Greece
Lazaros Papadopoulos to CB Canarias
CB Canarias Tenerife (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Lazaros Papadopoulos (210 cm). The Russian-born Greek big man was a former member of the Greek National Team from 2000 to 2007. In 2012-13 Lazaros played for PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). Papadopoulos played in 21 games in the Greek league and notched averages of 11.3 ppg and 8.2 rpg.…
Read MoreFIBA selects wildcards for 2014 World Cup
The four wildcards for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup have been named by FIBA´s Central Board after a meeting in host nation Spain. The teams chosen to be wildcards at FIBA´s most prestigious event include some of international Basketball´s powerhouse teams. The named teams were Brazil, Finland, Greece, and Turkey. Finland is ranked 39th…
Read MoreBarcelona continues Euroleague streak
FC Barcelona continued its impressive Euroleague Top 16 form by claiming a 56-63 victory against Panathinaikos Athens on the road. It is never easy to go to the Olympic Sports Center in Athens but the Spanish club grabbed the win on the back of a strong performance against one of the competitions outside favourites. The…
Read MoreMadrid, CSKA, Milan and Olympiacos win
Round 5 of the Top 16 is underway in the Euroleague with four games held in Groups E and F on Thursday. There was only one road win on the night as three teams collected victories at home. Tomorrow there will be a further four games as Panathinaikos welcomes Barcelona to Greece and Laboral Kutxa…
Read MoreLuka Drca added by A.G.O Rethymno
Greek A1 club A.G.O Rethymno Aegean has added Serbian guard Luka Drca (198 cm, Utah’10) for the 2013-14 season. A.G.O Rethymno is right in the middle of the pack with a record of 6-9. Drca began the season in his home Serbia for OKK Beograd (KLS). He managed to post averages of 15.6 ppg and…
Read MoreDavid Kyles picked up by Ilysiakos
Greek club Ilysiakos is currently dead last in the Greek A1 standings with a record of 4-11 and have decided to bring in David Kyles (190 cm, Wichita State’12) to reinforce their backcourt. Kyles began the 2013-14 season playing in the Czech Republic for QANTO Turi Svitavy (NBL). He managed to play in 24 games…
Read MorePanathinaikos takes top spot in Greek A1 league
There is a new top dog in Greece’s A1 league: Panathinaikos Athens, with a 13-1 record, is now number one in the standings and they achieved it in style. The red shirts took down no less then Greek superpower Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (12-2), the league’s former leader. In what ended up as a low-scoring grinder of…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fener and CSKA lose
The Euroleague Last 16 Round 3 ended on Friday with four games. On Thursday all the road teams claimed victory but that trend was reversed tonight as it was a case of home comforts with all the hosts grabbing wins. Unicaja Malaga sunk Fenerbahce in an intriguing looking Group E, while EA7 Milan also tasted…
Read MoreEuroleague: Olympiacos’ struggles continue
Three games made up the schedule on Thursday in the Euroleague Last 16 as day two of Round 3 continued with more dramatic action around the continent. It was a night where all away teams claimed victory. Barcelona put a second consecutive defeat on current champions Olympiacos by claiming victory on the road in Group…
Read MoreEurocup: Bilbao crushes Panionios
Bilbao Basket crushed Panionios Athens 93-62 at home as Round 2 of the Eurocup Last 32 got underway on Tuesday. The game in Spain was the only one held on the night as the remaining 15 clashes will be played out on a packed Wednesday. The win maintained Bilbao´s good home record in the Eurocup…
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