levente Szabo IBL John Gary Lucius Jones Serafim Karaiskakis Kip Leonetti Travis McAvene Iceland Siggi Hjorleifsson India Serafim Karaiskakis M. Rajalingam Indonesia Amit Carlos Pereira Iran Mohammad Ahmadi Aydin Dianat Kazem Ghayem Ahmad Kerdi Mohammad Amin Maghsoodlou Maarouf Mawloud Ireland Peedu Goldenbeck Israel Netanel Dahan Amir Fleischman Gil Goshen Julius Johnson David Pick Italy Giovanni Bargna Armando Caporaso Carlo Grilli Gianni Pascucci Edoardo Tamalio Antonello Varallo Ivory Coast Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Japan Emeka Eke Jordan Maarouf Mawloud Omar Shafaamri JUCO Greg Arnault Desira Patrick Maher Vance Marbury
Kenya Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Kosovo Dren Shporta Kuwait Yousef Ahmed Ali Ahmed Maarouf Mawloud Lebanon Ahmad Kerdi John Khoury Rabih Khoury Asia-Basket Lebanon Maarouf Mawloud Lesotho Olusegun Ikuesan Liberia Olusegun Ikuesan Libya Olusegun Ikuesan Liga Americas Hector Lopez Francisco Vega Liga Sudamericana Facundo Iatzky Hector Lopez Francisco Vega Lithuania Simas Evaldas Ceilytkas Serafim Karaiskakis Maarouf Mawloud Deividas Valiunas Luxembourg Peedu Goldenbeck Daniel Poerschke Madagascar Olusegun Ikuesan Malawi Olusegun Ikuesan Malaysia Amit Mali Olusegun Ikuesan Mauritania Olusegun Ikuesan Mauritius Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Mexico Carlos Chapa Alejandro Martinez Moldova Huge Montenegro Darko Pekic Dragan Scepanovic Zeljko Zule Morocco Olusegun Ikuesan Marek Krala Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira Mozambique Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Myanmar Amit NAIA Arnault Desira Stephan Ditgens Namibia Olusegun Ikuesan NBA Carlos Chapa Giorgos Diploidis Daniel Gibson Julius Johnson Serafim Karaiskakis Milord Nikolic David Pick Allen Waters Alex Yam NCAA1 Giorgos Diploidis George Fragkos Julius Johnson Lucius Jones George Manousidis Vance Marbury Milord Nikolic Daniel Poerschke Rick Ross Joan Manuel Sanchez Allen Waters NCAA2 Giorgos Diploidis George Fragkos Lucius Jones Vance Marbury Sanjey Noriega Daniel Poerschke Joan Manuel Sanchez Allen Waters NCAA3 Arnault Desira George Fragkos Lucius Jones Moritz Korff Vance Marbury Daniel Poerschke Joan Manuel Sanchez Allen Waters New Zealand Pete Knechtel Mike Lacey Duncan Matheson Maarouf Mawloud Ian Moss Nicaragua Carlos Pereira Niger Olusegun Ikuesan Nigeria Olusegun Ikuesan Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira Olympic Games Chris Mammides Carlos Pereira Palestine Tamara Awartani Paraguay Santiago Maciel PBL Travis McAvene Allen White Philippines Amit Enzo Flojo Poland Michal Koza Patryk Kurkowski Lukasz Lukaszewski Grzegorz Ozog Maciej Paszyn Portugal Bruno Baltazar Hugo Carvalho Luis Filipe Cristovao Joao Santos Puerto Rico Marcos Carlo Luis Modestti Qatar Ali Ahmed Maarouf Mawloud Romania Tamas Deri Maarouf Mawloud Russia Edward Bothfeld Julius Johnson Rwanda Olusegun Ikuesan
Saudi Arabia Ali Ahmed Ahmad Kerdi Maarouf Mawloud Scotland Sandy Sutherland SEBL Greg Senegal Olusegun Ikuesan Kristian Santiago Serbia Nenad Ilijev Julius Johnson Zoran Popovic Dragana Vukovic Seychelles Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Sierra Leone Olusegun Ikuesan Slovakia Martin Bosko Tomas Kottra Slovenia Matej Bergant Julius Johnson Zeljko Zule Somalia Olusegun Ikuesan South Africa Alex Danila S.Amer.Champs Victor Garcia Wolfgang Lucena Francisco Vega S.Amer.Champs U17 Wolfgang Lucena S.Am.Cl.Champs Wolfgang Lucena Francisco Vega South Korea Kevin Campigotto Jerry Lee Jeff Liebsch Rick Ross JungHwan Seo Spain Giorgos Diploidis Mariano Galindo Serafim Karaiskakis Marten Lombiots Lino Lopez Maarouf Mawloud Natxo Mendaza Paul Nilsen Sudan Olusegun Ikuesan Sweden Andreas Eriksson Switzerland Luca Maffioli Melanie Nussbaumer Syria Tarek Burhan Ahmad Kerdi Ahmad Madwar Maarouf Mawloud Taiwan Chris Wang Tanzania Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Togo Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira TPBL Johan Andersson John Gary Trinidad and Tobago Don Farrell Carlos Pereira Albert-Lee Young Tunisia Olusegun Ikuesan Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira Kristian Santiago Turkey Mustafa Bozkurt Sinan Can Pervin Elgin Baha Kurtulus Serkan Ozdemir Orhan Suer Ugur Turker U.S. Virgin Islands David Edole UBA Griselle Martis Travis McAvene David Walls UBL Ozzie Denson Uganda Olusegun Ikuesan Ukraine Julius Johnson Alexander Muzyka United Arab Emirates Ali Ahmed Captin Andy Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira United Kingdom Jeff King George Manousidis Paul Nilsen Daniel Poerschke Sandy Sutherland Uruguay Hector Lopez Sergio Palay USBL John Gary Surujh Roopnarine Venezuela Yelitza La Torre Jonathan Leon Wolfgang Lucena Francisco Vega WABA League Rabih Khoury Maarouf Mawloud Omar Shafaamri William Jones Cup Maarouf Mawloud Chris Wang WNBA Luis Filipe Cristovao World Championships Maarouf Mawloud Carlos Pereira David Pick Omar Shafaamri Yemen Peedu Goldenbeck Maarouf Mawloud Zambia Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira Zimbabwe Thomas Fink Olusegun Ikuesan Carlos Pereira
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