December 31, 2020 - 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 groups, calendar 7DAYS
EuroCup Top 16 is set and ready to bring even more thrills in the
coming two months. Four groups of four teams each will play six games
between January 12 and March 10, 2021, with top two teams from each
group moving on to the quarterfinals. Read more here.
December 31, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Wade Baldwin, Bayern FC
Bayern Munich moved into a tie for third place in the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season standings on the strength of a club-record
performance by Wade Baldwin that was also worth his first MVP of the
Week honor. Read more here.
December 31, 2020 - Andorra adds size with Parakhouski MoraBanc
Andorra bolstered its frontcourt by signing center Artsiom Parakhouski
for the remainder of the season, the club announced Wednesday.
Parakhouski (2.11 meters, 33 years old) arrives from Tsmoki-Minsk of
his native Belarus. Read more here.
December 31, 2020 - Maccabi: Hunter sidelined with cut to eye Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv center Othello Hunter will be sidelined for 2-3 weeks
after suffering an eye injury in Tuesday's loss to Zenit St.
Petersburg. Hunter played only 2:14 minutes in the opening quarter
before he was accidentally poked in the eye by teammate Oz Blayzer.
Read more here.
December 30, 2020 - Fenerbahce eases past ASVEL Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul dominated the middle two quarters to turn the game into a
rout in beating LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 81-59 at Ulker Sports and Event
Hall on Tuesday evening. Jan Vesely and Marko Guduric led the way with
16 points each for the hosts. Read more here.
December 30, 2020 - Zvezda holds off Greens in Radonjic debut Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade defeated Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 74-71 on
Wednesday in Coach Dejan Radonjic's first game back on the Zvezda
bench. Zvezda improved to 6-11 in the EuroLeague standings and moved in
front of Panathinaikos, which dropped to 5-11. Read more here.
December 30, 2020 - Bayern bests Barcelona with shutdown defense FC
Bayern Munich came back from a 10-point deficit to fend off FC
Barcelona 90-77 at home for its third straight win at the Audi Dome.
Bayern allowed just 10 points in the third quarter in winning for the
fourth time in the last six games to improve to 11-6. Read more here.
December 30, 2020 - CSKA wins in OT to extends winning streak CSKA
Moscow survived an overtime thriller to beat AX Armani Exchange Milan
87-91. In a close game that saw several ties and no double-digit leads,
the visitors relied on a former Milan player, Daniel Hackett, to seal a
valuable win that extended their winning streak to 12 games. Read more here.
December 29, 2020 - Olympiacos beats Khimki Moscow after super Kostas Sloukas performance With
Kostas Sloukas putting on a show in Moscow, Olympiacos returned to
winning ways after three consecutive losses, defeating Khimki Moscow,
88-105. The Greeks improved their defese in the second half while the
Russians had Shved as their only offensive weapon. Read more here.
December 29, 2020 - Kyle Allman named BCL MVP for December The
engine that powers the 2020-21 VEF Riga machine, Kyle Allman Jr., has
been named MVP of the Month for December after propelling his team to
their best start to a Basketball Champions League campaign since they
joined the competition, per championsleague.basketball. Read more here.
December 29, 2020 - Barcelona downs Joventut for first place at ANGT Valencia U18
FC Barcelona became the first team to book its ticket for the
Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals as it
defeated U18 Joventut 79-55 in the ANGT Valencia first-place game.
Barcelona took charge of the game with a 15-0 run in the third quarter.
Read more here.
December 28, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 17 The
final action of 2020 takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Round
17 delivering a big batch of exciting festive action to mark the
midpoint of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Read more here.
December 28, 2020 - Mornar Bar adds Gordic to backcourt Top
16-bound Mornar Bar added another weapon to its backcourt by signing
Nemanja Gordic for the remainder of the season. Gordic (1.93 meters, 32
years old) arrives from Partizan NIS Belgrade, where he has played the
past season and a half. Read more here.
December 27, 2020 - Borac score a convincing win against Split Borac
have returned on court in style as they scored a convincing win against
Split in Round 12 of the 2020-21 regular season. Borac have taken over
the lead at the start of the 2nd quarter and they have stayed in front
until the end. Read more here.
December 27, 2020 - Mornar triumphed in Ljubljana On
the road in Stozice Arena, Ljubljana, Mornar have outgunned Cedevita
Olimpija and grabbed their ninth triumph of the season. This is the
extremely valuable win for Mornar, for which newcomer Nemanja Gordic
did not appear yet, in their battle for a Playoffs spot. Read more here.
December 27, 2020 - Igokea stun Crvena zvezda mts in Laktasi Igokea
scored a huge win this Sunday evening as they managed to beat none
other than Crvena zvezda mts in Round 12 of the 2020/21 ABA League
regular season. And the 20-point margin at the end of the match was not
even their biggest lead. Read more here.
December 27, 2020 - Maccabi captures Israel's Winner Cup Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv took home its first trophy for the 2020-21 season by
outlasting Hapoel U-NET Holon 86-84 on Saturday night at Drive In Arena
in Tel Aviv. It was the first time in three years and the eighth time
in club history that Maccabi won the Winner Cup. Read more here.
December 26, 2020 - Crvena Zvezda and Emanuel Terry part ways Crvena
Zvezda announced that the club and Emanuel Terry have mutually parted
ways. The American center is free to search for the next stop in his
career with the Serbian club thanking him for his contribution to the
club and wishing him nothing but the best in his future career. Read
more here.
December 25, 2020 - Mega Soccerbet pull off an unbelievable comeback to beat FMP in overtime What
a game in Belgrade and what a win for Mega Soccerbet! They were down by
10 pts in the 4th quarter. They were down by 9 pts in overtime. Yet,
they've won the game! Filip Petrusev led Mega with 25 points. Read more
here.
December 25, 2020 - Buducnost VOLI beat Krka and keep chasing the top Buducnost
VOLI are back on winning track. After they have suffered their first
and only defeat of the season so far last round, they have beaten Krka
in Round 12 at home in Morača Sports Hall. Melvin Ejim has been the
driving force for Buducnost VOLI throughout the game. Read more here.
December 25, 2020 - Crvena Zvezda reunites with coach Radonjic Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade has brought back a familiar face to its bench by
appointing Dejan Radonjic as the head coach, the club announced on
Friday. Radonjic, 50, replaces Sasa Obradovic who the club parted ways
with a day earlier. Read more here.
December 25, 2020 - Nanterre boosts backcourt with Rebic, Reed Nanterre
92 brought in a much-needed backcourt depth with the additions of
guards Nikola Rebic and Marcquise Reed, the club announced on Thursday.
Rebic (1.88 meters, 25 years old) arrives from a fellow 7DAYS EuroCup
side and a French League rival AS Monaco. Read more here.
December 25, 2020 - Landry Nnoko returns to Crvena zvezda mts Crvena
zvezda mts have announced, that they have re-activated their contract
with 26-year old Cameroonian center Landry Nnoko. Over the recent
period, Landry Nnoko has solved his health problem in the USA. Read
more here.
December 24, 2020 - ABA league, Round 12 FMP
will be hosting Mega Soccerbet at home in the FMP Arena on Saturday
night in what will be an interesting Belgrade clash in the ABA League
Round 12. The standings suggest that Mega Soccerbet are the clear
favourites ahead of the game against FMP. Read more here.
December 24, 2020 - Crvena zvezda mts and head coach Sasa Obradovic part ways Sasa
Obradovic is no longer head coach of Crvena zvezda mts. The two sides
have terminated their contract by mutual agreement. Crvena zvezda mts
thanked Obradovic on everything he has done for the club over the past
six months and wished him all the best in the future. Read more here.
December 24, 2020 - CSKA's Clyburn out with ankle injury CSKA
Moscow's Will Clyburn will miss several games due to an ankle injury he
suffered during his team's road win at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne on
Tuesday. The 30-year-old forward was examined by the team's medical
staff Thursday at GMS Clinic of Moscow. Read more here.
December 24, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul Just
when his team needed it most, Shane Larkin had a monster game to assure
Anadolu Efes Istanbul a much-needed home win and earn his first MVP of
the Week honor this season. Larkin was everywhere in Tuesday's 86-79
victory over visiting FC Barcelona. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - Unicaja forward Suarez out with calf injury Unicaja
Malaga forward Carlos Suarez will miss the start of the 7DAYS EuroCup
Top 16 with a calf injury, the club announced Wednesday. Suarez, 34,
has a muscle tear in his right calf, which was diagnosed by the team's
medical staff earlier that day. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - Gran Canaria tabs big man Clark Herbalife
Gran Canaria fortified its frontline by signing Earl Clark for the
remainder of the season. Clark (2.08 meters, 32 years old) last played
for Anyang KGC in Korea. He returns to Spain after spending last season
with Burgos. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - Real thrashes ALBA in Madrid Real
Madrid got its 10th victory in its last 11 EuroLeague games by beating
ALBA Berlin 91-62 in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. The
no-doubt-about-it win lifted Real's regular-season record to 11-5 while
ALBA dropped to 6-9. Real led 19-18 after 10 minutes and took off after
that. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - Rivers inspires record-setting Zenit to destroy Zvezda Zenit
St Petersburg set numerous records in destroying Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade 98-69. The home side led 30-12 at the end of the first quarter
and never looked back, despite Zvezda briefly getting closer with a
0-13 run to bridge the second and third quarters. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - Larkin leads Efes past Barcelona Anadolu
Efes Istanbul broke its three-game losing streak in the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season by downing FC Barcelona 86-79 at
Sinan Erdem Sports Hall on Tuesday. Efes improved to 8-8 in the
standings while Barcelona dropped to 11-5. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - Maccabi survives Nedovic onslaught to win Resurgent
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv held on to beat Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
89-81 on Tuesday night at Menora Mivtachim Arena for the Israeli
champs' fourth win in five games. To do so, Maccabi needed to overcome
a brilliant offensive night from Nemanja Nedovic. Read more here.
December 23, 2020 - CSKA holds off ASVEL for 11th straight win League
leader CSKA Moscow never trailed, but was never able to pull away
before taking a 78-87 victory at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to extend its
winning streak to 11 games. Mike James poured in 31 points with 6
assists for CSKA, which improved to 13-3. Read more here.
December 22, 2020 - Westermann comes back to Barca FC
Barcelona Lassa strengthened their roster with addition of 28-year old
French ex-international guard. It is actually his comeback to FC
Barcelona as he has played here before. Westermann already started the
season at in Turkish BSL league. Read more here.
December 22, 2020 - Panathinaikos officially keeps Shelvin Mack for rest of the season Panathinaikos
announced that guard Shelvin Mack has renewed his contract with the
club for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. The former NBAer had
joined Panathinaikos on a two-month deal in November. Read more here.
December 22, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 16 There
is plenty of festive fun to enjoy as Round 16 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague arrives early, on Tuesday and Wednesday, and delivers a
series of showdowns with direct implications for the playoffs race.
Read more here.
December 20, 2020 - Jacob Pullen guide Mornar toward a valuable win against FMP Mornar
have scored their 8th win in the 2020-21 ABA League regular season
after beating FMP at home court. Although the final score suggest that
this was a comfortable win for the home side, this was actually a very
close game and it could have gone either way. Read more here.
December 20, 2020 - Filip Petrusev puts up another double-double performance as Mega beat Buducnost Mega
Soccerbet have scored a huge win this Sunday afternoon as they defeated
the only undefeated team in the league - Buducnost VOLI! The boys
coached by Vladimir Jovanovic have therefore added another win to their
outstanding season record (8-3). Read more here.
December 19, 2020 - Krka beat Partizan and extended their winning streak Krka
have demonstrated a fantastic performance to outgun Partizan NIS at
home court, which means that their winning streak in the ABA League is
now extended to four games. This is also the fifth win of the season
for the Novo mesto squad in their eleven games played so far. Read more
here.
December 19, 2020 - Real's Randolph to undergo surgery Real
Madrid's two overtime wins in Greece came with a bitter note as the
club announced that Anthony Randolph will undergo surgery for a
ruptured left Achilles tendon. Randolph suffered the injury midway
through the third quarter of Real's win at Olympiacos on Friday. Read
more here.
December 19, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid To
start a road trip that he and his team won't forget soon, Real Madrid
tower of power Walter "Edy" Tavares used a career-high performance to
earn the MVP of the Week honor for the second time this season. Tavares
scored 20 points and ripped 14 rebounds on Tuesday. Read more here.
December 19, 2020 - 7Days EuroCup MVP of the Week: Assem Marei, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 With
a stellar performance in a historical win for Boulogne Metropolitans
92, center Assem Marei has earned the 7DAYS EuroCup MVP of the Week
honor for the first time in his career. Marei led Metropolitans to an
86-81 home win against Germani Brescia. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - In OT again, Real outlasts the Reds In
a fascinating game of swings, Real Madrid had the last one to survive
overtime for the second time this week with an 82-86 victory over host
Olympiacos Piraeus. With its ninth win in 10 games, Real improved to
10-5, good for a piece of third place with FC Bayern Munich. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Reynolds powers Bayern past Baskonia FC
Bayern Munich registered its third consecutive home win by topping TD
Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 77-66 at Audi Dome on Friday. Bayern
improved 10-5 in the standings, good for a third-place tie with Real
Madrid. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Zvezda snaps losing streak with win over Valencia Crvena
Zvezda mts snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating Valencia
Basket 76-73 at home but only after wasting a 12-point third quarter
lead. Jordan Loyd led the way with 20 points, including nine points in
the final 6 minutes. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Igokea celebrate in Zagreb Igokea
continue with their excellent performances this season in the ABA
League and after they have prevailed over Cibona on the road in Zagreb,
they now hold 8 wins in their hands, alongside only 2 defeats. Read
more here.
December 18, 2020 - CSKA nabs 10th straight win In
an all-Russian showdown, CSKA Moscow confirmed its outstanding form by
downing Zenit St Petersburg 83-65 at home in Megasport Arena on Friday.
CSKA improved 12-3 with its 10th consecutive win. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Panathinaikos signs Mantzoukas until 2025 One
of the most promising players in European basketball switched
powerhouses on Friday, when Panathinaikos OPAP Athens announced the
arrival of versatile forward Lefteris Mantzoukas, who signed a
five-year deal with his new team. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Vangelis Mantzaris returns to Peristeri Vangelis
Mantzaris reunited with Peristeri, the Greek club announced Thursday.
Mantzaris, 30, returned to Greece last December after spending the
2018-19 season at UNICS Kazan. He finished 2019-20 and started 2020-21
with Promitheas. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Astana break losing streak in Perm Astana
beat PARMA on the road – 84:83. The hosts started the game without
hesitation. The first four possessions of Parma turned out to be
accurate and already in the beginning of the game they were leading –
12:3. Read more here.
December 18, 2020 - Fenerbahce brings back Guduric until 2023 Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul announced on Friday that it had signed swingman Marko
Guduric, who returns to the club after a year away, on a contract that
will last until 2023. Guduric played for Memphis in the NBA last
season, where he averaged 3.9 points in 44 games. Read more here.
December 17, 2020 - Milan completes perfect Istanbul swing AX
Armani Exchange Milan held on late for a 69-72 victory over Anadolu
Efes Istanbul on Thursday night at Sinan Erdem Arena. Milan won its
second game in Istanbul in 48 hours after beating Fenerbahce Beko
Istanbul on Tuesday to take its record to 9-5 on the season. Read more here.
December 17, 2020 - Zalgiris grabs third straight win in blowout of Fenerbahce Zalgiris
Kaunas continued its positive trend in racing past Fenerbahce Beko
Istanbul 99-62 for its third straight victory. Augustine Rubit led the
way with 18 points and 6 rebounds for Zalgiris, which gave up only 7
points in the first quarter. Read more here.
December 17, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 15 The
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague round-robin format promises great games
week in and week out. Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 15 will start
with three games at Thursday and will continue at Friday, with six more
games. Read more here.
December 17, 2020 - ABA league, Round 11 In
the opening game of the ABA League Round 11, Cibona will host Igokea at
home in Drazen Petrović Arena, Zagreb. The two sides are fighting for
different positions in the standings right now, but both of them have a
lot at stake. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Gran Canaria wins in Trento to finish atop Group D Herbalife
Gran Canaria clinched first place in Group D with a 56-67 victory on
the road at Dolomiti Energia Trento. A.J. Slaughter scored 18 points in
his second game with Gran Canaria to lift the team's record to 8-2,
while dropping Trento to 6-4 and third place. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Olimpija blows out host Promitheas, 69-105 Cedevita
Olimpija finished the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season in style, running
over host Promitheas 69-105 on Wednesday. The visitors built a
double-digit lead, 23-35, early in the second quarter and decided
matters with a 0-17 right after halftime. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Mirotic leads Barcelona to home win FC
Barcelona stayed stop the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings by
downing Khimki Moscow Region 87-74 at Palau Blaugrana on Wednesday.
Barcelona improved to 11-3 in the standings and remained undefeated
against Khimki at home. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Mornar tops Buducnost to reach Top 16! Mornar
claimed its historic first qualification for the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16
by downing Buducnost by 78-84 on the road on Wednesday. Both teams
finished with 5-5 records in Group B, and since it won both of their
games, Mornar took in third place and Buducnost fourth. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Zenit rallies past Bayern Zenit
St Petersburg snapped its three-game losing streak by defeating FC
Bayern Munich 79-75 at Sibur Arena on Wednesday. Zenit improved to 8-4
and registered its first home win since beating FC Barcelona in Round
2. Bayern dropped to 9-5. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Lokomotiv tops Monaco to lock up second place Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar held on to beat AS Monaco 76-72 on Wednesday and secure
second place in Group C. Lokomotiv improved to 8-2 and ensured it will
play in Group F of the Top 16, though its opponents are not yet known.
Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Andorra advances to Top 16 despite loss at Lietkabelis Andorra
locked up a spot in the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 despite losing 77-69 at
Lietkablelis in Group C. Margiris Normantas led the way with 17 points
for Lietkabelis, which improved to 2-7 in the group, but needed a
10-point victory to stay alive for the next stage. Read more here.
December 16, 2020 - Crvena zvezda mts get stronger by adding Colom Spanish
international, point guard Quino Colom is the latest reinforcement of
Crvena zvezda mts. The experienced 32-year old point guard signed a
one-season deal with an option of extension for another one. Read more here.
December 15, 2020 - Metropolitans beat Brescia to keep hope for first place Boulogne
Metropolitans 92 kept alive its hopes of winning Regular Season Group B
by knocking off Germani Brescia 86-81 at home in Paris on Tuesday. Big
man Assem Marei posted 24 points and 15 rebounds for a performance
index rating of 37 for the French side. Read more here.
December 15, 2020 - ALBA rallies for OT win in Belgrade ALBA
Berlin rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to claim an
84-90 overtime victory over host Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade. A
low-scoring first quarter was won by Zvezda and the Serbian hosts
briefly led by double-digits in the second quarter before ALBA
responded. Read more here.
December 15, 2020 - CSKA torches Efes for 9th straight win CSKA
Moscow never trailed as it spanked Anadolu Efes Istanbul 100-65 on
Tuesday night at Megasport Arena in the Russian capital. Will Clyburn
led the way with 22 points as CSKA improved its league-best record to
11-3 with its ninth consecutive victory. Read more here.
December 15, 2020 - Milan's defense stops Fenerbahce AX
Armani Exchange Milan grabbed its fourth road win of the season by
downing Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 71-79 at Ulker Sports and Event Hall
on Tuesday. Milan improved to 8-5 in the standings while Fenerbahce
dropped to 5-9 with its sixth loss in the last seven games. Read more here.
December 15, 2020 - Zalgiris sharpshooters dominate Baskonia, 92-73 Zalgiris
Kaunas snapped another losing streak as it outlasted dominated TD
Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz with a 92-73 victory on Tuesday.
Zalgiris lifted its record to 7-7, ending its five-game home losing
streak less than a week after ending an overall six-game skid. Read
more here.
December 15, 2020 - Jones, Green fire Bahcesehir past Reyer Bahcesehir
destroyed Umana 108-74 to finish its 7DAYS EuroCup campaign on a high
with its first home win in the competition. The first quarter was close
with numerous lead changes, but Bahcesehir raced into a double-digit
interval lead behind an unstoppable Jamal Jones. Read more here.
December 15, 2020 - Gran Canaria loses Albicy, Costello, Wiley Herbalife
Gran Canaria, already qualified to the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16, is
experiencing a roster shakeup ahead of its first-place Group D showdown
with Dolomiti Energia Trento due to injuries and other lineup moves.
Read more here.
December 14, 2020 - Zielona Gora beat Astana for the first time in history and displace Khimki from play-off zone Zielona
Gora beat Astana at home – 110:86. Zielona Gora (3-6) and Astana (2-5)
are fighting for play-off zone: the teams approached the game on 9th
and 10th spots in the standings. At the beginning the game was
high-paced. Read more here.
December 14, 2020 - Gran Canaria signs Kilpatrick Herbalife
Gran Canaria retooled its backcourt by signing guard Sean Kilpatrick,
the club announced Monday. Kilpatrick (1.93 meters, 30 years old)
arrives from Tofas Bursa, where he averaged 18.9 points, 4.0 assists
and 1.9 steals in nine Turkish League games last season. Read more here.
December 14, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 14 Are
you ready for another week of world-class basketball? Strap yourselves
in for 18 games between Tuesday and Friday as Rounds 14 and 15 of the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague deliver a batch of big games, including a
pair of superstars going head to head. Read more here.
December 14, 2020 - Fenerbahce to miss Jan Vesely for 7-10 days Jan
Vesely suffered a left thigh injury and is expected to remain out for
seven to ten days. Vesely was hurt during the recent BSL match versus
Pinar Karsiyaka. He has been averaging 10.8 points, 5.5 rebounds per
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game so far this season. Read more here.
December 14, 2020 - 7Days EuroCup, Round 10 It's
decision week in the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season, as the last two
teams headed forward to the Top 16 could both be decided in Round 10,
while many of the 14 teams already advanced should find out their
opponents in the next phase. Read more here.
December 13, 2020 - Unicaja fires up backcourt with Ferrari Unicaja
Malaga fortified its backcourt over the weekend by signing point guard
Frankie Ferrari to a two-month contract. Ferrari (1.85 meters, 24 years
old) will help soak up the minutes vacated by injuries to Alberto Diaz,
Jaime Fernandez and Gal Mekel. Read more here.
December 13, 2020 - FMP and head coach Jovanovic parted ways FMP
has informed that the club and head coach Vlada Jovanovic have parted
ways on mutual consent. Vladimir Jovanovic has been leading the
Belgrade squad successfully as the youngest coach in the regional
league over the past three and a half seasons. Read more here.
December 13, 2020 - Igokea remain unbeatable for Zadar at home court At
home in Laktasi Sports Hall, Igokea have prevailed over Zadar and
grabbed their 7th win of the ABA League season. This means that Zadar
keep waiting for their first ever win in Laktasi over Igokea in the ABA
League even after 10 rounds have now been played. Read more here.
December 13, 2020 - Buducnost VOLI stay perfect as they beat Mornar in Podgorica Buducnost
VOLI pulled off a major comeback to beat Mornar in this week's ABA
League match of the round. The blue-and-whites were down by 15 points
in the 2nd quarter, however then they made a stunning 17:0 run in just
couple of minutes to take over the lead. Read more here.
December 13, 2020 - Dragons stronger than the Wolves in Ljubljana In
the last game of the Sunday’s ABA League schedule, Cedevita Olimpija
have outgunned Cibona at home in Stozice Arena, Ljubljana. The Dragons
have shadowed the Wolves straight from the beginning of the game and
have controlled its flow ever since. Read more here.
December 12, 2020 - 7DAYS EuroCup MVP of the Week: Isaiah Canaan, UNICS Kazan Isaiah
Canaan had a vintage shooting performance in UNICS Kazan's 76-71 home
win on Wednesday over JL Bourg en Bresse that has earned him the 7DAYS
EuroCup MVP of the Week honor. Canaan amassed a performance index
rating of 39. Read more here.
December 12, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Mike James, CSKA Moscow On
the strength of a near triple-double that matched the sixth-best
performance in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history, Mike James of CSKA
Moscow roared to another MVP of the Week honor by dominating the
Leningradka Derby on Friday. Read more here.
December 11, 2020 - Bayern's defense leads win over ASVEL FC
Bayern Munich avoided a slip-up at home and remained close to the
league leaders with a strong defensive effort and a 76-62 victory over
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne on Friday. Jalen Reynolds led the way with 17
points and 11 rebounds. Read more here.
December 11, 2020 - Krka grab big win after a thriller in Split Krka
are now on a three-game winning streak, after they have prevailed in a
thrilling ending over Split on the road in Gripe Sports Hall. This is
the fourth win of the ABA League season for the Novo mesto squad, which
have now stepped in front of Split in the number of wins grabbed. Read
more here.
December 11, 2020 - CSKA beats Khimki on career night for James In
a legendary chapter of the Leningradka Derby, CSKA Moscow stayed
unstoppable by downing Khimki Moscow Region 87-96 at Arena Mytishchi on
Friday. CSKA grabbed its eighth consecutive win to improve to 10-3 in
the standings. Read more here.
December 10, 2020 - Balanced ALBA blows out Fenerbahce ALBA
Berlin shrugged off its injury concerns to blow out Fenerbahce Beko
Istanbul 89-63 on Thursday and remain on a roll. Niels Giffey collected
13 points and 8 assists as ALBA clinched its third win in the last four
games to move to 5-7 after a 1-5 start. Read more here.
December 10, 2020 - Printezis lifts Olympiacos late in Belgrade Georgios
Printezis played the hero role once again for his beloved Olympiacos
Piraeus by scoring the game-winner in the final seconds to lift the
Reds to a 79-81 road win over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade at Aleksandar
Nikolic Hall on Thursday. Read more here.
December 10, 2020 - ABA league, Round 10 The
ABA League Round 10 is set to get underway and it will be Split and
Krka that will try to score the first win in the first double-digit
round of the season. Interesting enough, the two squads, have scored 3
wins apiece, alongside 6 defeats. Read more here.
December 10, 2020 - Big Sofo announces his retirement One
of the iconic players in European basketball this century, former
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Sofoklis Schortsanitis, announced
his retirement as a player on Thursday at the age of 35. Read more here.
December 9, 2020 - Canaan shines as UNICS holds Bourg off UNICS
Kazan remained in the running for the top spot in Group A by knocking
off JL Bourg en Bresse 76-71 after wasting a 17-point lead on
Wednesday. Isaiah Canaan led the way with 33 points including 8
three-pointers for UNICS. Read more here.
December 9, 2020 - Pullen, Mornar snap skid against Metropolitans Snapping
its three-game losing streak and increasing its chances to reach the
Top 16, Mornar Bar never trailed en route to an 89-78 win over visiting
Boulogne Metropolitans 92 on Wednesday. Mornar lifted its record to
4-5, good for fourth place in Group B. Read more here.
December 9, 2020 - Virtus clinches first place in comeback win In
one of the most unbelievable comebacks of the season, Virtus Segafredo
Bologna rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to down AS Monaco
68-74 in Group C. Virtus remained undefeated, improving to 8-0 in the
standings and clinching first place in Group C. Read more here.
December 9, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 13 The
Leningradka derby and two home games for the first-place team are among
the highlights from 13 scheduled games this week. In addition to the
full slate of Round 13, there are four makeup games set for Tuesday.
Read more here.
December 8, 2020 - Zalgiris loses starting guard Vasturia Zalgiris
Kaunas announced that starting guard Steve Vasturia will be sidelined
for at least two months with a knee injury. Vasturia, was hurt in his
team's Lithuanian League victory over Rytas Vilnius last weekend. He
has been diagnosed with a partial tear of his knee ligament. Read more here.
December 8, 2020 - Cedevita’s defense destroys Trento Cedevita
Olimpija Ljubljana took a big step towards the Top 16 by trashing
visiting Dolomiti Enegia Trento 87-65. The hosts trailed 24-30 early in
the second quarter, but allowed only 9 points in the third quarter to
roar to an 83-48 lead with 4 minutes to go in the fourth. Read more here.
December 8, 2020 - Virtus, Djordjevic reunite 22 hours later Virtus
Segafredo Bologna and Coach Aleksandar Djordjevic have reconciled after
the club announced his dismissal late Monday. Virtus reported that the
sides had a "constructive meeting" on Tuesday after which it was
decided the coach will resume his previous role. Read more here.
December 8, 2020 - 7Days EuroCup, Round 9 Round
9 could potentially see all of the 10 remaining tickets to the 7DAYS
EuroCup Top 16 gobbled up, though there are scenarios where all of
those teams are pushed into playing for Top 16 qualification in Round
10 – or beyond in the cases of games to be made up. Read more here.
December 7, 2020 - Virtus announces dismissal of Djordjevic On
the eve of the resumption of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season, the only
undefeated team in the competition, Virtus Segafredo Bologna, has fired
head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic, the club announced on Monday evening.
Read more here.
December 6, 2020 - Olimpija reunites with Rupnik Cedevita
Olimpija Ljubljana brought point guard Luka Rupnik home on a contract
through the end of the 2021-22 season, the club announced on Sunday.
Rupnik (1.86 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Spanish side Zaragoza.
Read more here.
December 6, 2020 - Unicaja: Diaz out for 6 weeks Group
B leader Unicaja Malaga will be without starting point guard Alberto
Diaz for the next six weeks after the player was diagnosed with a
hamstring injury on his left leg. Diaz, 26, first suffered the injury
during team practice on Thursday. Read more here.
December 6, 2020 - Lietkabelis signs Gagic at center Lietkabelis
Panevezys made a shakeup in its frontcourt by signing center Djordje
Gagic for the rest of the season. He steps into the role vacated by
Marin Maric, whose contract was terminated. Gagic (2.10 meters, 29
years old) reunites with Coach Nenad Canak. Read more here.
December 6, 2020 - Petrusev records a career-high 32 points as Mega beat Split in Belgrade Mega
Soccerbet have scored another win in the 2020-21 ABA League regular
season as they defeated Split in Belgrade. This was the 4th win in a
row for the Pink troops and they are back at the 2nd position on the
standings, right behind top-placed Crvena zvezda mts. Read more here.
December 6, 2020 - Buducnost beat Zvezda and become the only undefeated team in the season Buducnost
VOLI have triumphed in the big regional derby against Crvena zvezda mts
and have therefore become the only undefeated team in the 2020-21 ABA
League regular season. The blue-and-whites prevailed in a thrilling
game in Belgrade. Read more here.
December 6, 2020 - Krka stronger than Koper Primorska in local clash In
the battle of two local rivals, Krka have prevailed over Koper
Primorska at home. For Krka, this is the third win this season,
alongside their six defeats suffered so far, which places them in the
lower half of the standings, but away from the danger zone near the
very bottom. Read more here.
December 5, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid By
leading a late comeback in the final game on Friday, big man Walter
Tavares of Real Madrid walked off with the latest MVP of the Week honor
in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Tavares loomed large as Real Madrid
came back from 12 points down late in the third quarter. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Bayern holds off Khimki in back and forth battle FC
Bayern got back into winning ways by holding off Khimki 80-77 in an
entertaining encounter. Khimki raced into a double-digit lead with a
4-20 run to bridge the first and second quarters, but Bayern roared
back with a 15-0 run to go ahead at half-time, 43-40. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Ivan Novacic shines as Cibona beat FMP Cibona
prevailed over FMP in Round 9 opener and have therefore scored their
3rd win in the 2020-21 ABA League regular season. The Wolves were
extremely good offensively this night as they scored 93 points,
including 14 three-pointers. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Barca's D lets Jasikevicius win Kaunas return FC
Barcelona used a strong defensive performance to stop host Zalgiris
Kaunas 62-73 and retain exclusive hold on first place in head coach
Sarunas Jasikevicius's return to his beloved former club. Brandon
Davies led Barcelona with 16 points off the bench. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Peters, defense lift Baskonia past host Efes In
a battle between classic Turkish Airlines EuroLeague powerhouses, TD
Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz confirmed its outstanding momentum
with a second consecutive road victory by downing Anadolu Efes Istanbul
59-77 at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall on Friday. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Sergio Rodriguez suffers muscle injury Olimpia
Milano saw star Sergio Rodriguez go down with a muscle injury and
missing Thursday’s game against Panathinaikos. Rodriguez has been
leading Milano in both points (12.8) and assists (4.8) this season in
EuroLeague. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - ABA league, Round 9 On
Saturday, all eyes of the basketball lovers from across the region will
be set on Topolica Sports Hall in Bar, where Mornar will be hosting
Partizan NIS in the derby game of the night. It’s always electric in
Topolica when these two squads meet. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Bayern adds experience with Gist, Seeley Already
sitting in the top four of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings,
FC Bayern Munich added depth and experience to its roster on Thursday
by inking power forward James Gist and shooting guard D.J. Seeley for
the remainder of the season. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Marin Maric pens deal with his hometown club Split Split
announced that they have signed a contract with 26-year-old player
Marin Maric. This 211 cm tall center has played for all youth
selections of Split, while in 2012 he made his professional debut with
this team at the age of 18. Read more here.
December 4, 2020 - Scottie Reynolds returned to Cibona Cibona
of Zagreb have reinforced their ranks at the point guard position and
this season therefore a well-known face will be playing for Cibona –
Scottie Reynolds, that has been playing for Cibona in the 2016-17
season. Read more here.
December 3, 2020 - Panathinaikos rallies to win in Milan Panathinaikos
battled back from a 15-point deficit to overcome Armani and claim a
dramatic 77-80 road win. Milan took early command and Panathinaikos
struggled on offense in the second quarter as the host surged into a
double-digit lead, which was 42-30 at the break. Read more here.
December 3, 2020 - Bryant shines as Maccabi ends losing streak Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv celebrated a much-needed 81-76 victory over visiting
Crvena Zvezda at Menora Mivtachim Arena on Thursday night to snap a
three-game losing streak and improve its record to 4-8, the same Crvena
dropped to. Read more here.
December 3, 2020 - Fenerbahce snaps losing streak with St. Petersburg win Fenerbahce
stemmed a four-game losing streak and killed Zenit's three-game streak
with a 65-73 victory. The exciting back-and-forth contest saw the
visitors pull ahead by as many as 17 in the second quarter before Zenit
used an 18-0 march in the third quarter to take control. Read more here.
December 3, 2020 - CSKA rolls Olympiacos for 7th straight win CSKA
Moscow extended its win streak to seven games with a runaway 80-61 win
over the visiting Olympiacos Piraeus on Thursday in the Russian
capital. CSKA improved to 9-3, becoming the first team this season to
reach nine wins, while Olympiacos dropped to 5-5. Read more here.
December 2, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 12 An
emotional reunion for Sarunas Jasikevicius is one of the big talking
points ahead of Round 12, with the week's action also delivering a
couple of bonus catch-up contests. The week's action starts early on
Tuesday with LDLC ASVEL taking on Panathinaikos OPAP. Read more here.
December 1, 2020 - Brescia: Buscaglia replaces Esposito as head coach Germani
Brescia Leonessa has announced the arrival of head coach Maurizio
Buscaglia, who replaces Vincenzo Esposito. Buscaglia, age 51, coached
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia last season. He started his coaching career
with Bears Mestre. Read more here.
December 1, 2020 - Bahcesehir anchors paint with Robinson Bahcesehir
Koleji Istanbul bolstered its frontline ahead of the final stretch of
the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season by signing center Thomas Robinson, the
club announced on Monday. Robinson (2.08 meters, 29 years old) last
played with Khimki Moscow Region. Read more here.
December 1, 2020 - Former EuroCup champ Hervelle retires Axel
Hervelle, on of Belgium's best players ever and a former 7DAYS EuroCup
champion, has announced on social media that he is retiring from
basketball at age 37. Hervelle started his career with Royal Verviers
Pepinster. Read more here. Check news archive here.
