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Euroleague teams of the year
With the Euroleague Final Four ready to get underway in Milan next week, the organization has announced the First and Second Team for the season. Comprised of the best players in this season’s competition, both teams are packed with some of the best talent in European Basketball. As FIBA was keen to point out on…
Read MoreLevski Sofia to join Adriatic League in 2015
Belgrade – An announcement was made before the Adriatic League Finals game between KK Cibona Zagreb and KK Cedevita Zagreb. Bulgarian team BC Levski Sofia will be joining the ABA next season pending their fulfillment of all of the conditions stipulated in the contract. The said contract provides for Levski Sofia to join the league…
Read More2014 FIBA World Cup schedule
With the 2014 FIBA World Cup approaching, the match schedule for the tournament has been announced. The eyes of the Basketball world will turn to Spain between August 30th and September 14th as the nations clash for the chance to win the most important international competition alongside the Olympics. As well as announcing the schedule…
Read MoreTurkey – Restrictions lifted on foreign players
Turkey – The Turkish Basketball Federation is opening up its rules on the number of foreign players allowed on teams in the TBL and how they are utilized. The number of foreign players allowed to be signed by a team shall be raised to eight from the previous limit of six. Previously five of the…
Read MoreRed Star sets European attendance record
Kombank Arena saw a deluge of red and white as 24,232 fans poured in on Wednesday to watch Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd duel Budivelnik Kiev in Eurocup action. Red Star has one of the biggest and most loyal fan bases in all of Europe and their army of supporters marched in full force…
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Ukrainian team BC Donetsk has officially withdrawn from the VTB United League.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 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 MoreRobert Sacre stays in game despite sixth foul
In the Los Angeles Lakers’ game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers last night the Laker roster was so depleted due to injuries and players fouling out that when Robert Sacre (213 cm, Gonzaga’12) committed his sixth foul he was allowed to stay in the game. On any other night the Canadian big man would have had…
Read More2014 Basketball World Cup groups set
FIBA has announced the groupings for the 2014 Basketball World Cup which will be held in Spain this coming August. Madrid, Spain will be the primary venue with games also slated to be played in Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao and Granada. The hosts will be headlining Group A and should expect stiff competition from 2013 Eurobasket…
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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