FIBA U19s Underway
Tagged in: FIBA U19 World Championship, Junior Tall Blacks
The ninth FIBA U19 World Championship for Men gets underway at the North Shore Events Centre and ASB Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday.
The USA and Iran, from group B, open the tournament at the North Shore Events Centre, while Croatia and Kazakhstan, group D opponents of the New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks, playing the first game at ASB Stadium, both tip-off 10am.
Head coach Kenny McFadden and his JTBs team play the final game of the day at NSEC following the opening ceremony, tip-off 8.30pm, against FIBA Americas champions Argentina.
Follow all the live stats, game reports and news from the tournament at the official FIBA U19 World Championship website, www.newzealand2009.fiba.com.
Selected games, including all three JTBs group D games, can also be watched live online at www.fibatv.com.
