2014/2015 Euroleague. ALBA and Laboral through

Friday’s 2014/2015 Euroleague round nine action saw two more clubs progress to the Top 16 stage as ALBA Berlin defeated Limoges and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria saw off Valencia in an all-Spanish clash. In the other four games, Real Madrid moved a step closer to wrapping first place in Group A with a victory over Sassari,…

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Fenerbahce Ulker stunned by Usak in TBL

There were three games played on December 7th in Round 9 of the regular season in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). All home teams were able to notch wins, despite some tough competition from visiting clubs. Arguably one of the most critical games of the round, overall, was between Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and Usak Sportif.…

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Euroleague, Madrid and Efes reach Top 16

It was a busy Thursday of Euroleague action as two more teams booked their places in the Top 16. Both progressing clubs came from Group A as Anadolu Efes and Real Madrid won away from home to move to the next round of the competition. There were four other games on the night as the…

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Euroleague Round 7, Friday recap

A further six Euroleague Round 7 games took place on Friday as this week’s action drew to a close with some big games around Europe. You can catch up on yesterday’s action by heading here, while our full game report for Barcelona vs. EA7 Armani Milan can be found here. Before that though, check out…

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Euroleague, Real Madrid slip to Efes

Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague season brought with it a big surprise as Anadolu Efes Istanbul shocked Real Madrid to hand the Spanish club its first defeat of the season. Elsewhere on Friday CSKA Moscow stayed perfect in the Euroleague this term, as did Barcelona by gunning down Panathinaikos in a clash of the…

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Euroleague recap, Round 4

While Real Madrid opened this week’s Euroleague action with a win on Wednesday, it was Thursday evening when the round really took flight with a further five games. Barcelona remained perfect in the competition, while there were big wins for PGE Turow, Zalgiris Kaunas, and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Group A Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Unics Kazan,…

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Mirza Begic joins Efes

Mirza Begic (216 cm) has left Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia-Telemach League) after tonight’s Eurocup game vs Zenit Sankt Peterburg (Russia). Tomorrow he will be on his way to Turkish Powerhouse Anadolu Efes Istanbul.  Mirza Begic will be the replacement of the injured Nenad Krstic. The 29-year old Slovenian center, who also holds a Bosnian passport, started the…

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Nenad Krstic breaks arm

Anadolu Efes Istanbul suffered a big blow on Sunday when learning it has lost its starting center and leading scorer Nenad Krstic with a broken left forearm. The big man is expected to be back on the floor in six to eight weeks, which means he is likely to miss the rest of the Turkish…

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Donnie McGrath switches to Efes

Donnie McGrath (193 cm, Providence’06) will join Turkish team Anadolu Efes from Istanbul. Initially, he had signed a short term “open contract” in Spain with La Bruixa d’Or Manresa but playing with Efes in the Euroleague probably sounded more appealing in the end. The American-Irish guard is a veteran of the European fields. In the…

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Pre-season friendly roundup

With the new campaign on the horizon, clubs around the world are gearing up for another tough year of hoops with pre-season friendly contests. With the 2014/2015 term just weeks away, the friendlies are getting ever more competitive and here are some of the key games from around Europe on Thursday. Anadolu Efes vs. Trabzonspor,…

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