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Trey Thompkins joins Real Madrid
Trey Thompkins (208 cm, Georgia’11) will join the ranks of Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid (Liga Endesa) this 2015/16 season. The 2015 Euroleague champs will be able to make good use of the player in their rotation for the coming season. Thompkins spent the 2014/15 season on the roster of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB). He appeared…
Read MoreKresimir Loncar departs Valencia
Kresimir Loncar (210 cm) has left Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015. Loncar is a 32-year-old Croatian player who signed with Valencia for the 2014/15 season. He played 10 games for the team in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and posted averages of 5.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 12 minutes off the bench. Kresimir also…
Read MoreReal Madrid makes Spanish ACB final
Real Madrid advanced into the final of the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa with an 84-90 win over Valencia, while arch rival Barcelona was defeated by Unicaja Malaga. In victory, Real Madrid became the first club to punch its ticket to the championship series, while Malaga and Barcelona will play a decisive fifth game in their…
Read MoreEimantas Bendzius to Rio Natura Monbus
Rio Natura Monbus Obradorio CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa) will be bringing in Lithuanian player Eimantas Bendzius (205 cm) for the 2015/16 season. He is coming off a stint with Trefl Sopot (Poland-TBL) in the 2014/15 season. Before that, the young forward spent two seasons playing for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from his home Lithuania’s LKL. In 2013/14…
Read MoreReal Madrid Through to Semis in Liga Endesa
The 2014/15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champs Real Madrid are a step closer to claiming gold in the domestic Liga Endesa as they advance to the semifinals, defeating Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014, 86-93. The club swept their opponents in the best-of-three quarterfinals series. They now await the winner of the series between Valencia Basket and Bilbao…
Read MoreLaszlo Dobos back with CAI Zaragoza
CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) will be bringing back Hungarian big man Laszlo Dobos (222 cm) for the 2015/16 season. He had previous stints with the club in 2012/13 and 2013/14. This 2014/15 the 21-year-old Dobos played for Leyma Basquet Coruna (Spain-LEB Gold). He played 22 games for the club and managed to deliver averages of…
Read MoreVladimir Micov to Barcelona
Vladimir Micov (201 cm) is on his way to Barcelona (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) for the 2015/2016 according to reports from Solobasket.com. The Serbian international will link up with the Euroleague giant for the campaign with Barca looking to get back on track after a low season in the Euroleague. The forward has been…
Read MoreReal Madrid overcomes Olympiacos for Euroleague title
Real Madrid is the 2015 Euroleague champion after the Spanish club defeated Olympiacos 78-59 in a surprisingly comfortable championship game. The Euroleague Final Four has been held in Madrid’s Barclaycard Center and with a home crowd Los Blancos was finally able to win the title after appearing in three consecutive finals. Indeed, Real Madrid has…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Olympiacos reach Euroleague final
Euroleague form went out of the window as the Final Four opened with Olympiacos Piraeus and Real Madrid reaching the showpiece final. Of course, both teams are formidable, but their opponents have arguably been the form teams of the competition this season. Olympiacos put in a huge performance by taking out CSKA Moscow, while Real…
Read MoreAlex Abrines extends with Barcelona
Alex Abrines (198 cm) will remain with FC Barcelona (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) after penning a new contract that will see him stay at the club until 2019. The Spaniard is considered one of the hottest properties in European Basketball and has been in a regular member of the Barca roster since the start…
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