Archive for October 21, 2021
Daishon Knight to Geneva
Daishon Knight (185 cm, G) is on the move to Switzerland. There he will join Lions de Geneve and coach Andrej Stimac. Geneve is enjoying a 2-1 start to the SBL season. Knight played for four (!) clubs in three countries last season. He finished with the Manawatu Jets in New Zealand, where he averaged…
Read MoreEurocup recap; four out of five teams win on the road
The regular season tipped off with a new format – 20 teams split between two round-robin groups. The first five games were played on Tuesday. Partizan NIS Belgrade, Joventut Badalona, and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana recorded the season’s first road wins in Hamburg, Germany; Trento, Italy; and Grand Canaria, respectively. Then on Wednesday, four of the…
Read MoreUnicaja wins first-ever BCL game in Malaga while Falco stuns VEF in Riga
In the battle of two national champions, VEF Riga suffered a tough defeat at home to Falco Szombathely, splitting Group D in half after just a couple of Gamedays. Meanwhile, Unicaja defeated Lavrio Megabolt to stay unbeaten. The Latvian champions were looking for a bounce-back win at home against the Hungarian champions, but the atmosphere…
Read MoreSeven teams still undefeated in FIBA Europe Cup
Wednesday’s action in the FIBA Europe Cup saw seven teams continue their unbeaten starts to the season, while there was overtime excitement and plenty of frantic finishes. Casademont Zaragoza claimed their first win of the competition dramatically as they edged Hapoel Gilboa Galil in a 91-90 overtime triumph on the road. Matt Mobley starred with a triple-double…
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