Spain
Barcelona beats Panthinaikos to win Group E
Barcelona´s Euroleague campaign is going from strength to strength as the Catalan giant defeated Panathinaikos Athens 84-62 in Spain. It was another noteworthy result for Barca, and undoubtedly another that will send a message to the juggernauts of European Basketball. Sweeping aside a Panathinaikos team that is always among the Euroleague favourites and putting 22…
Read MoreOlympiacos back on track after Malaga win
Reigning Euroleague champs Olympiacos picked up a vital 63-80 road win over Unicaja Malaga as the race for the Playoffs entered Round 12 of the Top 16. An indifferent period for the Greek giant in the Top 16 has put qualification to the next round in the balance, but a win over fellow Playoff chasers…
Read MoreEurocup semifinalists decided
The Eurocup Semifinals have been set after Game 2 of the Quarterfinals decided the fates of the remaining clubs on Wednesday. As you would expect nearing the business end of the competition, the Basketball was hugely competitive, exciting, and full of drama. Only one series finished as a sweep as clubs gave no quarter at…
Read MoreValencia reaches Semifinals of Eurocup
Valencia Basket became the first club to progress to the Eurocup Semifinals by coming through a tricky two games against ALBA Berlin. In fact the Spanish team lost Game 2 78-73 to the German club but still progressed to the next phase thanks to a superior aggregate score. Despite losing in the German capital, Valencia…
Read MoreBen McCauley inks with CAI Zaragoza
Ben McCauley (206 cm, North Carolina State’09) has been added by Spanish Liga Endesa team CAI Zaragoza for the 2013-14 season. McCauley began the season playing for the Ukrainian team BC Donetsk. He is just one of the many foreign players who have left Ukrainian teams in the light of the recent political tensions between…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid still perfect, 24-0
Spanish juggernauts Real Madrid are still undefeated as they assert their rule in the top Spanish league, Liga Endesa. The defending league champions continue to assert their dominance with a 24-0 record. Their latest victim was eleventh ranked Bilbao Basket, whom they dispatched in a convincing 73-87 victory. The loss sends Bilbao falling down to…
Read MoreEuroleague: Groups heat up in Top 16
After Round 11 of the Euroleague Top 16, it seems as though the tussle for the remaining qualification places will go down to the wire. With just three rounds left of this stage there is a three way stand off for the fourth and final Playoff position in both Groups E and F. Third place…
Read MoreKickert joins Tenerife
Daniel Kickert (208 cm, St. Mary´s California´06) has agreed a deal that will take him back to Spain to play for CB Canarias Tenerife (Liga Endesa). The Australian with a Dutch passport has been playing for Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine, Superleague and VTB United League) this season. In seventeen Superleague games the power forward averaged 17.1…
Read MoreCarl English joins CB Canarias
CB Canaria Tenrife of Spain’s Liga Endesa has added Canadian player Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii’03) this 2013-14 season. English was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2005 to 2009 and again in 2011. Carl is a veteran of the Spanish league and has spent most of his professional career in the Liga…
Read MoreReal Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow, 93-79
A clash of the titans on Thursday threw together Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow in the Spanish capital. Real exacted revenge on CSKA for the defeat a few weeks ago and in the process bounced back from a disappointing defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich last week. Despite the loss, CSKA Moscow stayed top…
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