Kalev/Cramo wins 2014 Estonian Championship

BC Kalev/Cramo has won the 2013-14 Estonian league championship after a 4-0 sweep of their Finals series against Tartu Ulikool/Rock. The fourth game came down to a decisive 83-72 win for the now seven-time champions. This is their fourth-straight title and cements their Estonian league dynasty. Kalev/Cramo finished one game behind Tartu Rock in the…

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Eurochallenge quarter final stage begins

The Eurochallenge quarter-final stage is underway as four games took place on Tuesday evening. The round opened with plenty of drama on the court as the teams vie for a place in the Final Four. It proved to be a good start for Tartu Rock as the team closed a narrow home win against Szolnoki…

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Eurocup Eighthfinals Round 1

The Eurocup Eighthfinals are underway as Round 1 of the first knockout stage of the competition was completed on Wednesday evening. There were six clashes in cities around Europe following the two games from Tuesday, and the round produced typically dramatic Basketball. EIGHTHFINALS A In a game that was held in Lithuania due to the…

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Eurochallenge: Round 2 recap

Round 2 of the Eurochallenge Second Stage is almost complete after seven games were held around Europe on Tuesday night. We will turn our attention to Round 3 after Bakken welcome KTP to Denmark on Wednesday night. Three teams remain undefeated at this stage of the Second Stage as the groups begin to take shape.…

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Attendance and revenue: Top NE European teams

Attendance and revenue: Top 20 North Eastern European teams Revenue from ticket sales is not the primary source of income of sports organizations. Especially when it is compared to sponsorship deals, TV broadcasting rights, merchandising, and donations from local city or regional government. However, home-game attendance is a key factor that affects a club’s business…

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Julian Allen heads to Tallinna Kalev

Julian Allen (193 cm, Georgia South’09) will get his first crack at European hoops soon as he joins Estonian team Tallinna Kalev this 2013-14. The 26-year-old Allen spent majority of his professional career playing in the D-League and Canada, this move will be foreign territory for Julian in more ways than one. He has dealt…

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Jonathan Dupre moves to Valga

Jonathan Dupre (203 cm, Pepperdine´11) will play for Valga/Maks&Moorits (Estonia, Alexela KML and Baltic League) this season. The forward was ready to sign for Krasny Volgograd but the plans changed and he moved to Estonia instead. In fact the American has already made his debut for the Valga club and managed 5 points in a…

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EuroBasket 2015: Estonia makes plans for Ukraine trip

In front of a home crowd of an estimated 7,500, Estonia used a huge first quarter to put away challenger Bulgaria in the second game of a home and away series to determine the winner of the EuroBasket 2015 1st Qualification Round with a 61:49 score. The 12-point margin was more than enough to cover…

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EuroBasket 2015: Bulgaria takes G1 over Estonia

On the strength of an 18:0 run in the third quarter, host club Bulgaria took the first leg of a two-game series with Estonia, 58:55, in a contest that will determine the first Qualifier for EuroBasket 2015. It was an important game for the spot at EuroBasket 2015. That’s why both teams played hard and…

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EuroBasket 2015: Bulgaria and Estonia reach finals

The finals of the first EuroBasket 2015 Qualifier are now set after the semifinal matches played on Saturday. In Estonia, the hosts overcame a six-point deficit from the first game in Belarus with an 18-point win, 79:61, to move on to the finals. In Switzerland, the host club couldn’t find a way to stop the…

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