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Budućnost sweeps series and advances to Adriatic League final
In the second game of the Adriatic League Semi-final series, Budućnost VOLI has prevailed over Mornar on the road and became the first team to reach the 2020/21 ABA League Finals. In the clash between the two Montenegrin teams, Budućnost swept the Semi-final series 2-0 after having previously beaten Mornar in Game 1 in Podgorica.…
Read MorePierre Jackson tabbed by Bourg
Pierre Jackson (180 cm, G) has signed with JL Bourg Basket in the French Pro A. This season Jackson played an impressive seven games in the Turkish TBL. He averaged 19.4 ppg and 8.9 assists for Galatasaray. In the last two seasons, Jackson spent most of his time in the Chinese CBA. Before that, he…
Read MoreBurgos captures FIBA Champions League title
Hereda San Pablos Burgos prevailed 64-59 over Pinar Karsiyaka in the FIBA Basketball Championship League final on Sunday. Burgos reached the final by defeating SIG Strasbourg 81-70 in an impressive performance in Friday’s semifinal clash. In the title match, Brazilian guard Vitor Benite sparked Burgos with 15 points. He received the Final 8 MVP award. Teammate…
Read MorePanathinaikos wins Greek Cup
Panathinaikos captured its 20th Greek Cup title on Sunday, beating Promitheas Patras 91-79 at the Olympic Sports Hall in Athens. Final MVP Ioannis Papapetrou, the team’s 27-year-old captain, had 25 points to lead the champions. The powerhouse team has won the Greek Cup eight times in the past 10 years, including in 2019 for the…
Read MoreLeonardo Totè on loan to Bilbao
Leonardo Totè (210 cm, F/C) played in his home country this season, and he will also do so next season. But for now, he is on his way to Spain. He will be loaned to Bilbao Basket to finish out the ACB season. Totè averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.7 rebounds in 24 league games for…
Read MoreDragan Raca highest-paid coach outside of the NBA
Serbian basketball coach Dragan Raca became the highest-paid basketball coach outside of the NBA. At least, that is what his agent Minja Ilic claims. He announced that Raca had signed a three-year contract with the Chinese Wuhan Dangai worth 9.3 million. There are no publicly available records of the contract. Therefore, it is not clear…
Read MoreBurgos back in the finals of the FIBA Champions League
For the first time in the history of the FIBA Basketball Champions League, the title holders made it back to the title game. Spanish team Hereda San Pablo Burgos outlasted SIG Strasbourg 81-70, erasing an early 12-point deficit to end the French squad’s Cinderella run in the Semi-Finals. Burgos move on to play against Pinar Karsiyaka…
Read MorePinar Karsiyaka reaches final of FIBA Champions League
There will be a Turkish club in the Final for the second time in five FIBA Basketball Champions League seasons. Pinar Karsiyaka defeated Casademont Zaragoza 84-79 in the first Semi-Final, booking a trip to the title game, where they will play against either SIG Strasbourg or the defending champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos. In a high-energy game…
Read MoreFrantz Massenat to Baskonia
Frantz Massenat (193 cm, G) is on his way to defending ACB champion TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Massenat will finish the season in Spain. Massenat played the season thus far for Pesaro in the Italian SerieA. Massenat averaged 11.2 ppg and 2.9 assists in 16 games. He played in the ACB last year when he…
Read MoreBurgos qualifies for FIBA Champions League semifinals
We are still waiting for the first team to defend their title in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Hereda San Pablo Burgos kept their hopes of going back-to-back alive with an 86-77 win over Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon in the Quarter-Finals. It was the fourth Quarter-Final in which the first seed was knocked out, and also the fourth…
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