Europe
Bologna, Gran Canaria storm into Eurocup semis!
Virtus Bologna remained undefeated for the season to sweep into the semifinals, where Gran Canaria will join them. At the same time, the two other 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinal series will have do-or-die third games next week. Virtus lost all of a 20-point lead before defeating host Joventut on Friday, the same night that Gran Canaria…
Read MoreArmoni Brooks goes overseas
Armoni Brooks (190 cm, G) has signed his first contract in Europe. He agreed to terms with Entente Orleans 45 in the French ProA. Brooks started this season in the G League with Rio Grande. There he played 16 games and averaged 16.3 ppg and 3 assists. Armoni Brooks, 22 years old, played three years…
Read MoreDevyn Marble tabbed by Maccabi Haifa
Devyn Marble (198 cm, G/F) has signed in the Israeli Winner League. There he will join Maccabi Haifa and coach Daniel Seoane. Haifa is at the bottom of the standings with a 3-16 record. Devyn Marble started this season in the VTB with Astana. There he played 11 games and averaged 11.8 ppg. Last season…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow comes one step away from the EuroLeague playoffs
CSKA Moscow is one step away from the EuroLeague playoffs after dominating Crvena Zvezda at home on Thursday night (87-72). The Muscovites took control from the opening tip and never looked back, cruising to an easy win over the Serbians. CSKA improved to 20-10 in the EuroLeague standings and could qualify before the end of…
Read MoreLokomotiv rolls over UNICS to force Game 3 in Eurocup quarterfinals
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar enjoyed an outstanding night from its guards in defeating UNICS Kazan 86-74 on Thursday night at Basket Hall Krasnodar. The victory tied their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals series at 1-1 and forced a decisive Game 3 in Kazan next week. Nigel Williams-Goss was perfect on 4 shots from downtown in amassing 25…
Read MoreJoe Alexander to South Korea, KCC Egis
Joe Alexander (203 cm, F/C) has signed with Egis in the Korean KBL. Egis is atop of the standings with a 33-15 record. Alexander, who also holds an Israeli passport, started this season in the Israeli Winner League. There he played 14 games for Nahariya. He averaged 12.5 ppg and 5 rpg in almost 29…
Read MoreBurgos, Brindisi bolster FIBA Championsleague Final 8 bid with road wins
Hereda San Pablo Burgos and Happy Casa Brindisi have advanced significantly in the race to reach the FIBA Championsleague Final 8 after picking up comfy wins on the road over VEF Riga and Tofas Bursa, respectively, on Wednesday night. By contrast, the Latvian and the Turkish team are now both knocked out of contention for…
Read MoreIraklis, Ness Ziona complete FIBA Europe cup Quarter-Finals lineup
Iraklis BC and Ironi Ness Ziona punched the final two spots to the Quarter-Finals as they set up an intriguing showdown that will take place on Friday. The two teams join Arged BMSLAM Stal, BC Balkan, BC Parma, Belfius Mons-Hainaut, CSM CSU Oradea, and UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia as the last eight teams standing. Olivier Hanlan…
Read MoreNizhny, Holon, and Tenerife make big strides in FIBA Championsleague playoffs
NIzhny Novgorod, Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon and Lenovo Tenerife became on Tuesday the first teams to reach three wins in their respective Play-Offs groups, making significant progress towards booking a trip to the Final 8. Nizhny Novgorod 96-82 Turk Telekom — Group K Nizhny Novgorod put one foot in the Final 8 on Tuesday as Kasey Shepherd…
Read MoreBuducnost takes the lead in the Eurocup quarter-finals
On a Buducnost VOLI Podgorica team that relied on a balanced attack all season long, two men stood out from the rest to lead the way to a historic 76-77 road win at AS Monaco on Thursday in the opener of their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals series. Justin Cobbs and Willie Reed combined for 22…
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