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Real Madrid Tops Baskonia at Liga ACB
It was an interesting Sunday at the Spanish Liga ACB with seven games lined up for the fans’ entertainment in Round 20. Out of all of those games one of the most important matches that took place was between two top-4 teams. Tied at 14-5, Real Madrid and Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria took to the court…
Read MoreNBA Trade Deadline: Gasol, Mirotic Start Fresh
It was a wild 48 hours leading up to the NBA trade deadline on February 7th with a flurry of trades blazing through the league like a whirlwind. At the center of it all was the New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis, who informed his team weeks ago, through his agent Rich Paul, that…
Read MoreFC Barcelona Keeps Hold on Liga ACB Top Spot
Round 17 of the 2018-19 season in the Spanish Liga ACB (Liga Endesa) was completed on Sunday, January 20th. And while there were but a few surprises in the results, one of the most critical games played was a showdown between two top-4 teams. League leaders FC Barcelona faced off against third-placer Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria…
Read MoreJames Nunnally added by Baskonia
Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has souped up its roster this season with the recent addition of James Nunnally (201 cm, UCSB’12) to start 2019. Nunnally opted to take his talents back to Europe after being waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played 13 games for the Wolves in 2018-19 before his departure and registered…
Read MoreTop Teams Notch Wins in Liga ACB
It was a busy weekend in the Spanish Liga ACB with Round 16 closing out on Sunday with six games. One underlying denominator of the key games in the round was that the top teams of the league managed to secure wins. FC Barcelona Lassa remains atop of the standings with a 14-2 slate after…
Read MoreRyan Boatright picked up by Unicaja Malaga
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, University of Connecticut’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2019. Boatright is a 26-year-old American international player who also has an Armenian passport. He was added to the Armenian National Team in 2017. He heads to the Spanish club after starting 2018-19…
Read MoreMovistar Estudiantes Trips Real Madrid at Liga ACB
It was an interesting Sunday night at the Spanish Liga ACB. With a full slate of games, there was no lack of entertaining basketball action in Round 15. Hands down, the biggest surprise of the round came in a derby game in Madrid, where the Movistar Estudiantes stunned a heavily favored Real Madrid squad, 93-88.…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid Falls to Fenerbahce
Round 15 action in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague continued yesterday, December 28th, and it did not fall short with some close and exciting games; a tone set by more than a couple of tilts on the 27th. The biggest and arguably most important game of the round was between the league’s top two teams. Real…
Read MoreBarcelona wins despite inconsistency
Barcelona decimated Delteco Gipuzkoa from San Sebastian on the road yesterday (71-104) and now has a two-game winning streak. However, the team is still inconsistent both in the EuroLeague and the ACB. Adam Hanga (16 points) and Thomas Heurtel (14 points) led the way for Barcelona. The Catalans improved to an 11-2 record and remained…
Read MoreAugusto Lima joins Burgos
Augusto Lima (206 cm) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 as a new addition to the roster of San Pablo Inmobiliaria Miraflores Burgos (Spain-Liga Endesa). He is a 25-year-old Brazilian international basketball player who has been playing for the Brazilian National Team since 2011. The big man already started his 2018-19 campaign suiting…
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