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Eurobasket 2015 Draw Results are In!
The Eurobasket 2015 Draw took place in Disneyland, Paris and the results have been announced! Next year, 24 of Europe’s best national basketball teams will compete in one of the sport’s premier events. There will be four host nations for the event and the group stages will take place in Zagreb, Croatia; Montpellier, France; Berlin,…
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 MoreJerel Blassingame leaves KK Cibona
Jerel Blassingame (175 cm, UNLV’05) has officially parted ways with Croatian club KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (A1) the club announced. The 33-year old has been with the club since the start of last season and has already played ten Adriatic League games this season. Through those appearances he put together averages of 13.3 points, 1.4…
Read MoreRomeo Travis Wins Arbitration vs. KK Zadar
Romeo Travis (201 cm, Akron’07) and his agents filed a claim against former team KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, agents fees, and interest. The claimants submitted that the club failed to remit payment for the last two salary installments. Romeo Travis is known from the basketball documentary…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 7, Friday recap
A further six Euroleague Round 7 games took place on Friday as this week’s action drew to a close with some big games around Europe. You can catch up on yesterday’s action by heading here, while our full game report for Barcelona vs. EA7 Armani Milan can be found here. Before that though, check out…
Read MoreRed Star Edges Cedevita 87-88 in Adriatic
Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd managed to keep its pristine record in the Adriatic league intact with a tight 87-88 road win against KK Cedevita Zagreb. The clash between the two Euroleague participants would prove to be a true nail-biting affair that kept the fans on the edge of their seats until…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Galatasaray win in Euroleague
Real Madrid survived a road test by a dogged Zalgiris Kaunas as the Spanish team got back on track in the 2014/2015 Euroleague season. Los Blancos were not the only team tasting victory on Friday as Round 6 wrapped with three other games on the night. In the rest of the action, Nizhny Novgorod kept…
Read MoreLjubisa Vrcelj signs with Al Karkh
Iraqi Superleague team Al Karkh has landed Croatian-Canadian big man Ljubisa Vrcelj (210 cm, Jacksonville’07) for the 2014-15 season. The team is currently doing well so far with a 2-0 record. The 29-year-old veteran is coming off a 12-games stint with the Piratas de Bogota from Colombia’s Liga DirecTV, where he produced averages of 10.8 ppg…
Read MoreJurica Zuza signs with Lietkabelis
Jurica Zuza (207 cm) is the new addition to the roster of Panevezys Lietkabelis (LKL) from Lithuania. He made his debut last night and scored 6 points in 13 minutes of playing time. His team however lost to Neptunas 86-98 away from home. During the 2013/14 season Jurica Zuza played for Al Rayyan Doha (Qatar-D1)…
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