Turkey
Predrag Samardziski leaves TED Kolejliler
Predrag Samardziski (215 cm) is no longer playing for Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) and is now a free agent. The 28-year-old Montenegrin big man played seven games for them before his departure and posted averages of 4.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg. He is a 10-year veteran of the F.Y.R. Macedonian national team from 2004-14.…
Read MoreEurocup, five more in Last 32
The Eurocup Regular Season entered its penultimate round of competition this week and it was a round of celebration as a further five teams progressed to the Last 32, while a further three ensured first place in their respective groups. Group A Paris-Levallois vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn, 87-80 OT Paris-Levallois booked its place in the…
Read MoreEuroleague Sanctions Galatasaray and Red Star
Euroleague Basketball has imposed disciplinary sanctions on two teams, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) and Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS). The sanctions pertain to incidents that occurred before and during their game in Round 6 of the regular season. The sanctions are based on infractions of the competition by-laws that all teams are aware…
Read More2014/2015 Eurochallenge, Round 5
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge is up and running after a busy schedule of games ushered in the fifth week of competition on Wednesday. There were twelve games played through Europe on the night, while more teams booked their place in the Last 16 when others slipped out of contention for the next phase.…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 Draw Results are In!
The Eurobasket 2015 Draw took place in Disneyland, Paris and the results have been announced! Next year, 24 of Europe’s best national basketball teams will compete in one of the sport’s premier events. There will be four host nations for the event and the group stages will take place in Zagreb, Croatia; Montpellier, France; Berlin,…
Read MoreFenerbahce Ulker stunned by Usak in TBL
There were three games played on December 7th in Round 9 of the regular season in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). All home teams were able to notch wins, despite some tough competition from visiting clubs. Arguably one of the most critical games of the round, overall, was between Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and Usak Sportif.…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 welcomes Crvena Zvezda
The Euroleague Top 16 has a new addition after Friday wrapped Round 8 of the Regular Season, with Crevena Zvezda Belgrade heading through to the next round. The Serbian powerhouse took out Valencia on the road to progress to the next phase of the tournament, while there were four other games on the night. Group…
Read MoreEuroleague, Madrid and Efes reach Top 16
It was a busy Thursday of Euroleague action as two more teams booked their places in the Top 16. Both progressing clubs came from Group A as Anadolu Efes and Real Madrid won away from home to move to the next round of the competition. There were four other games on the night as the…
Read MoreTyshawn Abbott deals with Eskisehir
Tyshawn Abbott (192 cm, Arizona State’12) will play in Turkey for the first time after penning for Eskisehir Basket (TBL). His game time this season came in the Italian A2 Gold playing for Romagna Forli and over seven games he impressed with averages of 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. During the…
Read MoreJaka Lakovic pens with Royal Hali
Royal Hali Gaziantep (Turkey-TBL) has landed veteran Slovenian guard Jaka Lakovic (186 cm) this 2014/15 season. The 35-year-old Lakovic announced his retirement from the Slovenian national team this May. He was a member of the squad from 2001 to 2011 and then again in 2013. Lakovic averaged 3.6 ppg and 1.9 apg in 11 games…
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