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Real Madrid Last Unbeaten Team at Liga Endesa
After the dust settled at the end of Round 6 of the regular season in the Spanish Liga Endesa, only one team emerged unscathed and that was league powerhouse Real Madrid. They were able to edge out a Fuenlabrada 94-96, in what was surprisingly a very challenging match-up on the road for the league favorites.…
Read MoreEuroleague, ALBA and Valencia win
Four rounds of Euroleague Regular Season action have now been taken care of and this week’s Basketball proved to be another spectacle of elite sport. The usual suspects are starting to control their groups, but as we have become accustomed to in Europe’s premier tournament, there are always plenty of shocks in the Euroleague. Who…
Read MorePullen exits Sevilla
Jacob Pullen (185 cm, Kansas State’11) has severed ties with Sevilla (Spain, Liga Endesa and Eurocup) it has been announced. The American with a Georgian passport has played eight games in total in Spain. Over five Liga Endesa ties he totted up numbers of 10.8 points and 1.8 assists per game, while in three Eurocup…
Read MoreDwight Buycks splits with Valencia
Dwight Buycks (190 cm, Marquette’11) has parted company with current Eurocup champs Valencia Basket (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) after eight games with the team. The point guard traded to Valencia from the NBA during the summer and he has played five Liga Endesa games so far with averages 5.0 points and 1.0 assist per…
Read MoreD.J. White no longer with Laboral Kutxa
Former NBA forward D.J. White (206 cm, Indiana’08) has parted ways with Spanish Liga Endesa club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria after logging a total of four games. He played two games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 1.0 ppg and 2.0 rpg. White played two games in the Spanish league and there he averaged 10.0 ppg…
Read MoreReal Madrid win starts Euroleague Round 4
Round 4 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague started one Wednesday as Real Madrid crushed Sassari at home to remain untouched in the competition this season. On Thursday the round kicked into action as five more games played out around Europe, with a further six clashes set for Friday evening. Real Madrid vs. Banco Sardegna di Sassari,…
Read MoreEuroleague recap, Round 4
While Real Madrid opened this week’s Euroleague action with a win on Wednesday, it was Thursday evening when the round really took flight with a further five games. Barcelona remained perfect in the competition, while there were big wins for PGE Turow, Zalgiris Kaunas, and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Group A Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Unics Kazan,…
Read MoreEurocup Round 4 Recap
The Eurocup Round 4 came to an end on Wednesday with more exhilarating Basketball around the continent, including two games that went right to the wire through over time. The competitions’ remaining undefeated teams all extended their untouched records through week four. Group A Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated Paris Levallois 81-78 at home, but needed…
Read MoreDuane James returns to Guadalajara
Duane James (196 cm, Binghamton’07) is returning to play for Spanish LEB Silver outfit Ceba Guadalajara for the 2014/2015 season. The American has played for the club before, representing them during the 2009/2010 season. During that stint with Guadalajara the forward played ten games and logged averages of 10.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreEurocup week 4 tips off
Four games opened week four of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season. Each game ended in favour of the home team as Zaragoza got back on track, EWE Baskets Oldenburg opened its account, while Union Olimpija Ljubljana and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius consolidated their dominant positions. Group A CAI Zaragoza vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, 93-79 Spanish club…
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