Recaps
Euroleague Top 16, Round 9
The Euroleague Top 16 phase is in full swing as the best clubs on the continent tackled each other in eight exciting games of Basketball this week. Over Thursday and Friday the competition delivered all the thrills and spills we have come to expect as the big clubs further enhanced their prospect of qualification to…
Read MoreBarcelona rolls past Fenerbahce
Group E is where the action is during this season´s Euroleague Top 16, but Barcelona is proving unstoppable after gunning down Fenerbahce 93-73 at home. The table is packed with giants of European Basketball including Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. However, Barcelona´s progress through the group has been nothing short of sensational as the Spanish club swept…
Read MoreEurocup Eighthfinals Round 1
The Eurocup Eighthfinals are underway as Round 1 of the first knockout stage of the competition was completed on Wednesday evening. There were six clashes in cities around Europe following the two games from Tuesday, and the round produced typically dramatic Basketball. EIGHTHFINALS A In a game that was held in Lithuania due to the…
Read MoreEurocup Eighthfinals: Kiev opens round with win
The Eurocup Eighthfinals started on Tuesday with two clashes as the path to the Final Four opened for business. The best teams from the Top 32 have gathered together for the first knock out stage of the competition; Budivelnik Kiev and JSF Nanterre opened the round, followed by Besiktas grabbing a win against Novgorod. The…
Read MorePartizan gets key win vs. Radnicki
Adriatic League – After faltering with some recent losses, BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia) finally turned things around with a critical 82-70 win over Radnicki Kragjevac (Serbia). The win gives Partizan a 15-7 record which currently secures their third-place position in the league standings and virtually locking in their ticket to the playoffs. They are still…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 8, recap
The second half of the Top 16 is underway in the Euroleague and Round 8 proved a typically exciting week of games. Hoops fans across the continent were treated to dramatic Basketball aplenty as the games got tight. Most of the clashes on Thursday and Friday went close to the wire, and one even extended…
Read MoreFenerbahce Top 16 revival in full swing
Fenerbahce´s Euroleague season is now officially back in the groove after the Turkish giant gunned down reigning champions Olympiacos 78-74 at home. After a rocky start to the Top 16 phase, Fenerbahce has found form at the right time and has now won three games in a row. The team impressed during the Regular Season…
Read MoreBarcelona takes win in 300th game
Barcelona continued its historic season by playing for the 300th time in the Euroleague this century, more games than any other club. The Spanish club capped the milestone with an 84-89 win over Turkish team Anadolu Efes at Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul on Thursday; however it took overtime to take the victory. The Catalan…
Read MoreLimoges loses ProA top spot
There was a shock in the French ProA as league leaders Limoges CSP Elite fell to a 74-83 home defeat at the hands of 11th placed Pau-Lacq-Orthez. The loss meant the club lost its grip on the top spot in the ProA and drops to second behind Strasbourg, even though they share an equal 13-7…
Read MoreEurochallenge: Quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals of the Eurochallenge have been set as Round 6 tied up the Second Stage of the competition. There was heartbreak and jubilation around Europe as teams still waiting on their qualification fates decided their destiny´s. Tartu Rock gunned down Gas Mean Medias 66-90 on the road to top Group I, and the Estonian…
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