Europe
Norrköping Dolphins sweeps Swedish series, 4-0
Norrköping Dolphins is the new Swedish champion. In-game four of the best of seven final series, they beat Södertälje at home with 91-86. In the first three games of the final series, Norrköping Dolphins had won easily and by solid margins. Yesterday’s game, however, was no picnic at the beach. On the contrary, it was…
Read MoreLevski Lukoil claims Bulgarian title
Levski Lukoil won on the road yesterday, beating Rilski Sport 84-69. Consequently, they won the best of seven final series 4-1 and claimed the Bulgarian title. The last time Levski Lukoil was the champion of Bulgaria was in 2018, and before that, they had won it 18 times. However, most of those titles are from…
Read MoreMarvin Clark tabbed by Chalons-Reims.
Marvin Clark (201 cm, F) will finish the season in France. Clark has signed with Chalons-Reims in the French ProA. The team is 11-16, with eight games to go in the regular season. He played this season in Belgium for Kangoeroes Mechelen. Clark averaged 13.4 ppg and 5.1 rebounds in 28 Eoromillion league games. He…
Read MoreElias Valtonen from D2 Germany to ACB
Elias Valtonen (199 cm, F) has signed with BAXI Manresa in the Spanish ACB. It doesn’t happen often that a player makes a jump from the ProA Germany to the ACB. Valtonen, a 21-year-old Finnish international, averaged an impressive 15.8 ppg and 4.8 rebounds in 23 Games for Tubingen. Elias Valtonen played college basketball at…
Read MoreWill Brown signs with J.Hradec
Will Brown (213 cm, C) signed in the Czech Republic. He joins newly-promoted GBA Lions Jindrichuv Hradec in the NBL. Brown played this season in Romania for Constanta. In his rookie year, he averaged 6.7 ppg and 4.7 rebounds in 23 Liga Nationala games. Will Brown played Division II college basketball at Fayetteville where he…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda wins Adriatic League in front of a capacity crowd
In Game 5 of the Adriatic League Finals, Crvena Zvezda prevailed over Budućnost VOLI, won the series, and grabbed their fifth regional league trophy in the club’s history. And the red and whites of Belgrade did it in a great atmosphere in a packed Aleksandar Nikolić Hall. The home team was in front for most…
Read MoreBarcelona and Efes in Euroleague final
After one of the most exciting nights of semifinals in Final Four history, the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game will pit FC Barcelona against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Friday’s first semifinal was a thriller that went down to the last seconds. Efes outlasted CSKA Moscow 86-89 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, in a rematch…
Read MoreRustavi wins the Georgian championship
Basketball club Rustavi is the champion of Georgia again after 11 years. Lead by head coach Anatoli Boisa, assisted by Mikheil Beruashvili and Zura Matchavariani, Rustavi also won the third match of the final series against Tskhum-Apkhazeti (94-88) and became the Super League champion for the first time since 2010. It is true that Tskhum-Apkhazeti,…
Read MoreAnother title for Bakken Bears
Yesterday Bakken Bears beat Horsens on the road with 96-87 and won the final series of the Danish league with 4-2. It is the fifth time in a row and the 19th in total that Bakken Bears is crowned Danish Champion. With Thursday’s championship victory, there is also an end to an era. The Bakken…
Read MoreZZ Leiden wins Dutch Basketball League
ZZ Leiden is the new champion of the Dutch Basketball league. They beat Den Bosch 90-74 and sweept the final series 3-0. Leiden has been dominating the DBL since the beginning of the season. They have great chemistry, are disciplined, mentally strong, have a good shot selection, play hard, and are physical. Every player knows…
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