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Eurocup Final: Strasbourg wins Game 1
The Eurocup Final series has tipped off on Friday as Strasbourg and Galatasaray Istanbul engage in two tie contest to find the 2016 champion. French club Strasbourg used home court advantage in Game 1 to carve a narrow 66-61 victory and take a slender five points advantage into the deciding game in Istanbul in five…
Read MoreAleksandar Pavlovic departs Panathinaikos
Veteran Aleksandar Pavlovic (200 cm) has parted ways with Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016. Pavlovic is a Montenegrin player who has dual citizenship from Serbia. He was a former member of the Serbia Montenegro national team from 2003 to 2006. Aleksandar later was a member of the Montenegrin national team in 2008. He…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Lokomotiv go to decider
The Euroleague Final Four is still awaiting its last club as the series between Barcelona and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is the only tie that will be going to a deciding game. Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow, and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria are already in the Berlin showpiece after sweeping their respective series. Barcelona had the chance to take…
Read MoreLevon Kendall pens with Estudiantes
Levon Kendall (209 cm, Pittsburgh’07) will continue his professional career this 2016 with Spanish club Movil Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa). Levon is a 31-year-old Canadian player who also holds an Irish passport. He has been a member of the Canadian national team from 2005 to 2011 and again in 2013. He is moving to Estudiantes after…
Read MoreLietuvos Rytas Vilnius suspended from LKL
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, one of the leading clubs in Lithuania, has been banned by its own Lithuanian Basketball Federation after deciding to side with the Euroleague in its fight with FIBA. The ULEB, which organizes the Euroleague and Eurocup, is embroiled in a political tug of war with FIBA after the world governing body launched…
Read MoreChamberlain Oguchi cut by Anwil
Chamberlain Oguchi (196 cm, Illinois State’09) has been released by Polish club Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-TBL) this 2016. He is a 29-year-old Nigerian player who has been a member of the Nigerian national team since 2005. He helped Anwil make the Polish Cup semifinals this 2016. Unfortunately, injuries dampened the hype surrounding this talented player. Oguchi…
Read MoreErnest Bremer departs Konyaspor
Ernest Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) has parted ways with Turkish club Konyaspor Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. Bremer is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a former member of the Bosnian national team in 2007-08 and again in 2011. He played 25 games for Konyaspor in…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce and Vitoria sweep to Final Four
There were no fairytale comebacks in the Euroleague Playoffs on Tuesday as two of the competitions historic giants fell to defeat. As a consequence, the Last Four has two clubs in Fenerbahce Istanbul and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, both teams completing unlikely sweeps to make the Berlin showpiece weekend. Fenerbahce managed to overcome current champs Real…
Read MoreTaquan Dean back with Gipuzkoa
Taquan Dean (193 cm, Louisville’06) has found his way back to his former team Gipuzkoa San Sebastian (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. He previously saw action for Gipuzkoa back in the 2014-15 season. This will be the third team for Dean this 2015-16 season. He started off in the roster of Socar Petkimspor (Turkey-BSL) where he…
Read MoreMarcus Cousin wins claim vs. Krasny Oktyabr
Marcus Cousin and his agent Eric Fleisher filed a claim against BC Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, travel expenses, compensation for breach of contract, and agents fees. They submitted that the team failed to play the player his salary and bonuses as well as the agent’s…
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