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EuroBasket 2013: Spain, Slovenia fall, QFs set
Round 2 of EuroBasket 2013 is now complete and the quarterfinals are set, but not before some last minute drama as Finland upset host club Slovenia by 16, Italy put Spain on the edge of not qualifying with a 5-point win that went to overtime and last place Greece took first place Croatia to double…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Slovenia, Croatia grab seats in QFs
With one day remaining in Round 2 of EuroBasket 2013, five of eight spots in the quarterfinals are now firm. On Friday, Lithuania, France and Serbia picked up their advancement papers, with Ukraine and Latvia set to battle for the fourth and final spot. The Ukrainians will square off against 3-1 Lithuania, while Latvia will…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 1 of Round 2 full of upsets
EuroBasket 2013 has put it’s first full day of the Round 2 in the books and to say it was an interesting day would be a gross understatement. With the quality of competition that the remaining 12 teams are capable of bringing on any given day it’s no surprise that there were surprises, but the…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 set to tip off Wednesday
Wednesday will mark the opening contests of Round 2 of EuroBasket 2013, with the top three teams coming out of each of the four groups that competed in Round 1 coming together to form two new groups. At the end of the Round 2 the top four teams in each of the two groups will…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given
Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone
Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 3 complete, four unbeaten
With Day 3 of EuroBasket 2013, the playoff picture is starting to unfold with only four clubs now undefeated, four without wins and eight that sit with 1-2 records. As of the completion of Day 3, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, and host club Slovenia are the sole holders of 3-0 records with Greece dominating their opponents…
Read MoreEuroBasket 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…
Read MoreEuroBasket 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…
Read MoreMarko Banic signs with Estudiantes Madrid
Croatian Marko Banic (205 cm) is the latest addition to the roster of Estudiantes Madrid from Spain’s Liga Endesa for the 2013-14 season. Banic is coming off a brief and disappointing run with Unics Kazan (Russia-PBL) in 2012-13, and is hoping that a return to Spain this season will yield a better outcome. He played…
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