Real Madrid overcomes Olympiacos for Euroleague title
Real Madrid is the 2015 Euroleague champion after the Spanish club defeated Olympiacos 78-59 in a surprisingly comfortable championship game. The Euroleague Final Four has been held in Madrid’s Barclaycard Center and with a home crowd Los Blancos was finally able to win the title after appearing in three consecutive finals. Indeed, Real Madrid has…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Olympiacos reach Euroleague final
Euroleague form went out of the window as the Final Four opened with Olympiacos Piraeus and Real Madrid reaching the showpiece final. Of course, both teams are formidable, but their opponents have arguably been the form teams of the competition this season. Olympiacos put in a huge performance by taking out CSKA Moscow, while Real…
Read MoreAlex Franklin to Bayamon
Alex Franklin (196 cm, Siena ’10) has put pen to paper on a deal to play for Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico, BSN) for the rest of the campaign. The American has a Puerto Rican passport and has played in the country before for Indios de Mayaguez, where he actually spent the start of this…
Read MoreMitar Trivunovic switches to Nyon
Mitar Trivunovic (196 cm) has been brought in by BBC Nyon (Switzerland, LNB) for the remainder of the season. The Serbian player has experience in Swiss Basketball as he has played for Pully Basket at various times over the last three seasons. He has spent a lot of this campaign with Pully and over 22…
Read MoreAlex Abrines extends with Barcelona
Alex Abrines (198 cm) will remain with FC Barcelona (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) after penning a new contract that will see him stay at the club until 2019. The Spaniard is considered one of the hottest properties in European Basketball and has been in a regular member of the Barca roster since the start…
Read MoreTsmoki Minsk retains Premier League
Tsmoki Minsk cruised past arch rival Grodno-93 to win the Belarus Premier League with a clean 4-0 sweep of the finals series. The two clubs are the two biggest in the country, but Tsmoki Minsk has been in control of the Premier League and this was the club’s seventh consecutive title, four of them coming…
Read MoreKenny Adeleke inks with Manati
Atenienses de Manati from Puerto Rico’s BSN has agreed to terms with Nigerian import Kenny Adeleke (Hartford’06) this 2015. Kenny is coming off a stint playing for Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela-LPB). The 32-year-old played three games for them in the Liga Americas and averaged 6.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg. In 26 games in the domestic…
Read MoreGarret Siler added by Marinos
Big man Garret Siler (213 cm, Augusta State’09) will continue his professional career on the roster of Marinos De Anzoategui (Venezuela-LPB) this 2015. Siler already made his debut for his new team, but he only saw four minutes of action on the floor. He didn’t score, but grabbed one rebound. His minutes should see an…
Read MoreRandolph Morris stays with Beijing Ducks
Randolph Morris (211 cm, Kentucky’07) has been an important cog for the Shougang Beijing Ducks (China-CBA) in recent seasons and the club has decided to lock him in to a three-year contract extension which will keep him with the franchise until 2018. The big man appeared in 51 games for the Beijing Ducks this 2014/15…
Read MoreCleveland Cavaliers down Bulls to reach Eastern Conference Final
The Cleveland Cavaliers, once again propelled by LeBron James, took apart the Chicago Bulls on the road to progress to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The victory marked the first time the Cavaliers will contest the Conference Final since the 2008/2009 season and the franchise is certainly in contention for the NBA championship overall. Credit…
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