Europe
Olympiacos back on track after Malaga win
Reigning Euroleague champs Olympiacos picked up a vital 63-80 road win over Unicaja Malaga as the race for the Playoffs entered Round 12 of the Top 16. An indifferent period for the Greek giant in the Top 16 has put qualification to the next round in the balance, but a win over fellow Playoff chasers…
Read MoreTurkey – Restrictions lifted on foreign players
Turkey – The Turkish Basketball Federation is opening up its rules on the number of foreign players allowed on teams in the TBL and how they are utilized. The number of foreign players allowed to be signed by a team shall be raised to eight from the previous limit of six. Previously five of the…
Read MoreRodrigue Beaubois picked up by Spirou
Belgacom Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Ethias) has decided to strengthen their backcourt with the addition of French guard Rodrigue Beaubois (186 cm). Beaubois was a member of the French National team in 2010 and 2011. Spirou will his first team this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 he was on the roster of the Dallas Mavericks (NBA). Rodrigue appeared…
Read MoreRed Star sets European attendance record
Kombank Arena saw a deluge of red and white as 24,232 fans poured in on Wednesday to watch Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd duel Budivelnik Kiev in Eurocup action. Red Star has one of the biggest and most loyal fan bases in all of Europe and their army of supporters marched in full force…
Read MoreEurocup semifinalists decided
The Eurocup Semifinals have been set after Game 2 of the Quarterfinals decided the fates of the remaining clubs on Wednesday. As you would expect nearing the business end of the competition, the Basketball was hugely competitive, exciting, and full of drama. Only one series finished as a sweep as clubs gave no quarter at…
Read MoreDevin Green parts with Spirou
Devin Green (201 cm, Hampton’05) is hitting free agency as he parts ways with Belgium club Belgacom Spirou Charleroi. The 32-year-old played 23 games in the Belgian Ethias league and he averaged 12.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Green was also able to represent Spirou in the Eurocup and he averaged 12.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg…
Read MoreSasha Vujacic lands with Venezia
Former NBA guard Sasha Vujacic (201 cm) is headed back to Europe after agreeing on a deal to player for Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA). The Slovenian played just two games with the Los Angeles Clippers which signed him in February 2014. He averaged just 2.5 ppg and 1.5 rpg during his brief run with the…
Read MoreValencia reaches Semifinals of Eurocup
Valencia Basket became the first club to progress to the Eurocup Semifinals by coming through a tricky two games against ALBA Berlin. In fact the Spanish team lost Game 2 78-73 to the German club but still progressed to the next phase thanks to a superior aggregate score. Despite losing in the German capital, Valencia…
Read MoreIoannis Athineou to EA7 Armani
Italian Serie A team EA7 Emporio Armani Milano has added Greek guard Ioannis Athineou (194 cm) to strengthen their backcourt for the remainder of the season. This signing will be Athineou’s first foray outside of Greece in his professional career. Ioannis began the 2013-14 season playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He appeared in 22 games…
Read MorePartizan, Cibona headed to Adriatic Final Four
Thanks to key wins during Round 25 of the Adriatic league regular season, BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia) and KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia) have booked their seats to the Final Four. They join Red Star and Cedevita, who have previously secured their slots last week. Cibona had an easy and expected win over Bosnian…
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