Posts by CJ Clarkson
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 3 Kicks Off
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague zipped straight into Round 3 action on Thursday with four games to entertain its loyal fans. Once again we see CSKA Moscow secure another win for themselves. Their latest victim? This time they defeated a worthy adversary in Darussafaka Istanbul 79-75. Now at 3-0, CSKA Moscow holds the temporary solo lead…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Cream Rises to the Top
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague closed out Round 2 of its 2018-19 regular season on October 17th with four games and boy did they live up to expectations. Only four teams remain undefeated with 2-0 records and they are CSKA Moscow, Fenerbahce Istanbul, Olympiacos and Real Madrid. A veritable who’s who of the top teams across…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Bayern Munich Edges Panathinaikos
We’re now in Round 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season for 2018-19. Let’s take a quick look at the games that were on tap for October 16th. It was a time for some teams to grab their first wins and for others, their first taste of defeat this season. FC Bayern Munich 80-79…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Pau-Lacq-Orthez Closes Round 5 with Win
The French Pro A closed out Round 5 of the 2018-19 regular season with one game. Pau-Lacq-Orthez surprised many with a huge upset over the Levallois Metropolitans 84-69. The win takes them to 2-3 and jump up in the standings to 14th place. Levallois is 3-2 and they slip to ninth place. ASVEL (5-0) takes the…
Read MoreABA Liga: Only Two Teams Remain Unbeaten
The ABA Liga (Adriatic League) wrapped up Round 3 of its 2018-19 regular season on Sunday, October 14th. After the dust settled, only two teams remain with perfect records. They are none other than Crvena Zvezda Beograd (3-0) and Mega Bemax (3-0). Will Red Star go on one of their massive win streaks as they’ve…
Read MoreFIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann Passes Away
The Basketball World is currently mourning the loss of FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, Patrick Baumann, who passed away on Sunday. Baumann, who was 51 years old, was attending the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina when he suddenly suffered a heart attack. Baumann has been the FIBA’s Secretary General…
Read MoreChampions League Wraps Up Round 1
The Basketball Champions League wrapped up Round 1 of its 2018-19 regular season on Wednesday with a stacked slate of nine games. It was a mixed bag but for the most part, there were some tightly contested games, one of which went all the way into overtime. Group A UCAM Murcia 74-62 Le Mans Sarthe…
Read More7Days EuroCup Opens 2018-19 with Three Games
The 7Days EuroCup ushered in the 2018-19 season with three games on Tuesday. Teams from Groups C and D took to the hardwood and got the ball bouncing, as it were. Group C ASVEL Villeurbanne 75-61 Dolomiti Energia Trento Charles Kahudi led ASVEL on both ends of the floor as his team held off Trento…
Read MoreItalian Serie A 2018-19 Round 1 Recap
The Italian Serie A wrapped up Round 1 of its regular season on Sunday and the 2017-18 defending champions AX Armani Exchange Milano celebrated a 103-92 win at home over Happy Casa Brindisi. They asserted their status of being the team to beat this season with the commanding victory. It was one of the more…
Read MoreChampions League Regular Season Groups Complete
Five more teams have punched their tickets to the 2018-19 regular season of the Basketball Champions League and now the groups are complete and finalized. The five teams that made the cut are Fribourg (Switzerland), JSF Nanterre (France), medi Bayreuth (Germany), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), and UCAM Murcia (Spain). The regular season will be played by 32…
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