Serbia
Aleksandar Djordjevic takes over National Team
Aleksandar Djordjevic is the new head coach of the Serbian national team. He replaces Dusan Ivkovic who stepped down after the European Championship this summer. Aleksandar Djordjevic won almost everything as a player for the Yugoslav- and later Serbian national team, and was also very successful with his club teams Partizan, Milano, Bologna, Portland Trailblazers,…
Read MoreNemanja Protic joins Buducnost
Serbian guard Nemanja Protic (182 cm) has agreed to terms with KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica from Montenegro’s Erste Liga this 2013-14. Protic is moving there after having played 13 games for KK Borac Mozzart Cacak from his home Serbia’s KLS. In those 13 games Nemanja averaged 15.5 ppg and 3.8 apg. He joined Borac late…
Read MoreEuroleague: Last 16 is set
It has been another Regular Season of fantastic Euroleague action and with Week 10 now underway there is only Friday left until we turn our attention to the Last 16. There were eight games on Thursday with plenty of business to be taken care of as the final five positions for the Last 16 of…
Read MoreNikola Cvetinovic heads to BdR Valladolid
Blancos de Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s Liga Endesa has acquired Serbian forward Nikola Cvetinovic (203 cm, Akron’12) for 2013-14. Nikola began the season with Petrolina AEK Larnaca from Cyprus’ Division A, but only up to the preseason. On October 2013 he signed with Czech Republic NBL team JBC MMCITE Brno. Cvetinovic was able to play…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 7, recap
More Last 16 positions were claimed as Round 7 of the Euroleague drew to a close on Friday night, while other clubs got closer and others survived to fight another day. With Thursday night’s games already recorded and the competition moving into its eighth week of the Regular Season, we are starting to see more…
Read MoreEuroleague: euro giants qualify for Last 16
Six games held around the continent brought Round 6 of the Euroleague to a close on Friday night in what proved to be another night of exciting action. It was a night of home comforts as five of the games went in favour of host teams, with only one road victory on the night. The…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Red Star downs Partizan
Last night the top two teams in the Adriatic League clashed and now a new leader sits atop the standings. Serbian clubs met in battle, Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd took home a thrilling overtime victory over BC Partizan NiS, 86:83. Both teams now have an identical 6-2 record, but because Red Star just won, they…
Read MoreVuk Radivojevic inks with Turk Telekom
Turkish TBL team Turk Telekom Ankara has brought in Serbian Vuk Radivojevic (196 cm) to reinforce their backcourt for the 2013-14 season. He was a one-time member of the Serbian National Team in 2007. Vuk began the 2013-14 season with FMP Beograd (Serbia-KML), but has since opted to make the move to Turk Telekom. In…
Read More2013/2014 Euroleague: Round 5, Friday
Round 5 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague season is done and dusted after Friday´s games. It proved to be a good night for home teams as no club recorded a road win as the night threw up several key contests. CSKA Moscow demolished Partizan in Russia to keep in touch in Group A, while Olympiacos came…
Read MoreStefan Zivanovic to Kangoeroes
Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek from Belgium’s Ethias League has added Serbian player Stefan Zivanovic (196 cm) for the 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old Zivanovic had initially tried out for Italian SerieA team S.S. Sutor Montegranaro this season, but things did not work out and so he heads to Belgium to continue his career instead. In 2012-13 Zivanovic…
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