EuroChallenge 2013-14 teams announced

In a press release from FIBA Europe, the teams that will participate in EuroChallenge 2013-14 have been announced. The list is headed by defending champions Krasnye Krylia from Russia. It also includes 2011 winners Krka Novo Mesto of Slovenia; 2012 Final Four participants Szolnoki Olaj and Triumph Lyubertsy; as well as 2009 runners-up Cholet Basket…

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Benas Veikalas stays with Telekom Baskets

Benas Veikalas (192 cm, Metro State’07) will be remaining with Telekom Baskets Bonn from Germany’s BBL for two more seasons. The Lithuanian joined the German team in 2011. In 2012-13 the 29-year-old Veikalas averaged 9.7 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 12 games in the EuroChallenge. The team made it as far as the quarterfinals in…

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EuroChallenge: Krasnye – Pinar in final game

The 2012-13 EuroChallenge Finals are set as Krasnye Krylia Samara stopped a comeback by Gravelines Dunkerque early in the fourth quarter to earn their spot in the Finals and keep their impressive undefeated EuroChallenge season intact, while the Final Four host club, Pinar Karsiyaka held off EWE Baskets in front of 5,000 enthusiastic fans and…

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Oldenburg loses to end streak

EWE Baskets Oldenburg slipped at the last hurdle in their quest to enter next week’s Eurochallenge Final Four on the back of a huge winning streak. The German team has been in fine form of late and has won its last six games while also picking up 10 victories in the last 11. However, it…

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Matt Shaw to leave Kormend

American forward Matt Shaw (203 cm, UNLV’10) has agreed with Hungarian club Kormend (League A, Eurochallenge) to leave the team. Neither the player nor the club has said why they have agreed to part ways and in fact Shaw had been playing well this season in both the Hungarian League and the Eurochallenge. Over 27…

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EuroChallenge: Final two qualify for Final Four

The Final Four of the 2013 EuroChallenge are now set as Pinar Karsiyaka defeated Paris Levallois, 85:69, and EWE Baskets stopped Khimik, 100:78 on Tuesday. The clubs will match up with Krasnye Krylia and BCM Gravelines, who won their best of three series last week. The semifinal games will be played on April 26th and will…

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EuroChallenge: Paris rebounds to beat Pinar

It looked like it was going to be a clean sweep for the home clubs in the first game of the quarterfinals in the EuroChallenge, until the Paris Levallois squad decided that they weren’t going to just let Pinar Karslyaka have the first game of their best of three series and fought back from nine…

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Lamayn Wilson signs with Samara

32-year old American Lamayn Wilson (204 cm, Troy State’02) has penned a deal with Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara (PBL, VYB United, and EuroChallenge). The hugely experienced forward has been in Puerto Rico since January with BSN team Capitanes de Arecibo but did not play any games. He started the season with BC Armia Tbilisi…

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