ALBA Berlin Climbs to 2nd Place in German BBL

 ALBA Berlin has been making waves recently in Germany’s Easycredit BBL. On January 7th they came away with a crucial blowout win over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 86-67. The home win allowed ALBA Berlin (13-4) to swap places with Ludwigsburg (13-4) in the standings. Both clubs still trail league-leaders, FC Bayern Muenchen three games. The Berliners…

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VTB United League: Loko Hands CSKA Moscow First Loss

 VTB United League leaders, CSKA Moscow saw their winning streak ended at 10 games after falling to an energized Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar club 90-79. It was an impressive effort by the railroad tycoons put up a big run early in the fourth quarter to pull away in a tightly contested game. CSKA could not provide…

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Kervin Bristol pens with Vytautas

 Kervin Bristol (206 cm, Fordham’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017-18 season. The big man will be joining his second team, after starting the season playing for Ukraine’s Budivelnyk Kiev (Ukraine-Superleague). He played two games in the Basketball Champions League where he was able to average…

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NCAA: Ohio State Upsets Top-ranked Michigan State 80-64

 The Michigan State University Spartans got a stinging reminder that no team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament should be taken for granted or underestimated. The top-ranked school as of Week 9 had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat as Ohio State stomped them to the ground 80-64. Over the last couple of weeks,…

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