Archive for January 8, 2018
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…
Read MoreVTB 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…
Read MoreKervin 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…
Read MoreNCAA: 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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