Euroleague
Felipe Reyes extends Madrid deal
Felipe Reyes (206 cm) has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid (Spain, ACB and Euroleague) that will keep him with the team for the next 2-years. 32-year old Reyes has been a fixture on the Madrid roster since he joined the club in 2004 and the contract extension is likely to mean the Power…
Read MoreEuroleague: Nenad Krstic named Week 9 MVP
He was the 2011-12 All-Euroleague First Team center and on Friday Nenad Krstic showed again why. The CSKA Moscow big man not only put up the best numbers of any player in Top 16 Game 9, but he did so at the most important times in the game to pave the way to an 80-65…
Read MoreEuroleague: Panathinaikos halts Efes streak
The excitement of close games was all spent on Day 1 of the Euroleague Week 9, as Day 2 provided three games, all with differences topping 13 or more. The game of the day, Panathinaikos Athens against Top 16 surprise club Anadolu Efes, ended with the Greens putting an end to Anadolu’s seven-game Top 16…
Read MoreEuroleague: Brose takes Madrid to the buzzer
Euroleague Week 9 got off to a dramatic start as three of five contests were decided by fewer than four points. Winless Brose led for more than half their game with Real Madrid before falling 76:73 on a Dontaye Draper triple at the buzzer. Barcelona Regal held off BC Khimki Moscow Region, 71:69, to extend…
Read MoreDaniel Ewing to miss 6 weeks with Besiktas
Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) has announced that American guard Daniel Ewing (191 cm, Duke’05) will sit out the next 4-6 weeks of the season due to injury. 29-year old Ewing limped off the court in the recent loss to Fenerbache and did not return to the court. It has now been revealed that…
Read MoreCarlos Cabezas released by Caja Laboral
Spanish point guard Carlos Cabezas (186 cm) has had his contract waived by Caja Laboral (Spain, ACB and Euroleague) after the team’s recent loss to Athens in the Euroleague. Caja coach Zan Tabak has been less than pleased about the team’s recent performances and decided to fine the entire roster. The team reacted badly to…
Read MoreEuroleague: Trio named Top 16 Week 8 MVPs
For the first time in over two years, the weekly Euroleague MVP honor is shared by three players! Devin Smith of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Roko Ukic of Panathinaikos Athens and Luka Zoric of Unicaja Malaga all played significant roles in their respective team’s victories. And they each had performance index ratings of 28, which led…
Read MoreEuroleague: Anadolu rolls to seventh straight
As the Euroleague qualifier round concluded, Anadolu Efes sat in third place in their group with a 5-5 record. As the Top 16 began, they lost their first contest with CSKA Moscow, 90:71, and it wouldn’t be difficult to have written them off at that time. From that point though, the Turkish club has been…
Read MoreEuroleague: Maccabi Tel Aviv pounds Siena
Day 1 of Euroleague Week 8 had contrasting contests between the two groups on Thursday as the two games in Group F were massive blow-outs of 30+ points each, while the Group E games both came down to the final seconds. Coming into week 8 FC Barcelona Regal and Montepaschi Siena were tied at the…
Read MoreRicky Minard signs with Besiktas
Earlier today American small forward Ricky Minard (196 cm, Morehead State’04) announced via his Twitter account that he was leaving SAIE3 Virtus Bologna and Italy. It has been confirmed that the experienced 29-year old is heading to Besiktas JK Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) until the end of the season. Besiktas made the move for…
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