Despite all the financial trouble, Union Olimpija added Croatian big
guy Jure Lalic, with a contract that will keep him with the Slovenian
club for the remainder of the season. 24-year old and 212cm tall Lalic,
comes from Belgian Champions Charleroi, which he left due to limited
playing time. Last season he averaged 6 points and 2.8 rebounds per
game with the Belgian club.
Plaza renews with Cajasol
The contract of Cajasol's Head Coach, Joan Plaza was to expire in
summer 2011. The club's officials however seem to appreciate the work
that is being done by Plaza so they offered him an extension until the
summer of 2012. read more here.
Quarterfinal analysis: Maccabi Electra vs. Partizan
A pair of coaching greats, current and former Aleksander Gomelski
Euroleague Coach of the Year winners Dusko Vujosevic and Pini Gershon,
lead Partizan Belgrade and Maccabi Electra, respectively, into an
exciting Quarterfinal Playoffs showdown for a ticket to Paris and the
2010 Euroleague Final Four. Read more here.
Single seats sold out for 2010 Final Four in Paris!
A month and a half before it starts and with the participating teams
still not known, Euroleague Basketball has announced that all tickets
have been sold out for the 2010 Final Four, which is to be held May 7
to 9 at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, the French capital.
Read more here.
Maceo Baston released by Budivelnyk
Maceo Baston, the biggest singing of Ukrainian club Budivelnyk Kyiv
only spent a couple of weeks at the club before his contract was
terminated. Coaching staff of the team were dissatisfied with the
physical condition of a former Euroleague champion and used the clause
in the contract to terminate the contract. Read more here.
EuroLeague ALL-DECADE team!
Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce that fans and media experts
from around the continent have chosen 10 great champions and superstars
to make up the Euroleague All-Decade Team: Dejan Bodiroga, Dimitris
Diamantidis, J. R. Holden, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Trajan Langdon, Juan
Carlos Navarro, Theo Papaloukas, Anthony Parker, Ramunas Siskauskas,
Nikola Vujcic. Read more here.
