Hungary
Walter Lemon Jr. begins career at Kormend
Walter Lemon Jr. (190 cm, Bradley’14) will begin his professional career in Hungary this 2014-15 after signing with Egis Kormend (A Division). Kormend finished last season in eighth place in the A Division standings, failing to qualify for the Playoffs. They are making some moves to strengthen their roster to improve on last year’s performance.…
Read MoreFIBA 2015 Eurobasket teams decided
After a frenetic night of Basketball action around Europe, we now know the participant nations for next year’s FIBA 2015 Eurobasket tournament. There was plenty of drama along the way as teams fought it out on the court, while others cruised through to the tournament. Group A Iceland will play in a European Championships for…
Read MoreAdam Hanga now with Sidigas Avellino
Italian Serie A club Sidigas Avellino has added Hungarian player Adam Hanga (200 cm) to their roster for the 2014-15 season. Hanga was a member of the Hungarian national team from 2009 to 2012 and then rejoined the team this 2014. In the 2013-14 Adam was a reserve for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa). He…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5
After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read More2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2
Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…
Read MoreMalik Cooke inks with Kormend
Malik Cooke (198 cm, South Carolina’12) has been announced as the new player at EGIS Kormend (Hungary, Division A and Eurochallenge). The forward signed a one year contract with the Hungarian club after spending the 2013/2014 season in the United Kingdom. Cooke played 38 games for the Newcastle Eagles in the BBL and secured impressive…
Read MoreSzolnoki Olajbanyasz takes Hungarian title
Szolnoki Olajbanyasz completed their sweep of their Finals series against Atomeromu SE Paks with a 79-69 Game-3 victory. This is their fifth Hungarian league championship. The last time the club took the top spot on the podium was in 2012, the tail end of a back-to-back title run. You could say that this truly is…
Read MoreEurochallenge: Triumph and Emilia to play final
The Eurochallenge Final Four in Bologna Italy has passed the semifinal stage and will now conclude with the competition final on April 27th. The Final teams have been set as Triumph Lyubertsy and Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia booked their places in the season ending showpiece. While the Eurochallege title is now beyond them, Szolnoki Olaj…
Read MoreEurochallenge 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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