Archive for March 2022
Eurocup round 17
Eurocup Round 17 came to a close on Wednesday night with five games in which Reyer advanced to the eighth finals and Cedevita climbed in the standings. Lietkabelis Panevezys 75-77 Turk Telekom Ankara Turk Telekom recorded its first road win since mid-December by topping Lietkabelis 75-77 at Cido Arena on Wednesday. Turk Telekom improved to…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup semi-finals played
Bakken Bears and Bahcesehir College both took the next step toward the FIBA Europe Cup Finals after coming through hard-fought first-leg ties on Wednesday. The FIBA Europe Cup Semi-Finals action began with Bakken securing a close 74-72 triumph over Unahotels Reggio Emilia, while Bahcesehir came from behind to defeat ZZ Leiden 77-71 on the road with both games in…
Read MoreWhich Sponsors Invest the Most in the NBA?
Despite not being the most popular (but still very popular) sport in the country of its birth, basketball has an enormous global reach. Regular league games and playoff games from the NBA are beamed onto television screens in 215 countries and territories. It’s no wonder then that companies pay such a high price to have…
Read MoreChristian Laettner looks back at milestones
Duke legend Christian Laettner looks back at his 1992 buzzer-beater, his selection on the Dream Team, and coach K’s retirement. In an exclusive interview, Christian Laettner told Betway Insider about these milestone events. Can you compare this Duke team to some of the other Duke teams in recent years? I think it’s like a regular…
Read MoreAll eyes on Mark Williams in NCAA final four face-off between Duke and North Carolina
If you told Coach Mike Krzyzewski back in August that his season and career would hinge on the ability of the ACC Defensive Player of the year, Mark Williams, to play defense while staying out of foul trouble, coach K would’ve signed up immediately. Well, that is exactly the case as the Duke Blue Devils…
Read MoreQuincy Taylor signs with Halcones de ciudad de Obregon
Quincy Taylor (183 cm, G) has signed with Mexican team Halcones de ciudad de Obregon. The 31-year old American point guard started the season in Europe, where he played for Tallina Kalev from Estonia and averaged 10.5 ppg and 4.3 aspg. The Mexican CIBA COPA League (second tier in the country after the LNBP) starts…
Read MoreThree Euroleague make-up games played on Tuesday
The penultimate week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season got underway on Tuesday, with a trio of makeup games carrying major significance in the race for the playoffs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 83-95 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Maccabi continued its late EuroLeague Playoff push and came on the verge of punching a post-season ticket with…
Read MoreCrisis continues as Los Angeles Lakers stumble out of play-in position
The Los Angeles Lakers stumbled out of the play-in position after Tuesday night’s 128-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. It is the first time it has happened since the first week of the regular season, The Lakers trailed by as many as 37 points as Luka Doncic recorded a 30-point triple-double through the first three quarters (34 points, 12 rebounds,…
Read MoreFormer NBA star Thurl Bailey looks back at the NCAA Championship in 1983 and the late coach Jim Valvano
Former NBA star Thurl Baily recently gave an exclusive interview to Betway. He looks back at North Carolina State’s miracle run to the NCAA Championship in 1983 and late coach Jim Valvano’s impact. Is North Carolina’s Cinderella run in 1983 the highlight of your career? That’s a rhetorical question, I’m sure. I appreciate that even…
Read MoreOhod Medina inks Viacheslav Kravtsov
Ohod Medina has signed Ukrainian big man Viacheslav Kravtsov (212 cm). The 33-year-old veteran started the season with Dnipro in his homeland. Once the war broke out with neighboring Russia, the Ukrainian league stopped, and most of the players left the country and signed with foreign clubs. Ohod Medina is currently in 4th place of…
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