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Euroleague Playoffs, CSKA and Fenerbahce open with wins
The Top 16 only wrapped last week, but it is full steam ahead for the Euroleague Play-offs as two contests opened the first knock-out stage of the competition. The remaining eight clubs in the competition have been drawn into four two best of five series’, the winner on aggregate booking a berth in the Final…
Read MorePanathinaikos and Efes complete Euroleague Play-offs
Panathinaikos and Anadolu Efes celebrated Euroleague success. The door has closed on the Play-offs as the final week of the Euroleague Top 16 started on Thursday. There were key and deciding battles around Europe, and tomorrow’s three clashes are merely formalities after this evening solved the Play-off picture. There were just two places up for…
Read MoreEurocup Final: Gran Canaria and Khimki meet
The 2014/2015 Eurocup Final has been locked after both Khimki and Gran Canaria progressed into the showpiece game. It was a night of close Basketball action in Russia and Spain and few will argue with the two teams finding themselves in the championship game. Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas has been in formidable form on…
Read MoreRilski Sportist Samokov reaches Balkan League Final
Rilski Sportist Samokov fought back from a losing position to dominate KB Peja 66-82 in Game 2 of the Balkan League semi-finals. The victory sent the Bulgarian club to the final of the competition, and deserved it was too after such a classy display. Rilski Sportist Samokov did not have home court advantage in Game…
Read MoreKentucky stunned by Wisconsin in Final Four
It seemed written in lore that the March Madness Final Four would go to form and that number 1 seeds Duke and Kentucky would progress to the championship game. However, Basketball is a funny old game and anything can happen over a single shootout on the hardwood. And so it proved as Duke lived up…
Read More2014/2015 Euroleague, CSKA downs Olympiacos
While Friday in the 2014/2015 Euroleague may not have produced the must see clashes of Thursday, Round 13 of the Top 16 wrapped with plenty of excitement. Zalgiris Kaunas outthought Crvena Zvezda at home in a dead rubber that let both teams let the shackles lose in Group E. In Group F a game of…
Read MoreBC Timisoara wins Romanian Cup
Despite displaying average form in the Regular Season, BC Timisoara has come through the pack to be crowned the Romanian Basketball Cup champion. The club downed Targu Mures 78-73 in the final, but needed overtime to ensure the success. Through the opening period Targu-Mures (also displaying mid-table qualities this season) took the lead and was…
Read MoreAL Rayyan wins 16th Qatari title
Al Rayyan Club survived a late rally from El Jaish to win the Qatari D1 League for a sixteenth time and to make it eleven league triumphs from the last 13 seasons. The pressure was on the biggest club in Qatari Basketball as Al Rayyan was hot favourite to win back the league crown it…
Read MoreGerman BBL Round 28 recap
The German BBL is nearing the end of the Regular Season with just six more weeks of action available. Round wrapped on Thursday as Bremerhaven overcame Bayreuth in a comfortable home exercise, the final score reading 91-66. It continues to be interesting at the top of the table, with familiar clubs chasing the number one…
Read MoreLeRoy Hurd pens with Amchit
Veteran wing LeRoy Hurd (202 cm, UT San Antonio’04) has penned a deal to play for United Byblos Amchit in the Lebanese Division A. So far during the 2014/2015 season the swingman has been featuring for CSU Atlassib Sibiu (Romania, Liga Nationala) and over thirteen games he offered solid numbers of 14.7 points and 5.5…
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