Travis Leslie lands with Lietuvos Rytas

Lithuanian LKL club Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius has managed to strengthen their backcourt for 2014-15 with the signing of Travis Leslie (193 cm, Georgia’11). The former NBA guard spent some time playing for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) during the 2013-14 season. He played 10 games for them during their run in the Eurocup and averaged 7.6…

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Linas Kleiza newcomer to EA7 Armani

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-SerieA) has landed Lithuanian forward Linas Kleiza (203 cm, Missouri’05) and he will be suiting up for them this 2014-15. Kleiza was a member of the Lithuanian National Team in 2006 to 2010 and again in 2012 up to the present. In 2013-14 he played for the Turkish league champions Fenerbahce…

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Deividas Dulkys joins Umana Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Lithuanian shooter Deividas Dulkys (196 cm, Florida State’12) for the 2014-15 season. Deividas began the 2013-14 season with Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania-LKL), then moved to Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-TBL) in October 2013. He managed to play 19 games for the Polish club and averaged 16.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Dulkys’…

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Linas Kleiza parts with Fenerbache

Veteran Lithuanian player Linas Kleiza (203 cm, Missouri’05) is leaving Turkish TBL team and Euroleague participant Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. Kleiza departs after being a solid contributor to his team’s 2013-14 campaign. In two dozen games in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Kleiza produced averages of 10.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He also played in 32 games…

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Omar-Sharif Cook leaves Lietuvos Rytas

Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius will be without Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01) this coming 2014-15 season. The American-Montenegrin guard played the whole 2013-14 season for Lietuvos Rytas and represented them in four leagues. In 22 games in the VTB United League Cook averaged 5.6 ppg and 7.5 apg. He played in eight Eurocup…

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Zalgiris Kaunas makes it 4 LKL titles in a row

Zalgiris Kaunas is the champion of the Lithuanian LKL once more after the club downed Neptunas Klaipeda 90-70 in the finals series. The Game 6 victory ensured Zalgiris wrapped a 4-2 series win in front of its home fans inside the imposing Zalgiris Arena. It was a crushing win on the night as the Kaunas…

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CSKA Moscow and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius win

CSKA Moscow took charge of its VTB United semi-final series against Unics Kazan with a low scoring 61-65 road win in Game 2. It was CSKA’s second away victory in Kazan, setting the defending champions up to snatch the series at home and reach the final. Kazan faces an uphill struggle in stopping CSKA Moscow…

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VTB League – CSKA and Nizhny win

The semi-finals of the VTB League are underway and Game 1 brought plenty of excitement, including an overtime victory from CSKA Moscow. The line-up includes CSKA, Unics Kazan, and Nizhny Novgorod from Russia, while Lithuanian giant Lietuvos Rytas is also in the last four. CSKA capped its good week with a strong comeback against Unics…

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VTB League Wednesday roundup

Nizhny Novgorod and Lietuvos Rytas both progressed to the semi-finals of the VTB League after winning their respective series’ on Wednesday. Russian club Nizhny defeated Khimky 84-64 at home after another amazing performance to sweep its series 3-0. Lietuvos Rytas too swept its series by gunning down Triumph Lyubertsy 87-97 on the road to progress…

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Nike International Junior Tournament recap

The Euroleague Final Four is about to descend on Milan, but it is not the only Basketball festival in the city this weekend as the Nike International Junior Tournament (NJIT) is also taking place. The extravaganza brings together some of the very best young players in European Basketball from some of the biggest clubs. Split…

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