Malaga suffers first loss in FIBA Champions League

DA Dijon and Happy Casa Brindisi were off to slow starts by their standards in the Basketball Champions League. Both teams picked up big momentum wins at home on Tuesday, over Unicaja and Darussafaka, respectively. Both teams enjoyed strong support from the stands, with a packed arena guiding Dijon to an early lead over Spanish…

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Malaga destroys Dijon in FIBA Championsleague

Unicaja Malaga kept their perfect season alive in the Basketball Champions League with a dominant 83-54 win over JDA Dijon. Dijon was shorthanded, as they only had eight players mainly in the rotation for the game. Sek Henry led Dijon with 16 points, and Abdoulaye Loum scored 8 points and grabbed six rebounds. Unicaja is now the…

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Norris Cole to Unicaja

Norris Cole (188 cm, G) has signed with Unicaja Malaga in the Spanish ACB. Unicaja comes off a disappointing season where they ended up 11th in the standings. Cole played in the French ProA and Euroleague last season. In 30 EuroLeague games, he averaged 13.7 ppg and 3.6 assists for ASVEL Villeurbanne. Norris Cole is…

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Malcolm Thomas moves to Unicaja Malaga

Malcolm Thomas (206 cm, F/C) has signed for the remainder of the season in the Spanish ACB. Thomas started this season with Bayern Munich but was let go in December. He only played 10 EuroLeague games (and two BBL games) in which he averaged 3.3 ppg and 3.2 rebounds. Thomas played last season with Fenerbahce.…

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Real Madrid collects 17th Spanish Liga ACB victory of season

Real Madrid maintained its solid form on Sunday, defeating Unicaja Malaga 92-88 in the Spanish Liga ACB. Coach Pablo Laso’s club earned the victory by building a comfortable lead and holding off the hosts down the stretch. Jaycee Carroll and Walter Tavares scored 17 points apiece for Real Madrid, with Tavares also pulling down nine…

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Frank Elegar newcomer to Malaga

Frank Elegar (208 cm, Drexel’08) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2019-20. He is a Guyanese international basketball player who also holds a passport from the U.S. Virgin Islands. He’s been a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Team from 2006-08 and again in 2010…

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Josh Adams signed by Unicaja Malaga

Josh Adams (188 cm, Wyoming’16) has agreed to terms on a deal with Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will play for the Spanish club in 2019-20. In 2018-19 Adams played 15 games for Shanxi Brave Dragons (China-CBA), where he recorded averages of 26.4 ppg and 4.8 apg. He later moved back home to the U.S.…

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Barcelona triumphs in ACB playoffs opener

Game 1 of the ACB playoffs saw Barcelona make a dominant performance and crush Badalona on Friday night (87-61). After a balanced first half (35-31), Barcelona took over. The “Blaugrana” played very well both offensively and defensively. Thanks to a 25-15 run in the third quarter, they earned a double-digit lead (60-46). City rivals Badalona…

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ALBA Berlin, Unicaja Malaga Advance in 7Days EuroCup

Going. Going. Gone. Just like that, there are only two berths remaining for the 7Days EuroCup playoffs as ALBA Berlin and Unicaja Malaga secured their seats and advance in the competition. ALBA Berlin locked up the top-seed of Group E with a 4-1 record after securing a road win vs. AS Monaco 61-75 on Tuesday.…

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