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LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball Go Pro in Europe
LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball are headed to Europe to begin their professional basketball careers. They will be flying to Lithuania in January and have agreed to sign contracts with Vytautas Prienai (Lithuania-LKL). LiAngelo, 19, was pulled out of UCLA by his father earlier in December. LaMelo, who is 16, had originally committed to play for…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Germani Brescia Suffers First Loss
It was an excitement-filled weekend of basketball in the Italian Serie A. It took 10 games but a team was finally able to take down league-leading Germani Basket Brescia (9-1) and hand them their first loss. It was no easy task as former champions, Banco di Sardegna Sassari (6-4) narrowly edged them out, 79-78. The…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos keeps pace
Round 11 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague wrapped on Friday with some massive games. There were two clashes between former champions, including Olympiacos’ OT win over Real Madrid in Greece. Current champs Fenerbahce travelled to Barcelona and came away with a comfortable win. Also cruising was home team Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, the team defeated Anadolu…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 11 opens
Round 11 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague opened for business on Thursday with five games across the continent. Zalgiris Kaunas took out Panathinaikos Athens at home, while CSKA Moscow picked up a road win over Bamberg. Also successful on the road was Khimki Moscow Region with a win over Milan. Baskonia edged Malaga in a…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Top 16 stays shut on Wednesday
No new clubs entered the 7DAYS EuroCup on a busy Wednesday. Limoges joint the teams already in the next round (Lokomotiv, Bayern, and Darussafaka) yesterday. As Round 7 completed on Wednesday, there were still plenty of talking points. In Group A, Darussafaka relinquished its 100% record with a loss at Cedevita Zagreb. Unics Kazan and…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup returns after international break
The 7DAYS EuroCup has been away for two weeks to make way for FIBA’s international basketball World Cup qualification games in November. The competition now returns with Round 7 tipping off on Tuesday and concluding on a busy Wednesday. To open the round, there was a full schedule of games as we took a…
Read MoreABA League Round 10 Recap
There was some amazing and exciting basketball action that took place in Round 10 of the regular season in the ABA League over the last few days. From the weekend up to December 4th, ABA League teams played hard and in the end, Montenegro’s Buducnost retained the league’s top spot with an impressive 9-1 record.…
Read MoreReal Madrid Stays Hot, Tops ACB Standings
European juggernaut Real Madrid continues on its tear in the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB). The now 9-1 club remains the sole leader of the domestic Spanish League standings after 10 rounds in the 2017-18 regular season. On December 3rd Real Madrid stomped Herbalife Gran Canaria in one of the more dominant victories of the round,…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: big games wrap Round 10
Round 10 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2017/2018 season wrapped on Friday with three contests, and we are now exactly one third through the Regular Season. CSKA Moscow outlasted Barcelona in a clash between former champs. Panathinaikos was too strong for Unicaja Malaga in Athens. Finally, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade collected a rare win, while Real…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 10 opens
Round 10 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague got underway on Thursday with four contests, with the week’s action to be concluded tomorrow. On the night, Olympiacos stayed top of the standings with a win over Valencia, while Khimki got back on track with a success of Brose Bamberg. Elsewhere, Anadolu Efes grabbed a massive win…
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