Dejan Borovnjak back to Stelmet Zielona Gora

Dejan Borovnjak (207 cm) has signed a deal to play for Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland, TBL) during the 2015/2016 season. This will be his return to the club as the Serbian also featured for Stelmet during the 2012/2013 season, linking with the team over thirty games. During those contests the power forward was in solid…

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J.R. Reynolds landed by Stelmet ZG

2015 Polish league champions, Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL) have agreed to terms on a contract with J.R. Reynolds (188 cm, Virginia’07). He spent the 2014/15 season on the roster of KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga), but will now be an integral part of Stelmet Zielona Gora’s backcourt rotation this coming season. He appeared in…

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Stelmet Zielona Gora wins 2015 Polish TBL

Stelmet Zielona Gora is the champion of the Polish TBL once again after overcoming reigning title holders PGE Turow Zgorzelec in the finals series. The 75-69 victory in Game 6 capped a stunning comeback for Stelmet Zielona Gora after the club rallied from being 2-0 down in the series. Four consecutive wins ensured that the…

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Daniel Johnson parts with Stelmet ZG

Australian big man Daniel Johnson (210 cm, Pepperdine’08) has left Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL) and is now a free agent. He played one game for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and he was able to score 16 points and grab six boards. Johnson was also able to log 16 games for Stelmet ZG in…

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Eurocup, group strugglers find rhythm

There were three games in the Eurocup tonight as Round 7 of the 2014/2015 competition started. Over the three games teams who have been struggling in the competition finally got some momentum by recording wins and giving themselves a slither of hope for Last 32 qualification. Group A Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Paris-Levallois, 78-72…

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Saso Filipovski to coach Stelmet ZG

Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL) has hired Slovenian coach Saso Filipovski to take up the team’s head coaching duties this 2014-15. Stelmet Zeilona Gora is currently 0-4 in Group F of the 2014-15 Eurocup standings. Saso was let go by Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia-Telemach League) in April 2014. Filipovski had been with the team since 2011. He guided…

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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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Chevon Troutman joins Zielona Gora

Veteran big man Chevon Troutman (202 cm, Pittsburgh’05) is set to continue his professional career in Poland this 2014-15 after agreeing to terms with Stelmet Zielona Gora. In 2013-14 Troutman played as a reserve on the roster of German powerhouse team FC Bayern Muenchen. In 20 Turkish Airlines Euroleague games Chevon delivered averages of 6.8…

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PGE Turow Zgorzelec crowned TBL champs

PGE Turow Zgorzelec has won the Polish TBL for the first time in its history after gunning down reigning champs Stelmet Zielona Gora. The winners picked up a 60-72 road win to claim a 4-2 series victory and dethrone a Gora team that defeated Turow in the final last season. The win was paced more…

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