Estonia
Kalev/Cramo Estonian Champion
Kalev/Cramo has won the Estonian title for the third season in a row. Yesterday they beat TU/Rock on the road with 81-69, sweeping the series 4-0. Kalev/Cramo dominated the game and was never really contested. Frank Elegar (208 cm, Drexel’08) scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Champs.
Read MoreGregor Arbet signs with Kavala
Gregor Arbet (195 cm, 1983) has signed a deal with Greek A1 team Kavala. Arbet has been a long-time member of the Estonian National Team. He is being added for his defensive abilities. He was named six times to the Estonian league All-Defensive team. He averaged 6.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg in the Estonian championships…
Read MoreKeith McLeod joins Kalev Cramo for tryout
Keith McLeod (1.88m, college: Bowling Green) is currently involved in a try-out for Kalev Cramo (Estonia-KML). McLeod spent the 2011-12 season in the NBA D-League, playing for the Canton Charge (14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 18 games) and with the Erie Bay Hawks (13.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 17 games). After McLeod graduated…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Field of 32 is Complete
The field of 32 is set for EuroChallenge 2013 as Gaz Metan Media of Romania, Tofas SC of Estonia, Joensuum Kataja of Finland, and Apollon of Cyprus all earned places with victories in their two-game series yesterday. All four teams will open competition with home contests on November 6th. Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Gaz Metan…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 2
On paper, the challenge sounds simple enough, play one opponent two games and either beat them twice or if you split the games with them, beat them by more than they beat you. Today, eight teams square off in round two of their two-game series to determine what four teams will join 28 other pre-determine…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 1 Results
EuroChallenge 2013 opened it’s schedule yesterday with the first round of qualifying to determine the final four slots in the 32-team field. The second and final games of the qualifying round will be contested on Tues., Oct., 2nd. Joensuun Kataja (FIN) vs. Aliaga Petkim (TUR) at Joensuun (FIN) 82-70 Mounting a stunning comeback from down by…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013 begins with Qualifying
EuroChallenge 2013 is set to begin today with the first Qualifying Round contests. Eight teams will battle for four spots in the regular season with home and away games to determine the remaining four spots in groups A, B, D, and G. Currently 28 teams are awaiting the results of the Qualifying Rounds to fill out…
Read MoreBBL Groupings released for 2012-13
The Baltic Basketball League (BBL) has released the league groupings for the upcoming season. The league will consist of 23 teams, broken up into four groups. The first day of competition has been set for October 2nd. The competition format will be set into the follow separate sessions: • The Regular Season • Top 16…
Read MoreFrank Elegar signs with Kalev/Cramo
Frank Elegar (205 cm, Drexel’08) has signed with Estonian team Kalev/Cramo from Tallin. Last season Frank Elegar played in Argentina, Greece and Turkey. Before that he played in France and Germany.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: The Field is Set with 24 Teams
As the final games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round were getting ready to start, there no doubt were pencils being sharpened, calculator batteries being checked, spreadsheets getting fired up and for those old school mathematicians out there, most likely a slide rule or two getting dusted off in anticipation of the intense calculations that…
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