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Eurochallenge Second Stage: Round 4
The Eurochallenge recommenced on Tuesday after a week´s hiatus with a full schedule of games around Europe as Round 4 of the Second Stage took place. Tartu Rock defeated Krasnye Krylia 84-73 to remain undefeated and qualify to the next stage from Group I, while Gaz Metan Medias fell out of the competition after defeat…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins Czech Cup
As cup fever descends across Europe the champions are starting to be crowned, including CEZ Nymburk after the team won the Czech Republic Cup. The confident 91-67 victory over Ariete Prostejov hardly comes as a surprise as Nymburk has now won eight consecutive Czech Cup titles as well as the last ten NBL championships. CEZ…
Read MoreBarcelona lands in Copa Semifinals
Barcelona cruised through its Copa del Rey quarter final against Iberostar Tenerife thanks to a 102-60 thrashing. The club will now face off against Valencia Basket in Saturday´s Semifinal. The Catalan giant has been in shaky league form but has looked fantastic in tournament Basketball, impressing in the Euroleague Top 16 and now in the…
Read MoreValencia advances to Copa del Rey Semi´s
Valencia Basket came through a thriller against Laboral Kutxa to book a place in the Cope Del Rey Semifinals where the team will meet Barcelona. In arguably the most thrilling of the four games in Malaga during the Quarterfinals, both teams chased the win in a compelling contest. The entertainment ran high as Valencia continued…
Read MoreCopa del Rey: Madrid reaches Semifinals
The Spanish Copa del Rey Final Eight weekend got underway tonight as Real Madrid crushed Herbalife Gran Canaria 83-60 to book a place in Saturday´s Semifinals. Los Blancos continued where it left off in the Euroleague and Spanish Liga Endesa, and that was by showing why the team is one of the most feared on…
Read MoreCopa del Rey: Zaragoza shocks Malaga
CAI Zaragoza caused a huge upset during the first day of the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening as the team defeated host club Unicaja Malaga 74-79. The fact the Copa is being hosted in Malaga´s Palacio Martin Carpena arena suggested that the home team held a distinct advantage. That was especially the case after…
Read MoreCopa del Rey starts cup fever
We can forget about the Euroleague and kiss goodbye to the Eurocup for one week as cup fever descends on Europe. Yes, it´s that time of the year where the best teams in Europe´s biggest Basketball nations fight it out to win their respective domestic cups. Cup week always brings with it plenty of drama…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Orleans loses top spot
If you want to watch some tense high stakes Basketball this season, the French Pro A would be a good place to start. The league is extremely tight this year and the competition has proved fierce throughout the campaign, and Round 18 was no different. The results after this week’s round of action means there…
Read MoreDavid Stern steps down as NBA commissioner
David Stern is stepping down as Commissioner of the NBA tonight, exactly 30 years to the date since he took the role in 1984. To put that into perspective, it is probable that most people reading this article have never known an NBA without Stern at the helm, but they are about to as Adam…
Read MoreFIBA selects wildcards for 2014 World Cup
The four wildcards for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup have been named by FIBA´s Central Board after a meeting in host nation Spain. The teams chosen to be wildcards at FIBA´s most prestigious event include some of international Basketball´s powerhouse teams. The named teams were Brazil, Finland, Greece, and Turkey. Finland is ranked 39th…
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