German Bundesliga: Phoenix Hagen upsets EWE Baskets

In Round 11 of the regular season of the German Bundesliga Phoenix Hagen upset EWE Baskets Oldenburg, 98:78, stunning the third-ranked team. They took a two-point lead at halftime and used a massive rally in the second half to steamroll over the visiting team. David Bell blew up for 23 points as he knocked down…

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Eurocup Round 6: EWE Baskets falls to Sassari

It was a busy calendar of Eurocup encounters on Wednesday as Round 6 was brought to a close with 19 games across the continent. It was an evening of closely fought matches with plenty of drama, including five games decided by a single shot, and one after a double overtime marathon. Banco di Sardegna Sassari…

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Eurocup: EWE beats Bilbao to top Group B

Eurocup Week 5 of the 2013/2014 Eurocup got underway as the competitions Regular Season landed at the half way point. Six of this weeks 24 games were contested on Tuesday night and it was business as usual for teams vying at the tops of groups. The big game of the night was in Germany, where…

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Euroleague: Lietuvos Rytas, Oldenburg advance

The Turkish Airlines Euroleague qualifying rounds are underway. After day 1, two teams are ready to advance to the second round. QR1A: Germany’s EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeated Italian club Cimberio Varese, 79-74. Meanwhile in QR1B, Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius downed Latvia’s VEF Riga, 80-71. Both victorious teams advance and will face each other next.…

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Crosariol inks with Oldenburg

Andrea Crosariol (211 cm, Fair Dickinson´06) will play in Germany this season after signing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (BBL Bundesliga, Euroleague). The big man agreed terms with Spanish Liga Endesa club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, but has opted for a move to Germany instead. The center will join an Oldenburg team that is gearing up for…

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Nemanja Aleksandrov inks with Oldenburg

Nemanja Aleksandrov (210 cm) has agreed a two year contract EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany, BBL) after recently ending a stint with Bruixa d’Or Manresa (Spain, ACB). The power forward/center featured in 10 games for Manresa and logged averages of 9.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game in the ACB. Earlier in the season…

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Julius Jenkins to stay with Oldenburg

Julius Jenkins (187 cm, Georgia Southern’03) will play in the German BBL again next season after he reached an agreement with EWE Baskets Oldenburg to extend his contract into the 2013/2014 season. The point guard has become a fixture in German Basketball and has played all but one of his 9 pro seasons in the…

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Ronald Burrell leaves Oldenburg

Ronald Burrell (204 cm, NC-Greensboro’05) has left German BBL team EWE Baskets Oldenburg after two seasons with the team and won’t return for a third season. The forward played 44 BBL games this season for Oldenburg and averaged 9.6ppg and 4.3rpg, while in 15 EuroChallenge games he logged numbers of 8.2ppg and 4.0rpg. A statement…

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Chris Kramer to remain with EWE Baskets

Chris Kramer (191 cm, Purdue’10) will be staying with EWE Baskets Oldenburg from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. Kramer put up a laudable effort in Game 3 of the finals series between EWE Baskets and Brose Baskets Bamberg for the German BBL Championship. Kramer was solid as a starter in EWE Baskets’ back court…

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