Euroleague
Euroleague: Seven clubs punch ticket to Top 16
It was a big day in the Euroleague as seven teams earned their invitations to the Top 16 by either winning their Week 8 match-up, or by someone being eliminated that opened the door for them. The match of the day was the Panathinaikos – Union Olimpija game, due to the fact that as the…
Read MoreAleksandar Petrovic takes over Cedevita
Aleksandar “Aco” Petrovic will be the new head coach of Croatian Euroleague team Cedevita Zagreb. He will replace the Serbian coach Bozidar Maljkovic who suddenly left last week. Petrovic is currently the headcoach of the National Team of Bosnia and will stay in that function while he will also coach Cedevita. Aleksandar Petrovic already coached…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fernandez and Tomic Named bwin co-MVPs
Two players whose home teams faced close halftime scores – Ante Tomic of FC Barcelona Regal and Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid – came out of the locker rooms to show the way to big victories and share the bwin MVP award with the best performances on winning teams in Week 7. Tomic was Mr.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Montepaschi Siena marches on
Week seven of Euroleague 2012-13 has been knocked off, and the Top 16 contenders are stacking up quickly. After Friday’s contests, both Zalgiris Kaunas and Besiktas JK Istanbu locked up invitations to the next round, while the race for the seats got a bit crowded in three groups. Besiktas JK Istanbul became the third squad…
Read MoreDrew Nicholas released by CSKA Moscow
Drew Nicholas (193 cm, Maryland’03) has been released by CSKA Moscow according to a release on their website. Nicholas came to CSKA from EA7 Emporior Armani Milan, where he averaged 7.4 points per game in the 2011-12 Euroleague. Prior to that he spent three seasons with Panathinaikos Athens, where he was instrumental in helping the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Three earn spots in the Top 16
There was only one close contest in the first seven of 12 round seven games held Thursday in the Euroleague, but in those seven games, three Top 16 spots were determined and FC Barcelona Regal remained the only unbeaten club in the Euroleague regular season. So far, joining Barcelona (Group D) with seats at the…
Read MoreEuroleague CAA discusses rule changes, FIBA schedule
The Euroleague Commercial Assets Assembly had a lot to talk about when they met in Barcelona today to discuss last season, this season and future seasons. On the agenda were some interesting rule change proposals including a wider court and various time-related suggestions; discussions about expanding into new markets, specifically the United Kingdom; and the…
Read MoreDerrick Byars signs with ALBA Berlin
Derrick Byars (201 cm, Vanderbilt’07) has signed with German Euroleague team ALBA Berlin. Byars already played for ALBA back in 2009/2010 and has since then played in Greece, the D-League, Venezuela, France, and the NBA.
Read MoreSasha Vujacic named bwin MVP for Week 6
A stellar performance in a winning effort has made Sasha Vujacic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul the Euroleague regular season Week 6 bwin MVP. Vujacic used a dominant second-half to achieve a career-high 29 points and a performance index ranking of 31. Vujacic led Efes to a big come-from-behind home win over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan…
Read MoreEuroleague: Sasha Vujacic’s 29 paces Efes
Week six of the 2012-13 Euroleague season wrapped up Friday with two Group C contests; Anadolu Efes Istanbul played host to EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Caja Laboral Vitoria taking on Olympiacos Piraeus in Spain. Wins by Efes and Olympiacos tighted up the Group C standings at the top, with three squads within one game…
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