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Red Star sweeps Adriatic Finals 3-0, retains Title
Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd has completed its sweep of its Adriatic league Finals series with Mega Leks to retain the championship. A low-scoring third game saw the Serbian powerhouse cap off its dominant post-season run with a 49-61 victory. It was a pleasant turn of events for the Belgrade franchise, which had the…
Read MoreFraport Skyliners win FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup’s maiden season is over and it is the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany-BBL) that raise the gold above their heads. The German club defeated a tough Finals opponent in Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A), 62-66. The Finals game was filled with excitement and of course some great basketball. The boys in blue had…
Read MoreGalatasaray crowned Eurocup champs
The 2015/2016 Eurocup season has been completed and there is a new champions in the form of Galatasaray Istanbul. The Turkish team overcame Strasbourg of France in leg 2 of their Finals series in Istanbul, using a stunning first quarter to ride to victory and the 2015/2016 Eurocup title. In victory, Galatasaray breaks a continental…
Read MoreEuroleague: Lokomotiv downs Barcelona for Final Four berth
Another Spanish giant has fallen in the Euroleague Playoffs as Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar tamed Barcelona to reach the Final Four in Berlin next month. The Russian club sent Barcelona packing in the fifth and deciding game in the Euroleague Playoff best of five tie, the only of this stage to go the distance. While Lokomotiv’s…
Read MoreSodertalje Kings take 3-0 lead in Swedish Finals
The Sodertalje Kings have won Game 3 of their Finals series against the Norrkoping Dolphins 68-73, and are now just one win away from capturing another Swedish Basketligan title. With this much momentum behind them, it isn’t far fetched that the Kings will be able to claim their fourth consecutive title. The Dolphins will get…
Read MoreZenit Downs Unics in VTB Top 4 Clash
Three games were on tap Sunday as Round 31 of the VTB United League 2015-16 regular season winds to a close. Kalev/Cramo defeated Tsmoki-Minsk. As expected Lokomotiv Kuban was able to hold off VEF Riga for the home win, 71-63. Arguably, the most important game of the trio was between two Russian clubs, Zenit St.…
Read MoreReal Madrid top Barcelona in El Clasico
The Spanish Liga Endesa Regular Season is drawing to a close, but there is still plenty to play for. Especially pride when we are discussing El Clasico, the clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two juggernauts of Spanish hoops. While neither club is having a vintage campaign, Real Madrid is out of the Euroleague…
Read MoreDinamo Tbilisi wins Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup final was a contest between third and fourth in the Superleague as Dinamo Tbilisi (3rd) overcame Sokhumi Tbilisi (4th) to lift the trophy. The derby game wasn’t even close as Dinamo controlled long periods of the game and managed to claim the cup with an 85-59 victory. Many had predicted a close…
Read MoreEurocup Final: Strasbourg wins Game 1
The Eurocup Final series has tipped off on Friday as Strasbourg and Galatasaray Istanbul engage in two tie contest to find the 2016 champion. French club Strasbourg used home court advantage in Game 1 to carve a narrow 66-61 victory and take a slender five points advantage into the deciding game in Istanbul in five…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Lokomotiv go to decider
The Euroleague Final Four is still awaiting its last club as the series between Barcelona and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is the only tie that will be going to a deciding game. Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow, and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria are already in the Berlin showpiece after sweeping their respective series. Barcelona had the chance to take…
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