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Valencia triumphs over Barcelona
Valencia rallied past Barcelona on Friday night (72-78) and earned a big road win, maintaining a top four push in the ACB. Thanks to this victory, Valencia extended its winning streak in the ACB Liga Endesa to five games. Following a balanced first half (31-30), the match was decided in the final minutes. The Catalans…
Read MoreO.J. Mayo signs with Hunan
O.J. Mayo (193 cm, USC’08) will continue his professional basketball career in 2019 with the Hunan Jinjian Miye (China-NBL). This will be the first time Mayo will be playing for a Chinese basketball team. The 31-year-old Mayo joins the Chinese club after spending his 2018-19 season on the roster of the Dacin Tigers (Taiwan-SBL). He…
Read MoreNate Barfield joins Tijuana
Nate Barfield (206 cm, Langston’12) is a recent addition to the roster of the Zonkeys de Tijuana (Mexico-CIBACOPA). He’s actually already made his debut for his new teams and scored six points in 16 minutes on the floor. Before heading to Mexico, Barfield played the 2018-19 season in Asia for Pelita Jaya Energi-MP Jakarta (Indonesia-IBL),…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow and Zenit victorious in VTB League playoffs opener
CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg took the upper hand in their respective VTB League playoff series (1-0). CSKA Moscow was unstoppable and decimated Nizhny Novgorod at home (87-50) on Saturday (04/05). The Muscovites won Game 1 of the best-of-five quarterfinals series in the VTB League, making the first step to the Final Four. The…
Read MoreBanvit shocks Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce suffered a shocking home defeat yesterday against Banvit and dropped to 2nd place in the Turkish Championship. Banvit came back from a double-digit deficit in the first half and ultimately rallied past Fenerbahce (70-78). The hosts had a better start and quickly earned a double-digit advantage, thanks to a 13-2 run in the second…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna takes on Tenerife in the Basketball Champions League Final
Virtus Bologna and Tenerife clinched their spot in the Final of the Basketball Champions League on Friday night (03/05). They will now face each other for the title on Sunday (05/05). The Italians made one of the most dominant performances in the history of the competition. They decimated Brose Bamberg and reached the Final (67-50).…
Read MoreIvan Buva parts ways with Besiktas
Ivan Buva (208 cm) has parted ways with Turkish club Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) as April ended. Buva is a Croatian big man who has been a member of the Croatian National Team since 2017. Before leaving, he logged 16 games for them in the Basketball Champions League, where he averaged 14.6 ppg and…
Read MoreThe VTB League playoffs are set
The VTB League playoffs were officially decided on Saturday (27/04). Zenit St Petersburg defeated Astana at home (103-95) and clinched the fifth spot in the standings. On the other hand, Astana dropped to sixth place. As a result, CSKA Moscow and UNICS Kazan will face Nizhny Novgorod and Kalev, respectively. At the same time, Khimki…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow qualifies for the EuroLeague Final Four
Friday’s action in the EuroLeague saw CSKA Moscow overpower Baskonia and advance to the 2019 Euroleague Final Four. The Muscovites came back from a double-digit deficit and rallied past the Basques at the Fernando Buesa Arena (83-92). Consequently, they won the series (3-1) and clinched their spot to the Final Four. Baskonia was in front…
Read MoreJasmin Repesa resigns as Buducnost head coach
57-year-old Jasmin Repesa has resigned as head coach of KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) following their Game 5 loss to Crvena Zvezda Beograd in the ABA League finals. He was brought in to coach the team in December 30, 2018, replacing Aleksandar Dzikic. Prior to his stint with Buducnost, Repesa was the head coach…
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