Archive for 2020
Olimpia Milano improves to 8-0
Olimpia Milano improved to 8-0 in the Italian Serie A with a convincing victory over Cantu on Sunday. The unbeaten league leaders received strong performances from several players in an 89-71 win. Spanish point guard Sergio Rodriguez paced Olimpia Milano with 24 points and six assists. Trailing 44-43 at halftime, coach Ettore Messina’s club dominated…
Read MoreIzzet Turkyilmaz moves to Balikesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Veteran center Izzet Turkyilmaz has finalized a contract to play for Turkish League club Balikesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. The 30-year-old previously played for rival Bursaspor, and the 50th overall pick (Denver Nuggets) in the 2012 NBA Draft averaged 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds last season. The 213-cm Turkyilmaz, who competed for Turkey at EuroBasket 2011, has…
Read MoreFirst loss for Trento in Eurocup
In a Round 5 replay game, Herbalife Gran Canaria held off shorthanded Dolomiti Energia Trento 71-61 at Gran Canaria Arena on Friday night. The hosts displayed a great defensive effort that allowed only 41 points from the visiting team in the first three periods, good enough to build a lead they kept for the entire…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes star Vasilije Micic goes for EuroLeague career-high vs Panathinaikos
EuroLeague Round 8 saw Vasilije Micic post a new career high and lead Anadolu Efes past Panathinaikos in Athens (77-80). The Serbian guard exploded and finished the game with 33 points, on 12/20 shooting and 5/7 from beyond the arc, along with a PIR of 29. Krunoslav Simon was the only other player of the…
Read MoreIvy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21
The Ivy League presidents have made their decision, meaning one of college basketball’s 32 conferences won’t be playing this season. The Ivy League became the first Division I league to cancel its basketball seasons. They will not play any winter sports in 2020-21 and will delay a decision on spring sports until at least the start…
Read MoreBarcelona hands Fenerbahce second-biggest defeat in franchise history in the EuroLeague
Barcelona crushed Fenerbahce at home on Thursday night (97-55) and remained on top of the EuroLeague standings. The “Blaugrana” dominated their opponents from the opening tip and never looked back. They led by 11 after the first 10 minutes (28-17) and 22 at halftime (51-29) and cruised to an easy victory. The Turks never managed…
Read MoreIgokea defeats Turk Telekom in Basketball Champions League
Igokea tasted victory in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) for the first time in club history at the expense of Turk Telekom, while a long Dylan Ennis triple gifted Zaragoza a comeback victory over brave Nizhny Novgorod. That is far from sufficient, though to describe the action-packed Wednesday that concluded Week 4 action in the…
Read MoreJordan Loyd, Crvena Zvezda crush ASVEL Villeurbanne in EuroLeague Round 4 makeup game
Jordan Loyd was unstoppable offensively and helped Crvena Zvezda dominate ASVEL Villeurbanne on the road in a EuroLeague Round 4 game (68-89). The match was set to take place four weeks ago, on October 16. Yet, the EuroLeague suspended it, as Villeurbanne was dealing with several positive coronavirus cases. On Wednesday night, the two teams…
Read MoreBologna and Trento still undefeated in Eurocup
The first two tickets to the 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 were secured on Wednesday by fellow undefeated teams Virtus Segafredo Bologna, and Dolomiti Energia Trento with respective road wins over tough foes. They were joined by UNICS Kazan and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana as the week’s road winners. The results set up tough races to…
Read MoreOostende beats San Pablo Burgos in Basketball Championsleague
Filou Oostende outgunned Hereda San Pablo Burgos 99-98 on Tuesday to hand the reigning champions their first loss of the new season. Hapoel Holon was the only other team to win at home on the night, as four of the six games ended in victory for the visiting team. Here’s a closer look at what…
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