Posts Tagged ‘Triumph Lyubertsy’
VTB League Wednesday roundup
Nizhny Novgorod and Lietuvos Rytas both progressed to the semi-finals of the VTB League after winning their respective series’ on Wednesday. Russian club Nizhny defeated Khimky 84-64 at home after another amazing performance to sweep its series 3-0. Lietuvos Rytas too swept its series by gunning down Triumph Lyubertsy 87-97 on the road to progress…
Read MoreVTB United League roundup
The first round of the VTB United League 1/8 finals has been completed and it was a good round to travel as only one club managed to pick up a home win. The teams celebrating taking a 1-0 series lead are Spartak St Petersburg, Krasnie Krilya, Nizhny Novgorod, and Lokomotiv Kuban. Spartak St. Petersburg vs.…
Read MoreReggio Emilia wins EuroChallenge championship
Bologna, Italy – The Italian club Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia defeated Russian opponents Triumph Lyubertsy 79-65 to win the 2013-14 EuroChallenge championship. This is the first time the team has won the EuroChallenge. After a solid run during the regular season, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia came through in the end when the title was on…
Read MoreEurochallenge: Triumph and Emilia to play final
The Eurochallenge Final Four in Bologna Italy has passed the semifinal stage and will now conclude with the competition final on April 27th. The Final teams have been set as Triumph Lyubertsy and Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia booked their places in the season ending showpiece. While the Eurochallege title is now beyond them, Szolnoki Olaj…
Read MoreEurochallenge quarter final stage begins
The Eurochallenge quarter-final stage is underway as four games took place on Tuesday evening. The round opened with plenty of drama on the court as the teams vie for a place in the Final Four. It proved to be a good start for Tartu Rock as the team closed a narrow home win against Szolnoki…
Read MoreEurochallenge: Round 2 recap
Round 2 of the Eurochallenge Second Stage is almost complete after seven games were held around Europe on Tuesday night. We will turn our attention to Round 3 after Bakken welcome KTP to Denmark on Wednesday night. Three teams remain undefeated at this stage of the Second Stage as the groups begin to take shape.…
Read MoreCory Higgins to Lyubertsy
Cory Higgins (195 cm, University of Colorado´11) will play for Triumph Lyubertsy in the VTB United League this season. The former NBA guard most recently played in the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas. During the competition he represented the Cleveland Cavaliers over five games and averaged 9.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreKyle Landry continues with Triumph
Canadian Kyle Landry (207 cm, Northern Arizona’08) is set to play a third season for Russia’s Triumph Lyubertsy (PBL) this 2013-14 season. Landry is currently a member of the Canadian National team and was also a member in 2009. He recently played two games for Canada in the Marchan Cup in 2013 and averaged 3.5…
Read MoreObie Trotter moves to Triumph Lyubertsy
Obie Trotter (188 cm, Alabama A&M’06) has received a one-year contract to play for Russia’s Triumph Lyubertsy this 2013-14 season. The Alabama native has dual American and Hungarian citizenship. This allowed him to be a member of the Hungarian National Team in 2011 and 2012. Trotter played for BC Nhizhny Novgorod from Russia’s PBL in…
Read MoreJeremy Chappell to Triumph Lyubertsy
Triumph Lyubertsy from Russia’s PBL has added Jeremy Chappell (191 cm, Robert Morris’09) for the 2013-14 season to bolster their backcourt. The 26-year-old Chappell played two seasons for Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye from Ukraine’s Superleague. In 2012-13 he logged 43 games in the Ukrainian league and averaged 15.1 ppg and 3.6 apg. He helped them win the…
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