Archive for 2021
Cinderella story of Starwings ends, and Fribourg wins the Swiss title
Fribourg Olympic beat Starwings Basket Regio Basel 85-76 in the 3rd game of the best of five series. As a result, this is their third Swiss title in a row. Sounds like a dull championship? Boring playoff series that ended in 3-0? Not really. On the contrary. The end of the Swiss series was sensational.…
Read MoreJustin Gordon signs with Limburg
Justin Gordon (200 cm, F) has signed in the newly formed BNXT League with Hubo Limburg United. Limburg was 14-12 in the Euromillions league this season. Gordon signed on for the 21/22 season. Gordon played this year in the British BBL with Newcastle. He posted impressive numbers in 16.7 ppg and 6.2 rebounds. He played…
Read MoreAlan Herndon to Poland
Alan Herndon (208 cm, F/C) is on the move to Poland. There he will join Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz for the 21/22 season. Astoria finished this season 11th in the EBL with a 12-18 record. Herndon started this season in the Greek A1 with PAOK but quickly moved to Heroes Den Bosch in The Netherlands. There…
Read MoreFrench league forced to change the playoff format
The French league (LNB or sponsor name is Jeep ELITE) has decided to change the playoffs format. France has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has caused havoc on the schedule of the French league. As a result of the scheduling issues, France still has five more rounds to play in…
Read MoreEfes tops FC Barcelona in EuroLeague final
Anadolu Efes Istanbul captured the EuroLeague title for the first time on Sunday, defeating FC Barcelona 86-81 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Vasilije Micic, the Final Four MVP, paced Efes with 25 points, and teammate Shane Larkin scored 21. In the end, the dynamic duo’s productivity played a pivotal role in the outcome of…
Read MoreNorrköping Dolphins sweeps Swedish series, 4-0
Norrköping Dolphins is the new Swedish champion. In-game four of the best of seven final series, they beat Södertälje at home with 91-86. In the first three games of the final series, Norrköping Dolphins had won easily and by solid margins. Yesterday’s game, however, was no picnic at the beach. On the contrary, it was…
Read MoreLevski Lukoil claims Bulgarian title
Levski Lukoil won on the road yesterday, beating Rilski Sport 84-69. Consequently, they won the best of seven final series 4-1 and claimed the Bulgarian title. The last time Levski Lukoil was the champion of Bulgaria was in 2018, and before that, they had won it 18 times. However, most of those titles are from…
Read MoreMark Eaton, Former Jazz Center, Dies at 64
Longtime Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton died this weekend at the age of 64. The Jazz confirmed Eaton’s death. According to sources close to Eaton said he went for a bike ride Friday night and never returned. While the cause of death isn’t yet known, no foul play is suspected. The sheriff’s office wrote that…
Read MoreMarvin Clark tabbed by Chalons-Reims.
Marvin Clark (201 cm, F) will finish the season in France. Clark has signed with Chalons-Reims in the French ProA. The team is 11-16, with eight games to go in the regular season. He played this season in Belgium for Kangoeroes Mechelen. Clark averaged 13.4 ppg and 5.1 rebounds in 28 Eoromillion league games. He…
Read MoreElias Valtonen from D2 Germany to ACB
Elias Valtonen (199 cm, F) has signed with BAXI Manresa in the Spanish ACB. It doesn’t happen often that a player makes a jump from the ProA Germany to the ACB. Valtonen, a 21-year-old Finnish international, averaged an impressive 15.8 ppg and 4.8 rebounds in 23 Games for Tubingen. Elias Valtonen played college basketball at…
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