News

Sport Arena UPB, among the six best teams in the world

sportarena

Sport Arena UPB finished among the six best teams at FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final (Miami, 21-23 September), the climax of the first ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour. The Romanian team advanced from the group phase with three wins and two deafeats, beating on the way to the quarter finals the winners from Madrid Masters, Team Split from Croatia, the finalists from Vladivostok Masters, Team Khabarovsk from Russia and the winners of the Sao Paolo Masters, Team Neuquen from Argentina. Sport Arena UPB lost a tough game against the eventual champions,…

Read More

Eyes on the prize: FIBA 3×3 WT Final in Miami

sportarena

The climax to the first full 3×3 season is only one week away, with the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final set to take place in Miami from 21-23 September. Representing cities all over the world, 12 of the best 3×3 teams will converge on the city’s iconic South Beach (off Collins Park) for three days of heart-stopping basketball action and entertainment as they battle to be crowned number one. Places in the Final were earned in the five 3×3 World Tour events played over the summer in Sao Paulo, Vladivostok,…

Read More

Sport Arena UPB, at the 3×3 World Tour Final

sportarena

Sport Arena UPB is the first Romanian team qualified for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final (Miami, 22-23 September), after they finished second at FIBA 3×3 World Tour Istanbul. The Romanian team, lead by Angel Santana, lost 12-17 with Vilnius in the final from Istanbul, but they advanced to Miami and they received a 5000 dollars prize for their performance. On the road to the final, Sport Arena UPB surpassed the University World Champions, team Kragujevac, which had in the roster the same four players that won the world title…

Read More

Sport Arena UPB beat the world university champions

sportarena

Sport Arena UPB cruised in Istanbul over the team from Kragujevac, 21-5, in the groups of FIBA 3×3 World Tour Master and increase their chances to advance to the quarter finals of the competition. The four players reunited in Istanbul for the team Kragujevac, represented Serbia in the World University Games earlier this summer and won the world title in the final against Romanian university national team. This is the second huge victory for Romanian 3×3 basketball after the Romanian national team won against USA Basketball at the FIBA 3×3…

Read More

Romania, in the last 16 at WC, beat USA

sportarena

The Romanian 3×3 basketball national team finished in the last sixteen at the first ever 3×3 World Championship, held in Athens between 23-26 August 2012, beating USA Basketball on their way to the knock-out round. The success against USA is an historic one for the Romanian Basketball and the game was just amazing, with Angel Santana nailing a three pointer with 3 seconds to go, for a 15-14 victory. Santana&Co played after just two hours another crucial game, against Russia, and they failed to advance to the quarter finals, even…

Read More

3×3 basketball symphony at SA-BC

sportarena

Just few meters away from the most iconic building in Bucharest, the Romanian Athenaeum, a different kind of symphony was played during the Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger, the FIBA 3×3 qualifier hosted by the Romanian Capital city. The transformation of a parking place in a state of the art arena for 3×3 basketball took not more than 10 hours and the changes were spectacular. So was the show, with some of the best teams from Europe and the best four Romanian teams featuring in a block buster next to the…

Read More

See the groups at Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger!

sportarena

Group 1: Peak Sport (Hunary) SK Millenium (Serbia) Pyramid (Russia) Vara nu dorm (Romania)   Group 2: Rosychy (Ukraine) Red&Black Eagles (Albania) Magazine Streetball (Russia) Choco Loco (Romania)   Group 3: Varna (Bulgaria) Hofi’s Panzercracker (Austria) FISB Streetball (Italy) Pensionarii Asigurati (Romania)   Group 4: Team Bosnia (Bosnia) Fatburners (Bulgaria) Medcom Wild Snakes (Polonia) Ironie fina (Romania)   Groups 1 and 2 will play on saturday morning, starting at 10.30. Grupele 3 si 4 will play on saturday evening, after the official presentation of the teams, which will start at…

Read More

Carpathian Bears, second place at Moscow Open

sportarena

The Carpathian Bears, Angel Santana, Catalin Vlaicu, Aurel Urucatu, Alin Spahiu and Vlad Ardeleanu finished second at Moscow Open 2012, losing in the final against Lithuania, 7-4 for the Baltic team. Considered by many a real 3×3 basketball world championship, The Moscow Open had a total prize money of 40.000 USD. The Romanian team received 10.000 USD for their performance. The Bears had a tough game in the semifinals, against the Serbians from Olimp, but they survived in the overtime, thanks to a magic “and one” by Catalin Vlaicu. The…

Read More

Magic Show: Dunking Devils in Bucharest

sportarena

The acrobatic dunkers from Dunking Devils will perform, for the first time in Romania, during the Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger (4-5 august 2012, Bucharest, Romania), the 3×3 basketball tournament, part of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour. Dunking Devils is one of the most famous groups of this kind from the world, with numerous shows over five continents and more than 25 countries. The last appearance of the Dunking Devils was in Spain, at the ACB Finals between FC Regal Barcelona and Real Madrid, but their shows are known in United…

Read More

Carpathian Bears, ready for Moscow Open

sportarena

Romanian 3×3 basketball team Carpathian Bears are ready to hit the court at the Moscow Open 2012, on 28th of August. They are compared in the presentation from the official website with the NBA champions Miami Heat. Angel Santana, one of the most loved players in Moscow, after the show he put on during the 2010 edition, will return for the Bears this year, ready to entertain the crowd and also to bring useful points on the court for his team. Santana was the best scorer of the 2010 edition…

Read More