Recaps
Euroleague Regular Season, Barcelona loses
A thrilling opening to Round 9 of the Euroleague Regular Season left just one club remaining with an unblemished record in the competition this year. That accolade goes to CSKA Moscow, but the Russian powerhouse scraped to victory over Unicaja Malaga on the road, taking the win after overtime. Barcelona’s untouched record was snapped as…
Read MoreEurocup, five more in Last 32
The Eurocup Regular Season entered its penultimate round of competition this week and it was a round of celebration as a further five teams progressed to the Last 32, while a further three ensured first place in their respective groups. Group A Paris-Levallois vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn, 87-80 OT Paris-Levallois booked its place in the…
Read More2014/2015 Eurochallenge, Round 5
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge is up and running after a busy schedule of games ushered in the fifth week of competition on Wednesday. There were twelve games played through Europe on the night, while more teams booked their place in the Last 16 when others slipped out of contention for the next phase.…
Read MoreFenerbahce Ulker stunned by Usak in TBL
There were three games played on December 7th in Round 9 of the regular season in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). All home teams were able to notch wins, despite some tough competition from visiting clubs. Arguably one of the most critical games of the round, overall, was between Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and Usak Sportif.…
Read MoreCibona back to winning ways in Adriatic League
Reigning champions Cibona Zagreb made it two consecutive victories in the Adriatic League as the club builds on poor early season form. With the league now into its 11th round, Cibona has found the right time to regain some touch and will be looking to improve as the campaign progresses. Also claiming victory at the…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 welcomes Crvena Zvezda
The Euroleague Top 16 has a new addition after Friday wrapped Round 8 of the Regular Season, with Crevena Zvezda Belgrade heading through to the next round. The Serbian powerhouse took out Valencia on the road to progress to the next phase of the tournament, while there were four other games on the night. Group…
Read MoreEuroleague, Madrid and Efes reach Top 16
It was a busy Thursday of Euroleague action as two more teams booked their places in the Top 16. Both progressing clubs came from Group A as Anadolu Efes and Real Madrid won away from home to move to the next round of the competition. There were four other games on the night as the…
Read MoreEurocup, four more reach Last 32
The Last 32 places are filling up now as the Eurocup entered its eighth round of action in the 2014/2015 season, and it proved to be another exciting two days of high stakes Basketball. As well as more teams adding their names to the line-up for the next round, there were also more clubs being…
Read MoreEurochallenge, three through to Last 16
After a week off the Eurochallenge is back as Round 4 of the competition followed from Tsmoki-Minsk’s victory over USAK to open the round last week. There were eleven games played around the continent on Tuesday while the round will be completed on Wednesday with a further four contests. Group B Lukoil Academic kept its…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod Claims Top Spot in VTB League
In the final game of Round 8 of regular season action in the VTB United League, BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) managed to remain without a loss (8-0), after trumping the Nilan Bisons Loimaa (Finland-Korisliiga) 79-65. The 2014 league Finalist’s position is not secure by any means. They are just half a game ahead of the…
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