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Unics Kazan reaches the Euroleague
Russian club Unics Kazan punched its ticket to the Euroleague Regular Season after gunning down French outfit ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne 79-88 in the final of the qualifying tournament. After a week of competitive do or die contests, the competition was whittled down to these two teams. Unics rallied back from a huge deficit to snatch…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifying, final game set
We are at the business end of the Euroleague Qualifying tournament after the final was locked today, with ASVEL Lyon and Unics Kazan booking their place in the do or die showpiece on Friday evening. Both clubs will now go toe to toe on the hardwood of Sleuyter Arena in Belgium to decide which will…
Read MoreCharlie Westbrook inks with Hyeres-Toulon
Charlie Westbrook (193 cm, South Dakota’12) is set to play for Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-ProB) this 2014-15. The 25-year-old guard spent his 2013-14 season playing in the NBA D-League for a couple of teams. In December 2013 Westbrook was signed by the Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League) and in 10 games he delivered averages of 12.0…
Read MoreAloysius Anagonye heads to Boulogne
SO Maritime Boulogne (France-ProA) has acquired the services of veteran Aloysius Anagonye (203 cm, Michigan State’03) for the 2014-15 season. Anagonye is a 33-year-old Nigerian-American player who was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2006-07 and again in 2009. He played the 2013-14 season for another French Pro A team, Paris-Levallois. Aloysius…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifying, ASVEL and Strasbourg win
The Euroleague Qualifying tournament got underway today in Ostend, Belgium, as eight clubs from around the continent push for one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The do-or-die contests started with two French club prevailing in their respective games to progress to the next stage of the competition. VEF Riga vs. Strasbourg, 53-82 Latvian…
Read MoreJustin Safford added by Le Portel
ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-ProB) will be bringing in Justin Safford (204 cm, Missouri’11) as a new addition to their roster this 2014-15. This will be the first time he will be playing in France in his career. The 26-year-old forward played in Hungary’s Division A for the 2013-14 season, suiting up for Zalakeramia-ZTE…
Read MoreEuroleague qualifying preview
Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…
Read MorePre-season friendly roundup
With the new campaign on the horizon, clubs around the world are gearing up for another tough year of hoops with pre-season friendly contests. With the 2014/2015 term just weeks away, the friendlies are getting ever more competitive and here are some of the key games from around Europe on Thursday. Anadolu Efes vs. Trabzonspor,…
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 MoreFIBA World Cup 2014, Serbia prevails to reach final
Serbia progressed to the grand finale of the FIBA World Cup 2014 with a close fought 85-90 victory over France in the all-European semi-final clash. Serbia now heads to its ninth world final, although that of course takes into account when the tournament was named the World Championships and the Serbian team flew under the…
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