Recaps
Eurocup: Ratiopharm Ulm makes Last 32
The final round of Regular Season action tipped off in the Eurocup on Tuesday with two contests on the night, one in Group C and one in Group D. In Group C there was still something to play for as Ratiopharm Ulm traveled to Nancy and left France with the win it needed to reach…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Round 12 Recap
Round 12 of the French Pro A regular season is in the books. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket continues its reign as the league leader with its 10-2 record. They continued their win streak with a 66-59 win at home over JSF Nanterre on December 13th. Darryl was a beast in the paint for ASVEL finishing with…
Read MorePartizan, Cibona grab wins in Adriatic
Three games capped off Round 14 of the Adriatic League’s 2015-16 regular season. Teams in the middle of the pack, such as BC Partizan NiS Beograd and KK Cibona Zagreb were among the winners on the last day. Bosnia’s Igokea and KK Cedevita Zagreb delivered an interesting overtime thriller of their own as well. The…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 9 tips off
There are six Euroleague Top 16 places up for grabs as we enter Round 9 of the Regular Season, but none of them were secured on Thursday as the week’s action opened. There was plenty of jostling for position though and many clubs now sit on the precipice of qualifying or crashing out. Group B…
Read MoreEurocup: torrent of clubs reach Last 32
The floodgates opened on the Last 32 in the Eurocup as numerous clubs punched their tickets to the next phase of the competition during Round 9 of the Regular Season. There was celebration aplenty on Wednesday, but next week still raises an eyebrow, especially with six qualification places still up for grabs. Group A EWE…
Read MoreEurocup Regular Season: Nancy and Oldenburg win
We are in the penultimate week of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Regular Season and Round 9 tipped off on Tuesday with two contests. There were two road wins on the night as EWE Baskets Oldenburg enhanced its chances of progressing from the Eurocup Regular Season with a win over Nanterre in Group A. In Group C,…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Five-way Tie for Lead
Things are heating up in the Italian Serie A. Ten games into the 2015-16 season and the league has proved to be highly competitive. No less than five teams have fought hard to reach the top of the league standings. To round out the Top 8, three teams trail the leaders with identical records of…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa Round 9 Recap
Round 9 of the 2015-16 regular season in the Spanish Liga Endesa was both exciting and action-packed. Valencia Basket continues its reign over the league and remains the last team to taste defeat. They visited struggling Sevilla Basket and came away with a 67-81 road victory. Rafael Martinez exploded for 22 points to lead Valencia.…
Read MoreAdriatic League Round 13 action
Round 13 of the 2015/2016 Adriatic League has tipped off and league leaders Buducnost VOLI Podgorica stormed to another win to enhance its position at the top of the standings. In the other contests, Cedevita Zagreb remained on the hunt in second place with a victory over MZT Skopje, while Mega Leks recent good run…
Read MoreEuroleague, Friday recap
The story of Friday in the Euroleague involved a club that did not even take part in any of the action on the night, Zalgiris Kaunas. The Lithuanian giant had opened this week’s Euroleague action with a victory on Wednesday and qualified because of other results tonight, despite being idle. In the other news, Group…
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