Eurochallenge Second Stage: Round 4

The Eurochallenge recommenced on Tuesday after a week´s hiatus with a full schedule of games around Europe as Round 4 of the Second Stage took place. Tartu Rock defeated Krasnye Krylia 84-73 to remain undefeated and qualify to the next stage from Group I, while Gaz Metan Medias fell out of the competition after defeat…

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Eurochallenge: Tartu and Gaziantep remain undefeated

Round 3 of the Second Stage in the Eurochallenge is underway as six games were held on Tuesday evening, with a further two to follow on Wednesday evening. Tartu Rock made it three from three in Group I as the Estonian team defeated Gaz Metan Medias at home, while Krasnye Krylia travelled to PO Antwerp…

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Eurochallenge: Round 2 recap

Round 2 of the Eurochallenge Second Stage is almost complete after seven games were held around Europe on Tuesday night. We will turn our attention to Round 3 after Bakken welcome KTP to Denmark on Wednesday night. Three teams remain undefeated at this stage of the Second Stage as the groups begin to take shape.…

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EuroChallenge: No team unbeaten after Round 6

Group D Both games in group D in round six of the EuroChallenge regular season, provided interesting outcomes. One game did not have any bearing as far deciding on which team was going to advance. The other game allowed its winner entrance into the Last 16. BC Kyiv vs. Tirumph Lyubertsy, 54:52 BC Kyiv was able…

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Ernest Bremer opts for Gaziantep

Ernest Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure´02) will play in Turkey this season after penning a deal with Royal Hali Gaziantep (TBL and Eurochallenge). The combo guard is known in Turkish Basketball after he represented Fenerbahce last season. He played nine Euroleague games for the team and averaged 1.4 points and 1.4 assists per game. The…

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Summers switches to SE Paks

Durrell Summers (196 cm, Michigan State´11) has been added to the roster of Hungarian team Atomeromu SE Paks (A Division and Eurochallenge). The 24-year old had agreed to play for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australian NBL but he has instead decided to join the Paks. Last season the shooting guard was in Venezuela where…

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Malcolm Armstead begins career with Krka

Malcolm Armstead (183 cm, Wichita State’13) is set to begin his professional career in Slovenia’s Telemach league, signing with Krka Novo Mesto for 2013-14. In the 24-year-old Alabama native’s senior year at Wichita State he averaged 10.6 ppg and 4.0 apg in 39 games. He helped his team reach the NCAA Final Four and the…

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Obie Trotter moves to Triumph Lyubertsy

Obie Trotter (188 cm, Alabama A&M’06) has received a one-year contract to play for Russia’s Triumph Lyubertsy this 2013-14 season. The Alabama native has dual American and Hungarian citizenship. This allowed him to be a member of the Hungarian National Team in 2011 and 2012. Trotter played for BC Nhizhny Novgorod from Russia’s PBL in…

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Jeremy Chappell to Triumph Lyubertsy

Triumph Lyubertsy from Russia’s PBL has added Jeremy Chappell (191 cm, Robert Morris’09) for the 2013-14 season to bolster their backcourt. The 26-year-old Chappell played two seasons for Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye from Ukraine’s Superleague. In 2012-13 he logged 43 games in the Ukrainian league and averaged 15.1 ppg and 3.6 apg. He helped them win the…

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John Cox moves to Cholet

John Cox (196 cm, USF’05) is moving teams from France’s ProA league. The Venezuelan-born American is moving to Cholet Basket, after spending the 2012-13 season playing for Paris-Levallois. John played 15 games in the EuroChallenge for Paris-Levallois this 2012-13 and he averaged 10.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg, helping them reach as far as the quarterfinals.…

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