Archive for 2021
Ivica Radic to Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù
Ivica Radic (208 cm, F/C) is trading his home in Poland for a spot in the north of Italy. Radic has signed with Cantu in the Italian SerieA. He started the season with Anwil in the Polish EBL and the EuropeCup. In 29 Polish EBL games, he averaged 12.3 ppg and 9.1 rebounds. Radic plays…
Read MoreBayern loses to Hamburg in overtime
Hamburg beat Bayern Munchen 91-86 yesterday in overtime. With five wins in a row, the Hamburg Towers now have the longest winning streak in the German easyCredit BBL. Moreover, it means that Hamburg has now beaten both German Euroleague teams within four days (ALBA BERLIN was the other one). Despite the loss, Bayern Munchen remains…
Read MoreBaylor survives Villanova, advances to Elite Eight in men’s NCAA Tournament
It wasn’t easy, but Baylor’s quest to reach its first Final Four in 71 years is still alive after the No. 1-seeded Bears got past No. 5 Villanova 62-51 in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA Tournament. Now, half of the men’s NCAA tournament Elite Eight is set after Saturday’s March Madness offerings. Only…
Read MoreCSKA ends 10-game winning streak of Unics Kazan
Reinig VTB champion CSKA Moscow beat Unics Kazan 102-86 yesterday and thereby ended Kazan’s 10-game winning streak in the VTB league. With this victory, CSKA Moscow now moves up to 2nd place in the standings and trails leader Zenit by two wins. In yesterday’s game between CSKA and Unics, CSKA entered the game with the…
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri State wins 2021 NCAA DII championship again
It was a familiar end to the most unfamiliar season in recent memory. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State dominated No. 1 West Texas A&M, 80-54, to win the 2021 DII men’s basketball championship on Saturday afternoon. It’s the second-consecutive title for the Bearcats and their third in the last five years. Ryan Hawkins led all scorers with…
Read MoreBruno Caboclo to play in Europe
Bruno Caboclo (206 cm, F/C) has signed with defending French champions Limoges CSP Elite. It is the 25-year-old’s first stint in Europe. Caboclo started the season with the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He was released a couple of months ago. Caboclo has played in the NBA and the G League for the past seven…
Read MoreMalcolm Rhett from Poland to France
Malcolm Rhett (206 cm, F/C) has left MKS DG. He has signed in the ProA with Boulazac Basket Dordogne. It’s the third team Rhett will play for this season. He started the season in Poland with GTK Gliwice but switched after 10 games to MKS DG. Now on his way to France, Rhett joins a…
Read MoreOlympiacos officially eliminated from EuroLeague playoffs after loss to Fenerbahce
Olympiacos saw its three-game winning streak in the EuroLeague come to an end on Friday night and has been officially eliminated from the playoffs. The “Reds” lost for the 17th time this season, this time to Fenerbahce at Piece and Friendship Stadium (71-76). The Turks led from start to finish and endured the comeback of…
Read MoreBologna, Gran Canaria storm into Eurocup semis!
Virtus Bologna remained undefeated for the season to sweep into the semifinals, where Gran Canaria will join them. At the same time, the two other 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinal series will have do-or-die third games next week. Virtus lost all of a 20-point lead before defeating host Joventut on Friday, the same night that Gran Canaria…
Read MoreGrand Canyon forward Oscar Frayer killed in auto crash
Grand Canyon University forward Oscar Frayer was killed in an automobile accident along with two others, including his older sister Andrea Moore, 28, on Tuesday, near Lodi, California. Frayer was 23. “We love O,” Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew said in a news release. “He was the heartbeat of our team with his vibrant, energetic…
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