Euroleague
EuroLeague and NBA will not support FIBA’s new qualifying windows
FIBA, the sport’s governing body, is once again at loggerheads with the EuroLeague, and is also dragging the NBA into its latest spat. A decision to reorganize how nations qualify for the Basketball World Cup and the Olympics has put FIBA in direct conflict with the scheduling of the two biggest league’s in hoops. As…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Fenerbahce wins historic title
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague came to a triumphant close on Sunday as Fenerbahce Istanbul won the Final Four to become the 2017 champion. It was a historic rewriting of the record books for the club as it lifted the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague trophy for the first ever time. In doing so, Fenerbahce also became the…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos and Fenerbahce stun in Final Four
A stunning first day of Final Four action settled which two clubs will contest the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague final. Friday also decided which two clubs will be left playing for third and fourth place. To suggest that the day’s events were surprising and unexpected is an understatement. The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague final will be…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four preview
The showpiece of European Basketball is here, with the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four tipping off on Friday (May 19). There is plenty of domestic hoops to be decided this season, but this is where it is at for the biggest games on the continent. In this preview of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final…
Read MoreAll-Euroleague First Team
The All-Euroleague first team has been announced, after voting by fans and accredited media members. The voting is made without regard to player positions. The 2016-17 MVP will be revealed at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 20 during the Final Four in Istanbul! Sergio Llull – Real Madrid Sergio Llull is…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos completes Final Four
Olympiacos Piraeus, the multiple former Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion and Greek A1 giant, has completed the Final Four picture for the 2016/2017 season. The club overcame Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the decider of the remaining Play-Offs series that was still open. CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul have been waiting for over a week as they…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid makes Final Four
There are now three clubs in the Final Four of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after Real Madrid completed its Play-Offs series against Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Los Blancos completed the series win in the most difficult way, claiming two straight road wins to progress to the showpiece. CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul already booked their places…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague names three MVPs
EuroLeague Basketball made a unique decision on Thursday by naming three MVPs for Game 3 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Play-Offs. Real Madrid teammates Gustavo Ayon and Luka Doncic and Bryant Dunston from Anadolu Efes Istanbul take the honor. This is the first time in history that the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has three MVPs at…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: advantage Real Madrid and Anadolu Efes
While CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul reached the Final Four of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague yesterday, there is still plenty of Play-Offs action left. That’s because the series between Real Madrid vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul and Olympiacos vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Game 3 of this respective series was held on Wednesday in Istanbul, the location…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce reach Final Four
The 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has two clubs in the Final Four after CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul eased into the showpiece event. Both clubs swept their respective series, no mean feat considering the quality of all clubs at this stage of the competition. Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos Athens, 79-61 Fenerbahce waltzed into the Final…
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