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Lamonte Turner starts pro career with Arka
Lamonte Turner (188 cm, G) has signed with Asseco Arka Gdynia in Poland. It is Turner’s first pro contract. The 24-year old American finished school just four months ago. Arka started the Polish EBL season with two losses and plays Slask this weekend. Lamonte Turner played college basketball in the SEC, where he averaged 12.3…
Read MoreUNICS Kazan bolsters frontcourt by inking Jarrell Brantley
UNICS Kazan bolstered its frontcourt by inking power forward Jarrell Brantley to a one-year deal, the club announced Monday. Brantley (201 cm, 25 years old) arrives from Utah of the NBA, where he averaged 2.2 points in 30 games last season. He has also played for the Salt Lake City of the G League. Before…
Read MoreACB Liga Endesa has started
The Spanish ACB Liga Endesa, the top-tier national league in Europe, has started this weekend. After both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this new 2021-22 season is one of hope and “back to normal.” Finally, fans will be allowed at games. Not at full capacity, but at 40% to…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Regular Season field complete
The Basketball Champions League Qualifiers just ended, and the exciting prospect of taking part in the Regular Season became a reality for four additional teams joining the sixth edition of the competition. After Kalev/Cramo (EST), Nutribullet Treviso (ITA), and U-Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca (ROU) yesterday, Prometey (UKR) won their ticket this evening to advance to the…
Read MoreUkrainian champions punch the last ticket to the Basketball Champions League Regular Season
BC Prometey was making the headlines with their recruiting over the summer, and it is starting to pay off already. The champions of Ukraine booked their place in the Regular Season with a close 67-65 win over Parma-Parimatch. The game was probably too close for coach Ronen Ginzburg’s liking. Still, when you bring in big names like…
Read MoreNutribullet Treviso, U-BT Cluj Napoca, and BC Kalev/Cramo reach BCL Regular Season
The 2021-22 Basketball Champions League season will see three new faces from the Qualifying Rounds. Nutribullet Treviso, U-BT Cluj Napoca, and BC Kalev/Cramo will play the Regular BCL Season for the first time, winning their respective groups in Treviso Peristeri and Tallinn. The legendary Palaverde arena saw the return of Treviso to the basketball map…
Read MorePrometey meets Parma-Parimatch in Final of the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds
D’Angelo Harrison was in a world of his own to guide BC Prometey to the Final of the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds. The Ukrainians will face Parma-Parimatch, who eliminated Le Mans in the other Semi-Final. The fact that Le Mans is out also means that Season Six of the BCL will not feature…
Read MoreLegendary coach Dušan Duda Ivković passed away
The celebrated Serbian basketball coach Dušan Ivković (77) passed away at 06.50 ‘o clock this morning in a Belgrade hospital. Dušan Ivković was born in Belgrade on October 29, 1943. He was one of the most successful European coaches of all time, certainly the most successful selector of the Yugoslav national basketball team at the…
Read MoreBamberg goes from +20 to elimination in Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds
It was a shocking day in the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds, with clubs like Brose Bamberg, Mornar Bar, and Peristeri ending their runs in Semi-Finals of their respective tournaments. Bamberg suffered the biggest of upsets because of the way they lost their matchup with Uniclub Casino – Juventus. The German juggernauts were up…
Read MoreTwo more games played Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds
Two games were played on Tuesday in the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds. One went down to the wire. The other was over before it reached halftime, with a monstrous second quarter by BC Prometey, one so loud it kept the group hosts quiet the rest of the way. It was a matchup of…
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