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FIBA Men U18: R2 complete, quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals are finally set in the FIBA Men U18 European Championships with the bulk of the spots being determined after the final game of the second round. Coming out of Group E will be Russia, France, Lithuania, and Serbia. Qualifying from Group F are Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia. Quarterfinal match-ups: Russia – Croatia…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: One day remains in R2 QFs next
With one day remaining in Round 2 of the FIBA Men U18 European Champions, there are still many clubs with an opportunity to move on to the quarterfinals. Turkey remains undefeated at 4-0 with three other clubs sitting at 2-2 in Group F. In Group E France and Russia are at the top of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Round 2 begins with two unbeaten
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships rolled into Round 2 on Monday after Round 1 concluded on Saturday. Currently, there are two unbeaten teams in Groups E and F, Turkey and France, but with Turkey having lost in overtime to Ukraine, France is the only truly undefeated team in four games. Coming out of Groups…
Read MoreKristaps Valters agrees with Ankara
Kristaps Valters (190 cm) has signed a deal with TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey, TBL) after the Latvian recently left Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga Endesa. The 31-year old started the season in the German BBL with Artland Dragons Quakenbrueck where he played 8 league games and averaged 7.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.1 assists.…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Group F shocks Group E in QFs
The clubs coming out of Group F dominated the Quarterfinals in the FIBA Men U20 European Championships as each of the four clubs won their matches on Friday sending all four into the semifinals. Group F No. 4 seed Russia defeated Group E No. 1 seed Turkey, 82:70; Group F No. 3 Spain dropped No.…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18 European Championships tip off
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships tipped off in Latvia on Thursday with a full slate of Round 1 games in all four groups. Host club Latvia did their part to get their event off on the right foot with a huge win over Bulgaria, 85:57, much to the delight of a solid home crowd.…
Read MoreBobby Dixon gets extension from Karisyaka
Bobby Dixon (178 cm, Troy’06) will be playing another season for Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey’s TBL this coming 2013-14. The 30-year-old guard recently got a contract extension from the team. In 2012-13 Dixon averaged 18.2 ppg and 5.4 apg in 17 games in the EuroChallenge. He helped Karsiyaka reach the EuroChallenge in 2013.…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Round 2 completed, QFs set
Coming in to the final day of Round 2 of the FIBA Men U20 European Championships there were two teams, Latvia and Greece, that were undefeated through the first and second rounds. After Round 2, not so much… Both clubs were beaten on the final day, France stunned Latvia, 79:74, and Turkey stopped Greece, 72:70.…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Quarterfinals will be set Wed.
Game 2 of Round 2 of the FIBA Men U20 European Championships did little to clear up the playoff picture as the results did more to even things up than anything. The final day’s contests will determine multiple slots as only a small number or set at this point. In Group E Croatia (1-3) picked…
Read MoreZoran Erceg to Galatasaray
Serbian big man Zoran Erceg (210 cm) has made an agreement with Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (TBL, Euroleague) and will play Euroleague Basketball next season. The power forward played the 2012/2013 season with CSKA Moscow (Russia, PBL, Euroleague and VTB United) where he played 6 times for the team in the PBL and…
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