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Žan Tabak new head coach of Caja Laboral
Žan Tabak is the new head coach of Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. He signed a two year contract and replaces Dusko Ivanovic. This was reported by Tabak’s manager Zoran Savic. What does Croatian Žan Tabak, Montenegrin Dusko Ivanovic, and Bosnian Serb Zoran Savic have in common? Yes, they are all from ex-Yugoslavia, speak the…
Read MoreMorgan Lewis named NBL Canada Player of the Week
(TORONTO, ON) The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that Morgan Lewis of the London Lightning has been named the Recharge with Milk Player of the Week for the week ending November 18, 2012. This is the first London Lightning player to receive Player of the Week honours. Lewis, a 6’5” 210-pound…
Read MoreFIBA Europe opposes 4-year Eurobasket cycle
The FIBA Europe Board has expressed its dissatisfaction with certain aspects of the planned reform of the global calendar, decided by FIBA’s recent Central Board in Kuala Lumpur. In particular, the FIBA Europe Board, which convened in Ljubljana, Slovenia this weekend, reiterated its rejection of the FIBA proposal for a four-year cycle for EuroBasket, its…
Read MoreCoach Dusko Ivanovic fired by Caja Laboral
Coach Dusko Ivanovic has been fired by Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. The Basque team has had a slow start of the season with a 5-3 record in the ACB plus 1-5 in the Euroleague, and has now also lost two home games in a row. This weekend against Spanish team Blusens Monbus Obradiro and…
Read MoreBC Donetsk challenges match results with Ferro-ZNTU
According to the BC Donetsk club website, the management of the team have filed an official protest with the Ukrainian Superleague regarding the results of their 83:91 loss to Ferro-ZNTU on Saturday, Nov. 17th. The statement states that due to what the club feels were numerous officiating errors, the results of the game were affected.…
Read MorePostojna Cave ready for EuroBasket 2013 Draw
EuroBasket 2013 All is set in Postojna Cave, Slovenia for the first EuroBasket Draw to be held underground. The Draw Ceremony will take place this Sunday, at 18:00 CET (17:00 GMT) and will be streamed live on FIBA Europe TV. The world-famous tourist attraction will host over 600 guests, including delegates of the 24 participating teams, special guests…
Read MoreWojciech Kaminski released as coach of Polpharma
Wojciech Kaminski has been released of his head coaching duties of SKS Polpharma-Pakmet Starogard Gdanski (Poland-TBL) after a 3-5 start to the Polish TBL season. The squad’s website states that Kaminski’s contract has been terminated by mutual agreement and that management will announce a new head coach by Wednesday (Nov. 21st.). Kaminski was hired by…
Read MoreGianluca Tucci named head coach of Sidigas Avellino
Gianluca Tucci has been named the new head coach of Sidigas Avellino, replacing Giorgio Valli who was released from his duties earlier this week. Tucci will take over the club on Sunday when they take the floor of the Palasport Giacomo Del Mauro arena against Angelico Biella in an Italian SerieA contest. Tucci has been…
Read MoreSasha Vujacic named bwin MVP for Week 6
A stellar performance in a winning effort has made Sasha Vujacic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul the Euroleague regular season Week 6 bwin MVP. Vujacic used a dominant second-half to achieve a career-high 29 points and a performance index ranking of 31. Vujacic led Efes to a big come-from-behind home win over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan…
Read MoreRobert Spon named head coach of Halifax Rainmen
The Halifax Rainmen have found a new head coach with Robert Spon. Spon is a well-traveled coach at many levels, including the last two seasons with the Quebec Kebs. “We are extremely excited to hire coach Spon,” said Halifax Rainmen President and CEO. “Over Spon’s career his teams are always prepared, and compete for the…
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