Serbia
Zoran Osmokrovic rejoins Radnicki
Zoran Osmokrovic (189 cm) has agreed to return to the colors of BKK Radnicki Beograd (Serbia-A League) for the rest of the season. He started the 2012-13 campaign with KK Vojvodina Novi Sad (Serbia-A League), where he saw court time in three games and averaged 4.3 points per game. He played for Radnicki in 2011-12,…
Read MoreNew coach for Russian national team
Fotis Katsikaris should be the new head coach of the Russian National Team according to rumors. The 45-year old Greek coach is said to have agreed in principal to a four-year deal with the Russian Federation, to replace David Blatt. The hurdle is the rule in the Spanish ACB which denies coaches the right to…
Read MoreIgokea knocks-out Partizan, alone on top
The top-game in the Adriatic League this weekend was between Igokea from Bosnia (Serbian part) and Partizan from Serbia, respectively numbers 1 and 2 of the league. Igokea has been the surprise team in the Adriatic League this season and confirmed Sunday that they deserve the pole position as they totally destroyed Partizan, 73:50. It…
Read MoreAleksandar Kesar fired as BC Azovmash head coach
Aleksandar Kesar has had his contract terminated as head coach of BC Azovmash (Ukraine-Superleague), as reported on the team’s website today. Kesar was hired by the club to take over the coaching duties at the beginning of the season. Sergei Zavalin has been announced as the new head coach effective immediately. Zavalin is a long-time…
Read MoreDragan Labovic out for the season
Serbian player Dragan Labovic (208 cm) is out for the season with an injury. He tore off his Achilles tendon when he played for his Russian team Nizhny Novgorod against Neptunas from Lithuania in the VTB league. Labovic was operated today in Munich, Germany.
Read MoreBig Mystery around Bozidar Maljkovic
When Cedevita Zagreb announced this summer that Bozidar Maljkovic would be the new head coach, it was big news. Not only because Maljkovic would be the highest paid Basketball coach in Croatian history (€ 500.000 net) but also because he was the first Serbian coach to lead a top-team in Croatia after the break-up of…
Read MoreAdriatic League relieved, no incidents in Zagreb and Belgrade but turmoil in Cibona
The Adriatic League game in the Croatian capital Zagreb between home team and visiting Red Star Belgrade was no ordinary game. The reason? Last week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague (the Netherlands) overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals for committing war crimes during the 1990’s break-up of…
Read MoreCoach Maljkovic quits. Cedevita in shock.
Serbian coach Bozidar Maljkovic has resigned from his job as head coach of Croatian Euroleague team Cedevita Zagreb. Cedevita is in shock. Especially since the team seemed to be on the right way. They are third in the Adriatic League and they recently won two games in a row in the Euroleague. One of those…
Read MoreDarko Milicic considering leaving Celtics
Darko Milicic (212 cm) has been reported to be considering leaving his position with the Boston Celtics to return home to Serbia and be closer to his ailing mother. Milicic, the number 2 pick in the 2003 NBA draft, didn’t travel with the Celtics this weekend for their contest with the Pistons and insiders are…
Read MoreTorey Thomas and Partizan part ways
Torey Thomas (180 cm, Holy Cross’07) has been released by Partizan mt:s (Serbia-A League). Thomas and the club agreed to terminate his contract so Partizan can find a player that better suits their needs. “We needed freshness in the team. I think Tomas is a better player than he had a chance to show in…
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