Greece
Eurochallenge, three through to Last 16
After a week off the Eurochallenge is back as Round 4 of the competition followed from Tsmoki-Minsk’s victory over USAK to open the round last week. There were eleven games played around the continent on Tuesday while the round will be completed on Wednesday with a further four contests. Group B Lukoil Academic kept its…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 7, Friday recap
A further six Euroleague Round 7 games took place on Friday as this week’s action drew to a close with some big games around Europe. You can catch up on yesterday’s action by heading here, while our full game report for Barcelona vs. EA7 Armani Milan can be found here. Before that though, check out…
Read MoreEuroleague, CSKA trumps Maccabi Tel Aviv
With news that Euroleague Final Four tickets have all been sold, it seems the only thing we’re waiting on for the Madrid showpiece are the teams. Round 7 of the competition can make things just a little clearer as more teams can find their way to the Top 16, but with another day of action…
Read MoreEurocup, group strugglers find rhythm
There were three games in the Eurocup tonight as Round 7 of the 2014/2015 competition started. Over the three games teams who have been struggling in the competition finally got some momentum by recording wins and giving themselves a slither of hope for Last 32 qualification. Group A Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Paris-Levallois, 78-72…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA, Barca, and Olympiacos in Top 16
The busiest Thursday of the Euroleague season so far tipped off this evening with eight games getting Round 6 underway. We are past the halfway stage of the Regular Season now and are starting to see the teams that look most likely to progress to the last 16. However, there is all to play for…
Read MoreEurocup Round 6 of Regular Season
We are deep into the competition now as the Eurocup Round 6 brought another week of action to the continents second biggest club competition. There were plenty of thrills through the two days, and the odd spill too as only two teams now remain unbeaten, one of them booking passage to the Last 32, the…
Read MoreAdnan Hodzic signs with Trikalla
Aries Trikalla BC from Greece’s A1 league has signed Adnan Hodzic (203 cm, Lipscomb’11) this 2014-15 season. Trikalla is 13th of 14 in the Greek league standings with a 2-4 record and the addition of the new player hopefully should improve situation. Hodzic is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and was a former member of their…
Read MoreMatt Lojeski extends with Olympiacos
Matt Lojeski (198 cm, Hawaii’07) has agreed to a contract extension with Greek and Euroleague club Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus keeping him with the team for a further three years. Lojeski is an American who received a Belgian passport in May 2013. Matt Lojeski joined Olympiacos at the start of the 2013/2014 season and played 32 Greek…
Read MoreRicky Jackson departs AEK Athens
Ricky Jackson (201 cm, West Virginia State’09) will not play for AEK Athens (Greece-A1) after all, as he has now left the club. The American penned with the club at the start of November, but left shortly. He has been on a a real odyssey in his career and had stops at Cloud County Community College,…
Read MoreEuroleague, Real Madrid slip to Efes
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague season brought with it a big surprise as Anadolu Efes Istanbul shocked Real Madrid to hand the Spanish club its first defeat of the season. Elsewhere on Friday CSKA Moscow stayed perfect in the Euroleague this term, as did Barcelona by gunning down Panathinaikos in a clash of the…
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