Euroleague Qualifying, Day 2

The Euroleague Qualifying tournament entered its second day as the remaining round 1 games were dealt with. In this win or bust contest, the two losers suffer the heartbreak of elimination, while the winners progress and continue to fight for the golden price, a solitary entry in the Euroleague Regular season. Here’s how the Day…

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Euroleague qualifying preview

Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…

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Hapoel Jerusalem win Israeli League Cup

Hapoel Jerusalem sent a message through Israeli Basketball by defeating powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final of the Chance Cup (League Cup) pre-season tournament. Tel Aviv went into the game as firm favourites, after-all this is a team that swept all before it by winning the Israeli league, cup, and the Euroleague last season.…

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Joseph Jones heads to Hapoel Jerusalem

Joseph Jones (204 cm, Texas A&M’08) is the latest addition to the roster of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) this 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old veteran big man played for CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2013-14. He logged in 16 games for them in the Eurocup and was able to deliver averages of 8.6 ppg and 4.8…

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Bracey Wright stays with Hapoel Jerusalem

Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) has chosen to re-sign Bracey Wright (191 cm, Indiana’05) for the 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old veteran began the 2013-14 season playing for Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia-VTB). He played five games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 17.8 ppg and 2.0 apg. He logged 10 games for them in the…

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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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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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Israel Winner League: Three teams share lead

Israel Winner League Round 9 – Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem was able to pull off a key, tightly contested victory versus Maccabi Tel Aviv, 87:85. The win secured their position in a three-way tie for first place in the standings now that they hold a 6-3 record.  They share the top position with Ironi Nes-Ziona and…

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