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Montepaschi Siena in the eye of the storm
Newly-elected president of Italy’s professional basketball league and general manager of Montepaschi Siena Ferdinando Minucci has been arrested on suspicion of criminal conspiracy, tax evasion and fraud. Former general secretary of Siena, Olga Finetti, and owners of two advertising companies, Stefano Sammarini and Nicola Lombardini, were also arrested on the same charges following a two-year…
Read MoreEuroleague teams of the year
With the Euroleague Final Four ready to get underway in Milan next week, the organization has announced the First and Second Team for the season. Comprised of the best players in this season’s competition, both teams are packed with some of the best talent in European Basketball. As FIBA was keen to point out on…
Read MoreAvtador clinches Russian Super League
Another season of action has drawn to a close in the Russian Super League as Avtador Saratov clinched the league title with a win over Universitet-Yugra Surgut. The winners travelled to Surgut and came away with a comfortable road win to seal the title and sweep the series 2-0. It was perhaps a fitting result…
Read MoreValencia Basket wins the Eurocup
Valencia Basket stormed to success to lift the 2014 Eurocup after a 73-85 win over Unics Kazan in Russia on Wednesday. In winning, the Spanish club became the most successful in the history of the competition by claiming its third Eurocup crown. Much of the damage had been done last week when Valencia welcomed Unics…
Read MoreGreek A1: Quarter-Finals, Round 1
After the excitement of the Regular Season, the Greek A1 shows no signs of slowing as the competition enters its knockout phase. Round 1 of the quarter finals has proved that there is plenty action and drama to come from the eight teams remaining this season, although the presence of Panathinaikos and Olympiacos continues to…
Read MoreBakken Bears win 4th-straight Danish title
Once again the Bakken Bears have asserted and reaffirmed their dominance in Denmark’s Ligaen after sweeping Randers Cimbria in four games in the finals. The fourth and final game of the series was a convincing 81-91 victory on the road for the Bears. This is their fourth consecutive title and the team’s seventh championship over…
Read MoreGerman BBL: Bayern Muenchen falls at home
Germany – In the final regular season game of the BEKO Bundesliga, league leading FC Bayern Muenchen loses at home to ALBA Berlin, 72-80. Despite the loss, the team from Munich still manages to finish as the regular season champion with a record of 29-5, one game of Brose Baskets Bamberg (28-6). ALBA Berlin will…
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 MoreValencia takes Game 1 of Eurocup Finals
The Eurocup Finals showdown between Valencia Basket and Unics Kazan is underway and Valencia has drawn first blood by taking Game 1 of the series, 80-67. The Spanish hosts played excellent defense all throughout the contest and at the end of the day it yielded them a comfortable win. They seized the initiative right from…
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…
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