Luka Doncic, Trae Young named to All-Rookie First Team

On the night of the 2018 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks executed a draft-night trade. The Mavericks, who had the No. 5 pick, traded up two spots to acquire Slovenian guard Luka Doncic, a player with tremendous upside On the other side, the Hawks selected Trae Young as part of the deal…

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ABA Liga Playoffs Preview

The ABA Liga playoffs are set and fans are in for some exciting basketball in the coming days. On March 23rd four of the best teams in the Adriatic region will take to the court in two best-of-three series to determine the finalists for 2018-19. The regular season ended this weekend after 22 rounds and…

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NCAA: Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, UVA Awarded Top Seeds

March Madness is upon us! The 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament brackets have been announced and Duke University has been awarded the No. 1 overall seed. Two other teams from the ACC were awarded top seeds in University of North Carolina and University of Virginia. Joining them is Gonzaga University, the team that has held…

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Should Zion Williamson Sit Out the NCAA Tournament?

Without Zion Williamson, Duke University fell to Virginia Tech on Tuesday 72-77. While the margin was not too large, it was clear that the Blue Devils were missing their star player. Williamson sprained his knee when his foot burst through his sneaker during a game against UNC. Without him on the floor, Duke’s chances are…

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2019 FIBA World Cup Field Now Complete

The 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers finally drew to a close on Monday night and the last three remaining slots have been filled. Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic completed the seven-team slots allotted for the Americas via different routes. Montenegro played their hearts out to bag the last ticket coming out of the European…

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Disgruntled teams leaving national leagues?

Last weeks cup finals in various leagues were full of incidents. At the focus of everything was the refereeing. As a result, some of the top European teams threaten to leave their national leagues. The “mistakes” the referees made in the Cup Finals created chaos in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Serbia. Let’s start with Spain…

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NBA and FIBA to launch Basketball Africa League

The NBA and the FIBA announced on Saturday their plan to launch the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa. The BAL will be built on the foundation of current club competitions FIBA is organizing in Africa. Scheduled to begin play in January 2020. The Basketball Africa…

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Olympiacos Walks Out in Greek Club Semis

Trouble is afoot in Greek basketball right now. Two Titans of the sport, Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens faced off in the semi-finals of the ongoing Greek Cup on Thursday. However, much to the chagrin of fans in attendance at the Olympic stadium in Athens, the game ended abruptly with Olympiacos leaving the court and…

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NCAA: Tennessee Stays at No.1 in Latest AP Poll

The Tennessee Volunteers remain the No. 1 team in NCAA Men’s Basketball according to the latest AP Poll. They received 40 of 64 first-place votes and Duke University taking the remaining 24. Tennessee is 22-1 and 10-0 in the SEC. They unseated Duke, (21-2), who lost to Syracuse on January 14 and are now 9-1…

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NCAA: UCLA Cleans House, Fires Coach Alford

It’s a new year. It’s 2019 and more than a few teams in the NCAA want a fresh start. UCLA has decided to shake things up at the top and have fired coach Steve Alford. UCLA will pay him a sum of $3.6 million as part of a buyout of his existing contract. The school…

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