Europe
Benfica repeats as Portugal LPB champs
Benfica continued its dominance of the Portuguese LPB by sweeping the finals series against Vitoria SC to win the title. In victory, the club logged its fourth consecutive LPB title, its sixth in seven years, and its 26th overall, enhancing its position as Portugal’s most successful club. In this finals series the defending champs have…
Read MoreOlympiacos and Panathinaikos move to 2-0 in Greek semis
The Greek A1 semi-finals moved into Game 2 on Thursday and Friday, giving both Olympiacos and Panathinaikos the chance to take 2-0 leads in their respective ties. The two giants of Greek Basketball delivered as the fierce rivals both picked up wins to take another huge stride to a championship showdown. It has been business…
Read MoreBrad Wanamaker extends with Bamberg
Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany, Beko BBL) has announced that Brad Wanamaker (193 cm, Pittsburgh’11) will stay with the club for another season. The guard has extended for another year with the Eurocup outfit after having a solid campaign since arriving in Bamberg at the start of this season. The American has played 38 Bundesliga games…
Read MoreJustin Gray returns to Tsmoki-Minsk
Justin Gray (188 cm, Wake Forest’06) has penned a deal to play for Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus, Premier League and VTB) through the 2015/2016 season. The American will actually be making his return to the club as he finished this season there. He joined Tsmoki-Minsk in March and over eleven games in the VTB League he impressed…
Read MoreMaccabi Kiryat Gat wins Israel National League
Maccabi Kiryat Gat has been crowned the champion of the Israel National League (Liga Leumit) for 2015, and will now be promoted to the Super League top flight. The second tier club clashed with National League opponent Ironi Kiryat-Ata in what was a make or break game in the finals series. After going toe to…
Read MoreLaszlo Dobos back with CAI Zaragoza
CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) will be bringing back Hungarian big man Laszlo Dobos (222 cm) for the 2015/16 season. He had previous stints with the club in 2012/13 and 2013/14. This 2014/15 the 21-year-old Dobos played for Leyma Basquet Coruna (Spain-LEB Gold). He played 22 games for the club and managed to deliver averages of…
Read MoreTajfun Sentjur breaks Slovenian duopoly for league title
There has been a wind of change in Slovenian Basketball as the Telemach League has a new champion, Tajfun Sentjur. The club downed Rogaska Crystal 67-65 to win the championship series 3-1 and break a two club monopoly that had dominated the league for the last seven years. Those two clubs are of course Krka…
Read MoreVEF Riga tops Venspils for LBL title
VEF Riga is once again the champion of Latvian Basketball after the beating rival and defending champs VK Ventspils 71-63 to lift the trophy. The winners had home court advantage in Game 6 after taking a 3-2 series lead in Ventspils earlier in the week. With the supporters in tow, VEF Riga managed to overhaul…
Read MoreDen Bosch wins Dutch league in style
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch is the new champion of the DBL (Dutch Basketball League) after overcoming reigning champ Donar Groningen 85-64 in Game 5 of the finals series. The clubs clashed in Den Bosch as the home team looked to wrap up the title in style. Shoeters achieved that with a comfortable win that ensured…
Read MoreCorey Walden goes Pro with Antwerp
Corey Walden (188 cm, Eastern Kentucky’15) will begin his professional career this 2015/16 season with the Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Scooore League). The Giants got only as far as the quarterfinals in the 2014/15 postseason and would like to improve on their finish in the upcoming season. Walden will get an opportunity to make an…
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