VTB United League: Loko Hands CSKA Moscow First Loss

 VTB United League leaders, CSKA Moscow saw their winning streak ended at 10 games after falling to an energized Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar club 90-79. It was an impressive effort by the railroad tycoons put up a big run early in the fourth quarter to pull away in a tightly contested game. CSKA could not provide…

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Brian Qvale moves to Lokomotiv Kuban

Brian Qvale (210 cm, Montana ’11) is moving his basketball career to Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB). Qvale has never played in Russia during his seven-year career. Most recently, he was a part of EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany-BBL) last season. His time in Oldenburg lasted for two seasons as a post scorer and a hard working rebounder.…

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Matt Janning departs Lokomotiv Kuban

Matt Janning (196 cm, Northeastern’10)  is no longer with Lokomtiv Kuban (Russia-VTB United League) this 2017 and is now a free agent. The 2016-17 season is now over for the team, having being eliminated from the VTB United League playoff picture. The 28-year-old Northeastern University producet played 17 games for them in the EuroCup where…

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Trevor Lacey added by Lokomotiv

Even though Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) is already out of the VTB United League playoff picture, they have quickly set their sights on the upcoming 2017-17 season. The team has signed NC State product Trevor Lacey (190 cm, North Carolina State’16) to a deal. He played his rookie season as a pro this 2016-17 in Italy,…

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CSKA Moscow sweeps Lokomotiv to reach VTB League final

CSKA Moscow, the dominant club in VTB League Basketball history, is sitting in yet another finals series after completing a semi-final sweep over Lokomotiv Krasnodar. The Army Men took Game 3 of the series with a 74-66 road win to book its berth in the title showdown. Either Zenit St. Petersburg or Khimki Moscow Region…

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VTB League: Khimki forces Game 4 from Zenit

It has been a busy start to the week in the VTB League as the semi-final stage is in full swing. After picking up victories in Game 1 on the weekend, CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg doubled down on their advantage in Game 2. CSKA Moscow took out Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar at home and…

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CSKA Moscow budget is $ 47 Million

VTB United League honorary president Sergei Ivanov released the budgets of all nine Russian clubs in the League for the 2016-17 season during a special press conference today at the Kremlin. The CSKA Moscow budget once again is the largest in the League: $ 46,7 million. Also in the top three of richest Russian clubs…

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VTB League: Lokomotiv heads to last four

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar has completed the VTB League semi-finals picture by eliminating Unics Kazan in the remaining series of the Quarterfinals. A 79-84 road win was enough to seal the deal and allow Lokomotiv to progress with a 3-1 series victory. The Krasnodar outfit now joins CSKA Moscow, Khimki Moscow Region, and Zenit St. Petersburg…

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Sasa Obradovic extends with Lokomotiv Kuban

 Sasa Obradovic has received a contract extension from Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) and will remain as the team’s head coach for the next three years. Sasa is a 48-year-old Serbian coach who joined forces with the Russian club in November 2016. Lokomotiv has performed well under his guidance, as it sits in the Top 4 of…

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VTB League: Khimki and Lokomotiv win

The VTB League enjoyed a rare midweek round as the Euroleague and EuroCup takes a week off. Round 20 of the Regular Season will stretch over Wednesday and Thursday. Tomorrow, five-time reigning champ CSKA Moscow continues its title defence against Zenit St. Petersburg, while Nizhny Novgorod tackles Unics Kazan. Today was a chance for CSKA’s…

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