VTB League
Lokomotiv snatches 2-0 series lead from CSKA
Whatever happens in the remaining VTB United quarterfinal games, none will manage to cause the kind of surprise Basketball fans have been treated to over the last two days. The competitions red hot favourite and one of the best teams in Europe, CSKA Moscow, have lost two on the spin to Lokomotiv Kuban at home.…
Read MoreVTB United League roundup
The first round of the VTB United League 1/8 finals has been completed and it was a good round to travel as only one club managed to pick up a home win. The teams celebrating taking a 1-0 series lead are Spartak St Petersburg, Krasnie Krilya, Nizhny Novgorod, and Lokomotiv Kuban. Spartak St. Petersburg vs.…
Read MoreLokomotiv takes 1-game lead in VTB League
After a surprisingly good Euroleague campaign, Lokomotiv Kuban is not ready to end the season and the Russian club claimed victory in Game 1 of the VTB United League play-offs. Lokomotiv travelled to fellow Russian outfit Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd and secured a 85-91 road win to start this phase of the competition perfectly. Krasny Oktyabr…
Read MoreBC Donetsk withdraws from VTB League
Ukrainian team BC Donetsk has officially withdrawn from the VTB United League. The VTB United League is a regional league participated in mostly by former Soviet Union teams. Team management officially informed the VTB League directorate about its intention to not play in its remaining games, citing the departure of some its players and the…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimky stuns CSKA with late three
There were only two games on tap in the VTB League this Sunday, but fans were not short-changed as far as action was concerned. CSKA Moscow (11-2) lost to undefeated group leader, BC Khimky Moscow Region (13-0), 87-90. Meanwhile Kazakhstan’s BC Astana (5-8) steamrolled over Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (4-8) in what ended up as a…
Read MoreVTB United League: Khimky stays undefeated
It was an epic clash between the two remaining undefeated teams in Group B of the VTB United League with only one of them coming out unscathed. BC Khimky Moscow Region ended the seven-game winning streak of host team, CSKA Moscow via 92-87 victory. Khimky employed aggressive play, intensity on the glass and a high…
Read MoreCory Higgins to Lyubertsy
Cory Higgins (195 cm, University of Colorado´11) will play for Triumph Lyubertsy in the VTB United League this season. The former NBA guard most recently played in the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas. During the competition he represented the Cleveland Cavaliers over five games and averaged 9.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreJahmar Young waived by Novgorod
Jahmar Young (196 cm, New Mexico State’10) has been waived by Russian club BC Nizhny Novgorod (PBL and VTB United League) a month after joining the team. During his short stay with Novgorod the guard played one VTB United League game and picked up 3 points and 1 rebound. The American is coming off a…
Read MoreDijon Thompson returns to Novgorod
Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA´05) has rejoined BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, PBL and VTB United League).The swingman represented Novgorod last season and impressed enough to be tabbed by the Russian team again. Over nine PBL games last season the American picked up the second best scoring averages in the league 15.6 points per game, while…
Read MoreBracey Wright lands in Krasnie Krilya
Bracey Wright (191 cm, Indiana’05) will bring his game to Russian basketball team Krasnie Krilya Samara (PBL) this 2013-14. Wright played in three leagues for Croatia’s KK Cedevita Zagreb (A1) in 2012-13. Bracey played 26 games for them in the Adriatic League and averaged 12.9 ppg and 3.3 apg. He also appeared in 10 games…
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