Archive for 2021
Steve Kerr to replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of Team USA
Steve Kerr, a three-time NBA championship coach with the Golden State Warriors, has been selected as the next coach for Team USA. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich and lead a reshaped USA coaching staff into the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Sources said that Kerr’s coaching staff would include Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, Miami Heat coach Erik…
Read MoreUnderdogs win in Euroleague round 14
Thursday of Round 14 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw four teams from the bottom half of the standings win. Fenerbahce got things rolling with a big win in St Petersburg, where Jan Vesely set a career-high in scoring. Then Nikola Kalinic set a career-high in scoring at home as Crvena Zvezda beat Olympiacos. Bayern…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League to tip-off second season in March in Senegal
The Basketball Africa League’s second season will begin March 5, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal, the BAL have confirmed after sources told ESPN’s The Undefeated. The 2022 season will include 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing games in Cairo and Kigali, Rwanda. The BAL season will also expand to 38 games, with 15 games…
Read MoreSecond round of FIBA Europe Cup has started
Legia Warszawa suffered defeat for the first time in this season’s FIBA Europe Cup as the Second Round commenced with eight games taking place on Wednesday. Parma-Parimatch pulled off a hard-fought 72-70 success on the road having surrendered a commanding 24-point lead as a tense finale ensued in Poland. The home side recovered from a 52-29 half-time…
Read MoreBuducnost alone atop Eurocup Group B, Slask celebrates first win
The 7DAYS EuroCup returned to action on Tuesday night of Round 6 after a two-week hiatus and saw Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse and Valencia Basket march to lopsided victories. Then Wednesday saw plenty of offensive fireworks with eight teams scoring at least 89 points – including two in losing efforts. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and…
Read MoreThree tickets handed out for FIBA Basketball Champions League round of 16
It was a big day for Turkish clubs in the Basketball Champions League. Galatasaray Nef and Tofas Bursa reached the Round of 16 by clinching first places in their groups. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg did the same in Group A, sending Lenovo Tenerife to Play-In Series. Meanwhile, Banco di Sardegna Sassari is out of the hunt…
Read MoreFIBA World Ranking – Recently Updated
(last updated: 18 Nov 2022) The latest FIBA world ranking has been published, following the first window of the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers that will be staged in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. Strong results have led to changes in the latest FIBA Ranking Men, especially for the likes of Lithuania, Belgium, and Sweden in…
Read MoreBarcelona adds Dante Exum to backcourt
FC Barcelona boosted its depleted backcourt by signing point guard Dante Exum to a three-month deal, the club announced on Tuesday. Exum (198 cm, 26 years old) signed a contract through the end of February. He will help Barcelona, which is currently missing point guard Nick Calathes and shooting guards Cory Higgins and Alex Abrines…
Read MoreBig wins for Bourg and Valencia in the Eurocup
The 7DAYS EuroCup returned to action on Tuesday night of Round 6 after a two-week hiatus and saw Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse and Valencia Basket march to lopsided victories. Bourg led by as many as 38 in blasting Frutti Extra Bursaspor 95-65. Pierre Pelos led five Bourg scorers in double figures with 20 points…
Read MoreManresa still undefeated in FIBA Championsleague
After a tough test in Poland, BAXI Manresa remained unbeaten in the FIBA Championsleague. After losing to SIG Strasbourg, Kalev/Cramo dropped out of the competition, and Igokea complicated things in Group E. Darussafaka defeated Hapoel U-NET Holon to avoid an Israeli double in Turkey this week after Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem defeated Pinar Karsiyaka on…
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