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Eurocup Regular Season Round 3
Two games sparked Round 3 of the Eurocup Regular Season into action as Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Strasbourg both picked up important wins. The round will get into full swing on Wednesday with a further 16 games completing the schedule for week three of the competition. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. PAOK Thessaloniki, 87-46 Russian club…
Read MoreGabe Pruitt joins Panionios
Gabe Pruitt (193 cm, USC’07) is a newcomer on the roster of Panionios ON Telecoms Athens this 2014-15 season. Pruitt began last season in Greece as well, playing for A.G.O Rethymno Aegean. He managed to play in five games for them and produced averages of 13.8 ppg and 2.4 apg. Gabe Pruitt then joined Keravnos…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 2 recap
The Euroleague Round 2 has come to a close on Friday evening as the best teams on the continent go back to domestic competition for a week. The round saw all the fancied teams for the Final Four this season register wins, although reigning champions Maccabi Tel Aviv fell to title rival CSKA Moscow. Elsewhere…
Read MoreEnglish tabbed by AEK Athens
Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii’03) is heading to Greece after linking up with AEK Athens (A1) for the remainder of the 2014/2015 season. The well-travelled guard has never played in Greece before and will now pull on the colours of the Athens club during the league campaign. The Canadian started last season on the books…
Read MoreEuroleague, CSKA Moscow downs Tel Aviv
Six games tipped off Round 2 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague Regular Season and there were some massive clashes taking place on the night. The biggest game of the evening saw CSKA Moscow demolish the current champs, while other highlights of Thursday included Neptunas Klaipeda winning its first ever Euroleague game, while Barcelona and Fenerbahce both…
Read MoreEurocup Round 2 Regular Season
It was an exciting week of Eurocup Round 2 action as sixteen games took place around the continent on Wednesday to wrap the second week of play. It was a round defined by plenty of close encounters, including two overtime victories and five games decided by three points or less. Group A French club Strasbourg…
Read MoreOlympiacos lose amid coach confusion
It has been a problematical start to the campaign for Olympiacos, and things got worse for the Greek giant over the weekend as they lost 68-67 on the road in the A1. NEA Kifisia Athens downed their more illustrious opponents to pile more pressure on Olympiacos as confusion arises surrounding who will be the clubs’…
Read MoreDerrick Caracter inks with AEK
Derrick Caracter (206 cm, University of Texas-El Paso’10) has come to terms with AEK Athens from the Greek A-1. Derrick Caracter was a 2010 NBA Draft pick for the LA Lakers (2nd round, 58th) and played 41 games for the franchise through the 2010/2011 season. Playing from the bench Derrick Caracter managed to get averages…
Read MoreEuroleague, round 1 wrapped
It’s certainly good to have the Euroleague back as that blend of high octane action, excitement, and massive competitions around Europe has been missed in the off season. It is true that no competition does it quite like the Euroleague and Round 1 proved why with plenty of thrills and spills. The teams clashed with…
Read MoreYaroslav Korolev to Panionios Athens
Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece, A1) has welcomed Yaroslav Korolev (210 cm) to the team roster for the 2014/2015 season. Last season the Russian featured for Spartak St. Petersburg in his homeland, playing in the VTB and Eurocup. In the VTB he offered averages 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game from his 21 appearances.…
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