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Bayern Munich unbeatable in BBL
Bayern Munich crushed Science City Jena on Saturday (103 – 71). As a result, they extended their undefeated record in the German League to an impressive 18-0. The Bavarian hosts outscored their opponents 28-14 in the second quarter and never looked back. The visitors from Jena never turned things around and Bayern cruised to an…
Read MorePanathinaikos still alive in Euroleague playoff race
In their first “do-or-die” game in the EuroLeague, Panathinaikos stood tall against Efes on Friday night and boosted their playoff hopes. The “Greens” rallied past Anadolu Efes at home (88-75) and managed to maintain a playoff push. Given their recent form and the unfortunate results, another defeat would bring them on the brink of elimination.…
Read MoreJames Nunnally back in Europe, lands with Armani
James Nunnally (201 cm, UCSB’12) is making his way back to Europe as January winds to a close this time by way of a deal with AX Armani Exchange Milano (Italy-Serie A). Nunnally was originally set to ink with Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) but then got called up to the NBA by the Houston…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda suffers first loss in the ABA League
Cedevita dominated Crvena Zvezda at home (84-68) yesterday and handed the Serbians their first defeat in the ABA League. The Croatian hosts took the lead from the second quarter onwards and never looked back. They led by as many as 29 points (77-48) and cruised to an easy victory. The Serbian visitors cut the deficit…
Read MoreKhimki at a crossroads
In a must-win EuroLeague game on Friday night, Khimki suffered a painful defeat to Bayern Munich (60-71). With this result, the Muscovites’ chances to advance to the playoffs now are in serious jeopardy. It was the end of a turbulent week for Khimki, which fired Greek head coach Giorgos Bartzokas and hired Lithuanian Rimas Kurtinaitis.…
Read MoreJohndre Jefferson now with PAOK
Johndre Jefferson (207 cm, South Carolina’11) is set to continue the 2018-19 season as a fresh face on the roster of PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1), after agreeing to terms with the Greek club on a deal. Jefferson is a Central African-American international player who was recently added to the Central African National Team in 2018. He…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes maintains a top four push
Anadolu Efes rallied past Darussafaka at home on Friday night (82-68) thanks to another dominant Euroleague performance . The hosts improved to 13-6 and are still fourth in the Euroleague standings. On the other hand, Darussafaka dropped to 2-17. Anadolu Efes led by as many as 27 points (59-32) and cruised to its fourth straight…
Read MoreJames Nunnally added by Baskonia
Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has souped up its roster this season with the recent addition of James Nunnally (201 cm, UCSB’12) to start 2019. Nunnally opted to take his talents back to Europe after being waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played 13 games for the Wolves in 2018-19 before his departure and registered…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda still undefeated in the ABA League
On Saturday, Serbian team Crvena Zvezda struggled in their road game against Igokea from Bosnia. Nevertheless, they won 77-79 and thereby remained unbeaten in the ABA League. The Serbians have won all their games in the ABA league so far (15-0). Cedevita is four wins behind them, at 10-4 (in 14 games). Yesterday’s ABA game…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel-Aviv stuns CSKA Moscow
In yesterday’s Euroleague road-game Maccabi Tel-Aviv crushed CSKA Moscow (76-93)! Primarily thanks to a 14-29 run in the fourth quarter. It was the first victory for the Israelis in Moscow since 2004! The visitors came back from an early double-digit deficit (16-4) and then took control of the game. Maccabi Tel-Aviv remained competitive for three…
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