Siyani Chambers added by Balkan Botevgrad

Siyani Chambers (183 cm, G) is moving to the Bulgarian NBL league. Chambers is to play for coach Jovica Arsic. Siyani Chambers, 27 years old, played last season for Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch DBL. He averaged 8.6 ppg and 5.8 assists. He has played previously in Austria and Germany for Wels and Giessen,…

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Balkan Botevgrad celebrates Bulgarian League title

Balkan Botevgrad made basketball history on Wednesday night by winning the organization’s first Bulgarian League championship in 30 years. They defeated none other than league powerhouse Levski Lukoil Sofia 90-75 in Game 4 of the finals. This was indeed a stunning surprise for followers of Bulgarian hoops. Levski Sofia ended the 2018-19 regular season with…

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Jordan Callahan inks with Balkan

 27-year-old Jordan Callahan (184 cm, Tulane’13) is a recent addition to the roster of Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgaria-NBL) this 2018. He moves there after starting 2017-18 with Al Gharafa Doha (Qatar-D1). Callahan saw action for Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK) in 2016-17. He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 11.4 ppg and…

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Lukoil Academic sweeps Balkan for 13th NBL title

Lukoil Academic Sofia has swept their Bulgarian NBL Finals series against Balkan 3-0, and have gone on to claim their 13th Bulgarian championship. The franchise has been dominating the domestic league since the early 2000s. They have won every NBL crown since 2003, with the exception of 2014 when Levski Sofia took home the gold.…

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Lukoil Academic Reclaims Bulgarian NBL Title

Pravec, Bulgaria – Lukoil Academic Sofia are the 2015 Bulgarian NBL Champions! After missing out on the title in 2014 to Levski Sofia, for the first time in 13 years,  they are once again sitting atop of the Bulgarian basketball throne and ready to assert their dominance over the league anew. Lukoil Academic defeated Balkan…

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Balkan League final set

The final of the Balkan League has been set, with the season ending game to be contested between Galil Gilboa and Levski Sofia. Both teams came through their semi-finals to secure a place in the final and both teams now sit one game away from the Balkan League title. Galil Gilboa vs. Sigal Prishtina, 86-74…

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Gediminas Navickas joins Balkan Botevgrad

Gediminas Navickas (180 cm) has signed with Balkan Botevgrad from Bulgaria’s NBL for the 2013-14 season. The Lithuanian player played for BC Mures Targu-Mures from Romania’s Division A in 2012-13. He moved there after playing just one game for CSM Oradea (Romania-Division A). He logged 25 games for Targu-Mures in the Romanian league and averaged…

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