10 College basketball sleepers
Just a few days into the fresh college basketball season, Courtside examines some of the most slept on teams going in the 2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Basketball season. Indiana Hoosiers It’s hard not to get excited about this Indiana Hoosiers basketball team going into this college basketball season. The amount of potential they have provided with…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Bayern Muenchen Sets Records
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague opened Round 6 of the 2018-19 regular season with four games on Thursday. CSKA Moscow (6-0) kept their pristine record intact with an impressive win over a fellow top-4 team Armani Milano, 85-90. Spanish Powerhouse Real Madrid (6-0) crushed Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 66-87 blowout victory. They are the last…
Read More7Days EuroCup: Ratiopharm Ulm Stuns Red Star
The 7Days EuroCup closed out Round 6 action on Wednesday, November 7th with a stacked slate of eight games. Group A had one of the more exciting games as Ratiopharm Ulm handed leaders Crvena Zvezda their second loss of the 2018-19 season via a 95-80 win at home. The German club has a nice story…
Read MoreDarrin Govens added by Nizhny Novgorod
Darrin Govens (185 cm, St. Joseph’s’10) is a new face of the roster of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) for the 2018-19 season. Govens is a 30-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Hungarian passport and is a recent addition to the Hungarian National Team in 2018. Govens began the 2018-19 season on the…
Read MoreJarell Eddie inks with Strasbourg
Jarell Eddie 201 cm, Virginia Tech’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Strasbourg IG (France-Pro A) for the 2018-19 season. This marks a new chapter in his professional basketball career, leaving the USA to try his luck with a stint in Europe. In 2017-18 Eddie bounced around the NBA and the…
Read MoreNCAA: Duke Smashes Kentucky, 118-84 in Opener
NCAA Men’s Basketball opened the 2018-19 season on November 6th with a massive lineup of games but no other game got as much attention and fanfare as the showdown between Duke (4) and the University of Kentucky (6). It was a highly anticipated game between two highly ranked teams. The debuts of Duke rookies Zion…
Read MoreDid Basketball Originate From The Mayans?
Dr. James Naismith is the founder of Basketball. The origin of basketball is a story known by several fans throughout the world. We all know that. His game combined elements of several popular sports of that time. Since then, his game became popular and is played worldwide. However, what if there was another game that…
Read MoreABA Liga: Crvena Zvezda Claims Solo Lead
The ABA Liga is about close out Round 6 of the 2018-19 season but with most of the results already in, we see some changes in the league standings. On Saturday, November 3rd, Crvena Zvezda (5-0) claimed the solo lead in the league standings after they preserved their pristine record with a win over Croatia’s…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Beats Olympiacos, Now 5-0
Round 5 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2018-19 regular season began on November 1st with four games. One of those games was critical as it involved current league leaders, CSKA Moscow. They had a homestead defense against a tough visiting opponent in David Blatt and the rest of Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus. It was a low-scoring…
Read More7Days EuroCup: ALBA Topples Loko in Group B Clash
Round 5 of the 7Days EuroCup 2018-19 regular season drew to a close on Wednesday night with a full slate of nine games on tap for fans from all over Europe to enjoy. One of the most important games of the round took place in Group B. It was a critical match between the top-2…
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