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Upsets Plague Top Teams in Liga ACB
FC Barcelona Lassa held on to their leadership position in the Liga ACB on Sunday, but their dominance over the domestic Spanish League was challenged after a 78-73 upset loss to fourth-ranked Unicaja Malaga. This was their second defeat on the season, taking them to 10-2. Three formidable teams are hot on their heels with…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Turkey Tops Spain 71-67
Homecourt advantage played a pivotal role in Turkey’s 71-67 win over Spain in the second stage of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers to lead Group I. Both nations are now 7-2 but the win is enough to break the tie and give Turkey the leadership position. It was a special win. In front of 9,500…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Downs Real Madrid
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has seen a dynamic shift in the leadership position in its standings for the 2018-19 season on Thursday. CSKA Moscow handed Real Madrid its second loss of the season, 88-93, and is now topping the leaderboard with a 9-1 record. Fenerbahce Istanbul has yet to play its game for Round 10,…
Read MoreAlessandro Gentile joins Estudiantes
Alessandro Gentile (200 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Movistar Estudiantes Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2018-19 season. Gentile is an Italian international basketball player who played for the Italian National Team from 2013 to 2017. The forward spent his 2017-18 season suiting up for Virtus Segafredo Bologna (Italy-Serie A).…
Read MoreReal Madrid, Barcelona Still Perfect At Liga Endesa
Liga Endesa, the domestic Spanish basketball league, has completed five rounds of the 2018-19 regular season and only two teams remain undefeated. They are none other than El Clasico rivals, FC Barcelona Lassa (5-0) and Real Madrid (5-0). Both clubs have shown to be resilient and productive in the early goings of this fresh and…
Read MoreLuke Harangody added by Joventut
Luke Harangody (202 cm, Notre Dame’10) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 reinforcing the frontcourt of Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa). The big man spent his 2017-18 campaign on the roster of Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL). He played 11 games for them in the 7Days EuroCup and was able to average 11.1 ppg and…
Read MoreReal Madrid Opens 2018-19 With Win At Home
Spanish Liga Endesa and Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defending champions, Real Madrid, opened 2018-19 with an 88-73 win at home over Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias. This comes as the Spanish ACB wraps up the first round of the season. The white shirts did not appear to skip a beat as they looked fresh and ready to…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Opens 2018-19 With Win At ACB
The Spanish ACB or Liga Endesa welcomed the 2018-19 regular season on September 27th. FC Barcelona Lassa tipped things off with an easy victory over Herbalife Gran Canaria 98-78. This is the first game of the league for Round 1 with two more games to be played later this evening. Unicaja Malaga will take on…
Read MoreUkraine Hands Spain First Loss of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
One of Europe’s Titans received its first loss of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, as Ukraine stunned Spain 76-65 in Group I action on Saturday. At 6-1 Spain remains the leader of the group and are still the favorites to advance from the second stage as the top team in Group I. For Ukraine,…
Read MoreSiim-Sander Vene added by Manresa
Siim-Sander Vene (201 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of BAXI Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. He is a 27-year-old Estonian international basketball player who has been a member of the Etonian National Team since 2009. Vene spent the 2017-18 season suiting up for Italian club Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A).…
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