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Euroleague teams of the year
With the Euroleague Final Four ready to get underway in Milan next week, the organization has announced the First and Second Team for the season. Comprised of the best players in this season’s competition, both teams are packed with some of the best talent in European Basketball. As FIBA was keen to point out on…
Read MoreEurocup First and Second teams named
With the Eurocup season over and Valencia crowned champions for a record third time, it is that time of the season where the best players in the competition are honoured. Euroleague Basketball has revealed the players who have made the most impact in the Eurocup this season by naming the Player of the Year, the…
Read MoreYorman Polas signs with Giessen 46ers
German Pro A team Giessen 46ers have added to their roster Cuban player Yorman Polas (192 cm) for the season. The 28-year-old Polas is a former member of the Cuban National Team in 2009 and 2011. The player played for another team in the Pro A, the Crailsheim Merlins. In the 39 games he appeared…
Read MoreGoudelock is Eurocup Player of the Year
Unics Kazan’s Andrew Goudelock (190 cm, Charleston’11) has been named the Eurocup Player of the Year for the 2013-14 season. Goudelock, who is playing his first season with the team, managed to make an instant impact upon his arrival. He displayed on-court leadership and handle the team’s point guard duties quite well, leading them to…
Read MoreTsmoki-Minsk takes 6th straight title
Tsmoki-Minsk’s hold over the Belarus Premier League showed no signs of loosening as the club marched to a sixth consecutive league crown. A dominating force in Belarus Basketball over the last 10 years, Tsmoki-Minsk is the true powerhouse of the country and few would bet against the club making it seven straight titles next season.…
Read MoreAvtador clinches Russian Super League
Another season of action has drawn to a close in the Russian Super League as Avtador Saratov clinched the league title with a win over Universitet-Yugra Surgut. The winners travelled to Surgut and came away with a comfortable road win to seal the title and sweep the series 2-0. It was perhaps a fitting result…
Read MoreBogdan Bogdanovic wins Rising Star award
Bogdan Bogdanovic (198 cm) of BC Partizan NiS Beograd has won the Turkish Airlines Euroleague’s Rising Star award for the 2013-14 season. The 21-year-old Serbian player was the top performer among players below the age of 22. He is the second player from Partizan to win this award. Bogdanovic shined this season as his role…
Read MoreValencia Basket wins the Eurocup
Valencia Basket stormed to success to lift the 2014 Eurocup after a 73-85 win over Unics Kazan in Russia on Wednesday. In winning, the Spanish club became the most successful in the history of the competition by claiming its third Eurocup crown. Much of the damage had been done last week when Valencia welcomed Unics…
Read MoreAndre Smith released by Umana Venezia
Italian Serie A team Umana Reyer Venezia has handed Andre Smith (204 cm, North Dakota State’07) his walking papers. The forward played 28 games for Venezia in the Italian league and posted averages of 17.7 ppg and 7.2 rpg. In 2012-13 the 29-year-old Smith played for Russian club Krasnie Krilya Samara and suited up for…
Read MoreGreek A1: Quarter-Finals, Round 1
After the excitement of the Regular Season, the Greek A1 shows no signs of slowing as the competition enters its knockout phase. Round 1 of the quarter finals has proved that there is plenty action and drama to come from the eight teams remaining this season, although the presence of Panathinaikos and Olympiacos continues to…
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