Eurocup, six more in Eighthfinals

Plenty of things got settled during the penultimate round of action in the Eurocup Last 32 this week, but heading into the final round in seven days, there is still plenty of nail baiting hoops left. On Wednesday, the three teams that already qualified for the next round cemented their positions at the top of…

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Bayern Munich wins Eurocup Group K

A Germany vs. France clash opened Round 5 of the Eurocup Second Stage, with Bayern Munich visiting JDA Dijon to get the week’s action underway. The current Bundesliga champions played to victory with a 74-84 score line that kept the club undefeated in the Eurocup this season. Bayern became the first team to win its…

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Eurocup, three clubs through to next round

The Eurocup Last 32 is now starting to take shape after Round 4 played out around the continent this week. Bayern Munich, Lokomotiv Kuban, and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir stayed undefeated at this stage and moved to the next round, while Gran Canaria and current Eurocup champs Valencia bounced back from defeats last week. There was…

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Eurocup: Herbalife Gran Canaria run snapped

The Eurocup Last 32 is now in its third week of competition and groups G through N are starting to take shape. There are plenty of discussion points from all the action on Wednesday evening, but the story of the day is arguably a first defeat of this season’s Eurocup for Gran Canaria. Bayern Munich…

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Eurocup recap, Last 32 round 2

The Eurocup headed into round 2 of the Last 32 stage this week with a myriad of huge games around the continent. During Wednesday’s action, Lokomotiv clashed with current champions Valencia, while Gran Canaria and Telenet Ostend continued their fine form from the Regular Season, although Euroleague dropouts Bayern Munich and Cedevita Zagreb also laid…

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Fan Attacks a Player During Eurocup Game

The Eurocup game between Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) and Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) was marred with violence when a fan attacks a player on the court.  The player’s teammate then quickly reacts and tackles the fan to floor. The skirmish is quickly broken up and the fan is escorted by security away from the…

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Eurocup Last 32 Round 1 recap

Round 1 of the Eurocup Last 32 wrapped on Wednesday with fifteen games taking place around the continent on a busy night of action. The contests followed from reigning champions Valencia dominating SLUC Nancy in the round opener on Tuesday. Groups G through N were all played out by the end of the day, but…

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Valencia downs Nancy in Eurocup

Defending Eurocup champions got their title defence underway in style with a comfortable 77-46 victory over SLUC Nancy in a game that opened the Last 32 stage of the competition. Valencia won this competition last season and the reward was a berth in the elite Euroleague this campaign. However, the Regular Season in the continents…

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William Hatcher leaves Spirou

William Hatcher (188 cm, Miami Ohio’’06) has parted company with Proximus Spirou (Belgium, Scooore League) the club announced. The American penned with the team at the start of this season and has delivered averages of 8.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game from ten appearances. In ten Eurocup games he collected numbers of…

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Alex Acker signs with ASVEL Villeurbanne

Alex Acker (196 cm, Pepperdine’05) is moving teams. He is slated to join ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket from France’s ProA. He played his final game as a member of Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-TBL). Alex Acker already played for ASVEL Villeurbanne in 2012-2013 and last year he also played in the French Pro A for Limoges. There he…

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