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Eurocup, five more in Last 32
The Eurocup Regular Season entered its penultimate round of competition this week and it was a round of celebration as a further five teams progressed to the Last 32, while a further three ensured first place in their respective groups. Group A Paris-Levallois vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn, 87-80 OT Paris-Levallois booked its place in the…
Read More2014/2015 Eurochallenge, Round 5
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge is up and running after a busy schedule of games ushered in the fifth week of competition on Wednesday. There were twelve games played through Europe on the night, while more teams booked their place in the Last 16 when others slipped out of contention for the next phase.…
Read MoreJimmy McKinney joins Walter Tigers
Jimmy McKinney (192 cm, Missouri’06) is a veteran of German hoops and this 2014-15 will playing for a new team from Germany’s Beko BBL. He has agreed to terms with the Walter Tigers Tuebingen who are in 17th place in the league standings with a poor record of 3-9. Jimmy played the last couple of…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 Draw Results are In!
The Eurobasket 2015 Draw took place in Disneyland, Paris and the results have been announced! Next year, 24 of Europe’s best national basketball teams will compete in one of the sport’s premier events. There will be four host nations for the event and the group stages will take place in Zagreb, Croatia; Montpellier, France; Berlin,…
Read MoreD.J. Kennedy inks with Ludwigsburg
D.J. Kennedy (198 cm, St. John’s’11) has signed with MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) for the rest of the 2014/15 season. He recently left Russian club Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd after playing a total of seven games for the team this 2014-15 season. Kennedy played four games for them in the VTB United league and averaged 19.3…
Read MoreEuroleague, Madrid and Efes reach Top 16
It was a busy Thursday of Euroleague action as two more teams booked their places in the Top 16. Both progressing clubs came from Group A as Anadolu Efes and Real Madrid won away from home to move to the next round of the competition. There were four other games on the night as the…
Read MoreEurocup, four more reach Last 32
The Last 32 places are filling up now as the Eurocup entered its eighth round of action in the 2014/2015 season, and it proved to be another exciting two days of high stakes Basketball. As well as more teams adding their names to the line-up for the next round, there were also more clubs being…
Read MoreNick Wiggins leaves Tubingen
Nick Wiggins (198 cm, Wichita State’14) has parted ways with Tubingen Walter-Tigers, leaving the German BBL club to look for another post. The Canadian is in his rookie season and has completed eleven games for the Tigers in the German top flight and over the appearances averaged 5.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. The…
Read MoreALBA Berlin is Perfect 10-0 in German BBL
ALBA Berlin is currently dominating the German BEKO BBL. Two Top-5 teams locked horns in arguably the most notable game of Round 11 of regular season action. The visiting club from Berlin handed EWE Baskets their first loss at EWE Arena for the season, 86-93. The victory lifts league-leading ALBA Berlin to a perfect 10-0…
Read MoreJustin Cobbs signs with Fraport Skyliners
Justin Cobbs (191 cm, California’14) has transferred to Fraport Skyliners (Germany-BBL) for the rest of the 2014/15 season. The American left the forces of VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL, VTB United, and Eurocup) and immediately found a new team. For the Latvian Champions he played three games in VTB league and averaged 3.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg. He…
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