March 31, 2020 - Cerrado inks Jose Victor Jeronimo Cerrado
Basquete (CBC League) signed 28-year old naturalized Spaniard center
Jose Victor Jeronimo (208-91). He just played at AB Ancud in Chilean
Liga Nacional. In 15 games he had 6.7ppg and 5.0rpg this season. Read
more here.
March 31, 2020 - KFUM Jamtland Basket and Torbjorn Gehrke part ways KFUM
Jamtland Basket (Basketligan) and coach Torbjorn Gehrke parted ways.
Gehrke has worked there for the last six years. He helped them to make
it to the semifinals. Gehrke was coaching Swedish Senior National Team
back in 2008. Read more here.
March 30, 2020 - Marcus Smart cleared from coronavirus Marcus
Smart has been cleared from the coronavirus COVID-19 a couple of days
ago, he revealed via a post on Twitter on Sunday evening. The Boston
Celtics guard joined Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Christian Wood
as known NBA players that recovered. Read more here.
March 30, 2020 - Kalev/Cramo terminates all contracts, considers closing the club Ten
days ago, the Estonian team opted to announce its decision to
prematurely end its 2019-20 run, prior to the VTB United League
canceling the season. The emergency was caused by the coronavirus
pandemic and one member of the team testing positive. Read more here.
March 30, 2020 - Sabrina Ionescu wins Women’s Player of the Year unanimously Oregon
Duck’s women’s basketball star Sabrina Ionescu continued her hall of
fame career winning AP women’s player of the year unanimously. The 22
year old senior was the first player since Breanna Stewart (2016) to
win the award with a clean sweep. Read more here.
March 29, 2020 - French Federation shuts down its competitions for 2019-2020 The
French Basketball Federation announced that all the competitions for
2019-2020 that are held by the organization are canceled amid the
coronavirus crisis. The only exception is the Women’s Basketball League
for which a final decision will be taken on April 10. Read more here.
March 28, 2020 - Lionel Bosco takes over Sacha Massot's position as Head Coach at Liege Basket Sacha
Massot will leave VOO Liege Basket and replace Brian Lynch as Head
Coach of Hubo Limburg United next season. Lionel Bosco, who was the
assistant coach of Sacha Massot, has therefore accepted the challenge
as new Head Coach of VOO Liege Basket. Read more here.
March 28, 2020 - Brian Lynch succeeded as Head Coach by Sacha Massot Sacha
Massot who coached VOO Liege Basket from 2018 to 2020 will replace
Brian Lynch at Hubo Limburg United next season. Massot's assistant at
VOO Liege Basket, accepted the job of Head Coach of the Fervent City's
professional basketball club for nex season. Read more here.
March 28, 2020 - Radovan Trifunovic leaves Slovenian NT Radovan
Trifunovic will no longer be coaching the Slovenian National Team. He
took over the National Team back in 2017. Trifunovic replaced Igor
Kokoskov at helm. Previously Radovan Trifunovic worked as assistant
coach with the Slovenian National Team. Read more here.
March 28, 2020 - Italian League to reportedly cancel the season without proclaiming a champion The
Italian League will cancel its 2019-20 season without proclaiming a
champion, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. There are no
sanitary and technical conditions to resume activity in the short term
while it’s questionable if it could be done later down the road. Read
more here.
March 28, 2020 - Pieti Poikola has penned deal with Lahti Pieti
Poikola will take over in Lahti. The coach has agreed on terms of 2+2
contract with the team. Poikola used to work with Kouvot, Pyrinto,
FoKoPo and Aura Basket in Finland. He also coached Tindastoll in
Iceland. Read more here.
March 27, 2020 - Fenerbahce confirms COVID-19 cases Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul announced on Friday that four members of the team –
including a player, a member of the technical sports staff and two
members of the administrative team – tested positive for COVID-19. Read
more here.
March 27, 2020 - Tavrion Dawson extends deal with Jamtland Tavrion
Dawson renewed his deal with Jamtland. The forward will stay in Sweden
for 2020-21 season. Tavrion Dawson played just one game for Jamtland in
2019-20 season. He notched 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in it.
He was out since with a broken leg. Read more here.
March 27, 2020 - Henry Preira extends contract with Andrezieux Henry
Preira (198-F/C-94) and Andrezieux have agreed on terms of contract
extension. The centre joined the team at the start of the season. He
averaged 6.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in NM1.
Previously he played for Challans. Read more here.
March 27, 2020 - Zaytsev's Taiwan Beer deliver another victory Igor
Zaytsev's Taiwan Beer deliver another victory. The team overcame Yulon
Luxgen. First ranked Taiwan Beer managed to get a 9-point victory
106-97. Taiwan Beer dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of
its points in the pain. Read more here.
March 27, 2020 - Edvinas Seskus paces his team to another win in Taiwan Edvinas
Seskus (196-G/F-95) paced his team to another win in Taiwan, one of the
only Leagues played at the moment. Pauian overcame Bank of Taiwan 94-88
on Thursday night. Pauian looked well-organized offensively handing out
30 assists. Read more here.
March 27, 2020 - VTB United League has cancelled the remainder of 2019/20 season Upon
online voting, the Board of the League has decided to terminate season
2019-20 due to negative developments in COVID-19 outbreak. There will
be no champion of 2019-20 season due to absence of sports criteria: the
teams played different number of games. Read more here.
March 25, 2020 - ECA Shareholders Executive Board meets to discuss COVID-19 situation The
Euroleague Commercial Assets Shareholders Executive Board met remotely
on Wednesday, March 25, to analyze the evolution of the COVID-19 global
pandemic in its collective and individual businesses, including the
competitions and communities. Read more here.
March 25, 2020 - Zeljko Obradovic and his family will return to Serbia With
the basketball season on pause, Zeljko Obradovic will return to Serbia
with a government-arranged flight. The Turkish League announced the
suspension of the competition, due to the coronavirus pandemic, a
couple of days ago. Read more here.
March 24, 2020 - David Gabrovsek leaves Novosybirsk 25-year
old Slovenian forward David Gabrovsek (201-102kg-94, college: Missouri
Baptist) left BC Novosybirsk (Superleague 1). In 11 games in Russia he
recorded 10.4ppg and 4.2rpg this season. Gabrovsek also played for
Terme Olimia in Slovenian league. Read more here.
March 24, 2020 - Justin Roberson extends deal with Burevestnik Justin
Roberson (185-G-93, college: ULM) and Burevestnik have agreed on terms
of contract extension. The new deal is meant for 2020-21 season. The
guard joined Burevestnik at the start of the season. He averaged 19.5
points per game in Superleague 1. Read more here.
March 24, 2020 - EuroLeague sets conference call to extend hiatus EuroLeague
Board will have a conference call meeting on Wednesday to discuss
developments and the coronavirus pandemic impact on the 2019-20 season.
Travel restrictions imposed all around Europe prevent a normal meeting
prompting a conference call instead. Read more here.
March 23, 2020 - Valencia, Dubljevic pen three-year extension Valencia
Basket and center Bojan Dubljevic signed a contract extension that will
keep them together for three more years, until the end of the 2022-23
season, the club announced Monday. Valencia retains an option to extend
his contract for an additional season. Read more here.
March 22, 2020 - James White leaves Ural Ekaterinburg 26-year old American forward
James White (204-100kg-93, college: Georgia Tech) left Ural
Ekaterinburg (Superleague 1). In 11 games in Russia he recorded
12.8ppg, 8.2rpg, 1.4apg and 1.5spg this season. Read more here.
March 22, 2020 - Chris Singleton proposes alternative format to
complete EuroLeague season Chris Singleton proposed an
alternative format to complete the 2019/20 EuroLeague season. Singleton
suggests the EuroLeague should adopt the NCAA format (March Madness)
and replace the remainder of the regular season and the best-of-five
playoff series. Read more here.
March 22, 2020 - Deni Avdija reportedly on Cavaliers’ radar Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Deni Avdija
is on the Cleveland Cavaliers’radar, according to Cleveland.com’s Chris
Fedor, who reported that the Cavs have done extensive work scouting the
Israeli guard/forward. Avdija is a projected top-10 pick in the 2020
NBA Draft, probably even top-5. Read more here.
March 22, 2020 - Khimki building a training schedule based on dates
announced Both the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague and VTB United League seasons are temporarily suspended due
to the coronavirus pandemic, but Khimki players have resumed practices.
General manager, Pavel Astakhov talked with RIA Novosti about the
developing situation. Read more here.
March 22, 2020 - Doron Lamb and Darussafaka part ways While the play in Turkish
League has been suspended, Darussafaka and Doron Lamb reached a mutual
agreement to part ways, the club announced. Doron Lamb played 19 games
in Turkey this season. Read more here.
March 20, 2020 - Euroleague Basketball mourns Borislav Stankovic Euroleague
Basketball joins the world basketball community in mourning the passing
of Borislav Stankovic at his home in Belgrade at the age of 94. Mr.
Stankovic's life-long work helped lay the foundation for basketball
becoming the global game that it is today. Read more here.
March 20, 2020 - Panathinaikos, Pitino agree to part ways Panathinaikos
OPAP Athens and Hall of Fame head coach Pick Pitino have agreed to end
their cooperation in the face of the COVID-19 that has forced the
suspension of play in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Read more here.
March 16, 2020 - Zadar part ways with Bryon Allen Zadar
announced that they have parted ways with American guard Bryon Allen.
The two sides have terminated their contract by mutual agreement. Allen
arrived in Zadar last summer, while he was the team’s top scorer in the
previous part of the 2019-20 ABA League regular season. Read more here.
March
14, 2020 - FIBA Europe confirms suspension of EuroLeague and EuroCup
Women, FIBA Europe Cup until the end of the club season FIBA
Board decided to suspend indefinitely and without resuming until the
end of the current club season all games of the competitions organized
by FIBA Europe (EuroLeague Women, EuroCup Women and FIBA Europe Cup).
Read more here.
March 14, 2020 - VTB league 2019-20 season suspended The
management of the Leauge – upon discussion with the clubs and
considering the situation in European and global sports, especially
basketball – has resolved to suspend season 2019-20. Read more here.
March 13, 2020 - Real Madrid player tests positive for coronavirus Real
Madrid announced on Thursday morning that one of its basketball players
has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and both the club's
basketball and football teams have been placed under quarantine. Read
more here.
March 12, 2020 - Euroleague Basketball competitions suspended Euroleague
Basketball in agreement with its clubs has taken the decision to
temporarily suspend all 2019-20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, 7DAYS
EuroCup and Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament
games until further notice. Read more here.
March 12, 2020 - ABA competitions suspended Considering
the current situation with the Coronavirus outbreak and in order to
protect the health and safety of players, coaches, officials and fans,
the ABA League j.t.d. announces that all of the competitions under the
ABA umbrella are suspended with immediate effect. Read more here.
March 11, 2020 - Cibona and Partizan NIS to play in front of empty
stands due to coronavirus situation The
game of the 22nd round of the ABA League Regular Season between Cibona
and Partizan NIS will be played in front of empty stands, with a goal
of preventing the spread of coronavirus (Covid – 19). Read more here.
March 11, 2020 - Euroleague Basketball games in Italy to be relocated Euroleague
Basketball is constantly monitoring the situation including WHO (World
Health Organization) and national administration announcements and
recommendations towards the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more here.
March 10, 2020 - ABA league Round 21 MVP: Derek Needham (Mornar) We
have the MVP of the 21st round of the season and it is Mornar guard
Derek Needham, for the second time this season. Needham dominated the
court in Topolica Sports Hall in the game of his team against Krka.
Read more here.
March 9, 2020 - Partizan NIS seal the 1st place in the regular season
by beating Mega Bemax at home court Partizan
NIS have sealed the 1st place in the 2019-20 ABA League regular season
by beating Mega Bemax at home court in the last match of Round 21. This
means that Partizan NIS will face the 4th placed team of the regular
season in the competition semi-finals. Read more here.
March 9, 2020 - Khimki win, Avtodor show spirit Khimki
beat Avtodor 79:74. Before the game there was pleasant ceremony for
Khimki – United League’s CEO Ilona Korstin honored Devin Booker with
February MVP award. And young player from Khimki-2 Vladislav Odinokov
received the same award in Junior League. Read more here.
March 9, 2020 - CSKA outpace Loko in Krasnodar with record attendance CSKA
beat Lokomotiv-Kuban on the road – 77:71. Lokomotiv Kuban (13-5) and
CSKA (14-4) are directly competing for the second place in the League.
This game was the most important for the both teams at the end of the
season. Read more here.
March 9, 2020 - Miller-McIntyre beats the buzzer and keeps Olimpija in
Playoffs race In
the Match of the 21st round of the ABA League season, Cedevita Olimpija
have prevailed over Buducnost VOLI and remain in the Playoffs race with
one round remaining in the regular season. Codi Miller-McIntyre led
winners with 17 points. Read more here.
March 9, 2020 - Crvena zvezda mts beat FMP on the road Crvena
zvezda mts have scored a convincing away win against their city rivals
FMP. The red & whites were just brilliant in the 1st half of this
match in which they scored 56 points, including 8 three-pointers, while
they were 14/14 from free throws in that period. Read more here.
March 9, 2020 - 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 MVP: Devin Williams, Tofas Bursa The
7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 served as uncharted waters for both Tofas Bursa
and its center Devin Williams and thanks to the stellar performances by
the latter, the team passed through successfully to continue its
challenge for EuroCup glory. Read more here.
March 8, 2020 - Xavi Pascual begins with a win in Krasnoyarsk Zenit
beat Enisey on the road – 84:67. Enisey and Zenit had even records
before the game (7-11) and pretend to fight for play-off spots. Zenit
from the beginning of the game turned on their long-range mode. Read
more here.
March 8, 2020 - Kalev beat Astana and get back to play-off zone Kalev
beat Astana on the road – 78:83. In November, Kalev beat Astana –
84:76. Kazakhstan crew wanted to take revenge, and beginning of the
game proved it: Vinales and Cotton made 10-0 run and helped their team
win starting quarter, scoring 16 points combined. Read more here.
March 8, 2020 - Zadar stronger than Koper Primorska Zadar
have demonstrated another good home game in the ABA League, as they
have beaten Koper Primorska. Not many have expected this kind of an
outcome, as Zadar have been the last-placed ahead of the 21st round and
Koper Primorska were still aiming for the Playoffs. Read more here.
March 7, 2020 - UNICS send Nizhny Novgorod to 10th place UNICS
downed Nizhny Novgorod on the road – 95:83. Last week, Nizhny Novgorod
(7-10) broke Loko’s winning streak and climbed to the 7th place
remaining in the fight for the playoffs. UNICS (11-6) were ranked 4th
before this game. Read more here.
March 7, 2020 - Zielona Gora down Tsmoki and climb up to 6th place Zielona
Gora beat Tsmoki-Minsk in away game – 80:73. The game remained
scoreless for the first two minutes as the teams were very cautious.
Only 33 points were scored in the first quarter with the smallest
MInsk’s lead – 17:16. Read more here.
March 7, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 28 MVP: Shane Larkin,
Anadolu Efes Istanbul Shane
Larkin re-wrote history books while powering Anadolu Efes to a 91-79
home win over Olympiacos and earning, in the process, another MVP of
the Round honor. Larkin scored 40 points, becoming the first player
this century with two 40-point games to his name. Read more here.
March 7, 2020 - Mornar gets closer to Playoffs with a win over Krka Mornar
are another step closer to reaching the Playoffs, as they have
prevailed over Krka at home and grabbed their 13th win of the season in
the ABA League. Mornar are now a win above their main competitors in
the Playoffs race – Cedevita Olimpija and Koper Primorska. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - Janning, Shengelia complete Baskonia's thrilling
comeback Baskonia
rallied from a 17-point deficit over 11 minutes to edge ALBA Berlin
73-72 in a thrilling fashion at home. Baskonia trailed for almost 30
minutes and was behind 39-56 in the final minute of the third quarter,
only to put together a 17-0 run and tie the score early in the fourth.
Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - Red-hot Cibona down Igokea on the road Cibona
have scored a huge away win in the Round 21 opener as they defeated
Igokea on the road. The Zagreb side have therefore made a major step
away from the relegation zone and this win might secure them the ABA
League status for the next season. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - Zvezda shooters prove too much for Maccabi Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade kept alive its long-shot hopes for the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs by using its long-range attack for a 92-76
victory at home over Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv. Billy Baron drained 5
three-pointers in scoring 22 points. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - Jerebko, Shved lead Khimki to critical win In
a critical battle in the fight to reach the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Playoffs, Khimki Moscow Region downed visiting Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
82-68 at Arena Mytishchi on Friday. Alexey Shved led the winners with
23 points. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - Larkin hits 10 threes again to lift Efes Shane
Larkin made EuroLeague history again by scoring 40 points on a
record-tying 10 three-point shots as Anadolu Efes Istanbul clinched
home-court advantage in the playoffs by downing Olympiacos Piraeus
91-79 on Friday at the Sinan Erdem Dome. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - ABA league, Round 21 Important
game is coming to Laktaši, where Igokea will be hosting Cibona and both
teams need a victory badly in their battle of avoiding the danger zone
near the bottom of the ABA League standings. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - 7Days EuroCup Top 16 Round 6 MVP, Devin Williams of
Tofas Bursa Devin
Williams of Tofas Bursa turned in another monster performance in his
team's Top 16 finale against MoraBanc Andorra to clinch MVP honors for
Round 6 of the Top 16. The big man amassed 22 points on 8-of-10
two-point shooting plus 6-of-7 from the foul line. Read more here.
March 5, 2020 - CSKA secures playoff spot by crushing Panathinaikos CSKA
Moscow booked its place in the playoffs in emphatic fashion by crushing
out-of-form Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 66-97 on the road. Darrun
Hilliard led the way with 21 points on 5-of-9 three-point shooting,
while Mike James scored 18 against his former club. Read more here.
March 5, 2020 - Virtus shoots its way into quarterfinals Segafredo
Virtus Bologna made 15 three-pointers and set a new club scoring record
en route to a 96-106 win in a do-or-die game against Darussafaka Tekfen
Istanbul on Thursday night at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. The
victory improved Virtus's record to 4-2. Read more here.
March 5, 2020 - Albicy rescues Zenit in OT win Zenit
St Petersburg snapped its six-game losing streak by edging Zalgiris
Kaunas 76-75 after overtime at Sibur Arena on Thursday. Zenit improved
to 8-20 in the standings while Zalgiris dropped to 12-16 and saw its
three-game winning streak come to an end. Read more here.
March 5, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 27 MVP: Walter
Tavares, Real Madrid Walter
Tavares anchored Real Madrid's 73-78 comeback road win against AX
Armani Exchange Milan, and in the process earned MVP of Round 27
honors. Tavares scored 13 points on 6-for-7 two-point shooting, and
also posted game-highs of 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Baskonia downs Bayern to end road woes KIROLBET
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz stayed alive in the race for the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs by downing FC Bayern Munich 71-80 to end
its road losing streak. Michael Eric scored 16 points and Zoran Dragic
netted 13 points to lead Baskonia. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Joventut finishes season undefeated at home Joventut
Badalona finished its 2019-20 EuroCup season in style by topping
Unicaja Malaga 101-86 at home on Wednesday. Joventut, which was
eliminated earlier in the Top 16, finished third in Group G with a 3-3
record. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Barcelona holds firm to overcome spirited ALBA FC
Barcelona took another step towards securing homecourt advantage in the
playoffs by gaining a hard-fought 80-84 victory over ALBA Berlin.
Barcelona moved into a first-quarter lead, but ALBA bounced back to
dominate the second quarter and led 46-38 at halftime. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Maccabi nips Efes to ensure playoffs return Maccabi
FOX Tel Aviv guaranteed its long-awaited return to the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Playoffs by beating first-place Anadolu Efes Istanbul 77-75
at home in Menora Mivtachim Arena in a thriller on Wednesday. Read more
here.
March 4, 2020 - Monaco routs UNICS to finish atop Group G AS
Monaco dominated UNICS Kazan 85-60 on Wednesday night to finish atop
Group G of the Top 16 with a 4-2 record. UNICS placed second at 3-3 and
would have been first if it won. Monaco will take on the winner of game
between Darussafaka and Virtus Bologna. Read
more here.
March 4, 2020 - Tofas does just enough to get past Andorra Tofas
Bursa did just enough to finish off the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 with a
victory in beating MoraBanc Andorra 97-94 at home. Devin Williams
tallied 22 points to pace Tofas, which finished Group H with a 4-2
record and second place. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Kalinic's late heroics lift Fenerbahce Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul defeated Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 66-63 at Ulker Sports
and Event Hall on Wednesday. Fenerbahce improved to 13-14 in the
standings to climb to seventh in the standings, while Zvezda dropped to
10-17 and two wins outside of the playoff zone. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Darussafaka-Virtus EuroCup game to be played in Stark
Arena The
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul-Segafredo Virtus Bologna game for Round 6
of the 2019-20 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 has been rescheduled to be played
in Stark Arena, Belgrade on Thursday March 5 2020, with tip-off at
18:15 CET. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - ABA league MVP of February: Uros Lukovic (Mornar) We
have the fifth monthly MVP of the 2019/20 season. It is Uros Lukovic of
Mornar. Mornar have been shining lately in the ABA League and for sure
Uroš Lukovic, who has been dominating the courts wherever he has
appeared, has contributed vastly to this success. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Devin Booker is February MVP Khimki’s
center Devin Booker was announced VTB United League February MVP of the
month. Devin Booker was Khimki’s leader this month, averaging 23,7
points (75 – field goal percentage), 6,7 rebounds and 1,3 assists with
25,7 EFF points. Read more here.
March 4, 2020 - Tekele Cotton joins Kalev Kalev
signed American guard Tekele Cotton. For four seasons Tekele Cotton had
been playing in NCAA for Wichita state university, from 2012 to 2015
with CSKA guard Ron Baker. First Cotton’s professional team was
Ludwigsburg. Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - Promitheas sweeps Oldenburg to take first place Promitheas
Patras celebrated its qualification to the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals
in his debut season in the competition after beating EWE Baskets
Oldenburg 72-97. The visitors led from the very beginning, amassing a
double-digit advantage at the end of the first quarter. Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - Reyer to the quarterfinals Umana
Reyer Venice reached the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals for the first time
in club history after beating fellow Italian side Germani Brescia
Leonessa 88-93 on the road. The win improved Reyer to 4-2 in Group F to
finish in second place. Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - Tavares leads Real's comeback win Real
Madrid grabbed its sixth consecutive win by topping AX Armani 73-78.
Real improved to 21-6 in the standings, while Milan
dropped to 11-16. Rudy Fernandez led the winners with 16 points and
Walter Tavares, Trey Thompkins and Nico Laprovittola each added 13.
Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - McKissic powers Olympiacos in Greek derby Olympiacos
Piraeus gained local bragging rights by edging out eternal rival
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 81-78 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium.
Predictably, the game was closely contested with neither team leading
by more than 8 points at any stage. Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - Zalgiris takes key win over Khimki Zalgiris
Kaunas led from start to finish in defeating Khimki Moscow Region 96-85
on Tuesday evening at Zalgirio Arena. The Lithuanian champs won their
third in a row and sixth in their last seven games to leapfrog Khimki
in the standings. Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - CSKA inches closer to playoffs CSKA
Moscow got back on the winning track by holding off fellow-Russian
rival Zenit St Petersburg 86-78 on Tuesday to open the latest
double-round week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. CSKA improved to
18-9 and is on the verge of qualifying for the EuroLeague Playoffs.
Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - Rytas exits with a home win Rytas
Vilnius finished its 7DAYS EuroCup season in style by downing
Galatasaray Doga Sigorta 83-75 in the Lithuanian capital in Top 16
Group G. Rytas, which was eliminated before this game,
finished third in the group with 3-3 record while Galatasaray ranked
fourth at 2-4. Read more here.
March 3, 2020 - ABA league Round 20 MVP: Justin Cobbs (Buducnost VOLI) We
have the MVP of the 20th round of the season and it is Buducnost VOLI
point guard Justin Cobbs, for the second time this season. Cobbs
dominated the court in Moraca Sports Hall in the game of his team
against Mornar. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - Buducnost VOLI beat Mornar in the local derby Buducnost
VOLI have remained in the race for the 1st place in the 2019-20 ABA
League regular season as they defeated Mornar in Podgorica in the last
match of Round 20. The Blue troops were just brilliant in the 1st half
in which they gained a 19-point lead. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 27 The
latest double-round week provides several teams with the chance to seal
playoff spots, secure their places in the top four or move into the
all-important top eight. The two giants of Greek basketball will meet
again with Olympiacos hosting archrival Panathinaikos in a highly
meaningful derby. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - 7Days EuroCup Top 16, Round 6 The
final round of the Top 16 will give answers to a series of questions.
There are still four quarterfinals tickets waiting to be booked and
first place is still open in two of the four groups. Simultaneously,
there is also a battle for the best Top 16 record. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul-Segafredo Virtus Bologna
EuroCup game suspended The
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul-Segafredo Virtus Bologna game for Round 6
of the 2019-20 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 has been suspended due to the
impossibility for the away team, Segafredo Virtus Bologna, to enter
into Turkish territory. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - Milan-Real EuroLeague game, Brescia-Reyer EuroCup game
to be played behind closed doors The
AX Armani Exchange Milan-Real Madrid game for Round 27 of the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season and the Germani Brescia
Leonessa-Umana Reyer Venice game for Round 6 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top
16 will be played behind closed doors. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - CSKA extends big man Bolomboy CSKA
Moscow reached a new agreement with center Joel Bolomboy to keep
working together until the end of the 2021-22 season, the club
announced Monday. Bolomboy (2.04 meters, 26 years old) joined CSKA
before the start of the 2018-19 season. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - MVP for February: Nikola Mirotic, FC Barcelona After
a perfect month that he began and ended with game-winning shots on the
road, forward Nikola Mirotic of FC Barcelona is Euroleague Basketball's
choice as MVP for February in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Read
more here.
March 1, 2020 - Marko Lukovic scores the full-court 3-pointer at the
buzzer to win the game for Koper Primorska Well,
this was definitely one of the most exciting game-endings so far in the
2019/20 ABA League regular season! Koper Primorska have defeated Cibona
by 79:78 after an unbelievable full-court 3-pointer scored by Marko
Luković at the 4th quarter buzzer. Read more here.
March 1, 2020 - Zvezda prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija Crvena
zvezda mts are marching towards reaching their first goal of the season
– qualifying for the ABA League Playoffs for the 2019-20 season. The
red and white have convincingly triumphed over Cedevita Olimpija. Read
more here.
March 1, 2020 - Astana win in Krasnoyarsk and catch up 7-team group Astana
beat Enisey on the road – 78:64. Enisey was coming up this game with
serious roster troubles. Davion Berry left the team and one more key
player Tomislav Zubcic was injured together with Chavaughn Lewis.
Malcolm Hill was the main character in Astana’s offence. Read more here.
March 1, 2020 - PARMA tie own record for single-game 3-pointers,
maintain playoff spot PARMA
beat Zielona Gora at home – 91:76. PARMA and Zielona Gora compete for
playoffs. Both teams had 7-10 record before this game and the Russians
– ranked 7th – were leading due to tie-break regulations. Read more here.
March 1, 2020 - Important win for Mega Bemax over Igokea Mega
Bemax fans have every reason to celebrate, as their favourite squad has
beaten Igokea at home in Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall in Belgrade,
grabbed their sixth win of the season and escaped the very bottom of
the standings, where Zadar now stand alone with 5 triumphs on their
record. Read more here.
March 1, 2020 - Nizhny back to playoffs snapping Loko’s 8-games winning
streak Nizhny
Novgorod stopped Lokomotiv-Kuban at home – 96:93. Nizhny Novgorod
(6-10) are fighting for the playoffs spot. They’ve met Loko (13-4) at
the beginning of a challenging path: UNICS and Zenit are still ahead.
Krasnodar had won 8 in a row before this game and were ranked 3rd. Read
more here.
March 1, 2020 - Avtodor set scoring record to stop losing streak Avtodor
beat Tsmoki-Minsk at home – 109:90. Both teams had four victories
before this game. However, Tsmoki are going through ups and downs,
while Avtodor suffered a 7-game losing streak. The first quarter was an
intense fight. Read more here.
March 1, 2020 - UNICS revenge Kalev UNICS
stop Kalev at home – 87:76. The guests paced up from the very beginning
and dominated the first quarter as Kyle Vinales and young Sander
Raieste scored 13 points jointly. However, UNICS took the lead as
Jordan Theodor and Alex Tyus contributed in the offense. Read more here.
