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Fenerbahce and Union Olimpija win friendlies
As the warm up for the 2014/2015 season continues, Turkish giant Fenerbahce and Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija Ljubljana picked up comfortable victories. Both teams will compete on the continent this season (Fener in the Euroleague and Union in the Eurocup), and these games proved a pointer to the state of the roster heading into another…
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…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Quarterfinals Preview
We’re down to the last eight teams in the FIBA World Cup 2014! Teams representing Asia, Africa, and Australia and Oceania have all been eliminated from the competition. Brazil (South America) and USA face six other teams hailing from Europe. Four teams face off tonight looking to book their seats for the semifinals, while the other…
Read MoreEdo Muric landed by Partizan
Serbian powerhouse team BC Partizan NiS Beograd has added Slovenian forward Edo Muric (202 cm) to their starting lineup for the upcoming season. The 22-year-old Muric is a three-time member of the Slovenian national team in 2011 and 2013-14. In 2013-14 he played at home in Slovenia for Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League). He played…
Read MoreDragic irked by Australia vs Angola game
Phoenix Suns point guard and Slovenian national team star player Goran Dragic (190 cm) took to social media to express his disappointment with how a game in the ongoing FIBA World Cup 2014 was played out. Dragic was referring to the group stage game between Angola and Australia. He tweets: Basketball is a beautiful sport,…
Read MoreUros Zadnik pens deal with Sodertalje
Uros Zadnik (188 cm) will continue his basketball career with the Sodertalje Kings from Sweden’s Basketligan this coming 2014-15 season. The Uros is a 24-year-old player who comes from Slovenia. In 2013-14 he played in his home country’s Telemach league for KK Tajfun Sentjur. Uros logged a total of 28 games for them and managed…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Day 2
In Day 2 of the FIBA World Cup 2014 a few teams remain hot, garnering back to back wins and riding their momentum from Day 1. Seven teams are still undefeated with 2-0 records and the day’s action was highlighted by a showdown between two European gold-medal contenders from Group A. Here is a recap…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read MoreLithuania wins 2014 Huawei Cup
Lithuania claimed victory in the 2014 Huawei Cup trophy warm up tournament by defeating Slovenia 80:76 and wrapping the competition with three consecutive games. The win proved good preparation for a Lithuanian team that will travel to Spain to contest the FIBA 2014 World Cup in September. Inside the Zalgirio Arena in Kaunas, the Lithuania…
Read MoreBostjan Nachbar re-signs with Barcelona
FC Regal Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has opted to re-sign Slovenian veteran forward Bostjan Nachbar (207 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Nachbar has been a long-time member of the Slovenian National Team with stints in 1999-2006, 2009-2010 and again in 2013. The former NBA forward provided some quality production for the team as a reserve during…
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