Mikael Hopkins tabbed by Reggio Emilia

Mikael Hopkins (206 cm, F/C) has signed in the Italian SerieA. Unahotels Reggio Emilia is the team the 28-year-old American big man will play for this coming season. Reggio finished last season in 11th place with a 10-18 record. Hopkins played the past two seasons for Cedevita Olimpija. There he played Liga Nova KBM, EuroCup,…

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Vasileios Charalampopoulos leaves Greece

Vasileios Charalampopoulos (202 cm, F) will play for a team outside Greece for the first time. Umana Reyer Venezia has signed the 24-year-old Greek forward. Charalampopoulos played the past two seasons for Olympiakos. There he averaged 2.5 ppg in 11 EuroLeague games last season. Vasileios Charalampopoulos has played for teams such as Panathinaikos, Lavrio, PAOK,…

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Olympics Roundup: Slovenia prevails in thriller over Spain

The 2020 Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament continued Sunday with a thriller for the ages as Slovenia prevailed over Spain 95-87 and gave Slovenia first place in Group C. The final day of group play also saw Argentina beat Japan to book the final ticket to the quarterfinals. The draw was also held for the quarterfinals,…

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Fenerbahce hands reins to Aleksandar Djordjevic

Fenerbahce Istanbul found a new coach as the Turkish powerhouse signed Aleksandar Djordjevic to a three-year contract. Djordjevic, age 53, comes to Fenerbahce after coaching Virtus Segafredo Bologna the past three seasons and replaces fellow Serbian Igor Kokoskov, who agreed to leave the club. Djordjevic guided Virtus to the 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup semifinals, where the…

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