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CSKA Moscow bags 2019 VTB League crown
CSKA Moscow has done it again! The Russian powerhouse swept their way through the entire VTB League playoffs to capture the 2018-19 title on Monday night. The came away with a decisive Game 3 victory over Khimki Moscow Region 103-92. This is the organization’s eighth straight league championship. Impressive. Their clean sweep of Khimki in…
Read MoreTony Parker retiring from the NBA after 18 seasons
The NBA had already seen two of its key stars hang up the sneakers following the 2018-19 campaign. And now, Tony Parker is retiring from the NBA as well. Parker was the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. And he spent the first 17 years of his career with the San Antonio Spurs.…
Read MoreALBA Berlin headed to German League Finals
On Sunday, June 9th, ALBA Berlin completed their 3-game sweep of EWE Baskets Oldenburg 89-100 and have punched their ticket to the German League finals where they will face off against FC Bayern Muenchen. Both teams will square off on June 16th to contest for the 2019 Beko BBL title. It was an impressive showing…
Read MoreReal Madrid takes 2-0 lead in ACB semi-finals
Game 2 of the ACB semi-finals saw Real Madrid rally past Valencia at home (79-66). Consequently, the “Whites” went up 2-0 in the series and are now one step away from the Finals. Valencia was up 24-34 in the second quarter. But, the “Whites” closed the first half on a 18-2 run, being in front…
Read MoreVTB Finals: CSKA Moscow close to another title
Friday night action in the VTB Finals saw CSKA Moscow inch towards another title. CSKA rallied past Khimki at home in Game 2 (103-92), coming one step away from the title (2-0). The “Bear” made a great start (19-4) and ended the first half in front by 18 (55-37). Yet, Khimki attempted to turn things…
Read MoreFenerbahce advances to Turkish League finals
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has punched its ticket to the Turkish League (BSL) finals after completing a clean sweep (3-0) of their semi-finals series against Tofas Bursa on Thursday. Nikola Kalinic came through with a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double. Bobby Dixon led a balanced Fenerbahce attack with 12 points, as no active player on their side scored…
Read MoreOctavius Ellis re-signs with Promitheas
ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1) has opted to keep Octavius Ellis (208 cm, Cincinnati’16) for another season. The team is using the big man in the Greek League playoffs as they tie their semi-finals series vs. AEK Athens. He played 14 games for them the Basketball Champions League, where he averaged 5.9 ppg and 3.2 rpg.…
Read MoreT.J. Bray now with Bayern Muenchen
T.J. Bray (196 cm, Princeton’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Bray is switching to Bayern Muenchen after playing the regular season with SC Rasta Vechta (Germany-BBL), who are out of the playoffs. He played 38 games for his former…
Read MoreBrandon Davies added by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain – Liga Endesa) is strengthening its roster for the ACB playoffs with the recent addition of Brandon Davies (208 cm, BYU’13). His addition to the team will bolster their frontcourt rotation for the semifinals. Davies just recently completed a successful 2018-19 campaign playing for 2019 Lithuanian League champions B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas is the 2019 Lithuanian League champion
Zalgiris Kaunas dominated Rytas Vilnius (92-54) and swept the Lithuanian League Finals (3-0). And thereby claimed its ninth straight title. Zalgiris Kaunas was unstoppable on both ends and played excellent for 40 minutes. Consequently, they led from start to finish and earned an easy victory. Rytas never recovered from an early double-digit deficit (20-9, 43-20,…
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