Posts by Bryce
Ricky Hickman named Euroleague Top 16 Week 3 MVP
Ricky Hickman came through when needed most on Thursday night to lead Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv to its first win of the Top 16 and in doing so he also claimed Top 16, Game 3 bwin MVP honors. Hickman scored 17 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as Maccabi exploded past Fenerbahce Ulker…
Read MoreNCAA: No. 4 Arizona falls to Oregon
And then there were two… No. 4 ranked Arizona, sporting a perfect 14-0 record, packed their bags and headed north to take on unranked Oregon
Read MoreEuroleague: Clean sweep for home teams
The strategy in Euroleague Week 3 was simple, just be the home team and you’d be fine. Eight games, eight home club victories. It took a jumper from the corner behind the arc with less than 2.6 seconds to play for Real Madrid to earn the final win for the home teams over Zalgiris Kaunas,…
Read MoreFrance ProA: 10 clubs filed for two openings
When France ProA basketball opens their 2013-14 season later this year, there will be a major change, the league
Read MoreVideo: Like creative dunks? This video is must see…
“27 dunks never done in the NBA dunk contest that would all get 50’s” Turn up the sound and watch this full screen, these guys can fly. [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EpJ-T2RXcgA?fs=1&hd=1″ vars=”ytid=EpJ-T2RXcgA&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep2819″ /]
Read MoreEuroleague: Caja and CSKA extend win streaks
Both Caja Laboral and CSKA Moscow came into Euroleague Top 16 Week 3 with impressive Euroleague win streaks. Caja’s last defeat in Euroleague competition was on Nov. 23, 2012, when they were handed a serious beat-down at the hands of Zalgiris Kaunas (82:45). That match-up was seven games ago, since then they’ve been on a…
Read MoreCSP Limoges fined for game incidents
Legal Comission and the Discipline of the National Basketball League sanctioned the CSP Limoges € 2,500 fines following
Read MoreRodrigo Mascarenhas postpones retirement
SAO VICENTE (Afrobasket/FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Cape Verde forward Rodrigo Mascarenhas is delaying his retirement from the national team until after the 2013 Afrobasket. For months, even after the islanders stunned Mali last August, Mascarenhas remained secretive about his future with the 2007 Afrobasket bronze medallists. But if they secure one of the three…
Read MoreEuroCup: Regular season undefeateds fall
When the 2012-13 EuroCup regular season ended, there were three undefeated clubs that had won their groups: Uxue Bilbao Basket, BC Triumph Lyubertsy, and Spartak St. Petersburg. If any of them had aspirations of running the table in both the regular season and the Last 16, those thoughts were dashed this week as all three clubs were beaten and two of them were beaten badly.
Read MoreSteve Nash dishes off his 10,000th Assist
The first time Steve Nash picked up an NBA assist he was 22 years old, playing for the Phoenix Suns in a game against the Houston Rockets. It was November 2nd, 1996 and would be the start of a career that has now entered 17 seasons and Nash’s third team. Tuesday night, Nash became the…
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