Europe
Avtodor, Bahcesehir, Legia, and London advance to Second Round of FIBA Europe Cup
The first four spots in the Second Round of the 2021-22 FIBA Europe Cup season were confirmed on Wednesday as four teams maintained their perfect records. Avtodor Saratov needed overtime to cement a top-two finish in Group C as they outlasted Casademont Zaragoza in a 92-86 victory on the road. Jaron Johnson netted 20 points off the…
Read MoreAndorra and Lietkabelis win Eurocup road games
The first half of Round 3 was an eventful one with a thriller decided in the final seconds, a blowout for a team’s first win, and two other teams getting their first road wins. The action began in the Turkish capital, where Turk Telekom Ankara outlasted Slask Wroclaw 89-73 in a game that saw Tyler…
Read MoreThree overtimes in FIBA Champions League
Three games, three overtimes. Besiktas Icrypex and Rytas Vilnius played for 50 minutes in Istanbul, Lavrio Megabolt and Nizhny Novgorod spent 45 on the floor in Greece, and the defending champs Hereda San Pablo Burgos won easily thanks to a monster third quarter against EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Spain. Double overtime in Istanbul Besiktas Icrypex…
Read MoreMalaga destroys Dijon in FIBA Championsleague
Unicaja Malaga kept their perfect season alive in the Basketball Champions League with a dominant 83-54 win over JDA Dijon. Dijon was shorthanded, as they only had eight players mainly in the rotation for the game. Sek Henry led Dijon with 16 points, and Abdoulaye Loum scored 8 points and grabbed six rebounds. Unicaja is now the…
Read MoreUnderdog Kalev shocks CSKA Moscow in VTB League
Estonian team Kalev/Cramo caused a major upset in the VTB League by beating Russian team CSKA Moscow with 67-56. It was the first loss of CSKA in the VTB League this season. Furthermore, Kalev/Cramo had lost three of the first VTB games this season, and nobody gave them a chance against CSKA. But, in the…
Read MoreAlex Tyus from Madrid to Pinar
Alex Tyus (203 cm, F/C) has signed with Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir in the Turskish BSL. Karsiyaka also plays Champions League where they are second in group B with a 2-1 record. Tyus has played eight seasons in the EuroLeague, so to say that he is an experienced player at 33 years old seems an…
Read MoreJeremy Pargo to Napoli
Jeremy Pargo (188 cm, G) is on the move to Italy. He played there the 15/16 season for Venezia but now joins GeVi Napoli. Pargo is a 35-year-old veteran guard. Pargo has played three seasons in the NBA, most recently for the Golden State Warriors two seasons ago. Last season Pargo played in Israel as…
Read MoreEuroleague roundup; ASVEL, Maccabi, and Olympiacos follow pursuit
The last half of October’s second double-round week served to suddenly narrow the gap between the haves and the have-nots in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings. Barcelona’s first loss, to Maccabi (5-2) in Tel Aviv, leaves it tied with Milan, a home winner, vs. Zvezda (2-5), for first place, both at 6-1. Maccabi is joined…
Read MoreBayern and Maccabi extend Euroleague streaks
The final two-round week of October continued on Thursday with an eventful opening to Round 7. Maccabi trampled Barcelona 85-68 for its fourth consecutive victory while handing last season’s runner-up its first loss. Milan took advantage by routing Crvena Zvezda 79-62 to join Barca atop the standings. Thursday’s lone road winner was Bayern, which beat…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 campaign reaches halfway stage of the Regular Season
15 games took place on an eventful Wednesday as the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 campaign reached the halfway stage of the Regular Season, with some teams already eyeing the Play-Offs. Rilski Sportist boosted their hopes of making it past the group phase as they outscored Kyiv-Basket 31-9 in the final quarter to secure their first…
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