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Khimik wins Ukraine Superleague
The first post Crimean Crisis Ukraine Superleague was decided tonight as Khimik Opz Yuzhny won the league with a dominating 81-41 victory over Dnipro. The victory marked the first time the club has been the champion of Ukraine Basketball, stopping Dnipro from winning its inaugural title in the process. As the score suggests, Khimk was…
Read MoreVTB League, Khimki and CSKA coast to wins
We are one step away from the Final Four of the VTB United League with the Quarter-Final stage in full swing this week. Game 2 of the last eight phase saw Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, CSKA Moscow, and Khimki Moscow Region collect second consecutive wins to take charge of their series’. In the fourth tie, Nizhny…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa upsets Maccabi Tel Aviv 87-78
There are four rounds remaining in the regular season of the Israeli Winner League and Maccabi Haifa is ending 2014/15 on a high note. They recently defended their homecourt and upset the league leaders Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv 87-78. They have now won eight of their last ten games. Maccabi Tel-Aviv, on the other hand, are…
Read MoreStrasbourg wins French Cup
Current French Pro A league leaders Strasbourg continued its fine 2014/2015 season by claiming victory in the French Cup final. The Alsace based club defeated Le Portel Cote de Opale 87-74 to win its first ever Coupe de France and lift the Robert Busnel Trophy. The game was billed as a true David vs. Goliath…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade wins Adriatic League
Famed Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (Red Star) has been crowned the champion of the Adriatic League after overcoming Cedevita Zagreb in the finals series. Since the ABA formed in 2001 the club has never held the trophy aloft and has had endure as arch rival Partizan Belgrade was crowned king of the Adriatic six…
Read MoreEurocup: Khimki Moscow Regions crowned champs
The 2015 Eurocup champion has been crowned, and the honour goes to Russian club Khimki Moscow Region after a final series sweep against Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas. Khimki had stormed game 1 in Spain last week and controlled game 2 in its home arena to secure the victory and the Eurocup crown. It was…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk reach NBL final
There was little surprise in Czech Basketball on Tuesday as dominant NBL club CEZ Nymburk breezed into the league final with a victory over BK Opava. The clubs have been clashing over a best of five semi-final series, but Nymburk has looked in control throughout and booked its NBL final berth with a 91-80 home…
Read MoreStrasbourg extends lead in French Pro A
French Pro A league leader Strasbourg IG took down Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket, 69-73, to expand its lead over the rest of the teams. They are now 26-4 in what has been a very impressive 2014/15 season thus far. Second-place team JSF Nanterre will play in on the 30th, but are still 23-6 and a win…
Read MoreJSF Nanterre wins EuroChallenge 2015
Hayri Gur Arena, Trabzon – JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A) has captured the 2015 EuroChallenge Championship after edging out Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-TBL) 63-64 in a thriller of a Finals game. This is the first European title for Nanterre and they can now proudly display the gold cup in their trophy case. In domestic the French domestic…
Read MoreEurocup Final: Khimki crushes Gran Canaria Las Palmas
Game 1 of the Eurocup Final saw Khimki Moscow Region take a huge step to winning the competition this season after a demolition of Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas. The Russian club put in a huge performance with a 66-91 victory and now has one hand on its second Eurocup trophy. As for Gran Canaria,…
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