Polish and Estonian teams leave the VTB league

Polish team Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora and Kalev/Cramo from Estonia are leaving the VTB United League due to the war in Ukraine. VTB United League is an international professional men’s Club Basketball League founded in 2008. It includes predominantly Russian clubs and some others from neighboring countries. Since 2013, this has been the first…

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Underdog Kalev shocks CSKA Moscow in VTB League

Estonian team Kalev/Cramo caused a major upset in the VTB League by beating Russian team CSKA Moscow with 67-56. It was the first loss of CSKA in the VTB League this season. Furthermore, Kalev/Cramo had lost three of the first VTB games this season, and nobody gave them a chance against CSKA. But, in the…

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Siim-Sander Vene goes to Limoges

Siim-Sander Vene (203 cm, F) moves north as he leaves the Spanish ACB and will play in the French Pro A this season. Vene averaged six ppg and 2.3 rebounds in the twelve ACB contests playing for Fuenlabrada last season. Siim-Sander Vene, 30 years old, is a member of the Estonian national team and has…

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Kalev/Cramo three-peats

Kalev/Cramo is the champion of the Estonian league. They beat Pärnu Sadam on the road (90-76) in the fourth game of the final series. In the beginning, it was a close game, and just before halftime, the teams were tied at 47-47. But from there on, Kalev/Cramo started to pull away. Two minutes into the…

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Marques Townes tabbed by BC Kalev/Cramo

Marques Townes (193 cm, G) has signed in the EstLatBL with BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn. Bernard, who also holds a Dominican passport, started the season in the ACB in Spain. He did not get much playing time as he averaged 9.2 minutes per game in 19 ACB contests for Murcia. In those limited minutes, Townes averaged…

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Brandon Childress to Rapla

Brandon Childress (183 cm, G) will play in his third league in the first five months of his pro career. He started this season in Greece. There he played five A1 games for Iraklis. He also played one game in the Fiba ChampionsLeague. Childress is now on his way to Avis Utilitas Rapla in Estonia.…

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Kalev beat CSKA for the first time in history

Kalev Tallinn beat CSKA Moscow 107-102 on the road yesterday. It was the first time in history that the Estonian team beat the Russian giant in a VTB United League game. CSKA started strong and, by the of the first quarter, gained a double-digit lead. However, Kalev managed to hold the hosts’ starting run. Marcus…

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Shaquille Doorson newcomer at Rapla

Shaquille Doorson (213 cm, C) is moving north. The Dutch big man is headed to the Estonian side AVIS UTILITAS Rapla and joins the squad of coach Toomas Annuk. Doorson is in his second year as a pro and started this season in the LEB Gold.  In six games for Melilla Baloncesto, he averaged 4…

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FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers Second Round Underway

 The second round of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers opened on September 13th and it was a bang! The opening night of this phase of the event had its fair share of upsets, but several teams managed to stay the course and remained undefeated. Bulgaria 74 – 68 France Bulgaria came up with one of…

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Siim-Sander Vene added by Manresa

 Siim-Sander Vene (201 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of BAXI Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. He is a 27-year-old Estonian international basketball player who has been a member of the Etonian National Team since 2009. Vene spent the 2017-18 season suiting up for Italian club Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A).…

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