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Euroleague Qualifier: Semi-Finals are set
Day two of the 2012 Euroleague Qualifier is now in the books and the Semi-Finals are set: CEZ Basketball Nymburk (CZE) vs. Pallacanstro Cantu (ITA) and Unics Kazan (RUS) vs. Le Mans Sarthe Basket (FRA). Nymburk and Cantu will tip off in Dasio, Italy at 18:00 CET. Unics Kazan – Ratiopharm Ulm 91-73 In the…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 1 Results
EuroChallenge 2013 opened it’s schedule yesterday with the first round of qualifying to determine the final four slots in the 32-team field. The second and final games of the qualifying round will be contested on Tues., Oct., 2nd. Joensuun Kataja (FIN) vs. Aliaga Petkim (TUR) at Joensuun (FIN) 82-70 Mounting a stunning comeback from down by…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifier: Cantu and Nymburk move on
The 2012 Euroleague season saw it’s first competition yesterday as two qualifying round games were contested. At stake is one slot in Group A of the Euroleague, the seven other teams will go home to their previously arranged schedule, the winner will be thrust into some of the best competition anywhere. CEZ Basketball Nymburk –…
Read MoreAlexey Savrasenko signs on with Lokomotiv Kuban
Alexey Savrasenko has agreed to join Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-PBL) for the upcoming season. Savrasenko (2.15m) played for Unics Kazan (Russia-PBL) last season and averaged 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over 21 PBL contests. He also competed in 35 Euroleague games where he accounted for 3.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Savransenko also…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013 begins with Qualifying
EuroChallenge 2013 is set to begin today with the first Qualifying Round contests. Eight teams will battle for four spots in the regular season with home and away games to determine the remaining four spots in groups A, B, D, and G. Currently 28 teams are awaiting the results of the Qualifying Rounds to fill out…
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Tour concludes in Miami this week
12 of the best 3×3 squads in the world are heading to Miami, FL for the finale of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour competition. On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, the teams representing cities from around the world, will square off in a competition that will divide the teams into two pools that…
Read More5th International Rixos Cup heads to Semis
The 5th International Rixos Cup enters the Semi-Final Round today after three days of round-robin contests. The competition is being held in Antalya, Turkey at the Ataturk Sport Hall and includes the following squads: Group A Banvit Basketball Kulubu, Turkey BC Unics Kazan, Russia Galatasaray Meical Park Istanbul, Turkey Group B Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey Cibona…
Read MoreNaismith Basketball Hall of Fame to add 12
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will induct 12 new members today; included will be players, an official, coaches, a team and an entrepreneur. The festivities begin at 7:30 PM EST today in Springfield, Mass. The list includes the All-American Red Heads, first women’s professional basketball team; Ralph Sampson, NBA; Jamaal Wilkes, NBA; Hank Nichols, distinguished…
Read MoreVitaly Fridzon still looking for his Olympic Bronze Medal
MOSCOW (Olympics) – Vitaly Fridzon was basking in the glow of finishing third at the Olympics with Russia when less than two weeks later he had his bronze medal stolen from his home. The Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) and his club side BC Khimki are doing their best to make sure that Fridzon, a sharpshooter…
Read MoreDijon Thompson signs with Nizhny Novgorod
Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA’05) has signed with Nizhny Novgorod from Russia. The player spent last season in France with ASVEL Villeurbanne averaging 9.5ppg, 4.4rpg and 2.5apg in the Pro A.
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