Archive for September, 2007
A.D. INDUCTED TO BGSU HALL OF FAME
The Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes seven new members, including Wizards guard Antonio Daniels on the weekend of Sept. 21-22. The official induction ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 21. In addition, the Class of 2007 will be introduced at BGSU-Temple football game at Doyt Perry Stadium on Saturday.
Antonio Daniels (Men’s [...]
Posted: September 20th, 2007 under Wizards.
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EUROBASKET RECAP: LITHUANIA WON BRONZE, OLYMPIC BID
Wizards forward Darius Songaila and his fellow Lithuanian teammates are all smiles as they won Sunday’s bronze medal game of EuroBasket 2007 against Greece, 78-69, and also earned a trip to the Olympic games in 2008.
STATS: Songaila played in all nine games in the European Tournament and averaged 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds in [...]
Posted: September 17th, 2007 under Darius Songaila, FIBA, Wizards.
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LITHUANIA TO MEET RUSSIA IN SEMIS
Wizards forward Darius Songaila scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and gave Lithuania the winning basket with 46 seconds left against Croatia, 74-72. Lithuania will meet Russia in the semi-final game on Saturday.
Turning point: Lithuania led 74-70 when Darius Songalia was called for an unsportsmanlike foul with 27 seconds left. Zoran Planinic made both [...]
Posted: September 14th, 2007 under Darius Songaila, FIBA, Wizards.
Comments: 16
TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team will conduct training camp in preparation for the 2007-08 NBA season at the Siegel Center on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA from October 2-6. In addition, the Wizards will host an open scrimmage, free to the public, on Saturday, October 6th [...]
Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Wizards.
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ANOTHER SOLID GAME FROM SONGAILA
In a battle of the remaining two unbeaten teams at EuroBasket 2007, Wizards forward Darius Songaila had another solid performance by scoring 17 points and four rebounds to help Lithuania defeat Slovenia, 80-61, on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain.
Key Stats: Slovenia, who also came into the game with a perfect record, succumbed to Lithuania’s overall [...]
Posted: September 12th, 2007 under Wizards.
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