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Adriatic League: Cedevita Zagreb books Finals berth
Cedevita Zagreb has become the first club to qualify for the Adriatic League Finals series after overcoming Serbian giant Partizan Belgrade. Arguably, the semi-finals stage is not going as many expected. It was widely predicted a Belgrade derby series between Crvena Zvezda and Partizan was in the pipeline. However, Cedevita Zagreb has eliminated on Belgrade…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid claims 1st
Real Madrid is guaranteed to top the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings at the end of the Regular Season. The club defeated Fenerbahce, while nearest rival CSKA Moscow fell to Panathinaikos. There is still one Play-Off position up for grabs. After defeating Unics Kazan, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade faces a do-or-die clash with Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Elsewhere,…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Unicaja Malaga evens title series
The 2016/2017 7DAYS EuroCup will go down to a deciding game after Unicaja Malaga tied the finals series with a 79-71 win over Valencia. The win gives Malaga a chance, although Valencia now has home advantage and can claim its fourth 7DAYS EuroCup title. Either way, it all to play for when the all-Spanish finals…
Read MoreTony Woods leaves Rilski
Tony Woods (211 cm, Oregon’13) has parted ways with Rilski Sportist Samokov (Bulgaria-NBL) and is seeking a new club to finish the season. The big man linked with Samokov in January after spending the start of the season with AE Doxa Lefkadas (Greece-A1). Over his two months with Samokov, Tony Woods played ten games and…
Read MoreCasey Prather joins Ratiopharm Ulm
Casey Prather (198 cm, Florida’14) has decided to link up with German BBL Bundesliga club Ratiopharm Ulm for this 2017. So far this season, the American has had a busy campaign playing for the Perth Wildcats in the Australian NBL. Over 32 contests for the Wildcats, Casey Prather logged averages of 19.5 points, 4.6 rebounds,…
Read MoreJerel Blassingame moved to Antibes
Jerel Blassingame (175 cm, UNLV’05) has inked to play for Antibes Sharks (France, ProA) for the remainder of the season. The American has recently been playing for Promitheas Patras (Greece, A1), where he featured in eight games and averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game. Earlier in the season Energia Czarni Slupsk…
Read MoreYannick Franke departs KK Zadar
Yannick Franke (194 cm) has parted ways with the Croatian club, KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) this 2017 and has now hit the basketball free-agent market. He is a 20-year-old Dutch international player who joined the team in January this year. Yannick played seven games for Zadar in the ABA League where he posted averages of 5.9…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Darussafaka keeps Play-Offs dream alive
Just three games ushered in Round 29 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, with the remaining five games of this round taking place on Friday. This is the penultimate round of the Regular Season and there is only one play-off place up for grabs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul ensured we get an awesome end to the Regular…
Read MoreJermaine Taylor moves to Aris Thessaloniki
Jermaine Taylor (196 cm, Central Florida’09) has agreed terms to suit up for Greek club Aris Thessaloniki this 2017. The guard has had a busy season so far playing for Salt Lake City Stars in the USA D-League. Over 45 games for the development franchise, Jermaine Taylor secured averages of 14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and…
Read MoreMarcus Williams secures move to Cholet
Marcus Williams (191 cm, Oak Hill Academy’03) has signed for Cholet Basket in the French ProA for this 2016/2017 season. The American was recently let go by KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga). While with the Adriatic League outfit, Marcus Williams played 27 ABA League games and brought in averages of 10.3 points, 2.5 rebounds,…
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