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Euroleague: Georgios Bartzokas named top coach
In a vote of the Euroleague coaches, Georgios Bartzokas of Olympiacos Piraeus was awarded the 2012-13 Alexander Gomelskiy Trophy as the Euroleague’s coach of the year. Georgios Bartzokas – Euroleague Bio Bartzokas became a coach after a playing career cut short by injuries. He joined Maroussi’s youth teams in the mid-1970s and debuted in the…
Read MoreAnthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MoreNBA Draft 2013: questions and storylines
We’re at the eve of NBA draft 2013. There are many questions, storylines, and rumors that have come and gone in the weeks leading up to this heavily anticipated day. One of the bigger, if not the biggest question on many people’s minds is “Who will be picked first overall?” Even though the general consensus…
Read MoreTurkey takes 2013 Mediterranean Games Gold
The host country Turkey earned themselves 2013 Mediterranean Games Gold medals on the hardwood on Tuesday with a 17-point win over Serbia, 79:62. Turkey went undefeated in the competition with their closest contest coming in the Semi-Finals over Tunisia in an eight-point contest, 77:69, that was just had Turkey up by just two points going…
Read MorePaul and Howard headline NBA free agency
The 2012-13 season is finally over. The Miami Heat are now back-to-back NBA Champions. This means that the league’s off-season has officially begun. The 2013 NBA draft is slated to take place on June 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. While many experts have already labeled this year’s crop as a “weak…
Read More2013 Mediterranean Games moves to semis
The 2013 Mediterranean Games got underway on Tuesday in Mersin, Turkey, with over 3,000 athletes from 24 countries competing in 27 sports. In Servet Tazegül Sports Hall, the basketball competition tipped off on Tuesday with seven National Teams competing in two groups. In Group A – Turkey, FYR Macedonia, Egypt, and Algeria were scheduled to…
Read MoreNBA: Heat takes Game 7; James named MVP
Throughout the NBA Finals the first six games were dictated by scoring runs and who put out the last, or biggest. As Game 7 unfolded you couldn’t help but wonder which club was going to burst out and drop 10 or 15, then wait for the other to duplicate, or not. Other than the first…
Read MoreRafnsson, FIBA Europe President dies
Olafur Rafnsson, president of FIBA Europe has passed away at the age of 50. He was found in his hotel room in Geneva, Switzerland. He was there to attend the official opening of FIBA’s new headquarters. Rafnsson, who hails from Iceland, was a former player and won the Icelandic Championship in 1988. He was elected…
Read MoreNBA: Heat come from behind, force Game 7
The San Antonio Spurs held a five-point lead with just under 30 seconds in Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night, only to let it slip away when Ray Allen drained a three-ball from the right corner to knot the score at 95. Tony Parker had 5.2 seconds to pull off the win, but…
Read MoreSerieA: Siena takes Game 4, 81:71, goes up 3-1
Montepaschi Siena took a commanding 3-1 series lead of the Italian SerieA Finals with an 81:71 victory over Acea Roma in Montepaschi. Daniel Hackett led the way for Siena with 16 points, while David Moss added 15 and Bobby Brown dropped in 14. Luigi Datome paced Roma with 17, Gani Lawal scored 16, and Jordan…
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