Archive for May 27, 2013
Predrag Bojic fired from Serbian league
The recent troubles that have enveloped the Serbian League have taken a new twist as Superleague Director Predrag Bojic has been removed from his duties. The dismissal follows a few weeks of turmoil within Serbian Basketball and Bojic’s actions during the recent scandal drew the ire of Red Star Belgrade particularly, and Red Star proved…
Read MoreSam Jones head coach of Den Bosch
Sam Jones has been promoted to the position of head coach at Eiffel Towers Den Bosch in the Dutch Eredivisie replacing outgoing tactician Raoul Koerner. American born Jones (who also holds a Dutch passport) can now boast of being a player, assistant coach, and head coach of Eiffel Towers Den Bosch. The 35-year old has…
Read MoreBenfica defends their Portuguese title
Sport Lisboa Benfica are now back-to-back Portuguese LPB Champions after they defeated Associacao Academica de Coimbra 91-77 in the fourth game of the Finals. This was just a blockbuster season for Benfica as they can now add this title to their collection of victories. They also won the Portuguese Supercup and the Portuguese Hugo dos…
Read MoreNBA: Heat dominate G3, goes up 2-1
The NBA Eastern Conference Finals headed West for Games 3 and 4 with the series between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers tied at 1-1. Game 3 wasn’t a close contest like the first two, with the Heat outscoring Indiana in all fourth quarters, earning an 18-point win, 96:114. The Heat were led by…
Read MoreTeodosic could be done for season
Serbian guard Milos Teodosic (195 cm), playing for CSKA Moscow, suffered a shin injury in a VTB United semifinal game against BC
Read MoreMIA Academy: Georgian League Champions!
In an 86-80 victory over Olimpi Tbilisi, MIA Academy Tbilisi has prevailed to win the 2013 Georgian Superleague
Read MoreMZT Skopje wins 2013 Macedonian title
KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom completed a sweep of the Prva Liga Finals via a 93-84 victory over Kozuv Gevgelija. MZT Skopje’s successful defense of the Macedonian League Championship they won in 2012 has now established them as the dominant top team in the league. Kozuv led for most of the game, keeping the visiting team…
Read MoreDonta Smith to stay with Maccabi Haifa
Donta Smith (201 cm, Southeastern Illinois JC’04) is expected to remain with Maccabi Bazan Haifa from Israel’s Winner league. It is reported that he has a contract to play for the team in 2013-14. Smith played 30 games for Maccabi Haifa in the 2012-13 season. He was able to put up 16.2 ppg and 5.0…
Read MoreJeff Hornacek, new coach of Phoenix Suns
Jeff Hornacek began his professional basketball career when he was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1986 NBA draft. He proceeded to play six straight seasons for the Arizona franchise. In 1992 he, along with two other players, were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Charles Barkley. His history with the team…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Madrid moves on, three go to G3
As was reported earlier, ACB play offs to continue…, the strike that the Liga Endesa was threatened with by the players and their union was called off and the playoffs resumed Sunday. It was a day of nail-biters as two contests went to overtime, one ended with a one-point margin and Real Madrid swept Blusens…
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