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Crvena Zvezda victorious in late thriller vs Partizan
Crvena Zvezda stepped up in overtime and defeated Partizan at home (106-101) in Game 1 of the ABA League best-of-three semi-final series. The game between the two arch-rivals from Belgrade was like a thriller. Crvena Zvezda was ahead but in the dying seconds of the game, Partizan’s guard Alex Renfroe made a lay-up to tie…
Read MoreValencia faces ALBA Berlin in 2019 EuroCup Finals
Valencia and ALBA Berlin swept their respective series (2-0) on Friday and will now face each other in the 2019 EuroCup Finals. The Spaniards defeated UNICS in Kazan (73-79) and advanced to the EuroCup Finals for a record sixth time! Equally impressive is the fact that the win over UNICS was the 14th straight win…
Read More2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Draw
The 2019 FIBA World Cup draw took place today in China, and the 32 national teams have been divided into to eight groups. GROUP A (Beijing): Cote D’Ivoire, Poland, Venezuela, China GROUP B (Wuhan): Russia, Argentina, Korea. Nigeria GROUP C (Guangzhou): Spain, Iran, Puerto Rico, Tunisia GROUP D (Foshan): Angola, Philippines, Italy, Serbia GROUP E (Shanghai):…
Read MoreNick Calathes and Panathinaikos stun CSKA Moscow
In another EuroLeague classic, Nick Calathes made a crazy three-pointer at the buzzer, and Panathinaikos upset CSKA in Moscow on Friday night. Thanks to this victory (77-78), the Greek club boosted its chances to reach the playoffs. This was the fourth straight win for the “Greens” and the fifth in the last six games. On…
Read MoreDerek Needham signed by Rytas
Derek Needham (180 cm, Fairfield’13) has agreed to terms with BC Rytas Vilnius (Lithunia-LKL) and will close out 2018-19 with the Lithuanian club. Needham is an American international player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He’s been a member of the Montenegrin National Team since 2016. He began the season donning the colors of AS…
Read MoreAleksandar Djordjevic hired by Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna (Italy-Serie A) has landed experienced Serbian-Italian coach Aleksandar Djordjevic to take the helm of the team for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He most recently was the coach of FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) from 2016 to 2018. He successfully guided them to a German League championship in 2017. This comes at the…
Read MoreValencia advances to EuroCup semi-finals
The second game of the EuroCup quarter-finals saw Valencia qualify to the Eurocup semi-finals for a record eighth time. Concurrently, the other three series will be decided in Game 3 on Wednesday the 13th of March. Rytas Vilnius – Valencia (56-71) Despite losing by six at halftime (39-33), Valencia turned things around to earn a…
Read MoreThaddus McFadden joins Badalona
Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has bolstered its lineup with the recent addition of Thaddus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont State’99). He is a 31-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Georgian passport and has been a member of the Georgian National Team since 2018. He began the 2018-19 season playing for Iberostar…
Read MoreOlympiacos still in deep crisis
CSKA Moscow decimated Olympiacos in Piraeus on Friday and forced the Greeks to their fifth straight loss in the EuroLeague (81-97). Thanks to a dominant performance in the second half (31-46), CSKA Moscow crushed the “Reds”, who still are in deep crisis. Olympiacos now has to fight for the qualification to the playoffs, currently being…
Read MoreSasa Obradovic new coach of AS Monaco
AS Monaco (France-Pro A) has made a drastic change and signed experienced Serbian coach Sasa Obradovic to take over the head coaching duties of the team for the remainder of the season. Obradovic left Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in November 2018. He will be bringing a fresh perspective and a wealth of experience to the team…
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