Posts by CJ Clarkson
Cedevita beats Buducnost, heads to Final Four
Adriatic League – Croatia’s KK Cedevita Zagreb defeats Montenegrin team KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica, 76-71. The win gives them an 18-6 record and secures their spot in the Final Four. They join Serbian club Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd which sealed their regular season position atop the standings with a win over KK Zadar two days…
Read MoreNCAA March Madness – No. 1 Seeds are set
March Madness is in full swing indeed. The No. 1 seeds of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament have been announced. That means we are just two weeks away from finding out which teams will make it to that “Sweet 16.” Florida (South) takes the overall No. 1 seed as the first team to ever…
Read MoreBC Donetsk withdraws from VTB League
Ukrainian team BC Donetsk has officially withdrawn from the VTB United League. The VTB United League is a regional league participated in mostly by former Soviet Union teams. Team management officially informed the VTB League directorate about its intention to not play in its remaining games, citing the departure of some its players and the…
Read MoreNCAA – Florida ranked #1 for third week
For the third straight week the Florida Gators have been ranked as the number one team in NCAA Men’s Basketball based on voting done in the Associated Press (AP) polls. The Gators had a strong week with solid wins over South Carolina and Kentucky, earning them fifty of the sixty five votes in the poll.…
Read MorePete Mickeal continues career at Santurce
Pete Mickeal (199 cm, Cincinnati’00) will be playing for Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico-BSN) this 2013-14 season. The long-time veteran of Spain’s Liga Endesa was originally set to retire from professional basketball after parting ways with Regal FC Barcelona in 2013. This season he was able to play five games for UCAM Murcia (Spain-Liga Endesa)…
Read MoreUnion Olimpija upsets Partizan, 66-59
Adriatic League – Union Olimpija Ljubljana took care of business on its home turf as they came away with a 66-59 upset win over BC Partizan NiS Beograd. Slovenian club Union Olimpija made the most of their home court advantage at Ljubljana against their Serbian visitors. The visitors had an off night and struggled to…
Read MorePartizan gets key win vs. Radnicki
Adriatic League – After faltering with some recent losses, BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia) finally turned things around with a critical 82-70 win over Radnicki Kragjevac (Serbia). The win gives Partizan a 15-7 record which currently secures their third-place position in the league standings and virtually locking in their ticket to the playoffs. They are still…
Read MoreAllen Iverson’s jersey retired by Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers have retired Allen Iverson’s N0. 3 jersey during halftime in their game against the Washington Wizards on Saturday. His banner was raised between Maurice Cheeks’ No.10 and Charles Barkley’s No. 34. The emotional Iverson cupped his hand to his ear in the likeness of his iconic image one more time in front…
Read MoreNCAA: Arizona secures PAC-12 title
NCAA – The number three ranked Arizona Wildcats have clinched the PAC-12 division title after dispatching Stanford at home in a convincing 79-66 win. They are now 27-2 overall and 14-2 in the division. Despite injuries to key players, which accounted for their notches in the loss column, the former number one ranked team managed…
Read MoreNCAA: Florida takes the lead in latest AP Polls
Syracuse’ unanimously voted number one ranking in the Associated Press (AP) polls ended up being short lived after suffering two losses last week. They endured back-to-back losses versus Boston College and Duke, dropping them all the way to fourth place. This opened the door for previous number two team, Florida, to slide into that top…
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