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Buzzer-Beater lifts Montenegro over Serbia
Nikola Ivanovic hit a half-court buzzer-beater to give Montenegro a 73-71 win over Serbia in their Group A EuroBasket qualifier. With his team trailing by one in the final seconds, Ivanovic launched what every young basketball player practices a million times on the playground, a shot with the clock ticking down to the final horn.…
Read MoreLithuania comes from behind to stop Serbia in U18 EC Semi
Lithuania found themselves down by eight with 4:52 in their U18 European Championship semifinals contest with Serbia, only to mount an impressive comeback that ended with a game-winning jumper by Marius Grigonis to go ahead by two with five seconds to play. The host Lithuanians held a one point advantage at the start of the…
Read MorePartizan signs deal with Drew Gordon
Drew Gordon, power forward from the University of New Mexico, will begin his professional career with Partizan. Gordon went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, but played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA’s Summer League. He wasn’t offered a contract with the Mavericks, so Gordon turned his sights on Europe and found a home…
Read MoreU18 European Championship Semis are Set
The semifinals of the U18 European Championships are set for today. Lithuania will play Serbia in the first contest, and Russia will square off with Croatia in the nightcap. Russia – Spain 58-56 Defending Champion Spain has been given an early exit from the EC U18 Tournament at hands of the squad from Russia, 58-56.…
Read MorePartizan cancels Australian tour
Partizan Belgrade has cancelled the planned tour to Australia where the team had planned to prepare for the new season and play some friendship games (many Serbs live in Australia). However, it proved to be problematic to schedule the games to fit into everybody’s agenda and furthermore the staff was concerned about the very long…
Read MoreEC U18 – Quarterfinalists are set in Latvia and Lithuania
Group E Italy – Ukraine 76-51 Amedeo Tessitori’s 18 points and seven rebounds paced the Italians into the quarterfinals of the U18 European Championships with a 76-51 victory over Ukraine. Italy’s 27 points in the second quarter put the game out of reach early. Matteo Imbro added 16 points and Alessandro Procacci contributed 10 for…
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Championships (Men & Women & U18)
The FIBA 3×3 World Championship is the top-level 3×3 basketball National Team event. Unlike the ‘open’ network of tournaments, players do not create teams themselves but are selected by their National Federations to represent their countries. There are in fact four FIBA 3×3 World Championship competitions: the FIBA 3×3 World Championship for men, for women,…
Read MoreEUROHOLD BIBL will include 10 teams in 2012/2013
A total of 10 teams will play in the EUROHOLD Balkan League in the 2012/2013 season, as there will be a new competition format and they will be divided in three groups – two groups with 4 teams each and one group with 3 teams. The teams that have confirmed their participation so far are…
Read More2012-2013 – Adriatic League Schedule
Games / Schedule (2012-2013 – Adriatic League Men ) Regular Season – Round 1 Sep. 29, 2012 Partizan-Zadar Sep. 29, 2012 Krka-Szolnok Sep. 29, 2012 Cibona-MZT Skopje Sep. 29, 2012 Siroki WWin-Igokea Sep. 29, 2012 Buducnost-Cedevita Sep. 29, 2012 Radnicki KG-Union Olimpija Sep. 29, 2012 KK Split-Crvena Zvezda Regular Season – Round 2 Oct. 2,…
Read MorePartizan mt:s signs Gagic for 4 years
Serbian champion Partizan mt:s Belgrade announced Monday that promising center Djordje Gagic signed a four year deal with the club. Gagic arrives from fellow Serbian side Hemofarm Stada. He previously played for Crvena Zvezda in Serbia and Mornar Bar i…
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