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Khimik wins Ukraine Superleague
The first post Crimean Crisis Ukraine Superleague was decided tonight as Khimik Opz Yuzhny won the league with a dominating 81-41 victory over Dnipro. The victory marked the first time the club has been the champion of Ukraine Basketball, stopping Dnipro from winning its inaugural title in the process. As the score suggests, Khimk was…
Read MoreOlympiacos defeats Panathinaikos in Greek A1 Game of the Week
Another edition of one of sports great rivalries as Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clashed in “The Derby of the Eternal Enemies” the pick of the action in Round 25. It has been a tough week for Panathinaikos as The Greens waved goodbye to head coach Dusko Ivanovic after an unconvincing season. A…
Read MoreNicolas Dos Santos agrees with Fos Quest
Fos Quest Provence Basket from France’s Pro B has acquired the services of Nicolas Dos Santos (200 cm) this 2014/15 season. Fos Quest is currently in 15th place in the Pro B league with their 12-19 record. Dos Santos is a Swiss national and a member of the Swiss national team from 2009-2014. His first…
Read MoreVTB League, Khimki and CSKA coast to wins
We are one step away from the Final Four of the VTB United League with the Quarter-Final stage in full swing this week. Game 2 of the last eight phase saw Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, CSKA Moscow, and Khimki Moscow Region collect second consecutive wins to take charge of their series’. In the fourth tie, Nizhny…
Read MoreJakim Donaldson stays with Le Portel
ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro B) has decided to keep Jakim Donaldson (203 cm, Edinboro’05) for one more season and have signed him to a contract extension. This 2014/15 he played 28 games for the French Cup finalists and produced averages of 14.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg. His team is currently in eighth place…
Read MoreRyan Sharry no longer with T71
Ryan Sharry (203 cm, Middlebury’12) is now a free agent after leaving T71 Dudelange from Luxembourg’s Total league this 2015. Sharry joined them during his rookie season as a pro and played there for two more seasons. This 2014/15 season the 25-year-old Sharry played 33 games for them and was able to deliver averages of…
Read MoreDwight Hardy extends with Trabzonspor
Dwight Hardy (188 cm, St. John’s’11) will remain with Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-TBL) for the foreseeable future after receiving a two-year contract extension from the club this 2015. Dwight is an American player who also holds a passport from the Congo. This 2014/15 Hardy played 16 games for Trabzonspor in the EuroChallenge and averaged 18.1 ppg…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa upsets Maccabi Tel Aviv 87-78
There are four rounds remaining in the regular season of the Israeli Winner League and Maccabi Haifa is ending 2014/15 on a high note. They recently defended their homecourt and upset the league leaders Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv 87-78. They have now won eight of their last ten games. Maccabi Tel-Aviv, on the other hand, are…
Read MoreMihailovic extends with Walter Tigers
Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL) has inked Montenegrin import Vladimir Mihailovic to a contract extension this 2015. Mihailovic has been a member of the Montenegrin national team from 2010-2014. Vladimir initially began the season playing for Telenet Oostende (Belgium-Scooore League) and was able to play a single game for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. He…
Read MoreMarko Tomas loses arbitration vs. Fenerbahce
Croatian player Marko Tomas filed a claim against former club Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, penalties and interest. The player submits that the team made only partial payments, under his contract. The Turkish club, in its answer, argued that it paid the player, deducted a fine,…
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