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Euroleague: Group F – five teams, three spots
Euroleague Top 16 Group F – it all comes down to Week 14… After 13 weeks three things are certain: 1). FC Barcelona Regal will win the group and advance to the next round; 2). Fenerbahce Ulker will finish out of the playoffs; 3). Besiktas JK Istanbul will finish out of the playoffs. Other than…
Read MoreWill Hanley moves to Valencia Basket
Will Hanley (200 cm, Bowdoin’12) has made his first team transfer in his rookie season. He is departing Oviedo Club Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Silver and is headed to Valencia Basket from Spain’s ACB. The 23-year-old Hanley, who also holds an Irish passport, played 20 games for Oviedo CB and averaged 17.7 ppg and 11.2…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA hands Madrid third straight
As the Euroleague Top 16 round began, it was clear that Real Madrid was going to end up somewhere at the top Group E after they went 6-0 before losing their first match to Anadolu Efes. Three consecutive wins later they sported a 9-1 record and a two game lead on CSKA Moscow, who was…
Read MoreEuroCup: Stefan Markovic named SF, Game 2 MVP
An epic performance in a big road win allowed Stefan Markovic of Valencia Basket to earn Eurocup Semifinals
Read MoreRomualdas Petronis axed by Sakalai
Romualdas Petronis, the coach of Lithuanian LKL club Sakalai Vilnius has been removed from his duties after a poor season with the team. The 49-year old joined with Sakalai in the summer of 2012 but he has failed to bring winning Basketball to the club during the season. Sakalai is currently languishing in the one…
Read MoreAdam Hrycaniuk signs with Valencia
Adam Hrycaniuk (206 cm, Cincinatti’08) has penned a deal with Spanish ACB team Valencia Basket until the end of the season. Hrycaniuk joins from the financially troubled Asseco Prokom Gdynia in his native Poland where he has played 25 Polish League games and averaged 10.0ppg and 6.8rpg this season. Prokom is one of the giants…
Read MoreJovan Stefanov returns to Rustavi
Jovan Stefanov (205 cm, University of Illinois-Chicago’07) has returned to Energy Invest Rustavi from Georgia’s Superleague. The Serbian played his rookie season as a pro for them in the 2007-08 season. He was held scoreless in his comeback game, but did manage to grab eight rebounds in the outing. It could be game rust as…
Read MoreLaron Dendy joins Darussafaka
Laron Dendy (205 cm, Middle Tennessee State’12) has been signed by Darussafaka C. Tires Istanbul from Turkey’s TB2L. He has already logged his first game for Darussafaka and tallied 19 points and 14 rebounds in 33 minutes of playing time. The 25-year-old big man is still in the midst of his rookie season as a…
Read MoreEuroCup: Uxue Bilbao – Lokomotiv Kuban Final
The finals of the 2012-13 EuroCup have now been set as Uxue Bilbao Baskets and Lokomotiv Kuban came out on top in their respective semifinal matchups and will now play April 13th for the title. Bilbao took both semifinal games with BC Budivelnik Kiev to qualify for the finals, and Kuban split their two-game series…
Read MoreJordan Theodore returns to Antalya
Jordan Theodore (182 cm, Seton Hall’12) has left Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia, A1, Adriatic League, and Euroleague) just a week after joining the team. In a bizarre twist Theodore will now return to Turkish club Antalya after he left the outfit last week. The reason for his return is because Antalya did not give a letter…
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