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Euroleague: Three series pull within one game
After Thursday’s thrilling last second Euroleague win by Panathinaikos over top ranked Barcelona Regal that evened their series at one game each, Friday’s contests were all won by the home clubs to bring those three series to 2-0 and within one game of moving on to the semifinals. In Moscow, CSKA put up a 22-point…
Read MoreJason Robinson inks with Valencia
Jason Robinson (196 cm, Pikeville’03) has moved to Valencia (Spain, ACB) from Argentinian Liga A team Gimnasia Indalo Esgr. Comodoro Rivadavia. 32-year old Robinson has played a massive 50 games with Gimnasia since joining the team at the start of the season and in those appearances he has averaged 13.0ppg, 3.7rpg, and 1.3apg. The American…
Read MoreFaisal Aden leaves Virtus Roma
Somalia-American point guard Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) has parted ways with his club ACEA Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A). Aden joined with Roma on February 26th but the player has failed to make an impact with the Italian club and has featured in 6 games and averaged just 4.5 minutes on the court.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Greens stun Barca in QF Game 2
Two games, three points… That’s the difference between Panathinaikos and Barcelona Regal in their two Euroleague quarterfinal games. In Game 2 of their best-of-five series, the Greens fought off a 21:11 second quarter to give themselves the opportunity to come from behind in the final 10 to capture Game 2, 65:66, and even the series…
Read MoreEuroleague: Rudy Fernandez named QF Game 1 MVP
Rudy Fernandez was the star of the night for Real Madrid as it pounded Maccabi Electra 79-53 in the most lopsided of the four Game 1s to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. And when the buzzer sounded, he was also the bwin MVP for Game 1 of the playoffs with a performance index rating of…
Read MoreAlex Ruoff returns to Belgium
Alex Ruoff (198 cm, West Virginia’09) is returning to Belgium to play in the Ethias League after a stint playing for a couple of teams in the NBA’s D-League. He has been signed by Generali Okapi Aalstar, the same team he played for in the 2011-12 season, but had to leave in November 2011 as…
Read MoreCoup de France: Finals matchup now set
The Coup de France Finals matchup is now set. Paris-Levallois will be facing JSF Nanterre in the Finals after defeating ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket 72-65. Paris’ win was led by the 25-point scoring effort of Antoine Diot. It was a strong effort by winners as they developed a comfortable lead as early as the first quarter…
Read MoreFIBA Europe wins arbitration case at CAS
It has been announced in an official press release that FIBA Europe has received a favorable ruling in the case “Lithuanian Basketball Federation et al vs. FIBA Europe.” The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has rejected a motion put forth by around 20 federations to bring forward elections for a new Board…
Read MoreEuroleague: Top seeds dominate QF game one
The main strategy for Game 1 of the Euroleague quarterfinals was simple, just be the home team… Technically, that meant being the top seeded team, so there was some work involved, but the common thread was that the winners and those that currently hold 1-0 records in the four, best-of-five, quarterfinals series, were all clubs…
Read MoreDionte Christmas joins Montepaschi Siena
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) has been signed by Montepaschi Siena from Italy’s Serie A. He started the 2012-13 season as part of the Boston Celtics during the NBA’s pre-season but was released by the team. In October 2012 Christmas joined CSKA Moskow from Russia’s PBL. He played eight games for them in the VTB…
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