Euroleague
Euroleague: Laboral Kutxa downs Lietuvos Rytas
There was a lone Euroleague game last night, but it provided some good basketball action. In Group D we saw Spain’s Laboral Kutxa Vitoria battle Lithuania’s Lietuvos Rytas for the victory, 85-64. Laboral Kutxa reaped the benefits of a recent decision to retain Serbian-Montenegrin player Milko Bjelica (205 cm) for at least one more month.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Home comforts on Friday night
It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…
Read MoreJakov Vladovic joins Ljubljana
Jakov Vladovic (187 cm) has joined Slovenian powerhouse BC Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Telemach League, Adriatic League, and Euroleague) for the season. It is believed the possibility of a break in the contract after one month has been included in the deal. The Croatian player has been brought in as a replacement for American guard Cedric…
Read MoreEuroleague: 2013-14 season tips off
The 2013-14 edition of the Euroleague tipped off on Wednesday with two contests with the rest of the league hitting the hardwood on Thursday. Getting the season underway were Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany) vs. Strasbourg (France) and Montepaschi Siena (Italy) vs. Galatasaray Liv Hospital (Turkey). Brose handed Strasbourg a substantial loss in their home opener,…
Read MoreEuroleague: New rule changes to take effect
Both the Euroleague and the Eurocup will see changes to some of its rules this upcoming 2013-14 season. According to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague website: …a series of rule changes designed to make the game faster, clearer, fairer and more spectacular for participants and fans will take effect in both competitions. The effects of the…
Read MoreReal Madrid comes from behind to defeat Beijing
Real Madrid used a big fourth quarter comeback to pick up a 92:86 win against the Beijing Ducks in Beijing on Friday. The contest wraps up the Euroleague’s World Tour and gives them a 5-1 record with Olympiacos taking two games in Brazil, CSKA Moscow splitting with NBA teams having beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves and…
Read MoreJustin Harper signs for Tel Aviv
Justin Harper (208 cm, Richmond´11) will return to European Basketball this season after signing for Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel, Winner League and Euroleague). The forward will sign to the European giants Tel Aviv after recently completing the NBA Summer League´s in Las Vegas and Orlando where he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers…
Read MoreEuroleague: Lietuvos Rytas, Oldenburg advance
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague qualifying rounds are underway. After day 1, two teams are ready to advance to the second round. QR1A: Germany’s EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeated Italian club Cimberio Varese, 79-74. Meanwhile in QR1B, Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius downed Latvia’s VEF Riga, 80-71. Both victorious teams advance and will face each other next.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Panathinaikos’ sanctions changed
Euroleague – Panathinaikos Athens will be playing two of its home games in different locations this season. One will be in Cyprus while the other will be played in Crete. This comes after Euroleague Basketball has announced a change in sanctions originally imposed on the Greek club. The move is part of the application of…
Read MoreTomas Delininkaitis agrees with Riga
Tomas Delininkaitis (190 cm) will bring his experience to VEF Riga (Latvia, VTB, LBL and Euroleague) after penning a one year deal with the club. The veteran guard will join the club in a bid to strengthen the backcourt and the 32-year old will look to build on a solid season during 2012/2013. The Lithuanian…
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