Euroleague
Crisis in Zalgiris, owner asks money from fans
The famous Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas has a very good start this season. They ended in first place in Group C of the Euroleague, qualified for the Top-16 while remaining unbeaten in the Lithuanian championship, and are in 2nd place in the VTB League after CSKA Moscow. Nevertheless, there seem to be some financial problems.…
Read MoreJames Gist unhappy with Unicaja, trade possible
According to Eurohoops, a trade is brewing the might send James Gist (205 cm, Maryland’08) to Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) and bring Andy Panko (205 cm, Lebanon Valley’99) to Unicaja Malaga (Spain-ACB) before the Euroleague trade deadline of Dec. 27th (before Top 16 play commences). Gist has publically (Facebook) commented that he wants out of the Unicaja…
Read MoreVideo: Euroleague Week 10 Top 10 Plays
[embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/IA2Tz7HlWAM?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=IA2Tz7HlWAM&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5531″ /] Euroleague Regular Season Week 10 – Top 10 Plays!
Read MoreVideo: Euroleague MVPs James and Bjelica
[embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/XvRdjPmUaOE?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=XvRdjPmUaOE&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep9301″ /] Shawn James and Nemanja Bjelica, with an Performance Index Rating of 27 were both selected for the bwin MVP of the week 10.
Read MoreEuroleague: Bjelica and James – Week 10 MVPs
For the third time this Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season, the honor for the week’s best performance is shared by two players. The regular season came to an end with a flurry of close games, but it was great efforts in a pair of bigger victories that saw Nemanja Bjelica of Caja Laboral Vitoria and…
Read MoreEuroleague: Field for the Top 16 is finally set
Coming into Friday’s Euroleague contests there were 15 teams that knew that they would be involved in the Top 16 round that is set to begin in two weeks, on Dec., 27th. Of the six teams playing Friday, Three had secured their tickets prior to lacing up for the last game of the regular season,…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Drops Regal, 1 Ticket Left
With Thursday’s Euroleague contests completed, the Top 16 clubs from three of four groups are set and 15 of the 16 teams have been determined. Friday’s games will decide the final team as Group C still needs to determine it’s fourth qualifier. Thursday’s competition couldn’t have been more thrilling as six of nine games were…
Read MoreBlake Schilb named Euroleague Week 9 bwin MVP
An outstanding individual performance in an overtime winning effort allowed Blake Schilb of Elan Chalon-sur-Saone to earn Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season Week 9 bwin MVP honors. Schilb led Chalon to a spectacular 108-103 overtime home win with 28 points on 6-of-7 two-point shots, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throw attempts. He added 7 rebounds,…
Read MoreEuroleague: Three spots remain to be decided
What day 1 of Week 9 of the Euroleague regular season lacked in drama, day 2 certainly made up for it. Friday saw two uneven scores, with Anadolu Efes vs. Caja Laboral at 76:91, and Panathinaikos vs. Fenerbahce 69:55, but the rest were nail-biters. Lievtuvos Rytas hosted Brose Baskets in a critical Group A match…
Read MoreMike Batiste honored by Panathinaikos
In the world of professional sports, it’s not every day that a player spends a number of years with a team, then moves on, only to be given a hero’s welcome when they come back to suit up in the opposing team colors. Friday evening, when Fenerbahce made the journey to Athens for a Euroleague…
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