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EuroBasket 2015, Group Stage Day 2
Day 2 of the Group stage of EuroBasket 2015 was filled with all sorts of great basketball action and developing storylines. Some Day 1 winners built on their momentum and remained undefeated, while other teams found redemption, and others faced heartbreaking losses. Overall, there was no shortage of excellent basketball play. Group A Russia vs.…
Read MoreAndrej Stimac now with Lugano Tigers
Croatian big man Andrej Stimac (204 cm) has been playing in the Swiss LNA since 2012, but this season he will be with a new team, the Lugano Tigers after spending three seasons with the Lions de Geneve. In 2014/15 the 36-year-old veteran played 37 games for the Lions de Geneve and recorded averages of…
Read MoreJasmin Hukic now with Cibona
Jasmin Hukic (204 cm) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1). Hukic is a 36-year-old veteran Bosnian player, who spent a decade with the Bosnian national team, from 1998 to 2008. He spent the last couple of seasons with Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League). In 2014/15 he played 22…
Read MoreIvan Buva moves to Scandone Avellino
Croatian player Ivan Buva (208 cm) will be playing for a different team in the Italian Serie A this 2015/16 season, agreeing to terms with Scandone Avellino. In 2014/15 Ivan was on the roster of Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-Serie A). He played 18 games for them in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.7…
Read MoreDarko Planinic joins Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has added Darko Planinic (210 cm) to their roster for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Planinic is a Croatian player who has been a member of the Croatian national team from 2012 to 2014. He had a productive season playing for KK Buducnost Voli Podgoric (Montenegro-Erste Liga). Darko played 30 games…
Read MoreStanko Barac lands with EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) had landed the services of Stanko Barac (216 cm) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Barac is a 29-year-old player who has dual citizenship from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been a member of the Croatian national team since 2007. His 2014/15 season started late, signing with KK…
Read MoreCroatia wins opening for EuroBasket warmup
Croatia has been hot form through the summer winning six out of six friendlies as the country prepares for an assault on the gold medal at the 2015 EuroBasket tournament next week. The nation is hosting a friendly warm up tournament in the Zagreb Arena and edged Estonia 66-63, while in the other contest Bosnia…
Read MoreCroatia marches on at International Huawei Cup
A mouth-watering clash took place between Croatia and Lithuania at the International Huawei Cup, with both nations with an eye on the 2015 EuroBasket next month. The contest was set up perfectly, both teams coming into the clash with unbeaten records this summer, both Croatia and Lithuania have won the last five games consecutively. In…
Read MoreCroatia see off Turkey in Huawei Cup
Croatia stayed perfect in its preparations for the upcoming 2015 European Championships with a 74-66 victory over Turkey. The win also maintained the Croatians’ progress in the 2015 International Huawei Cup in Kaunas, and next up is tournament hosts Lithuania in a clash between two nations that are undefeated this summer. As for Turkey, the…
Read MoreAndrew Lawrence vs. KK Zadar at BAT
British player Andrew Lawrence and his agent, Mario Scotti, filed a claim against former club KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, agent fees, and interest. He played for KK Zadar in the 2013/14 season. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules, the Arbitrator issued an award without reasons.…
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