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French Pro A: 2016-17 Round 1 Recap
The French Pro A tipped off the 2016-17 regular season over the weekend and Round 1 culminated with some exciting basketball action. Defending champions ASVEL were stunned with an opening round loss to Monaco 74-90 over the weekend. Jamal Shuler exploded for 23 points to lead Monaco to the convincing victory. JSF Nanterre bagged a…
Read MorePreseason: weekend action recap
We are starting to get to the business end of the European preseason with a number of warm up tournaments closing and domestic supercups being won. The first trophies of the 2016/2017 campaigns are being handed out, with Milan and Gran Canaria Las Palmas both claiming success in their respective supercups. Preseason tournaments are also…
Read MoreSpanish SuperCup: Barcelona outlasts Real Madrid, advances to final
The final of the Spanish SuperCup has been locked after an exciting day of semifinal action on Friday. Contesting the showpiece game on the weekend will be Gran Canaria Las Palmas and FC Barcelona Lassa after both came through tricky last four encounters. Basketball fans were treated to a preseason El Clasico as Barcelona met…
Read MorePreseason: Istanbul success in Dogus Basketball Tournament
Preseason action headed to Zagreb, Croatia on Thursday evening and it proved to be a fruitful night for Turkish teams. Indeed, the city of Istanbul was the big winner as Fenerbahce and Darassafaka both represented the city and won. The teams were competing in the Zadar Dogus Basketball Tournament. Fenerbahce’s effort saw the team down…
Read MoreASVEL drops Le Mans for Match des Champions win
ASVEL Lyon picked up where it left of last season by winning a trophy. The club narrowly edged Le Mans in the Match des Champions to tip off the new French domestic season. In this contest, the French LNB ProA winner and the French Cup winner are brought together for a supercup showdown. After winning…
Read MoreEuroleague preseason: Khimki slips to Estudiantes
There was mixed fortunes for Russian clubs during preseason friendlies in Spain on Tuesday. Euroleague hopeful Khimki saw its preparations dented by an inspired home performance by Estudiantes. Lleida could not produce a similar home performance against Zenit St. Petersburg. The Russian club took apart the Spaniards. Estudiantes vs. Khimki Moscow Region, 70-60 Euroleague challengers…
Read MoreEA7 Emporio Armani Bags Trofeo Lombardia
More exhibitions games and friendly cups are being played every day in preparation for the upcoming 2016-17 season. One recent friendly was a deciding Finals game between Italian clubs EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Vanoli Cremona. The Milanese franchise looked sharp and in season-ready form as it handily claimed the Trofeo Lombardi with an 82-74…
Read MoreFIBA Intercontinental Cup goes to Guaros de Lara
South America is the destination of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup title after Guaros de Lara clinched the season opening trophy with a 74-69 win over Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt. The game put the FIBA Europe Cup champions from Germany against the Liga Americas champs from Venezuela. The Skyliners had home court advantage, but Guaros de Lara…
Read MoreEuroleague preseason: giants clash on Friday
Friday’s Euroleague preseason games took a new twist. This was a busy day that actually felt like a Euroleague Regular Season week. In fact, considering the match ups through the evening, it could even have been a Top 16 round. Some of the biggest clubs on the continent clashed with each other in Greece, where…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow downs AEK Athens in friendly
Reigning Euroleague champions, CSKA Moscow, continued its fine preseason form as the Russian giant continued to warm for the elite continental competition. CSKA is bidding to become just the third club to defend the Euroleague since 1990, following Olympiacos (2012 and 2013) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (2004 and 2005). If successful, CSKA Moscow will win…
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