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Baltic League Round 2 Action
14 teams took to the hardcourt last night to play out Round 2 of the 2014/15 Baltic League regular season. Fans from around the region were treated to some exciting basketball action as they came out to support their teams. Finnish team Pyrinto Tampere took care of business at home as they thwarted the visiting…
Read MoreEurocup Round 2 Regular Season
It was an exciting week of Eurocup Round 2 action as sixteen games took place around the continent on Wednesday to wrap the second week of play. It was a round defined by plenty of close encounters, including two overtime victories and five games decided by three points or less. Group A French club Strasbourg…
Read MoreVladimir Antsiferov and Avtodor part ways
Avtodor (VTB League) has parted ways with head coach Vladimir Antsiferov. The Russian specialist has worked with Avtodor since 2011, however after a slow start both teams came to a mutual termination agreement. Avtodor lost three consecutive games in their debut year of the VTB League campaign. Vladimir Antsiferov started his coaching career as an assistant…
Read MoreEuroleague, round 1 wrapped
It’s certainly good to have the Euroleague back as that blend of high octane action, excitement, and massive competitions around Europe has been missed in the off season. It is true that no competition does it quite like the Euroleague and Round 1 proved why with plenty of thrills and spills. The teams clashed with…
Read MoreYaroslav Korolev to Panionios Athens
Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece, A1) has welcomed Yaroslav Korolev (210 cm) to the team roster for the 2014/2015 season. Last season the Russian featured for Spartak St. Petersburg in his homeland, playing in the VTB and Eurocup. In the VTB he offered averages 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game from his 21 appearances.…
Read MoreEuroleague, 2014/2015 season tips off
The 2014/2015 Euroleague season tipped off in style with six games across three groups on Thursday night, with the remaining six games taking place on Friday evening. During the start of Round 1, four of the host teams picked up victories to get their Euroleague campaigns off to a good start, while two road successes…
Read More2014/2015 Eurocup, Round 1
The remainder of Round 1 of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season wrapped on Wednesday with sixteen games around the continent following the two that were played on Tuesday. Group A CAI Zaragoza hung on to see off Paris-Levallois 77-76 as the French team visited Spain and almost came away with the win. The hosts needed to…
Read MoreDeAndre Liggins moves to Volgograd
Former NBA player DeAndre Liggins (198 cm, Kentucky’11) is on his way to Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia, VTB League) for the coming season. The guard is thought to have penned a one year deal with the club and the contract is thought to not include an NBA out. The American has been involved with NBA…
Read MoreRoman Grigorev pens deal with Omonia
Roman Grigorev (200 cm) has agreed terms with Omonia (Cyprus-Division A). The 24-year old Grigorev is a Russian player who moved with his family to the Netherlands and now also has a Dutch passport. Last season he played for Maxxcom BS Weert (Netherlands-Eredivisie) and averaged 13.5 ppg in 30 games. Roman Grigorev was developed in Russia’s U23…
Read MoreLokomotiv Kuban routs Kalev/Cramo by 63!
Of the three games on tap to close out Round 1 of the VTB United League, the 114-51 dominant win by Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia) over BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia) was the most noteworthy. It was Lokomotiv’s second win in as many games and they are off to a scorching start in the league. The Russian…
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