Euroleague: euro giants qualify for Last 16

Six games held around the continent brought Round 6 of the Euroleague to a close on Friday night in what proved to be another night of exciting action. It was a night of home comforts as five of the games went in favour of host teams, with only one road victory on the night. The…

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Justin Dentmon added by Zalgiris Kaunas

Lithuanian club B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (LKL) have found their new point guard for the upcoming season in import Justin Dentmon (182 cm, Washington’09). The 27-year-old Dentmon was a busy journeyman during the 2012-13 season, playing five teams in total. He started off in China with the Fujian Quanzhou Bank, but was only with the team…

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Joan Plaza leaves Zalgiris Kaunas

It was a tearful press conference for Joan Plaza when he announced his departure from B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas from Lithuania’s LKL after just one season with the team. The Spanish coach had a great run in 2012-13. He led the team to win the Lithuanian SuperCup, to be co-Champions of the regular season in the…

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Zalgiris Kaunas wins Lithuanian title

B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas beat Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 83-65 to cap off a 4-0 sweep of the Finals series to win their third-straight Lithuanian league title. American guard Oliver Lafayette (188 cm, Houston’07) led Zalgris with 18 points and seven assists. The game was pretty close for majority of its duration, but a 17-2 run spearheaded…

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Tremmell Darden leaves Zalgiris

Tremmell Darden (194 cm, Niagara’04) has left Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuanian League, VTB League, and Euroleague) the club has announced. The reason given for the American forward leaving Zalgiris is due to the growing financial problems at the club. 32-year old Darden will now move to European giants Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB…

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