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Ukraine Superleague: Budivelnyk’s woes continue
Ukraine – Budivelnyk Kyiv is on a tailspin and needs to get its act together. On November 8 they suffered a brutal loss at the hands of French ProA team JSF Nanterre, 80:61, in the Euroleague. Their problems continued last night as they fell to 2-3 in the Ukrainian Superleague, this time to Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk,…
Read MoreGerman BBL: Alba hands Bayern 1st loss
The top spot in the German BBL just got crowded as the No.1 club, FC Bayern Munich, was toppled by Alba Berlin, 94:74, for their first loss of the season. The result brings Munich in line with Telekom Baskets Bonn and the Artland Dragons, all at 7-1. For Alba’s part, they improve to 4-2, while…
Read MoreEuroleague: Maccabi Electra wins third straight
A win by a deuce counts the same as a win by a dozen… Maccabi Electra, seen to be struggling in the early part of the 2013-14 season, made it three straight in Euroleague competition with a 74:76 victory on the road against Lietuvos Rytas on Thursday. It wasn’t a good day for the home…
Read MoreEurocup: Cantu, Bilbao and Unics now 4-0
The fourth round of the Eurocup regular season is in the books after yesterday’s action. Only three teams keep their bragging rights of still remaining without a blemish in their Loss Column. Italy’s Pallacanestro Cantu and Russia’s Unics Kazan won their match-ups and sit atop of their respective groups. Spain’s Bilbao Basket handled Elan Chalon…
Read MoreEurocup: Alba Berlin knocks off Gravelines
Coming into Week 4 of Eurocup competition there were six clubs holding perfect records. After the short first day that only saw four of 20 matches for the week contested, one of those six was knocked off, and one became the first four-game winner. Alba Berlin hosted undefeated Gravelines-Dunkerque on Tuesday and handed the French…
Read MoreItalian SerieA: EA7 Armani and Montepaschi win
Two games capped off Round 4 of the Italian SerieA regular season. Both EA7 Armani and Montepaschi were able to down their opponents and are now comfortably part of the league’s top six teams with identical 3-1 records. There no undefeated teams left and some wonder which club will be able to set themselves apart…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: One falls, three remain unbeaten
Going into the Week 4 match-ups in the Spanish Liga Endesa there were four clubs that held perfect records, but with two of those clubs set to square off against each other, one was certainly falling from the ranks. As Gran Canaria and CB Canarias got set for the latest installment of the Canary Island…
Read MoreLNB: Nanterre knocks Cholet from unbeatens
It’s been quite a week for the boys from Nanterre, winning their first Euroleague game at the expense of FC Barcelona Regal on their home court, and on Saturday they picked up their sixth win in as many games when they pounded previously unbeaten Cholet Basket 59:79 on Cholet’s home court. The win leaves just…
Read MoreGrant Jerrett No.1 in 2013 D-League Draft
The Tulsa 66ers selected Grant Jerrett (208 cm, Arizona’13) with the first overall pick of the 2013 D-League Draft. The Rio Grande Valley Vipers drafted James Johnson (205 cm, Wake Forest’09) with the second overall pick, and the Sioux Falls Skyforce chose Quincy Douby (191 cm, Rutgers’06) with the third overall selection. Four players fresh…
Read MoreEuroleague: Nanterre beats Barça at home
At the end of the 2012-13 season JSF Nanterre surprised a lot of people when they defeated the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 ranked teams in the French ProA playoffs to be named “Champion de France 2013” and get an invite to play in the Euroleague for the 2013-14 season. At the start…
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