Chilean Semi Professional Basketball Update for Aug 24

Chilean Semi Professional Basketball Update for Aug 24

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse, 20120824

Currently, semi professional Basketball leagues are underway, only allowing nationals, and divided in regions. The qualified teams go to the Professional Leagues to start later this year.

See related Professional Basketball Update article regarding the Second Semester Leagues.

Caption: Agosto 18, Maipú-Chile. Boston College vs Chillán. Credit: Ernesto Zelada - XpressMedia.From Febachile Press release.

Chilean Basketball Report: Update for Aug 23

Chilean Basketball Report: Update for Aug 23

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse

I got the news and buzz of Chilean Basketball for you in english. A lot is happening and uncertainty is getting clearer. Dimayor and Liga Nacional are being formed, women have a fairly competitive league as well, but not surprisingly, have two leagues. Live televised games helped to improve the coverage and exposure. Minors have competitive tournaments too. The National teams lowered the age limit for a projection to the future, but collected lots of baskets and losses.

DIMAYOR season, the mature Professional League, finished in April 2012, in the midst of a transitional 2011-2012 season. The Liga Nacional tournament also finished a long 5 months season. Currently, semi professional leagues are underway, only allowing nationals, and divided in regions.

But the regular person is interested in the REAL Professional leagues, the one on for their city, with spectacular foreign players, and classic rivalries.

Here are the current Leagues situation, later the Second Semester Leagues definitions.

Weekly Basketball report, May 23 2012

Last long weekend Chile had a lot of basketball news, I will summary them, and later resume the weekly news updates.

Topics: DIMAYOR, National Teams, LibCentro, LibSur, Copa Chile, Liga Nacional, WNBA

DIMAYOR

On Tuesday, May 15, DIMAYOR (Division Mayor del Basquetbol) had presidential elections, and after 33 years as Chairman, Luis Cerda stepped down, being relaced by Juan Manuel Bravo (Industrial Engineer, related to Universidad de Concepción)

TOPICS FOR April 4, The SportsZone with Pascal Mathieu

TOPICS FOR April 4, The SportsZone with Pascal Mathieu

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Date:        Monday, April 4, 2011
Time:        20:00 - 22:00 hrs.
Location:    I LOVE CHILE Network
City/Town: Providencia, Chile

Review of the WEEK in Chilean SPORTS in ENGLISH

Copa Chile Basketball finally organized

Copa Chile Basketball finally organized

[To be reported also on

April 4, The SportsZone with Pascal Mathieu

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Starting April 16 until July 10, 30+ teams were accepted. The schedules are to be informed soon.
The Groupings are:
A Group (South):

Basketball Report for March 14, Sports Zone with Pascal Mathieu

Basketball Report for March 14, Sports Zone with Pascal Mathieu

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The Under 19 Womens World Cup to played July 21-31st in Puerto Montt will host also the lottery for the groups for the 16 national teams this March 18.

The scheduled kickoff for Copa Chile is April 26, but the machine has been set in motion. So many teams have already applied, the  deadline is March 18, more deadlines are to be expiring and the stages being burnt to come up with the different groups sorted by geography.