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VTB United League Recognized by FIBA
In an official letter from FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann, the VTB United League received official recognition. He thanked the league for its cooperation and confirmed its rcognition in accordance with the General Statutes and Internal Regulations of the International Basketball Federation. Baumann also indicated in the letter his interest in the development of the league…
Read MoreKristof Ongenaet wins award at BAT
Belgian player Kristof Ongenaet filed a claim against his former team S.S. Sutor Montegranaro (Italy) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, buyout payment, and interest. He played seven games for Montegranaro in the 2010-11 season. The player claimed that the club made only partial payments under an addendum and failed to pay…
Read MoreDwayne Curtis wins claim at BAT
American player Dwayne Curtis filed a claim against his former team, Romanian club CSU Asesoft Ploiesti at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, and interest. In the club’s answer it argued that the claim should be dismissed because Curtis was the subject of a criminal investigation at the time. The arbitrator of…
Read MoreFlamengo Wins the 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, the reigning Brazilian NBB and Liga de las Americas champions, have won the 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. They faced the reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions, Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv in the finals series and prevailed 90-77 in Game 2 for a 10-point aggregate win. Maccabi Tel-Aviv…
Read MoreFedor Likholitov wins claim at BAT
Russian player Fedor Likholitov (210 cm) filed a claim against former club Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia-PBL) at Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) seeking outstanding salaries, bonuses, and interest. The player claims that the team made only partial payments. He played for Krasnie Krilya in 2011-12 and is now currently playing for Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) this…
Read MoreJustin Hamilton vs Cibona Zagreb at BAT
Justin Hamilton (213 cm, LSU’12) and his agency, ASM Sports filed a claim against his former team KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia-A1) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries and agents fees. The claimants submitted that the Croatian club made only partial payments. Cibona answered that the player did not comply with Croatian law…
Read MoreOrenga resigns as coach of Spanish team
Juan Antonio Orenga has officially stepped down as the coach of the Spanish National Men’s Basketball Team. He resigned as a result of Spain’s disappointing finish in the recent FIBA World Cup 2014. The tournament hosts were a dominant force during the group stage of the competition and were heavy favorites to face the United…
Read MoreUSA wins the FIBA World Cup 2014
USA capped off their dominant run in the FIBA World Cup 2014 by cruising to an easy 129-92 win over Serbia, to claim the Gold Medal. This is their fifth world title and it is their first time as back-to-back champions. Prior to this only Brazil (1959, 1963) and Yugoslavia (1998, 2002) managed to repeat their claim…
Read MoreMareks Jurevicus wins arbitration vs Veroli
Latvian player Mareks Jurevicus (197 cm) filed a claim against his former team CZG Veroli at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, fees and interest. Jurevicus played for Veroli (Italy-Lega2) in the 2012-13 season. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules, the Arbitrator issued an award without reasons. Quentin Byrne-Sutton, the case’s arbitrator…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, France takes Third Place
The third/fourth game of any major Basketball tournament is an odd contest, and so it proved at the FIBA World Cup 2014 yet again. You see, neither France nor Lithuania wanted to play this game and they came into it with a feeling of despair and heartbreak because they did not make the final. However,…
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