Basketball

Indonesian Basketball League (disingkat: IBL) adalah liga bola basket tertinggi yang dikelola secara profesional di Indonesia. Liga ini dimulai pada tahun 2003.

IBL diikuti oleh 10 tim, Aspac, Satria Muda, Bhinneka, Garuda, Cahaya Lestari Surabaya, Indonesia Muda, Bima Sakti, Kalila, Angsapura dan Citra Satria. Aspac menjadi juara pada musim 2003 dan 2005. Sedangkan Satria Muda menjuarai IBL pada 2004.

Pengelolaan dan keuntungan finansial IBL terlepas dari campur tangan PB Perbasi, meskipun dalam pelaksanaannya PB Perbasi masih ikut terlibat dalam pengadaan wasit dan perangkat pertandingan.

Dalam mengelola liga, IBL memiliki tim manajemen. Saat ini manajemen IBL dipimpin oleh direkturnya, Agus Antares Mauro. Manajemen bertugas mengemas liga secara baik untuk mendatangkan keuntungan baik lewat penonton maupun sponsor. Agus Antares Mauro dipercaya setelah Direktur sebelumnya, Ary Sudarsono mengundurkan diri.

MICHAEL JORDAN BIOGRAFY

Selain kompetisi liga, terdapat pula kejuaraan bernama Turnamen IBL yang durasinya singkat, sekitar satu bulan. Juara tahun 2008 adalah Satria Muda Britama yang berhasil mengalahkan Garuda Bandung dengan agregat 3-1 di babak final yang menggunakan best of five dan SM Britama sekaligus membuat three-peat juara, yaitu pada tahun 2006, 2007, dan 2008Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[1] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he led the Tar Heels to a National Championship in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.[2] In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995-96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular-season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.4 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009.

Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.[4] Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. He is currently a part-owner and Managing Member of Basketball Operations of the Charlotte Bobcats in North Carolina.