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Eurocup, four more reach Last 32
The Last 32 places are filling up now as the Eurocup entered its eighth round of action in the 2014/2015 season, and it proved to be another exciting two days of high stakes Basketball. As well as more teams adding their names to the line-up for the next round, there were also more clubs being…
Read MoreEuroleague, CSKA trumps Maccabi Tel Aviv
With news that Euroleague Final Four tickets have all been sold, it seems the only thing we’re waiting on for the Madrid showpiece are the teams. Round 7 of the competition can make things just a little clearer as more teams can find their way to the Top 16, but with another day of action…
Read MoreDeShawn Painter leaves Sopot
DeShawn Painter (206 cm, ODU’13) has had his time with Trefl Sopot (Poland, TBL) brought to an end after the club decided to release him. The big man has played five games so far this 2014/2015 season and notched numbers of just 4.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Last season the American started the…
Read MoreEurocup, group strugglers find rhythm
There were three games in the Eurocup tonight as Round 7 of the 2014/2015 competition started. Over the three games teams who have been struggling in the competition finally got some momentum by recording wins and giving themselves a slither of hope for Last 32 qualification. Group A Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Paris-Levallois, 78-72…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA, Barca, and Olympiacos in Top 16
The busiest Thursday of the Euroleague season so far tipped off this evening with eight games getting Round 6 underway. We are past the halfway stage of the Regular Season now and are starting to see the teams that look most likely to progress to the last 16. However, there is all to play for…
Read MoreEurocup Round 6 of Regular Season
We are deep into the competition now as the Eurocup Round 6 brought another week of action to the continents second biggest club competition. There were plenty of thrills through the two days, and the odd spill too as only two teams now remain unbeaten, one of them booking passage to the Last 32, the…
Read MoreEuroleague Regular Season, week 5
The fifth round of the Euroleague Regular Season tipped off with seven games on Thursday, including an all-Russian clash and plenty of other mouth-watering match ups. The group campaign is now in full swing as we reach the midway point and the tables are starting to reveal the teams in the mix for qualification, as…
Read MoreEurocup, close games aplenty in Round 5
Round 5 of the Eurocup regular season saw perhaps the closest hoops of the 2014/2015 campaign so far, with a number of games going right to the wire. The groups are now taking shape and the fight for the Last 32 is officially heating up, with all tables having runaway leaders and a chasing pack…
Read MoreSaso Filipovski to coach Stelmet ZG
Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL) has hired Slovenian coach Saso Filipovski to take up the team’s head coaching duties this 2014-15. Stelmet Zeilona Gora is currently 0-4 in Group F of the 2014-15 Eurocup standings. Saso was let go by Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia-Telemach League) in April 2014. Filipovski had been with the team since 2011. He guided…
Read MoreMichael Rosario inks with King Wilki
Michael Rosario (190 cm, Florida’13) has been picked up by King Wilki Morskie Szczecin from Polish TBL for the 2014-15 season. Michael is a Puerto Rican player who also holds an American passport. The 24-year-old player’s 2013 and 2014 seasons were spent in Puerto Rico. In 2013 he was drafted by Leones de Ponce (Puerto…
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