Russia
CSKA Moscow bags 4th-straight VTB Crown
Once again, CSKA Moscow has asserted its dominance in the VTB United League, sweeping BC Khimky Moscow Region 3-0 in the Finals to claim their fourth-straight title. The third and final game of the series had a clear direction from the very beginning. CSKA arrived at the arena, determined to close out the series. They…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow take 2-0 lead in VTB final series
CSKA Moscow took another giant step towards retaining the VTB United League on Friday with a 94-81 win over Khimki Moscow Region. The result meant that CSKA took a 2-0 lead in the best of five championship series and now needs just one more win to lift the title. Game 3 will be held in…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic joins Nizhny Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) has agreed to terms with Rasid Mahalbasic (210 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this coming 2015/16 season. Mahalbasic has dual citizenship from Austria and Slovenia. He has been a member of the Austrian national team from 2008 to 2014. In the 2014/15 season Rasid played for BC…
Read MoreDenys Lukashov picked up by Avtodor
Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) has decided to in young Ukrainian prospect Denys Lukashov (190 cm) for the 2015/16 season. This will be the 26-year-old guard’s first team outside of the Ukraine. In 2014/15 Denys played for Budevelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague). In 35 games he managed to produce averages of 15.4 ppg and 5.7 apg. He also helped…
Read MoreKhimki forces semi decider against Lokomotiv
Khimki Moscow Region won Game 4 of its VTB United League semi-final series against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar to force a decider in Game 5. Of course, the winner of this series will face off against CSKA Moscow in the final after the Euroleague giant punched its ticket yesterday with a sweep over Nizhny Novgorod. Lokomotiv…
Read MoreViktor Sanikidze departs Unics Kazan
Georgian import Viktor Sanikidze (203 cm) is no longer with BC Unics Kazan (Russia-Superleague) after representing them in three leagues in 2014/15. He played 13 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague where he produced averages of 4.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Viktor played three games for them during their run in the Eurocup…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow overcomes Nizhny Novgorod in VTB
CSKA Moscow dispatched Nizhny Novgorod in an enthralling contest to open the VTB United League semi-final series between the two clubs. The Russian giants took an 86-79 victory at home to set up the remainder of the series. However, many will remember that this is the final of last season’s VTB, and while CSKA has…
Read MoreNovosibirsk celebrates Superleague title
BC Novosibirsk clinched the Russian Superleague title on Tuesday evening with a nervy 64-65 road win in Game 3 of the championship series against Spartak Primorie Vladivostok. The victory marked a first Superleague crown for Novosibirsk and the club did it in style by sweeping the finals series 3-0. However, in Game 3 the champs…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod completes VTB Final Four
It took a fifth and final, deciding game, but in the end BC Nizhny Novgorod prevailed over Zenit Saint Petersburg 75-65 to advance to the VTB United League semifinals. It was the only quarterfinals series that was not resolved with a sweep and the exciting competition between these two clubs did not disappoint. Now that…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimki makes Final Four while Zenit forces decider
Zenit St. Petersburg downed Nizhny Novgorod 76-83 on the road in VTB League action on Friday to send their quarter-final tie to a deciding game. Zenit was trailing 2-1 in the series heading to Novgorod and knew a loss would spell the end of the road. Nizhny had the home court advantage and the momentum,…
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