Archive for February 2014
Eurochallenge Second Stage: Round 4
The Eurochallenge recommenced on Tuesday after a week´s hiatus with a full schedule of games around Europe as Round 4 of the Second Stage took place. Tartu Rock defeated Krasnye Krylia 84-73 to remain undefeated and qualify to the next stage from Group I, while Gaz Metan Medias fell out of the competition after defeat…
Read MoreShamarr Bowden to Usti nad Labem
SLUNETA Usti nad Labem from the Czech Republic’s NBL has opted to added Shamarr Bowden (193 cm, Eastern Carolina’13) for the season. This will be the 24-year-old Bowden’s first team this season and it will be his first test as a rookie. Shamarr was originally supposed to play for the Carolina Coyotes (USA-ABA) but will…
Read MoreStanley Burrell joins Bnei Hertzeliyya
Stanley Burrell (191 cm) is moving to Israel’s Bnei Hertzeliyya (Winner League) after starting the season with Royal Hali Gaziantep (Turkey-TBL). Burrell has already logged his first game for his new team and he tallied 17 points and six rebounds. Before his departure from Royal Hali Burrell played five games for them in the EuroChallenge…
Read MoreMark Lyons heads to KK Zadar
Mark Lyons (185 cm, Arizona’13) will continue his rookie season as a pro with KK Zadar from Croatia’s A1. The Arizona product began the 2013-14 season with Chorale de Roanne Basket from France’s Pro A league. He played 14 games for them during his stint in the French league. Mark posted averages of 10.1 ppg…
Read MoreSiroki Primorka wins Bosnian Cup
The Bosnian Cup came to an exciting conclusion with HKK Siroki Primorka coming away with the 77-76 victory over BC Igokea Aleksandrovac. The match was a tightly contested affair towards the end. Siroki was in control for the first three quarters. A fourth-quarter run by Igokea forced an implosion and took the lead away from…
Read MoreWilliam Conroy parts with Bayreuth
William Conroy (187 cm, Washington’05) is leaving Medi Bayreuth from Germany’s Bundesliga. Conroy played nine games for the club and averaged 5.2 ppg and 3.3 apg. Conroy had a very short 2012-13 season. He was with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but managed to play in only four games before being released by the team in November…
Read MoreSasha Pavlovic continues career at Partizan
After not receiving interest from NBA teams, Sasha Pavlovic (200 cm) has decided to play in Europe and has agreed with BC Partizan NiS Beograd this 2013-14 season. Pavlovic has dual citizenship from Montenegro and Serbia. The 30-year-old NBA veteran played the 2012-13 season for the Portland Trail Blazers. He managed to appear in 39…
Read MoreReal Madrid wins Copa del Rey with epic shot
Copa del Rey 2014 – Spanish basketball fans were treated to a Finals game for the ages as nothing less than a “Clasico” match-up between rivals Real Madrid and Regal FC Barcelona went down the wire and ended with an amazing shot with a tenth of a second remaining in regulation. Sergio Llull played the…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins Czech Cup
As cup fever descends across Europe the champions are starting to be crowned, including CEZ Nymburk after the team won the Czech Republic Cup. The confident 91-67 victory over Ariete Prostejov hardly comes as a surprise as Nymburk has now won eight consecutive Czech Cup titles as well as the last ten NBL championships. CEZ…
Read MoreBarcelona lands in Copa Semifinals
Barcelona cruised through its Copa del Rey quarter final against Iberostar Tenerife thanks to a 102-60 thrashing. The club will now face off against Valencia Basket in Saturday´s Semifinal. The Catalan giant has been in shaky league form but has looked fantastic in tournament Basketball, impressing in the Euroleague Top 16 and now in the…
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