Europe
Euroleague: Madrid falls, Barcelona rolls on
The quarterfinal picture in Euroleague Group E got much clearer on Thursday as three clubs clinched spots. It was very unceremonious as three of the four teams involved lost their Week 12 matches, but the key loss was No. 5 club Unicaja Malaga falling to CSKA Moscow to give them a three-game cushion with only…
Read MoreZalgiris players threaten strike
Lithuanian powerhouse Zalgiris Kaunas continues to struggle financially and the latest blow to the ailing giant is the news
Read MoreKevin Smith joins Albacomp
Kevin Smith (195 cm, Richmond’11) has had his contract bought out by his team Factum Sport Debrecen (Hungary, A Division) and has been traded to Hungarian powerhouse Albacomp. The departure of the 24-year old forward is the latest is a string of players that have left the financially stricken club. Kevin Smith follows Sean Carter…
Read MoreJustin Gray heads to Turkey
Justin Gray (188 cm, Wake Forest’06) has signed with Turkish TB2L side Pertevniyal Istanbul until the end of the current season. The 28-year old guard was a free agent after leaving Union Poitiers (France pro A) early last month and will now resume his season in Turkey. The American was averaging around 20 minutes on…
Read MoreEuroCup: Visitors rule Game 1 of semifinals
The 2013 EuroCup competition entered into its semifinal round on Wednesday with Game 1 of both legs being contested. It was a night for the traveling teams as both games ended up going to the visitors by 10 points, setting up Game 2 in each semifinal series on the home courts of the series leaders.…
Read MoreRyan Olander moves to Juventus
Ryan Olander (213 cm, Fairfield’2012) has inked a deal with Juventus-LKSK Utenos (Lithuania, LKL and Baltic League). The 23-year old center is in his first season as a pro Basketball player after leaving Fairfield in the summer of 2012. During his last season in college the American played 33 games and averaged 8.8ppg, 4.6rpg, 1.4apg…
Read MoreDirk Bauermann to coach Vilnius
Seasoned coach Dirk Bauermann has been named in the head coach position at Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania, LKL, VTB League, and Euroleague). Bauermann is of course a hugely experienced head coach who has helmed several top clubs in his native Germany including GHP Bamberg and Bayern Munich in the German BBL. Throughout his career 55-year…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Final two qualify for Final Four
The Final Four of the 2013 EuroChallenge are now set as Pinar Karsiyaka defeated Paris Levallois, 85:69, and EWE Baskets stopped Khimik, 100:78 on Tuesday. The clubs will match up with Krasnye Krylia and BCM Gravelines, who won their best of three series last week. The semifinal games will be played on April 26th and will…
Read MoreCoach Marco van den Berg fired by BBC Bayreuth
Dutch coach Marco van den Berg has been fired by German Bundesliga team BBC Bayreuth. As the ex-coach of the Dutch national team Marco Van den Berg moved to Germany for the 2011/2012 season and had a good start. However, this season Bayreuth is not doing well. They are currently in the 15th place with…
Read MoreCoach interferes in game and causes loss!
Laurent Sciarra, the coach of Rouen in the second-tier of France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket was at the centre of a bizarre incident on the court as his team played fellow France Pro B team Boulogne Sur Mer on the weekend. With the game tied at 84-84 and Rouen defending, Sciarra decided to take matters…
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