Greece
Malik Hairston pens with AEK Athens
AEK Athens (Greece, A1) has continued its eye catching new recruitment drive with the addition of Malik Hairston (198 cm, Oregon’08). The Greek club has already added Carl English and Pops Mensah-Bonsu, so Hairston will be enjoying an exciting new roster. The American has been playing for Galatasaray Liv Hospital most recently, suiting up for…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 2, Friday
After Real Madrid, CSKA, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos all grabbed wins on Thursday in the Euroleague Top 16, the gauntlet was firmly thrown down to the other giants of the European game. Fenerbahce responded with a convincing road win over Nizhny Novgorod, but there could only be one winner from Barcelona and Panathinaikos as…
Read MoreEuroleague: Madrid, CSKA, Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos win
The Euroleague Top 16 is in full swing now as Round 2 tipped off this week with four games on Thursday. It was a night of celebration for home fans as each team with home court advantage took the spoils in the four contests, and interestingly none looked unduly troubled in picking up those wins.…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 Round 1 recap
Round 1 of the Eurocup Last 32 wrapped on Wednesday with fifteen games taking place around the continent on a busy night of action. The contests followed from reigning champions Valencia dominating SLUC Nancy in the round opener on Tuesday. Groups G through N were all played out by the end of the day, but…
Read MoreXavier Silas deals with Kifisia Athens
Xavier Silas (196 cm, Northern Illinois’11) has decided to play for AE Nea Kifisia Dimoulas Athens and has signed for the Greek A1 club. He is coming from a pre-season with the Washington Wizards in the NBA and a 2013/2014 season with Maccabi Ashdod (Israel, Winner League) and Asociacion Quisma Santiago Del Estero (Argentina, LigaA).…
Read MorePAOK upsets Panathinaikos to kick off 2015
PAOK Thessaloniki and Panathinaikos Athens took to the hardwood court early in 2015 to play out a postponed game from Round 6 of the regular season. The result was a surprising one as the Black and Whites came up with an amazing upset over the previous league leader in a 71-54 victory. Olympiacos (10-1) now…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 1 recap
After the brief warm up at the end of 2014, the Euroleague Top 16 kicked into full swing with the rest of Round 1 completed on Friday evening. There was plenty of thrills and spills as the 16 best Basketball teams on the continent went head to head in a spectacle of Basketball. After the…
Read MoreJulian Wright left Panathinaikos
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) has parted company with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens (A1 and Euroleague) after two months with the club. The American joined The Greens on a month contract back in October, before extending for another month to see him into December. He has now left the club after nine A1 games and…
Read MoreEuroleague, Galatasaray and Panathinaikos win
Christmas may have gone, but the gift of Basketball keeps on giving with two Euroleague games taking place that kept the festivities going. With the competition kicking into full gear again in the New Year, the two clashes on Tuesday were the perfect Top 16 opener as Galatasaray and Panathinaikos both started their second phase…
Read MoreOlympiacos beat Panathinaikos
Greek teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos clashed this weekend. Both are former Euroleague winners and considered among the best teams in the world outside of the NBA. Entering the “eternal derby” Olympiacos had a 10-1 record and Panathinaikos a 9-0 record. In the end, Olympiacos got a narrow 81-75 home win in the 2nd show down of…
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