Europe
Apoel bags 2013-14 Cypriot Championship
Cyprus – Cytavision Apoel Nicosia takes down Game 5 of their championship series against Petrolina AEK Larnaca, 81-50 and are now the 2014 Champs. It was an great series from the league’s top two teams. Throughout the season and all through the playoffs Apoel employed solid defense as the secret to their success. The championship…
Read MoreBudivelnik Kiev has lead against Belgrade
The Eurocup Quarterfinals are underway as all clubs turn their attention to reaching the Semifinals on April 1st. The stage was started on Tuesday evening as Budivelnik Kiev downed Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 82-79 to take a 1-0 lead in their two game series. The game was played in Zalgiris Arena in Lithuania as the…
Read MoreCedevita beats Buducnost, heads to Final Four
Adriatic League – Croatia’s KK Cedevita Zagreb defeats Montenegrin team KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica, 76-71. The win gives them an 18-6 record and secures their spot in the Final Four. They join Serbian club Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd which sealed their regular season position atop the standings with a win over KK Zadar two days…
Read MoreLamar Odom exits Vitoria
Lamar Odom (208 cm, Rhode Island´99) has left Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain, Lige Endesa and Euroleague) after his contract was waived. After one game with the team in the league and poor averages of 2.0 points and 1.0 rebound the forward departs. The former reality TV star also featured in one Euroleague game but did…
Read MoreKyle Swanston leaves Firenze
Kyle Swanston (201 cm, JMU´09) has parted company with Enegan Firenze (Italy, DNA Silver) and will begin the search for a new club. The swingman has been in action over 23 games for Firenze so far this season and logged averages of 12.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. The American-Kitanian spent the 2012/2013 season…
Read MoreEA7 Milan soars to fourth straight win
EA7 Armani Milan´s fairytale Euroleague Top 16 continued on Friday night as the Italian club defeated Laboral Kutxa Vitoria 65-83 on the road. Milan´s progress through the Last 16 phase has been nothing short of sensational and the largely unfavoured club has managed to disrupt some of Europe´s biggest teams. The club now sits on…
Read MoreMario West switches to Boulogne
Mario West (195 cm, Georgia Tech’07) is heading back to Europe after inking for SO Maritime Boulogne of the French ProB. The former NBA guard last played in Europe when he represented Verona (Italy, Lega 2) during the 2011/2012 season. The American has more recently worn the colors of Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico-LNBP) where he…
Read MoreLamont Mack joins BdR Valladolid
Spanish Liga Endesa team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid has signed American forward Lamont Mack (201 cm, Charlotte’09) this 2013-14. Valladolid is currently sitting in last place in the Liga Endesa standings, managing only two wins out of twenty two games played. He is being brought in to reinforce the team’s frontcourt. Lamont began the season…
Read MoreManny Harris lands with Turk Telekom
Manny Harris (197 cm, Michigan’10) has been landed by Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of the season. Harris has had a busy 2013-14 season already with Turk Telekom being his fourth team. He began with the Orlando Magic, but was released in October. Harris then went to the NBA D-League where he signed…
Read MoreReal Madrid slips to defeat at Bayern
Bayern Munich inflicted only the second defeat of the season on Real Madrid after a determined 85-83 home win on Thursday. The German club surprised the Spanish giant as the teams clashed in the Euroleague Top 16, Round 10. Madrid has been cruising through much of the Euroleague season but this could be a worrying…
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