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Eurocup Quarterfinals: Game 1 recap
The Eurocup has already thrown up thrills and spills aplenty throughout the season and the Quarterfinals are continuing that trend. Game 1 of this phase as now passed and fans around Europe were treated to high class Basketball as teams jostle to carve a path to the Semifinals. Home court advantage has proved pivotal so…
Read MoreEurocup: Quarterfinal teams decided
The Quarterfinal stage of the Eurocup has been locked in after game 2 of the Eighthfinals was completed on Wednesday. The qualified teams now take their place in the next round of the competition as the path to the title becomes clearer. Three of the eight Eighthfinals series games proved to be sweeps, but there…
Read MoreEurochallenge quarter final stage begins
The Eurochallenge quarter-final stage is underway as four games took place on Tuesday evening. The round opened with plenty of drama on the court as the teams vie for a place in the Final Four. It proved to be a good start for Tartu Rock as the team closed a narrow home win against Szolnoki…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Round 9
The Euroleague Top 16 phase is in full swing as the best clubs on the continent tackled each other in eight exciting games of Basketball this week. Over Thursday and Friday the competition delivered all the thrills and spills we have come to expect as the big clubs further enhanced their prospect of qualification to…
Read MoreEurocup Eighthfinals Round 1
The Eurocup Eighthfinals are underway as Round 1 of the first knockout stage of the competition was completed on Wednesday evening. There were six clashes in cities around Europe following the two games from Tuesday, and the round produced typically dramatic Basketball. EIGHTHFINALS A In a game that was held in Lithuania due to the…
Read MoreBernard King moves to Krasny Oktyabr
Bernard King (196 cm, Texas A&M’03) has moved to Russian ball club Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd for the remainder of the season. King began 2013-14 playing for BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague). Bernard managed to appear in 15 VTB United League games for them and posted averages of 15.2 ppg and 7.8 apg. The guard also played in…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 8, recap
The second half of the Top 16 is underway in the Euroleague and Round 8 proved a typically exciting week of games. Hoops fans across the continent were treated to dramatic Basketball aplenty as the games got tight. Most of the clashes on Thursday and Friday went close to the wire, and one even extended…
Read MoreEurochallenge: Quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals of the Eurochallenge have been set as Round 6 tied up the Second Stage of the competition. There was heartbreak and jubilation around Europe as teams still waiting on their qualification fates decided their destiny´s. Tartu Rock gunned down Gas Mean Medias 66-90 on the road to top Group I, and the Estonian…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 recap
The Top 16 of the Euroleague reached its halfway stage this week as Round 7 of this second stage brought high scores and authoritative displays from some of the tournaments favourites. There were plenty of feisty encounters and there were even three all country meets this week, including some of the most mouth watering derby…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow reclaims top spot in Group E
CSKA Moscow had to dig deep against a resilient Galatasaray in Turkey to take a 71-74 road win to move back to the top of Group E. The Russian club slipped off the summit of the table last night as Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv and Real Madrid grabbed wins on Thursday to leap frog CSKA. However,…
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