Underdog Kalev shocks CSKA Moscow in VTB League

Estonian team Kalev/Cramo caused a major upset in the VTB League by beating Russian team CSKA Moscow with 67-56. It was the first loss of CSKA in the VTB League this season. Furthermore, Kalev/Cramo had lost three of the first VTB games this season, and nobody gave them a chance against CSKA. But, in the…

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Jaron Johnson to Avtodor

Jaron Johnson (196 cm, G/F) is on the move to Russia. There he will join Avtodor Saratov and coach Emil Rajkovic. Avtodor finished this past VTB season in 9th place. Johnson played in Dijon last season. In 36 French ProA games, he averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.4 rebounds. Johnson also played ChampionsLeague and EuropeCup games…

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CSKA Moscow wins the VTB League

CSKA Moscow beat UNICS Kazan 89-81 and swept the final series of the VTB League 3-0. CSKA dominated the game from the start and built a maximum lead of 17 points in the third quarter. Just when everybody thought that CSKA could cruise control to another title, UNICS Kazan bounced back. The visitors from Kazan…

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Unics Kazan reaches VTB League finals

UNICS beat Lokomotiv-Kuban at home in Game 3 of the VTB League semi-finals – 74:70. Lokomotiv Kuban had lost the first two games of the VTB League semi-finals and ran out of options. Therefore, they decided to go all out and try something new. Lokomotiv started Grigory Motovilov and Andrey Martyuk for the first time…

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