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Lithuanian LKL 2014/2015 season game 1
The Lithuanian LKL Regular Season got underway tonight with three games through round 1, with two of the games finishing in favour of road teams, with one home victory on the night. Reigning champs Zalgiris Kaunas looked in good touch after a decent pre-season and the team will be seeking its fifth consecutive Lithuanian LKL…
Read MoreDenis Krestinin signed by Jelgava
BK Jelgava (Latvia-LKL) has landed young Lithuanian forward Denis Krestinin (200 cm) and he will get a chance to improve his skills with his new team this 2014-15. The 20-year-old prospect was a recent member of Lithuania’s U20 national team which competed in Crete this 2014. In 2013-14 he played for PGE Turow from Poland’s…
Read MoreKhimki opens Garastas Cup with win
Khimki Moscow Region opened the Garastas Cup with victory by downing Budivelnyk Kiev in the Lithuanian based pre-season tournament. A comfortable 102-77 victory saw the Russian team build momentum for what will be another busy season in the VTB League and Eurocup. As for troubled club Budivelnyk Kiev, a season without continental competition is ready…
Read MoreJawan Carter pens with Lietkabelis
Jawan Carter (180 cm, Delaware’11) has penned a deal with Lithuanian club Panavezys Lietkabelis (LKL) for the 2014-15 season. The guard was originally slated to play for Tundja Yambol from Bulgaria’s NBL, before agreeing to terms with Lietkabelis. In 2013-14 Carter landed with Hermine Nantes Atlantique (France-ProB), but was only able to log two games…
Read MoreMindaugas Katelynas added by Brose Baskets
As a quick reaction to the injury of Josh Duncan, Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) is adding Mindaugas Katelynas (206 cm, Chattanooga’05) to fill in for him this 2014-15. Katelynas was a one-time member of the Lithuanian national team back in 2010. Mindaugas had a very short run with Turkish club Trabzonspor Basketbol (TBL) in 2013-14,…
Read MoreKyle Lamonte joins Pieno Zvaigzdes
Kyle Lamonte (191 cm, William Carey’08) has penned a deal that will take him to Lithuania this 2014-15 season, as a new member of Pieno Zvaigzdas Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL). The 30-year-old from Davenport, Iowa began the 2013-14 season playing for Guerreros de Bogota (Colombia-Liga DirecTV). In 27 games Lamonte showed his scoring prowess with averages of…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, France takes Third Place
The third/fourth game of any major Basketball tournament is an odd contest, and so it proved at the FIBA World Cup 2014 yet again. You see, neither France nor Lithuania wanted to play this game and they came into it with a feeling of despair and heartbreak because they did not make the final. However,…
Read MoreMustafa Shakur to play for Neptunas
Mustafa Shakur (190 cm, Arizona’07) is headed to Lithuania to play for Neptunas Klaipeda (LKL) this 2014-15 season. Shakur began the 2013-14 season playing in the NBA D-League for the Eerie Bay Hawks where he averaged 14.6 ppg and 5.4 apg in 17 games. In January 2014 he was traded to the Tulsa 66ers where…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, USA makes final
Team USA will get the chance to defend its title at the final of the FIBA World Cup 2014 after swatting aside Lithuania in the first semi-final game on Thursday. The tournament favourites looked classy at times again on the court and is well poised to win back to back World Cup titles during Sunday’s…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, USA and Lithuania in semis
We are at the business end of the FIBA World Cup 2014 now as the quarter final stage gets underway in Spain. There were two games on day one of the stage, with the USA sweeping to the semi-finals in commanding fashion and Lithuania also progressing to the new round after a trickier encounter. Tomorrow’s…
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