EuroBasket 2013: Spain falls to Slovenia on Day 2

With Day 2 of EuroBasket 2013 in the books, there are only seven of the 24 teams still undefeated with some serious shakeups in the groups going on. In Group A the sole undefeated club is Ukraine after defeating Israel Thursday and Belgium on Wednesday. Group B sports two unblemished marks with Serbia and Latvia…

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EuroBasket 2013: Day 1, Groups C and D

EuroBasket 2013 is underway in Slovenia with 24 teams battling for six spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. Round 1 consists of four groups of six teams that will play each other once with the top three teams from each group moving on to the second round. Group C…

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EuroBasket 2013: A little bit of everything on Day 1

Day 1 one of EuroBasket 2013 finally tipped off and to reward hoops fans that have waited nearly a year since the draws were presented the competition was intense, surprising, and frustrating all rolled into one. After months of roster watching, player jockeying, and pre-tournament chatter, EuroBasket 2013 is finally underway, and if the first…

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Eurobasket 2013 kicks off!

Eurobasket 2013 has kicked off in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 24 teams are set to wage war on the hard court, to determine the best in Europe. For the preliminary rounds of the competition the 24 teams are divided into four groups of six teams each. The tournament will go on from September 4-22. At the end…

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Sasa Vasiljevic to Nea Kifisia Athens

Sasa Vasiljevic (180 cm) is returning to Greece this 2013-14 season. This time around he will be suiting up for AE Nea Kifisia Athens (A1). Sasa, a Bosnian with parents from Serbia, played the 2012-13 season in the Ukraine for Polytekhnika-Halychyna (Superleague). He played 51 games for Halychyna and averaged 8.6 ppg and 3.9 apg,…

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Zack Wright signs with Brose Baskets

Zack Wright (Central Missouri’07) is set to join German juggernaut Brose Baskets Bamberg this 2013-14 season. Wright, an American who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina, played for Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia-PBL) in 2012-13. Zack played 21 games for Spartak SP in the VTB United League and averaged 9.5 ppg and 3.0 apg.…

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Nihad Djedovic joins Bayern Muenchen

Nihad Djedovic (198 cm) has found a new team to play for within Germany’s BBL this upcoming 2013-14 season. He has been signed by FC Bayern Muenchen and his addition gives the team better depth. Nihad, who hails from Bosnia and Herzegovina, played for Alba Berlin in 2012-13. He has also been a member of…

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EuroBasket 2013: FIBA Europe’s Power Rankings

As the countdown to EuroBasket 2013 gets closer to nil, the 24 National teams that have qualified for the event are working at solidifying their rosters, while also getting in friendlies to tune-up their games before heading to Slovenia. As released by FIBA Europe, those 24 teams are put through an internal Power Ranking and…

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FIBA Men U18: R2 complete, quarterfinals set

The quarterfinals are finally set in the FIBA Men U18 European Championships with the bulk of the spots being determined after the final game of the second round. Coming out of Group E will be Russia, France, Lithuania, and Serbia. Qualifying from Group F are Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia. Quarterfinal match-ups: Russia – Croatia…

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FIBA Men U18: One day remains in R2 QFs next

With one day remaining in Round 2 of the FIBA Men U18 European Champions, there are still many clubs with an opportunity to move on to the quarterfinals. Turkey remains undefeated at 4-0 with three other clubs sitting at 2-2 in Group F. In Group E France and Russia are at the top of the…

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