Latvia
Mareks Mejeris to Fuenlabrada
Mareks Mejeris (208 cm) will continue in Spain this season after signing for Fuenlabrada of the ACB according to Eurosport. The Latvian has been in Spain for the last two seasons playing for LEB Gold outfit Clavijo, making Spain the only country he has played in outside of his native Latvia. Last season the forward…
Read MoreKrys Faber to play for BK Ventspils
Latvia’s BK Ventspils has reinforced its frontcourt for the 2013-14 season with the addition of Krys Faber (208 cm, De Paul’12). The young player is coming off a five-game stint playing in China for Jiangsu Tongxi where he averaged 17.6 ppg and 13.0 rpg. Faber began the 2012-13 season playing in Uruguay for Atletico Welcome.…
Read MoreJanis Blums signed by BC Astana
Latvian Janis Blums (191 cm) is the latest addition to BC Astana’s roster this 2013-14 season. Blums played for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania’s LKL in 2012-13. He was a solid reserve off Lietuvos Rytas’ bench in the VTB United league, posting averages of 12.3 ppg and 2.1 apg. In nine Euroleague games Janis averaged…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Turkey to play Croatia for title
They saved the best for last… The semifinal contests that pitted Turkey against Spain, and Croatia against host club Latvia, were two of the closest games of the FIBA Men U18 European Championships, with both games coming down to last second shots. In the Turkey-Spain contest, after leading the entire game, Spain found themselves down…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: FIBA Europe’s Power Rankings
As the countdown to EuroBasket 2013 gets closer to nil, the 24 National teams that have qualified for the event are working at solidifying their rosters, while also getting in friendlies to tune-up their games before heading to Slovenia. As released by FIBA Europe, those 24 teams are put through an internal Power Ranking and…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: R2 complete, quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals are finally set in the FIBA Men U18 European Championships with the bulk of the spots being determined after the final game of the second round. Coming out of Group E will be Russia, France, Lithuania, and Serbia. Qualifying from Group F are Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia. Quarterfinal match-ups: Russia – Croatia…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: One day remains in R2 QFs next
With one day remaining in Round 2 of the FIBA Men U18 European Champions, there are still many clubs with an opportunity to move on to the quarterfinals. Turkey remains undefeated at 4-0 with three other clubs sitting at 2-2 in Group F. In Group E France and Russia are at the top of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Round 2 begins with two unbeaten
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships rolled into Round 2 on Monday after Round 1 concluded on Saturday. Currently, there are two unbeaten teams in Groups E and F, Turkey and France, but with Turkey having lost in overtime to Ukraine, France is the only truly undefeated team in four games. Coming out of Groups…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Italy rallies to defeat Latvia
In front of a crowd estimated at 6,800 FIBA Europe crowned a new Mens U20 European Champion on Sunday when Italy defeated Latvia 67:60. This is the Italians first every Men U20 Championship. The difference in the contest was the 23:11 third quarter that put Italy up by four heading into the final 10, after…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Latvia to meet Italy in Finals
The FIBA Men U20 European Championship title contest has been set with the results of two thrilling semifinal contests as Latvia defeated Spain in a game that came down to the final seconds and Italy upended a much taller squad from Russia. The results set up a rematch of the Round 2 match the Latvia…
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