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Euroleague: Madrid, CSKA, Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos win
The Euroleague Top 16 is in full swing now as Round 2 tipped off this week with four games on Thursday. It was a night of celebration for home fans as each team with home court advantage took the spoils in the four contests, and interestingly none looked unduly troubled in picking up those wins.…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 Round 1 recap
Round 1 of the Eurocup Last 32 wrapped on Wednesday with fifteen games taking place around the continent on a busy night of action. The contests followed from reigning champions Valencia dominating SLUC Nancy in the round opener on Tuesday. Groups G through N were all played out by the end of the day, but…
Read MoreValencia downs Nancy in Eurocup
Defending Eurocup champions got their title defence underway in style with a comfortable 77-46 victory over SLUC Nancy in a game that opened the Last 32 stage of the competition. Valencia won this competition last season and the reward was a berth in the elite Euroleague this campaign. However, the Regular Season in the continents…
Read MoreWillie Green pens with Cordoba
Willie Green (198 cm, Stetson’14) will remain in Spain after inking with CB Bball Cordoba (EBA) on a season long contract. The rookie is in his first pro campaign and opened his career with Conservas de Cambados (Spain, LEB Silver) and over eleven games he struggled to settle and produced averages of 2.5 points and…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 1 recap
After the brief warm up at the end of 2014, the Euroleague Top 16 kicked into full swing with the rest of Round 1 completed on Friday evening. There was plenty of thrills and spills as the 16 best Basketball teams on the continent went head to head in a spectacle of Basketball. After the…
Read MoreUnicaja Malaga breaks Madrid in OT
Unicaja Malaga held on to take out Real Madrid on the Spanish south coast, but the hosts needed overtime to record the 99-92 win. The victory maintained Malaga’s amazing form, with the club consolidating its position at the top of the Liga Endesa standings with a 12-2 record. Unicaja is clear of a chasing pack…
Read MoreLamont Hamilton leaves Vitoria
Lamont Hamilton (208 cm, St. John’s’07) has left Spanish club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Liga Endesa and Euroleague) it has been announced. The big man has recently missed a month through injury and has not had the best of starts to the campaign. Hamilton has played four Euroleague games this season and averaged 4.0 points and…
Read MoreNikola Cvetinovic signed by Oviedo
Union Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo (Spain-LEB Gold) has acquired Serbian forward Nikola Cvetinovic (203 cm, Akron’12) for 2014-15. Nikola started the 2013/14 season with the Czech Republic NBL team JBC MMCITE Brno. Cvetinovic was able to play in 15 games in the Czech Republic league before making the move to Spain. He posted solid averages of…
Read MoreMarc Cuesta signed by Barreteros
Spanish player Marc Cuesta (190 cm) has been added by Mexican club Barreteros de Zacatecas (LNBP) for the 2014-15 season. This is his first foray, playing for a team outside of Spain. He has already played his first game for his new team and was just able to tally two rebounds and two assists in…
Read MoreBen Hansbrough added by Laboral Kutxa
Ben Hansbrough (190 cm, Notre Dame’11) is being brought in by Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) to help the club deal with their recent run-in with the injury bug. The 27-year-old Hansbrough’s 2014/15 season began with him being waived by the Chicago Bulls in October. He then moved to the Grand Rapids Drive from the…
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