EuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given

Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…

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EuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone

Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…

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EuroBasket 2013: Day 3 complete, four unbeaten

With Day 3 of EuroBasket 2013, the playoff picture is starting to unfold with only four clubs now undefeated, four without wins and eight that sit with 1-2 records. As of the completion of Day 3, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, and host club Slovenia are the sole holders of 3-0 records with Greece dominating their opponents…

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EuroBasket 2013: Day 1, Groups C and D

EuroBasket 2013 is underway in Slovenia with 24 teams battling for six spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. Round 1 consists of four groups of six teams that will play each other once with the top three teams from each group moving on to the second round. Group C…

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EuroBasket 2013: A little bit of everything on Day 1

Day 1 one of EuroBasket 2013 finally tipped off and to reward hoops fans that have waited nearly a year since the draws were presented the competition was intense, surprising, and frustrating all rolled into one. After months of roster watching, player jockeying, and pre-tournament chatter, EuroBasket 2013 is finally underway, and if the first…

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Eurobasket 2013 kicks off!

Eurobasket 2013 has kicked off in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 24 teams are set to wage war on the hard court, to determine the best in Europe. For the preliminary rounds of the competition the 24 teams are divided into four groups of six teams each. The tournament will go on from September 4-22. At the end…

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Dragan Miletic back at UBSC Graz

Slovenian Dragan Miletic (195 cm) has been retained by Austrian team UBSC Raiffeisen Graz for the 2013-14 season. He left the team in February 2013 after playing seven games for UBSC Graz. During that time he was able to average 9.1 ppg and 3.0 apg. It was an injury-plagued season for Miletic, hopefully this season…

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Kodi Augustus signs for Ljubljana

Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia, Telemach League) has added American Kodi Augustus (203 cm, Mississippi State’11) for the 2013/204 season. The forward was playing last season for 08 Stockholm (Basketligan) in Sweden’s top flight and throughout the campaign he posted terrific averages. Over 33 games for 08 Stockholm Augustus averaged 17.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3…

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Sani Becirovic signs with Foolad Mahan

Italian-Slovenian player, Sani Becirovic (196 cm) is on his way to play in Iran this 2013-14 season. He has been signed by Foolad Mahan Esfahan from Iran’s Superleague. The Slovenian-born player received Italian citizenship in 2009. This is not his first time to play in Iran.In 2012-13 he played for Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour (Iran-Superleague)…

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Hasan Rizvic inks with Volgograd

Hasan Rizvic (212 cm) has been added to the roster of Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia, Superleague) and will feature for the team during the upcoming campaign. The Slovenian center who also owns a Bosnia and Herzegovina passport is no stranger to Russian Basketball having played in the country during the 2010/2011 season (Unics Kazan, PBL)…

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