Archive for March 2013
NCAA: Wichita State, Syracuse reach Final Four
The NCAA Tournament entered the Regional Finals Saturday with contests in the East and West Regionals, with both ending in the lower seeded club moving on to the Final Four. In the East Regional, No. 4 Syracuse dominated No. 3 Marquette, 55:39, and in the West, No. 9 Wichita State built a 20-point advantage, only…
Read MoreNCAA: Tournament Results, Sweet 16, Day 2
With the conclusion of Day 2 of the Sweet 16 games, the NCAA Regional Finals or better known as the Elite 8, are now set. On Friday, the four remaining games to determine the pairings for the Regional Finals turned out to be fairly anticlimactic, with the exception of the South No. 1 Kansas vs…
Read MoreEuroleague: Nate Jawai named Top 16, Week 3 MVP
Nate Jawai was unstoppable for Barcelona Regal on Friday night, dominating inside, leading his team to victory with a
Read MoreEuroleague: Group F – five teams, three spots
Euroleague Top 16 Group F – it all comes down to Week 14… After 13 weeks three things are certain: 1). FC Barcelona Regal will win the group and advance to the next round; 2). Fenerbahce Ulker will finish out of the playoffs; 3). Besiktas JK Istanbul will finish out of the playoffs. Other than…
Read MoreNCAA: Tournament Results, Sweet 16, Day 1
The Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament began on Thursday, with the first four games, two in the Los Angeles Regional and two in the Washington, DC Regional. The hottest game of the night was the first contest in Los Angeles at the Staples Center where West No. 2 Ohio State took on No.…
Read MoreWill Hanley moves to Valencia Basket
Will Hanley (200 cm, Bowdoin’12) has made his first team transfer in his rookie season. He is departing Oviedo Club Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Silver and is headed to Valencia Basket from Spain’s ACB. The 23-year-old Hanley, who also holds an Irish passport, played 20 games for Oviedo CB and averaged 17.7 ppg and 11.2…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA hands Madrid third straight
As the Euroleague Top 16 round began, it was clear that Real Madrid was going to end up somewhere at the top Group E after they went 6-0 before losing their first match to Anadolu Efes. Three consecutive wins later they sported a 9-1 record and a two game lead on CSKA Moscow, who was…
Read MoreAnthony Mason Jr joins Guaros de Lara
Anthony Mason Jr. (201 cm, St. John’s’10) has joined the Venezuelan basketball team Guaros de Lara. Mason started the 2012-13 season playing for Cholet Basket from France’s Pro A. There he averaged 10.3 ppg and 5.2 rpg in nine games. He then moved to Japan, but only played in the pre-season for the Akita Northern…
Read MoreEuroCup: Stefan Markovic named SF, Game 2 MVP
An epic performance in a big road win allowed Stefan Markovic of Valencia Basket to earn Eurocup Semifinals
Read MoreRomualdas Petronis axed by Sakalai
Romualdas Petronis, the coach of Lithuanian LKL club Sakalai Vilnius has been removed from his duties after a poor season with the team. The 49-year old joined with Sakalai in the summer of 2012 but he has failed to bring winning Basketball to the club during the season. Sakalai is currently languishing in the one…
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