February 28, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the week: Vasilije Micic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul With
a dominant performance to lead Anadolu Efes Istanbul to a resounding
32-point road win over city rival Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul on Friday,
point guard Vasilije Micic earned the fifth weekly MVP award of his
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career. Read more here.
February 27, 2021 - Dragons outgunned the Panthers Cedevita
Olimpija have got their revenge over FMP for the Belgrade defeat from
the first half of the ABA League season. The Dragons have prevailed
over the Panthers in the Stozice clash. This way, the green and orange
of Ljubljana have grabbed their 14th win of the season. Read more here.
February 27, 2021 - Zadar win the overtime thriller vs. Partizan NIS What
a game! Zadar have scored a huge win as they defeated Partizan NIS in
overtime. In another very exciting ABA League clash, the home side made
a 6:0 run late in overtime to escape on a 6-point lead 96:60. Read more
here.
February 26, 2021 - Baskonia, too much for Zvezda in fourth straight win TD
Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz extended its winning streak to four
games as it rolled past struggling Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 87-67 at
home on Friday. Youssoupha Fall led the way with 20 points in helping
Baskonia pull to an even record at 13-13. Read more here.
February 26, 2021 - Micic, Efes dominate the Turkish Derby Anadolu
Efes Istanbul earned plenty of bragging rights in the Istanbul Derby by
downing host Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 74-106. Efes dominated from start
to finish behind an outstanding Vasilije Micic to improve to 15-10 in
the standings, good for all-important eighth place. Read more here.
February 26, 2021 - Mornar stronger than Krka In
the opening game of the ABA League Round 19, Mornar have prevailed over
Krka. Mornar are keeping up with their strong performances this season
and by beating Krka in the Round 19 opener, they have grabbed their
14th win of the regional league season. Read more here.
February 26, 2021 - Jurica Golemac continues with Cedevita Olimpija Cedevita
Olimpija have extended their contract with Jurica Golemac, and Golemac
will remain on the Dragons' bench until the end of the 2022-23 season,
with the possibility of an extension for the 2023-24 season. Read more here.
February 26, 2021 - ABA league, Round 19 In
the opening game of the ABA League Round 19, Mornar will be hosting
Krka at home. It will be a game of two squads that need to start
winning again following recent defeats in order to stay in a favourable
position in the battle to achieve their goals set for this season. Read
more here.
February 25, 2021 - Valencia dominates in St Petersburg Valencia
Basket chalked up its third consecutive victory with a dominating 62-91
road victory at Zenit St Petersburg on Thursday night at Sibur Arena.
The final margin was Valencia's largest ever in a road game and Zenit's
worst ever. Valencia raised its record to 14-12. Read more here.
February 25, 2021 - CSKA withstands huge Olympiacos rally CSKA
Moscow escaped from Piraeus with 74-75 win against Olympiacos. Two free
throws by Mike James with 3 seconds remaining aborted an incredible
comeback by the Reds, who trailed by 25 points (26-51) early in the
third quarter and 49-65 with 8 minutes to go. Read more here.
February 25, 2021 - Bayern fights back to beat Maccabi FC
Bayern Munich put together a strong fourth quarter to come back and
knock off Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 72-70 at home and get back to its
winning ways. Wade Baldwin scored 9 of his team-high 16 points in the
final frame. Read more here.
February 25, 2021 - Veterans lead Milan over Khimki AX
Armani Exchange Milan protected its position in the top four with an
84-74 home win over rock-bottom Khimki Moscow Region. A high-scoring
start saw Milan hold a 29-26 lead at the end of the first, before the
home team surged into a double-digit lead, 56-43, at halftime. Read
more here.
February 25, 2021 - Real's defense stops Zalgiris Real
Madrid returned to its winning ways by downing Zalgiris Kaunas 70-58 on
Thursday. Real improved to 16-10 in the standings and grabbed its
second win against the Lithuanian champs this season. Zalgiris dropped
to 13-12 and is now on a three-game losing streak. Read more here.
February 25, 2021 - Real's Llull underwent knee surgery Real
Madrid announced after its home win on Thursday that Sergio Llull has
undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee earlier in the day and
will be sidelined while he recuperates. Llull missed his sixth game of
the season as Real defeated visiting Zalgiris Kaunas 70-58. Read more here.
February 25, 2021 - ALBA lands big center Koumadje ALBA
bolstered its frontcourt and added plenty of size in the paint by
registering center Jean Marc Christ Koumadje on Wednesday, before the
Turkish Airlines Euroleague signings deadline, although the club
announced the move on Thursday. Read more here.
February 25, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 26 The
race for the playoffs continues with 11 games this week, including an
early start on Monday night and a must-watch Istanbul derby. The week's
action starts straight away with a rescheduled Round 5 meeting between
Zenit St Petersburg and AX Armani Exchange Milan. Read more here.
February 24, 2021 - Bayern tabs swingman Kraemer FC
Bayern Munich announced the signing of swingman David Kraemer on a
contract for the remainder of the season. Kraemer was part of the
Austin Spurs squad for the G-League season that started last week but
parted ways with that team due to a visa issue. Read more here.
February 24, 2021 - Milan adds size, athleticism with Evans AX
Armani Exchange Milan bolstered its frontcourt by adding versatile,
veteran big man Jeremy Evans to its roster on Tuesday with a contractu
until the end of the season. Evans (2.06 meters, 33 years old) arrives
from Khimki Moscow Region. Read more here.
February 23, 2021 - Barcelona brings back hometown hero Pau Gasol A
long-held dream of its fans became reality on Tuesday when FC Barcelona
announced the return of big man Pau Gasol, one of the most accomplished
players in European basketball history, until the end of the current
season. Read more here.
February 23, 2021 - Maccabi's Zoosman out 4-6 weeks Maccabi
will be without defensive stopper Yovel Zoosman for 4-6 weeks after the
player injured his knee in an Israeli League game. Zoosman, 22,
suffered a partially torn lateral collateral ligament on his right knee
early in the team's 107-63 rout of Ironi Nahariya. Read more here.
February 21, 2021 - Olympiacos inks veteran big man Koufos Olympiacos
bolstered its frontcourt ahead of the final stretch of the regular
season by signing veteran center Kosta Koufos until the end of the
season, the club announced on Saturday evening. Koufos made his Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague debut last season with CSKA Moscow. Read more here.
February 21, 2021 - The Reds lose big man Martin Olympiacos
learned that a knee injury will sideline its most productive big man,
center Hassan Martin for more than a month, all while the team tries to
make a late playoff push. Martin had a meniscus tear in his right knee
during a Round 25 loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Read more here.
February 20, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul As
the catalyst of a remarkable comeback, Shane Larkin earned the 11th MVP
of the Week honor of his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career by leading
Anadolu Efes Istanbul to a 76-53 home win over Olympiacos Piraeus on
Thursday. Read more here.
February 19, 2021 - Fenerbahce holds off ALBA for perfect ten Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul made it ten wins in a row by holding off ALBA Berlin
89-84 in a competitive and entertaining contest. The opening exchanges
were fast-paced and closely contested, with both teams having spells in
the ascendancy in the first half, which finished 45-42. Read more here.
February 18, 2021 - Barcelona thrashes Zalgiris at home FC
Barcelona remained atop the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season
standings after beating Zalgiris Kaunas 86-62 at Palau Blaugrana on
Thursday. Barcelona improved to 18-7 and registered its seventh win in
the last eight games. Zalgiris dropped to 13-11. Read more here.
February 18, 2021 - Milan bounces back to beat Maccabi AX
Armani Exchange Milan got back to its winning ways by rolling past
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 87-68 at home on a historic night for Sergio
Rodriguez. Kevin Punter scored 15 points to pace five Milan players in
double figures. Read more here.
February 18, 2021 - Efes's defense suffocates Olympiacos Anadolu
Efes Istanbul confirmed its positive momentum by defeating Olympiacos
Piraeus 76-53 on Thursday. Efes, which has won six of its last seven
games, improved to 14-10 in the standings. Olympiacos dropped to 11-14
and is now on a five-game losing streak. Read more here.
February 18, 2021 - Baskonia blasts Khimki TD
Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz won its third straight game by
defeating Khimki Moscow Region 67-89 on Thursday evening at Arena
Mytishchi in the Russian capital. Baskonia never trailed in lifting its
record to 12-13 thanks to great shooting and fantastic rebounding. Read
more here.
February 17, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 25 After
a one-week break, Europe’s elite basketball competition returns to
action with the continent’s top talents getting ready for the final
stretch of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Round 25
features several big showdowns in the race for the playoffs. Read more here.
February 17, 2021 - Milan's LeDay sidelined for 2 weeks AX
Armani Exchange Milan paid a price for its victory in the Italian Cup
in the form of an injury to Zach LeDay. The 26-year-old big man
sustained an injury to his right thigh in Sunday’s final. He will be
sidelined for two weeks after which the club's medical staff will
re-evaluate. Read more here.
February 15, 2021 - CSKA adds perimeter help with Lundberg CSKA
Moscow added some scoring punch to its backcourt with the signing of
guard Gabriel Iffe Lundberg, the club announced on Monday. Lundberg
(1.93 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Polish side Stelmet Zielona
Gora. Read more here.
February 15, 2021 - ALBA forward Olinde out with hand injury ALBA
Berlin will be without forward Louis Olinde for several weeks after he
injured his right hand in a German League game on Sunday. Olinde, 22,
is in his first season with ALBA, which he joined after four seasons
with Brose Bamberg. Read more here.
February 14, 2021 - Crvena zvezda mts win the 2021 Serbian National Cup Crvena
zvezda mts have won the 2021 Serbian National Cup as they defeated Mega
Soccerbet in the final - 73:60. The red-and-whites were trailing by 4
points at the halftime – 40:36, but then they used their famous defense
to turn the things around in the 2nd half. Read more here.
February 14, 2021 - FMP appoint Vanja Gusa as new head coach FMP
announced that they have appointed Vanja Gusa as their new head coach.
Vanja Gusa will replace Bojan Djeric who acted as Panthers caretaker
head coach over the past two months after FMP parted ways with Vladimir
Jovanovic in December last year. Read more here.
February 13, 2021 - Back-to-back cup trophies for Zadar in Croatia For
the second time in a row and eighth time in club’s history, Zadar have
claimed the Croatian National Cup trophy, as they have beaten Split in
the local Dalmatian derby in the Final. Read more here.
February 10, 2021 - CSKA bulks up with Eric at center CSKA
Moscow addressed its hole at the center position by signing Michael
Eric for the remainder of the season. Eric will mark his third
consecutive EuroLeague campaign after averaging 5.7 points and 2.7
rebounds in 28 games last season for TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria
Gasteiz. Read more here.
February 7, 2021 - Zadar prevailed in the Dalmatian derby Zadar
have prevailed over Split in the local derby of Dalmatia. It is a huge
win for the blue and white not only due to prestige, but also due to
its importance in their battle to avoid the danger zone at the bottom
of the ABA League standings. Read more here.
February 7, 2021 - Dayshon Scoochie Smith hits game-winning 2-pointer to lift Mega over Mornar Mega
Soccerbet have defeated Mornar after Dayshon Scoochie Smith scored a
game-winning 2-pointer in the final seconds of the 4th quarter. Mega
Soccerbet have made a major comeback in this game as they were down by
15 points at one moment in the 2nd half. Read more here.
February 7, 2021 - Olympiacos, McKissic pen 2-year extension Olympiacos
and Shaquielle McKissic agreed to a two-year contract extension that
will keep the sides together through the end of the 2022-23 season.
McKissic is in his second season with the Reds and averaging 10.9
points in 23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games. Read more here.
February 7, 2021 - Milan adds depth with Wojciechowski AX
Armani Exchange Milan added depth to its frontcourt with big man Jakub
Wojciechowski who signed until the end of the season, the club
announced on Saturday. Wojciechowski (2.13 meters, 31 years old)
arrives from Biella of the Italian second division. Read more here.
February 6, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Co-MVPs of the Week: Vasilije Micic, Efes, and Jalen Reynolds, Bayern By
leading their respective teams to victories, Vasilije Micic of Anadolu
Efes and Jalen Reynolds of FC Bayern Munich shared MVP of the Week
honors, each with a performance index rating of 30. Micic led Efes to
an 86-88 road win against FC Barcelona with 26 points. Read more here.
February 6, 2021 - Virtus locks up Pajola through 2025 Virtus
Segafredo Bologna ensured that its bright young guard Alessandro Pajola
will remain with the club through 2025 by signing him to a contract
extension. Pajola (1.94 meters, 21 years old) has been with Virtus with
since he was 15 years old. Read more here.
February 6, 2021 - Igokea grab a huge road win as they beat Partizan NIS in Belgrade Igokea
have made a huge step forward in the Playoffs race as they defeated
Partizan NIS on the road. The boys from Laktaši have defeated the
black-and-whites for the 2nd time in this season and have therefore
improved their season score to 14-3. Read more here.
February 5, 2021 - The Greens sink the Reds in Greek derby In
one of basketball’s biggest rivalries, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens ruled
the glass and had a perfect night from the free throw line to take a
77-88 road win over archrival Olympiacos Piraeus. The Greens registered
its fourth win in the last six games to improve to 9-14. Read more here.
February 5, 2021 - De Colo fires Fener to ninth straight win Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul used a big fourth quarter to make it nine wins in a row
by overcoming visiting Zenit St Petersburg 92-84 on Friday night. An
extremely closely contested first half saw Fenerbahce hold a narrow
interval lead, 47-43. Read more here.
February 4, 2021 - ALBA's Granger out after hand surgery Point
guard Jayson Granger is the newest addition to ALBA Berlin injury
report after suffering a hand injury earlier this week. Granger broke a
metacarpal bone in his left hand in a German League game on Tuesday,
and already underwent a surgery on Thursday. Read more here.
February 4, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup MVP of the Week: Alpha Kaba, Nanterre 92 Center
Alpha Kaba put on the best performance of his 7DAYS EuroCup career to
boost Nanterre 92 to a come-from-behind 80-74 home win over Unicaja
Malaga that has earned the 25-year-old his first MVP of the Week honor.
Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Partizan rallies from 18 down to beat Lokomotiv Partizan
NIS Belgrade charged back from 18 points down to knock off Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar 71-69 at home with Josh Perkins providing the
game-winner to keep the hosts alive in the hunt for the quarterfinals.
Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Olimpija gets key road win at Bourg Cedevita
Olimpija Ljubljana took a crucial step toward the 7DAYS EuroCup
playoffs by edging JL Bourg en Bresse 64-77 at Ekinox on Wednesday.
Olimpija improved to 3-1 and needs one more win - or Buducnost VOLI
Podgorica to lose once - to qualify for the next stage. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Gran Canaria survives late rally to stay alive Herbalife
Gran Canaria claimed a valuable and much-needed 74-77 win over MoraBanc
Andorra on Wednesday night. John Shurna paced the winners with a
career-high 21 points plus 7 rebounds. Okoye followed him with 18
points in just 21 minutes. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Kaba leads Nanterre for a sweep of Unicaja With
a boost from Alpha Kaba's career-best performance, Nanterre 92 rallied
in the fourth quarter to down the visiting Unicaja Malaga 80-74. The
victory improved Nanterre to 2-2 in third place of Group E and gave it
a sweep of Unicaja, which dropped to 0-4. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Virtus advances to playoff rounds Virtus
Segafredo Bologna claimed a ticket to the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals
by topping Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 89-99 in the Montenegrin capital on
Wednesday. Virtus improved to 4-0 in Group G and is 14-0 on the EuroCup
season. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Shengelia to miss several games CSKA
Moscow announced on Wednesday night that star power forward Tornike
Shengelia will miss several games due to a knee injury. Shengelia
suffered the injury during the team's VTB United League game on Monday.
Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - UNICS is first into quarterfinals UNICS
Kazan romped past Mornar Bar 86-61 on Wednesday evening at Basket Hall
Kazan to storm into the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals. UNICS led from
start to finish in grabbing its fourth straight victory to remain atop
Group H with a 4-0 record. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Khimki brings back veteran guard Ponkrashov Khimki
Moscow Region strengthened its backcourt by signing veteran combo guard
Anton Ponkrashov for the remainder of the season, the club announced
Wednesday. Ponkrashov (2.00 meters, 34 years old) last played for Zenit
St Petersburg. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 24 Round
24 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is headlined by one of the most
famous fixtures in European basketball as local rivals Olympiacos
Piraeus and Panathinaikos OPAP Athens go head to head. Read more here.
February 3, 2021 - ABA league MVP of January: Jaka Blazic, Cedevita Olimpija We
have the fourth monthly MVP of the 2020-21 season and for the second
time it is Jaka Blazic of Cedevita Olimpija. Jaka Blazic has proven,
throughout the month of January, his dominance at the ABA League courts
wherever he has appeared. Read more here.
February 2, 2021 - Trento hands Metropolitans first loss in Top 16 Dolomiti
Energia Trento collected a crucial victory in its fight for the 7DAYS
EuroCup Quarterfinals by registering a 67-57 win at home over Boulogne
Metropolitans 92. Luke Maye scored 15 points to lead Trento. Read more here.
February 2, 2021 - Jamar Smith named January MVP UNICS
guard Jamar Smith named VTB United League 2020-21 season January MVP.
UNICS won all the 6 Januray games and settled on 3rd place in standings
with 11-4 record. Jamar Smith has been Kazan leader in January. Read
more here.
February 2, 2021 - Zenit extend winning streak to 6 games Zenit
beat Nizhny Novgorod at home – 78:73. Zenit (12-1) had 5-game winning
streak in the League. Nizhny Novgorod (6-5) took 6th place after 4
consecutive defeats. Petersburg played against Loko only 48 hours ago.
Read more here.
February 2, 2021 - Monaco atop Group E after beating Joventut AS
Monaco dominated the second half en route to a 97-82 victory over
Joventut Badalona on Tuesday at Stade Louis II to move atop Group E.
After leading by a single point at halftime, Monaco used a 14-2
third-quarter run to take control for good. Read more here.
February 2, 2021 - Cibona appoint Vladimir Jovanovic as new head coach Cibona
have presented Vladimir Jovanovic as their new head coach. Jovanovic
penned a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Wolves, while he has
already held couple of trainings with the team. Read more here.
February 1, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup Top 16, Round 4 Each
of the four group leaders can reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals
with a victory in Round 4. The first two are the visitors in the lone
games on Tuesday; AS Monaco hosts Joventut on Tuesday at 19:00 CET and
Boulogne Metropolitans 92 visits Trento an hour later. Read more here.
February 1, 2021 - Trento relieves Coach Brienza of duties Dolomiti
Energia Trento relieved Coach Nicola Brienza of his duties on Sunday
and appointed assistant coach Emanuele Molin to take over. Trento is
1-2 in Group F of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 after placing third in Group
D of the regular season with a 6-4 record. Read more here.
February 1, 2021 - Igokea keep on grinding Igokea
have achieved their fourth win in a row in the ABA League, as they have
prevailed over Split at home. This is the 13th win for Igokea this
season, a hugely important one for Igokea, that still have only 3
defeats on their record. Read more here.
February 1, 2021 - Loyd scores career-high 29 pts as Crvena zvezda mts beat Mega Soccerbet Crvena
zvezda mts have triumphed in this week's ABA League match of the round
as they defeated Mega Soccerbet at home court in Belgrade. This game
was marked by Crvena zvezda mts star player Jordan Loyd who scored his
ABA League career-high 29 points. Read more here.
February 1, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for January: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul The
first month of 2021 was one to remember for Fenerbahce and Jan Vesely,
who is EuroLeague Basketball's choice for MVP in January. Fenerbahce's
rise through the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings last month had
Vesely's fingerprints all over it. Read more here. Check news archive here.
