Spain
Valencia triumphs over Barcelona
Valencia rallied past Barcelona on Friday night (72-78) and earned a big road win, maintaining a top four push in the ACB. Thanks to this victory, Valencia extended its winning streak in the ACB Liga Endesa to five games. Following a balanced first half (31-30), the match was decided in the final minutes. The Catalans…
Read MoreBologna Wins 2019 Basketball Champions League Title
Segafredo Virtus Bologna have been crowned victors of the 2019 FIBA Basketball Champions League after defeating Iberostar Tenerife 73-61 in the finals. This was a huge win for Bologna, being their first European title in over a decade. The well-deserved victory came thanks to the monster game put up by Kevin Punter who dropped a…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna takes on Tenerife in the Basketball Champions League Final
Virtus Bologna and Tenerife clinched their spot in the Final of the Basketball Champions League on Friday night (03/05). They will now face each other for the title on Sunday (05/05). The Italians made one of the most dominant performances in the history of the competition. They decimated Brose Bamberg and reached the Final (67-50).…
Read MoreJoventut Upsets Barcelona at ACB
Round 29 of the Spanish Liga ACB was played out over the weekend and there was no lack of exciting basketball for diehard fans of Spanish hoops. One of the most important and interesting games of the round was a stunning upset by Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona over league-leading FC Barcelona Lassa, 89-77. The game…
Read MoreValencia Bags 2018-19 7Days EuroCup Title
Valencia Basket has claimed the 2018-19 7Days EuroCup crown after an 89-63 blowout win over ALBA Berlin in Game 3 of the finals. This marks the organization’s fourth EuroCup title (2003, 2010, and 2014). No other team has close to the orange’s four-win record, making them the single most dominant franchise in the tournament’s history.…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Wins El Clasico at Liga ACB
On Sunday fans of Spanish hoops were treated to a special game in Round 24 action of the Liga ACB. There were several exciting games on tap but none drew as much attention as the latest chapter of the El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Lassa. Real Madrid hosted their long-time rivals and…
Read MoreValencia faces ALBA Berlin in 2019 EuroCup Finals
Valencia and ALBA Berlin swept their respective series (2-0) on Friday and will now face each other in the 2019 EuroCup Finals. The Spaniards defeated UNICS in Kazan (73-79) and advanced to the EuroCup Finals for a record sixth time! Equally impressive is the fact that the win over UNICS was the 14th straight win…
Read MoreThaddus McFadden joins Badalona
Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has bolstered its lineup with the recent addition of Thaddus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont State’99). He is a 31-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Georgian passport and has been a member of the Georgian National Team since 2018. He began the 2018-19 season playing for Iberostar…
Read MoreUCAM Murcia Upsets FC Barcelona at Liga ACB
There were more than a handful of exciting games in Round 21 of the Liga ACB 2018-19 regular season. Out of the lot, you could consider one the most eye-opening was UCAM Murcia’s 71-70 upset over league-leading FC Barcelona Lassa. Despite the loss, Barca maintains the league’s pole position with a 17-4 record. It was…
Read MoreJacob Wiley joins Gran Canaria
Jacob Wiley (203 cm, University of Eastern Washington’17) has agreed to terms with Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be bolstering their roster for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He heads to Europe in 2018-19 after initially starting the season playing in Australia for the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). Wiley played 28 games for…
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