Russia
Latavious Williams sticks with Unics
Latavious Williams (202 cm) has received a contract extension from Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) and will return to the team for the 2016-17 season. He joined the team in 2015-16 and represented the club in two leagues that season. He appeared in 18 games during their run in the Eurocup and Latavious posted averages of 8.8…
Read MoreNando De Colo re-ups with CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) has successfully secured Frenchman Nando De Colo (196 cm) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. De Colo was an integral part of the Russian club’s 2015-16 campaign. He played 27 games for them during their run in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and Nando scored 19.4 ppg and handed out 5.0 apg. He also…
Read MoreKeith Langford remains with Unics
Keith Langford (193 cm, Kansas’05) will continue to be an important member of Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Langford is a 32-year-old American player who also holds a Turkish passport. He played 16 games for Unics during their stretch run in the Eurocup and he was able to average 19.7 ppg and…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow retains VTB League title
CSKA Moscow defeated Unics Kazan in Game 4 of the VTB League finals series to claim yet another title in the competition. The Army Men cemented its dominance of the league with a 74-81 road win in Kazan, a hard fought victory that had plenty of thrills and spills. The success continues CSKA’s unprecedented control…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow takes title advantage in VTB League
CSKA Moscow took a giant step towards retaining the VTB League title with a cruising 84-76 home win over Unics Kazan in game one of the finals series. The two best teams of the Regular Season are clashing over two legs to decide the location of the champions in 2016. CSKA now has an 8…
Read MoreRyan Toolson extends with Zenit
Ryan Toolson (193 cm, Utah Valley’09) has been signed by Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia-VTB) to a fresh two-year deal, keeping him with the team through 2016 to 2018. The 31-year-old Toolson had a productive first year with the Russian club in 2015-16. He played 15 games for them during their run in the Eurocup and…
Read MoreJosh Boone departs Khimky
Josh Boone (208 cm, Connecticut’06) will be parting ways with Russian club BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) this 2016. The veteran big man signed on with the team in January 2016. He played six games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 5.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Josh also played 18 games for Khimky in…
Read MoreZenit St. Petersburg forces VTB decider against Unics Kazan
Unics Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg will play a deciding game in their VTB League semifinal series after Zenit used home court advantage to force a decider. Awaiting the winner of the series in the final is six time VTB League champ CSKA Moscow, after the Army Men swept into the title game with a…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow beats Khimki to reach VTB finals
CSKA Moscow has won the right to defend its title in the VTB League finals series after overcoming Khimki Moscow Region in the semifinal series. The current Euroleague champs eased into the finals in surprisingly serene fashion considering this was a tricky Khimki team that reached the championship decider last year. However, CSKA Moscow swept…
Read MoreZenit Downs Unics in VTB Top 4 Clash
Three games were on tap Sunday as Round 31 of the VTB United League 2015-16 regular season winds to a close. Kalev/Cramo defeated Tsmoki-Minsk. As expected Lokomotiv Kuban was able to hold off VEF Riga for the home win, 71-63. Arguably, the most important game of the trio was between two Russian clubs, Zenit St.…
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