Europe
Kostas Vasiliadis to Iberostar Tenerife
Kostas Vasiliadis (200 cm) will be reinforcing the frontcourt rotation of Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2017-18 season. He is a 33-year-old Greek international basketball player who played for the Greek National Team from 2005 to 2014. He began this season playing for Aries Trikalla (Greece-A1). In six games, the big man…
Read MoreRobert Carter added by Gaziantep
Robert Carter (206 cm, Maryland’16) is a recent addition to the roster of Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) after the player signed a deal to play for the team this 2017-18 season. Carter moved there after starting the season playing for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL). He played five games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 7.4…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup returns after international break
The 7DAYS EuroCup has been away for two weeks to make way for FIBA’s international basketball World Cup qualification games in November. The competition now returns with Round 7 tipping off on Tuesday and concluding on a busy Wednesday. To open the round, there was a full schedule of games as we took a…
Read MoreRichard Thomas now with Randers
Richard Thomas (196 cm, Angelo State’11) recently signed a deal to play for Randers Cimbria Basketball of Denmark’s Ligaen this 2017. He recently made his debut for his new team and Thomas had a solid outing for them with 17 points and four assists in 26 minutes. This a fresh start for the Angelo State…
Read MoreABA League Round 10 Recap
There was some amazing and exciting basketball action that took place in Round 10 of the regular season in the ABA League over the last few days. From the weekend up to December 4th, ABA League teams played hard and in the end, Montenegro’s Buducnost retained the league’s top spot with an impressive 9-1 record.…
Read MoreIlirija Stuns League-Leading Primorska 72-70
There was a huge surprise in domestic Slovenian basketball yesterday. Top-ranked Sixt Primorka was upset by fifth-place Iliirja Ljubljana at the Slovenian Liga Nova KBM. That’s part of the beauty and elegance of the game of basketball. Sometimes it’s just about the best team winning, sometimes it’s about which team wants the win more. In…
Read MoreFan Outbursts Interrupt Trabzonspor-Fenerbahce Game
Referees were forced to stop a game between Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol in Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul in the Turkish BSL. Things got out of hand as fans in attendance got too rowdy and began throwing objects onto the court after Trabzonspor’s Chris Obeka pushed Fenerbahce forward Jan Vesely to the ground. Obeka reacted to an…
Read MoreMichael Claxton to coach PGE Turow
Michael Claxton has recently been promoted to head coach of PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-PLK). The 41-year-old Claxton has been a coaching assistant for the team since 2016-17. The organization decided it was time for Claxton to take the helm after the departure of Matthias Fischer. PGE Turow is currently in the middle-pack of the Polish…
Read MoreReal Madrid Stays Hot, Tops ACB Standings
European juggernaut Real Madrid continues on its tear in the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB). The now 9-1 club remains the sole leader of the domestic Spanish League standings after 10 rounds in the 2017-18 regular season. On December 3rd Real Madrid stomped Herbalife Gran Canaria in one of the more dominant victories of the round,…
Read MoreEuroleague analytics
One third into the Euroleague season we see the usual suspects ranked at the top, but what if we dig into some Euroleague analytics and the world of advanced basketball stats? We can find some interesting facts there. Euroleague analytics show hidden numbers For example, Barcelona’s offense is not as good as it seems. Okay,…
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