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Fuenlabrada signs Kristaps Valters
Spanish ACB team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada announced the return of Latvian player Kristaps Valters for this season and the next one. Kristaps Valters played with Fuenlabrada before during the 2010/2011 season and after that for another Spanish team, Unicaja Malaga. He started this season with a temporary deal with German Bundesliha team Artland Dragons.
Read MoreEuroleague: Fernandez and Tomic Named bwin co-MVPs
Two players whose home teams faced close halftime scores – Ante Tomic of FC Barcelona Regal and Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid – came out of the locker rooms to show the way to big victories and share the bwin MVP award with the best performances on winning teams in Week 7. Tomic was Mr.…
Read MoreBesiktas loses 16th BAT Arbitration Case
Beşiktaş JK (Turkey-TBL) was hit with their record seventh decision (men’s team) by the FIBA Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) when BAT appointed arbitrator Raj Parker ruled that Besiktas had to pay Michal Ignerski back salary due from the 2010-11 season in the amount of EUR 88,830.11, plus 5% interest dated to May 13, 2011. The…
Read MoreBig Mystery around Bozidar Maljkovic
When Cedevita Zagreb announced this summer that Bozidar Maljkovic would be the new head coach, it was big news. Not only because Maljkovic would be the highest paid Basketball coach in Croatian history (€ 500.000 net) but also because he was the first Serbian coach to lead a top-team in Croatia after the break-up of…
Read MoreAdriatic League relieved, no incidents in Zagreb and Belgrade but turmoil in Cibona
The Adriatic League game in the Croatian capital Zagreb between home team and visiting Red Star Belgrade was no ordinary game. The reason? Last week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague (the Netherlands) overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals for committing war crimes during the 1990’s break-up of…
Read MoreEuroleague: Montepaschi Siena marches on
Week seven of Euroleague 2012-13 has been knocked off, and the Top 16 contenders are stacking up quickly. After Friday’s contests, both Zalgiris Kaunas and Besiktas JK Istanbu locked up invitations to the next round, while the race for the seats got a bit crowded in three groups. Besiktas JK Istanbul became the third squad…
Read MoreJimmy Baxter suspended by Giessen
Jimmy Baxter (198cm, South Florida’02) has been suspended by Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL) until further notice. No further information has been released by the club or Baxter regarding the matter. As of Friday, Baxter was averaging 14.6 points per game in the BBL over nine contests and is the second best scorer on the team behind…
Read MoreDrew Nicholas released by CSKA Moscow
Drew Nicholas (193 cm, Maryland’03) has been released by CSKA Moscow according to a release on their website. Nicholas came to CSKA from EA7 Emporior Armani Milan, where he averaged 7.4 points per game in the 2011-12 Euroleague. Prior to that he spent three seasons with Panathinaikos Athens, where he was instrumental in helping the…
Read MoreEurocup Standings – Week 3
Standings after three weeks for Eurocup competition, including next week’s games.
Read MoreEuroleague: Three earn spots in the Top 16
There was only one close contest in the first seven of 12 round seven games held Thursday in the Euroleague, but in those seven games, three Top 16 spots were determined and FC Barcelona Regal remained the only unbeaten club in the Euroleague regular season. So far, joining Barcelona (Group D) with seats at the…
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