Hungary
Eurocup, a look back on Round 3
With Round 3 of the Eurocup Regular Season wrapped the group phase of the competition is starting to take shape. Five teams remain undefeated through the competition, but there are still plenty of Regular Season weeks for struggling teams to improve their fortunes and make a push for the next stage of the tournament. Group…
Read MoreAnte Perica to coach Egis Kormend
Ante Perica will will be the new head coach of the Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division) this 2014/2015 season. He is coming in as a replacement for Aaron Mitchell. Ante Perica will be bringing in some fresh perspective and coaching direction for the team. He worked with Kapfenberg in Austria for the last three seasons. The…
Read MoreMarko Spica returns to Kaposvari
Serbian player Marko Spica (205 cm, Central Michigan’10) will make his return to Kaposvari KK from Hungary’s A Division this 2014/15. In 2013/14 he played for the Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Ethias League). In a dozen EuroChallenge games he produced averages of 6.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Marko also was able to play in 40…
Read MoreAdriatic League Round 5, day 1 recap
Round 5 of the Adriatic League is up and running with five games taking place on Saturday evening. There was plenty of good action on show, including Buducnost Podgorica breaking 100 points, and Partizan Belgrade picking up a vital win to stop its rot. It is worth noting that every team won well at home…
Read MoreRyan Richards, New Addition by Kormend
Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division) is off to a poor start for the 2014/15 season and have three losses in as a many games. They are shaking things up with the addition of some fresh blood to their roster. The team is replacing Giorgi Sharabidze with British big man Ryan Richards (212 cm). Richards is coming…
Read MoreReggie Keely pens with Sopron
Reggie Keely (206 cm, Ohio’13) has penned a deal with Sopron KC in the Hungarian A Division for the 2014/2015 season. The American joined BC Apollo Amsterdam (The Netherlands-Eredivisie) earlier in the season but his stay in Holland was a short one. Before inking with Amsterdam the power forward was on the books at Oulun…
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 More2014/2015 Eurocup, Round 1
The remainder of Round 1 of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season wrapped on Wednesday with sixteen games around the continent following the two that were played on Tuesday. Group A CAI Zaragoza hung on to see off Paris-Levallois 77-76 as the French team visited Spain and almost came away with the win. The hosts needed to…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Three Teams Still Unbeaten
Round 3 of the Adriatic league was completed last night after Mega Vizura (Serbia-KLS) upset 2014 defending league champions KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1) 78-74. Three teams managed to keep a pristine record so far in the competition. Montenegro’s Buducnost, Serbia’s Red Star (Crvena Zvezda), and Slovenia’s Krka Novo Mesto are now atop the league…
Read MoreLazeric Jones newcomer at Szolnok
Lazeric Jones (182 cm, UCLA’12) has been picked up by Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (Hungary-A Division) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Jones was a participant in 2014 Vegas Summer league, but unfortunately did get any interest from any NBA teams. He spent the 2013-14 season playing in the Greek A1 league for KAO Dramas. In 28 games…
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