Chuck Eidson stays with Unics until 2015

By Morgan | June 12, 2013 |

American forward Chuck Eidson (203 cm, South Carolina’03) has extended his contract with Russian PBL team Unics Kazan and will now be with the club until 2015. The 32-year old joined Unics last season from FC Regal Barcelona (Spain, ACB) and has impressed sufficiently over multiple competitions to be rewarded with a new contract. Indeed,…

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Vladimir Micov stays with CSKA Moscow

By CJ Clarkson | June 11, 2013 |

Vladimir Micov (201 cm) got his contract renewed by CSKA Moscow from Russia’s PBL. This brings the Serbian back with the team for the 2013-14 season. It was a busy 2012-13 season for Micov as he managed to represent CSKA in three different leagues. In the VTB United League he averaged 8.6 ppg and 3.1…

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Zoran Planinic parts ways with Khimky

By CJ Clarkson | June 11, 2013 |

Zoran Planinic (192 cm) will not be playing for BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-PBL) this upcoming 2013-14 season. Planinic, who is Croatian-Bosnian, joined Khimky in 2010. In 2012-13 he averaged 11.4 ppg and 5.5 apg in 24 games in the VTB United League and 12.4 ppg and 6.3 apg in 22 games in the Euroleague.…

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VTB United: CSKA wins title over Kuban in 4

By Bryce | June 8, 2013 |

CSKA Moscow continued their dominance of the VTB United League with four-game victory in the 2012-13 finals over Lokomotiv-Kuban. On Friday, CSKA put the finishing touches on their fourth title in five seasons, when they traveled to Krasnodar, Russia and won Game 4, 54:59. Not only has CSKA won the title four times in the…

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Jeremy Pargo heads to CSKA

By Morgan | June 7, 2013 |

Jeremy Pargo (188 cm, Gonzaga’09) has been tabbed by CSKA Moscow (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, and Euroleague) to play with the team during the 2013/2014 season. The point guard has been playing with the Philadelphia 76ers and earlier the Cleveland Cavaliers during this season but will depart the NBA this summer to play with…

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VTB United: CSKA takes G5, advances to Finals

By Bryce | June 1, 2013 |

They took their VTB United League semifinal series to Game 5 on Friday, and in the battle of the two Moscow clubs, CSKA Moscow came out on top of Khimki Moscow Region, 64:87, to earn the right to square off against Lokomotiv Kuban in the Finals. They packed the Moscow Region Sports Palace to standing-room…

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Zoran Lukic extends with Novgorod

By Latest Basketball News | May 20, 2013 |

Zoran Lukic will be staying in Russia after PBL and VTB United League team BC Nizhny Novgorod extended his contract as head coach. The Serbian guided Novgorod to a lowly 8th in the Russian PBL this season with a record 8-10. The tactician will now stay at the helm of the club after extending his…

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