Eurocup First and Second teams named

With the Eurocup season over and Valencia crowned champions for a record third time, it is that time of the season where the best players in the competition are honoured. Euroleague Basketball has revealed the players who have made the most impact in the Eurocup this season by naming the Player of the Year, the…

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Eurocup semifinalists decided

The Eurocup Semifinals have been set after Game 2 of the Quarterfinals decided the fates of the remaining clubs on Wednesday. As you would expect nearing the business end of the competition, the Basketball was hugely competitive, exciting, and full of drama. Only one series finished as a sweep as clubs gave no quarter at…

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Eurocup Quarterfinals: Game 1 recap

The Eurocup has already thrown up thrills and spills aplenty throughout the season and the Quarterfinals are continuing that trend. Game 1 of this phase as now passed and fans around Europe were treated to high class Basketball as teams jostle to carve a path to the Semifinals. Home court advantage has proved pivotal so…

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Budivelnik Kiev has lead against Belgrade

The Eurocup Quarterfinals are underway as all clubs turn their attention to reaching the Semifinals on April 1st. The stage was started on Tuesday evening as Budivelnik Kiev downed Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 82-79 to take a 1-0 lead in their two game series. The game was played in Zalgiris Arena in Lithuania as the…

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Eurocup: Quarterfinal teams decided

The Quarterfinal stage of the Eurocup has been locked in after game 2 of the Eighthfinals was completed on Wednesday. The qualified teams now take their place in the next round of the competition as the path to the title becomes clearer. Three of the eight Eighthfinals series games proved to be sweeps, but there…

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Eurocup Eighthfinals: Kiev opens round with win

The Eurocup Eighthfinals started on Tuesday with two clashes as the path to the Final Four opened for business. The best teams from the Top 32 have gathered together for the first knock out stage of the competition; Budivelnik Kiev and JSF Nanterre opened the round, followed by Besiktas grabbing a win against Novgorod. The…

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Daequan Cook waived by Budivelnyk Kyiv

Former NBA guard Daequan Cook (196 cm, Ohio State’07) has been waived by Ukrainian Superleague team Budivelnyk Kyiv. Cook played four games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 9.0 ppg and 1.8 rpg. He also played four games in the Ukrainian league where he posted averages of 4.8 ppg and 2.5 rpg. Daequan started…

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Micah Downs parts with Budivelnyk

Micah Downs (195 cm, Gonzaga’09) is parting ways with Budivelnyk Kyiv from the Ukraine’s Superleague. Downs managed to appear in five Euroleague games for Budivelnyk and he put up decent averages of 10.4 ppg and 3.6 rpg in only 19.0 minutes per game. He was able to deliver slightly better averages in five games in…

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Daequan Cook pens with Budivelnyk

Former NBA guard Daequan Cook (196 cm, Ohio State’07) will be begin his international career with Budivelnyk Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague this 2013-14. Cook was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers 21st overall in 2007 NBA Draft. He’s played in his first game for Budivelnyk and is clearly still adjusting. He tallied just three points, grabbed…

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Euroleague: euro giants qualify for Last 16

Six games held around the continent brought Round 6 of the Euroleague to a close on Friday night in what proved to be another night of exciting action. It was a night of home comforts as five of the games went in favour of host teams, with only one road victory on the night. The…

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