Crvena Zvezda secures 1st place in ABA regular season
Crvena Zvezda crushed Mornar Bar on the road on Saturday (57-90) and thereby secured the top spot in the ABA League regular season standings. With three rounds to go in the regular season, no other team will be able to surpass the Serbians in the standings. They have four victories more than second-placed Buducnost (last…
Read MoreFenerbahce earns Euroleague playoff spot
Fenerbahce dominated Panathinaikos on Friday night (85-66) and became the first team that officially qualified to the EuroLeague playoffs (19-3). The Turks took control of the game from the opening tip and never looked back. They were in front by 19 at halftime (48-29) and led by as many as 26 points (72-46). Consequently, they…
Read MoreNBA Trade Deadline: Gasol, Mirotic Start Fresh
It was a wild 48 hours leading up to the NBA trade deadline on February 7th with a flurry of trades blazing through the league like a whirlwind. At the center of it all was the New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis, who informed his team weeks ago, through his agent Rich Paul, that…
Read MoreBriante Weber signed by Olympiacos
Greek Powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Piraeus (Greece-A1) have landed the services of former NBA guard Briante Weber (188 cm, VCU’15) for the second half of the 2018-19 season. Weber comes over to reinforce their backcourt rotation after logging 33 games in the NBA G-League with Sioux Falls Skyforce. He was productive in an average of 31.2…
Read MoreRytas Secures Last Spot in 7Days EuroCup Q-Finals
It’s a done deal. Rytas Vilnius will take last remaining spot in the 7Days EuroCup. They crushed AS Monaco with extreme prejudice 90-68 to secure the berth. BC Partizan was unable to find a win of their own, falling to Group E leaders, ALBA Berlin 97-74. Rytas makes it through having the second-best record in…
Read MoreGlen Rice Jr. pens with Instituto Cordoba
Glen Rice Jr. (198 cm, Georgia Tech’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Instituto Atletico Central Cordoba (Argentina-La Liga) in 2019. This will be the first time in his career that Rice Jr. will be suiting up for an Argentinian club. He moves thereafter playing four games for Aguacateros Michoacan (Mexico-LNBP)…
Read MoreAX Armani Milano Soaring Above Serie A
Round 18 of the 2018-19 regular season in the Italian Serie A closed out with one game on February 4th. League leaders AX Armani Exchange Milano continued to assert their dominance over the domestic Italian League. At 16-2, Armani has a comfortable three-game lead over their closest challenger, Umana Venezia (13-5). Assuming they can keep…
Read MoreOlympiacos Rolls Over Ifestos in Greek A1
There was only one game on tap in Round 16 of the Greek A1 League on February 3, but it was a big one. One of the biggest organizations in Greece (and Europe), Olympiacos blasted past Ifestos on the road, 53-73, to surge temporarily to the top of the league standings with a 15-1 record.…
Read MoreBayern Munich unbeatable in BBL
Bayern Munich crushed Science City Jena on Saturday (103 – 71). As a result, they extended their undefeated record in the German League to an impressive 18-0. The Bavarian hosts outscored their opponents 28-14 in the second quarter and never looked back. The visitors from Jena never turned things around and Bayern cruised to an…
Read MorePanathinaikos still alive in Euroleague playoff race
In their first “do-or-die” game in the EuroLeague, Panathinaikos stood tall against Efes on Friday night and boosted their playoff hopes. The “Greens” rallied past Anadolu Efes at home (88-75) and managed to maintain a playoff push. Given their recent form and the unfortunate results, another defeat would bring them on the brink of elimination.…
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