May 31, 2012 - BC Khimki inks Koponen to three-year deal The
busiest team in the market, BC Khimki Moscow Region, added another big
name to its lineup with the signing of guard Petteri Koponen to a
three-year deal, the club announced Thursday. Koponen (1.94 meters, 24
years old) has enjoyed success in the Italian League with Virtus
Bologna in recent years.
May 31, 2012 - Giannakopoulos family remain at Panathinaikos Panathinaikos
current owners have ended any speculation regarding the club's future
by confirming their decision to stay at the club's helms for the
2012/13 season.
May 31, 2012 - The core of the 2012/13 ABA Adriatic League is known After
Partizan eliminated Vojvodina in the Serbian semi-final on Wednesday
the core of the 2012/13 League is known. Thirteen (13) clubs got the
right to play in the next season while the last tickets still needs to
be determined after Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv decided not to continue in
ABA League.
May 31, 2012 - 2012-13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague license allocation criteria The
following criteria for the allocation of licences to participating
teams for the 2012-13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season were approved
at the Euroleague Commercial Assets shareholders' meeting held on
October 14, 2011.
May 31, 2012 - Greek League finals, Game 4 Panathinaikos
came back from a double-digit deficit to beat Turkish Airlines
Euroleague champion Olympiacos Piraeus 84-74 in Game 4 of the Greek
League finals at OAKA on Wednesday to force a fifth and deciding game
for the title in Saturday.
May 31, 2012 - Spanish League semifinals, Game 3 FC
Barcelona Regal and Caja Laboral are now each one win away from meeting
in the Spanish League finals for the fourth time in five years. Laboral
edged Real Madrid 82-79 after overtime Tuesday to move ahead in their
best-of-five semifinals; Barcelona handled Valencia Basket 64-80 on the
road Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead.
May 31, 2012 - French League quarterfinals, Game 3 Overtime
was needed in both deciding games in the French League quarterfinals
and when the dust had cleared, Cholet Basket upset and eliminated
regular season champ BCM Gravelines 72-78 and Le Mans knocked out
defending champ Sluc Nancy 92-84. Cholet will meet Le Mans in the
semifinals.
May 31, 2012 - Serbian League, Semifinals, Game 2 Partizan
mt:s swept its best-of-three semifinals series to become the first team
to the Serbian League finals, but it will have to wait to learn its
opponent after Crvena Zvezda Diva beat Radnicki KG to even their
series. Partizan defeated Vojvodina Srbijagas 81-87 behind 17 points
and 4 assists from Milan Macvan.
May 30, 2012 - Parker leads Spurs to 2-0 series lead Tony
Parker has found balance in his role as a scoring point guard. Two more
wins, and the San Antonio Spurs will find themselves playing for
another NBA championship. Parker had 34 points and eight assists, Manu
Ginobili added 20 points and the Spurs stayed perfect in the playoffs
with a 120-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
May 30, 2012 - Celtics say intensity must rise vs. Heat in Game 2 The
Boston Celtics have bigger issues than being upset about a perceived
slight. Yes, LeBron James dribbled behind his back. Then between his
legs, five times. Then threw a behind-the-back pass.
May 30, 2012 - BC Khimki signs Rivers, too BC
Khimki Moscow Region kept getting ready for its Turkish Airlines
Euroleague return in the 2012-13 season by inking scoring ace K.C.
Rivers to a two-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Rivers (1.96
meters, 25 years old) arrives from Lokomotiv Kuban, where he averaged
9.5 points on 45.2% three-pointers and 4.1 rebounds in 8 Eurocup this
season.
May 30, 2012 - Turkish League finals, Game 1 Besiktas
Milangaz held off Anadolu Efes’s late comeback to register a 75-82
victory on Game 1 of the Turkish League finals. Pops Mensah-Bonsu
scored 18 and Carlos Arroyo tallied 15 points and 6 assists to lead the
visitors. Game 2 is scheduled for Thursday.
May 30, 2012 - Polish League finals, Game 3 Trefl
Sopot breathed new life in the Polish League finals by routing
perennial champ Asseco Prokom Gdynia 83-57 to close within 1-2 in the
best-of-seven series. John Turek compiled 18 points and 9 rebounds and
Adam Waczynski posted 15 and 8 to pace the victors.
May 30, 2012 - Croatian League finals, Game 2 Cibona
Zagreb became the overwhelming favorite to regain the Croatian League
crown after one year without it by spanking Cedevita 64-82 on the road
in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Cibona hosts
Game 3 on Saturday knowing a victory will make it the Croatian champion
for the 16th time.
May 30, 2012 - Italian League semifinals, Game 1 Montepaschi
Siena routed Banco di Sardegna Sassari, while EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
had to work harder before beating Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro in their
respective opening games of the Italian League semifinals. Ksistof
Lavrinovic amassed 19 points and 9 rebounds in Siena’s 91-68 win on
Monday.
May 29, 2012 - Serbian star Milovanovic eyes comeback It's
been a long haul on the sidelines for Jelena Milovanovic but the
injured Serbian ace is now within touching distance of a return to
action as she prepares to complete the final stage of her recovery.
May 29, 2012 - BC Khimki adds rebounder Augustine Eurocup
champion BC Khimki Moscow Region kept adding frontcourt strength for
its Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball return by inking rebounding
ace James Augustine to a two-year deal on Tuesday. Augustine (2.08
meters, 28 years old) arrives from UCAM Murcia of Spain, where he
averaged 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in 34 Spanish League games last
season.
May 29, 2012 - Belgian League finals, Game 1 Belgacom
Spirou began its try for a fifth consecutive Belgian League title in
style on Monday by taking a 69-80 road win over Telenet BC Oostende in
Game 1 of their best-of-five final series. Spirou came back after a
slow first quarter to win each of the last three and take a pivotal
triumph, turning around the homecourt advantage in the series.
May 29, 2012 - Serbian League, Semifinals, Game 1 Defending
champion Partizan mt:s Belgrade and Radnicki KG both drew first bood in
the best-of-three Serbian League semifinals on Sunday with Game 1 home
victories. Partizan used a full team effort to coast past visiting
Vojvodina Srbijagas 77-67.
May 28, 2012 - Khimki bulks up with big man Davis Eurocup
champion BC Khimki Moscow Region has begun building its roster for next
season's Turkish Airlines Euroleague with extra size by announcing
Monday the addition of center Paul Davis on a two-year contract. Davis
(2.11 meters, 27 years old) arrives from two seasons with Cajasol
Sevilla of Spain.
May 28, 2012 - Greek League finals, Game 3 Turkish
Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos Piraeus moved within one
victory of its first Greek League title in 15 years by defeating
archrival Panathinaikos 84-72 on Sunday in Game 3 of the best-of-five
finals. A 16-2 run bridging the final two quarters restored what had
been game-long double-digit leads by Olympiacos, which now holds a 2-1
edge in the series.
May 28, 2012 - Dutch League finals, Game 5 After
four years of disappointment that included two Game 7 losses in the
finals, EiffelTowers Den Bosch has returned to the top in the Dutch
League with a 61-65 road win Sunday over defending champion Zorg en
Zekerheid Leiden.
May 28, 2012 - German League playoffs, Semifinals, Game 3 The
German League has one familiar finalist and another unexpected one
after both Brose Baskets Bamberg and Ratiopharm Ulm registered 3-0
sweeps in their best-of-five semifinal series on Sunday. The two-time
defending champions from Bamberg once again blew Artland Dragons off
the floor with a 94-63 victory in Game 3, its second 30-point home win
in the series.
May 28, 2012 - Bulgarian League finals, Game 3 Lukoil
Academic used a high-scoring fourth-quarter rally to put its stamp on
another Bulgarian League title by defeating host Levski 82-87 on the
road Sunday. The victory gave Lukoil a 3-0 sweep in the best-of-five
series and its 10th consecutive national crown, but it took a 30-point
outburst in fourth-quarter scoring to get it done.
May 27, 2012 - Italian League quarterfinals, Game 5 Scavolini
Siviglia Pesaro became the last team to reach the Italian League
semifinals by upsetting Bennet Cantu 69-78 in do-or-die Game 5 on
Saturday. Scavolini won the series 2-3 and will face EA7 Emporio Armani
Milano in the best-of-five semifinals. Montepaschi Siena takes Banco di
Sardegna Sassari in the other semifinals series.
May 27, 2012 - Czech League finals, Game 4 CEZ
Basketball Nymburk is once again the Czech League champion! Nymburk won
its ninth consecutive Czech League title by sweeping the best-of-seven
finals against Prostejov. Nymburk topped Prostejov 67-84 in Game 4 on
Saturday to get the celebration started.
May 27, 2012 - Croatian League Finals, Game 1 Cibona
took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five Croatian League finals by downing
Cedevita 84-77 in Game 1 on Saturday. Davor Kus led the winners with 18
points. Khalid El-Amin added 14, Damjan Rudez had 13 while Goran Suton
and Pavle Marcinkovic each got 12 for Cibona.
May 27, 2012 - French League quarterfinals, Game 2 Entente
Orleanaise and Elan Chalon reached the French League semifinals by
sweeping its respective quarterfinal series. Orleans became the first
team to reach the semifinals by edging Paris-Levallois 73-79 on the
road on Friday.
May 27, 2012 - Rondo leads Celtics to 85-75 Game 7 win over 76ers To
Doug Collins, Boston's Big Three is already a memory. ''I don't look at
them as the Big Three. I look at them as the Championship Four,'' the
Philadelphia coach said. ''Because if you're going to leave Rondo out,
you're making a huge mistake.''
May 27, 2012 - They meet again: Heat-Celtics in East finals It's
a rematch: Miami and Boston will meet in the playoffs again, this time
with a spot in the NBA finals at stake. Boston's 85-75 win in Game 7
over Philadelphia on Saturday night earned the Celtics a trip to Miami,
where the reigning East champion Heat will host Game 1 of this year's
conference title series Monday night.
May 26, 2012 - Turkish League semifinals, Game 5 Anadolu
Efes reached the Turkish League finals by edging Banvit 72-77 in
Bandirma in do-or-die Game 5 of their best-of-five semifinals series on
Saturday. Efes won the series 2-3 and is set to face Besiktas Milangaz
in the finals, which start next week.
May 26, 2012 - Czech League finals, Game 3 CEZ
Basketball Nymburk moved within one victory of what would be its ninth
straight Czech League title on Friday by beating BK Prostejov 66-84 in
Game 3 of their best-of-seven finals series. Nymburk will get a chance
to wrap up the series with a sweep on the road on Saturday night.
May 26, 2012 - Kulichova pens Kosice deal Czech
Republic international Petra Kulichova has decided not to stray too far
away from home. The former ZVVZ USK Prague pivot has signed for Good
Angels Kosice.
May 26, 2012 - Sweden no longer the in-betweeners Kadidja
Andersson has expressed her relief that Sweden now has the opportunity
to regularly join the top table of women's basketball in Europe. Having
had to endure playing as a Division B nation after a disastrous
relegation a few years ago, Sweden are seemingly ready to realise their
potential in the new, refreshed structure which has dispensed with
promotion and relegation.
May 25, 2012 - Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv will not play in ABA League in 2012/13 Maccabi
Electra Tel Aviv had a great season in which it won the ABA League
trophy, its first so far. But problems with coordination of playing in
three league put the Israeli basketball gigant in serious consideration
about its furture way and on Friday Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv announced
it will not continue in ABA League despite still having a valid contract.
May 25, 2012 - Israeli League championship game Maccabi
Electra Tel Aviv celebrated its 50th Israeli League championship by
beating Maccabi Ashdod 83-63 in the title game at Nokia Arena in Tel
Aviv. Yogev Ohayon was named Final Four MVP after pacing the Maccabi
attack with 10 points and 10 assists.
May 25, 2012 - Slovenian League finals, Game 4 Krka
Novo Mesto conquered its third consecutive Slovenian League title by
downing Union Olimpija Ljubljana on the road 55-67 in Game 4 of the
best-of-five finals Thursday. A 7-18 run in the final quarter made the
difference for the guests.
May 25, 2012 - Ukrainian League finals, Game 4 BC
Donetsk became the Ukrainian champion for the first time Thursday after
edging Azovamsh Mariupol 79-84 on the road in Game4 to sweep their
best-of-seven finals series. After falling behind early, Donetsk
dominated the second half to march to victory.
May 25, 2012 - Bulgarian League finals, Game 2 Lukoil
Academic moved within one win of its 10th straight Bulgarian League
championship on Thursday with an 80-76 victory over rival Levski Sofia.
Academic will get its first chance to win the title on Levski’s floor
on Sunday. Bozhidar Avramov scored 18 points and dished 4 assists to
pace the champs in the come-from-behind win.
May 24, 2012 - Croatian League semifinals, Game 3 Cedevita
crushed KK Split Wednesday to win their semifinals series and advance
to the finals, where Cibona awaits for an all-Zagreb series. Miro Bilan
scored 17 points and Marko Car 15 for Cedevita, which dominated 96-70.
May 24, 2012 - Polish League finals, Game 2 Asseco
Prokom Gdynia took a 2-0 lead in the Polish League finals after a 77-65
victory over Trefl Sopot on Wednesday. Adam Hrycaniuk posted 13 points,
14 rebounds and 3 blocks to lead the perennial champs. Prokom took
control with 12-2 second quarter run and then finished the half with 7
more unanswered points for a 40-24 halftime lead.
May 24, 2012 - Serbian League, Regular Season, Phase 2, Game 14 The
Serbia League regular season came to a close Wednesday with the
following semifinals duels now on tap: Partizan mts vs. Vojvodina
Srbijagas and Radnicki KG vs. Crvena Zvezda Diva. Perennial champion
Partizan finished the regular season with another win, 77-87 at BKK
Radnicki, to improve to 12-2.
May 24, 2012 - French League quarterfinals, Game 1 SLUC
Nancy was the big winner in the opening games of the French League
playoffs. Nancy was the only road team to win Game 1 of the
best-of-three series and did so in convincing fashion by walloping Le
Mans 64-89.
May 24, 2012 - Sagadin names Slovenia candidates Slovenia
coach Zmago Sagadin believes competition for spots in the side to play
at the U20 European Championship being staged in the country will be
fierce. The Slovenians are in Group D with Lithuania, Sweden and Italy,
and the games will be in the cities of Kranjska Gora, Domzale and
Ljubljana.
May 23, 2012 - Poland can count on Gortat this summer Marcin
Gortat will play for Poland again this summer and do his best to make
sure the national team returns to the EuroBasket Final Round in 2013.
The NBA Lockout prevented the Phoenix Suns center from representing his
country at EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, where they beat Portugal and
Turkey but did not progress to the second stage of the competition.
May 23, 2012 - Beld and The Netherlands up to the challenge Myrthe
Beld is one of the players who can evaluate just how the Netherlands
have evolved since they made their encouraging elite-level debut less
than two years ago. Back in 2010, the Dutch team stepped out in
Division A for the first time during a failed but nevertheless
impressive first EuroBasket Women qualification campaign.
May 23, 2012 - CSKA Moscow keeps Kaun, too CSKA
Moscow continued bolstering its frontcourt Wednesday by re-signing
center Sasha Kaun to a new three-year contract. Kaun (2.13 meters, 27
years old) has just finished his fourth consecutive Euroleague season
with CSKA and is the Euroleague’s all-time career leader in two-point
shooting accuracy at 70%.
May 23, 2012 - Germany name first training camp squad Germany
coach Svetislav Pesic has named the squad of players that will be at
the national team's first training camp next month. Several have turned
out for the national team before, including Bayern Munich's Robin
Benzing, Steffen Hamann, Jan-Hendrik Jagla and Philipp Schwethelm.
May 22, 2012 - CSKA re-signs team captain Khryapa CSKA
Moscow announced a new agreement with forward Viktor Khryapa, the
team's captain, who signed a contract for two more seasons with an
extra-year option to stay until the end of the 2014-15 season.
May 22, 2012 - Former Euroleague champ Mulaomerovic retires Former Euroleague champion point guard Damir Mulaomerovic decided to end a career
full of accomplishments on Monday by announcing his retirement after 19
years as a pro. Mulaomerovic, who will turn 38 in September, returned
to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague this season.
May 22, 2012 - British Basketball League in talks with Euroleague The
British Basketball League (BBL) has told TalkBasket that they are in
discussions with Euroleague Basketball regarding the Final Four that
comes to London's O2 Arena in May 2013.
May 22, 2012 - Bojan Bogdanovic prepared to move to Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn
Nets GM Billy King told American media that Bojan Bogdanovic is
seriously thinking of moving overseas this summer. The 23-year-old
Croatian guard/forward wants to terminate his contract with Fenerbahce
Ulker in order to be able to sign with the Nets.
May 22, 2012 - Thunder surge past Lakers 106-90 to win West semis With
the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell
Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn't need to take a break. They will have
enough time to rest as they get ready for a second straight trip to the
Western Conference finals.
May 22, 2012 - Bass erupts for Celtics in 101-85 win over Sixers They
started as a Big Three and grew to a Big Four when Rajon Rondo earned
the right to be mentioned along with the other Boston Celtics
All-Stars. At no point, however, did Brandon Bass merit marquee billing
in his first season in Boston.
May 22, 2012 - Polish League finals, Game 1 Perennial
champion Asseco Prokom Gdynia moved closer to another Polish League
title on Monday by beating rival Trefl Sopot 89-81 in Game 1 of the
best-of-seven series. Prokom’s big guns shined bright as Jerel
Blassingame and Donatas Motiejunas both recorded double-double.
May 22, 2012 - Czech League finals, Game 2 CEZ
Basketball Nymburk improved to 2-0 in the Czech League finals by
pounding BK Prostejov 88-58 on Monday night. Michal Kremen scored 18
points and Pavel Pumprla tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
to lead the perennial champs.
May 22, 2012 - Turkish League semifinals, Game 3 Anadolu
Efes and Besiktas Milangaz each moved a step closer to the Turkish
League finals with respective Game 3 wins to take 2-1 series leads.
Furthermore, both teams host Game 4 with the chance to advance in front
of their fans.
May 22, 2012 - Latvian League finals, Game 5 VEF
Riga pounded BK Ventspils 100-70 to win its second straight Latvian
League championship, closing out the series 4-1 before its home crowd.
Riga completely dominated the contest, opening up a 28-14 lead after
the first quarter and piling on points from there.
May 21, 2012 - Greek League finals, Game 1 Freshly
crowned Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos Piraeus
returned to the floor and down archrival Panathinaikos 84-78 Monday in
Game 1 of the Greek League finals. Georgios Printezis starred again
with 18 points and Kostas Papanikolaou tallied 16 points and 8 rebounds
for the winners.
May 21, 2012 - Sottana and Italy turn page this summer Giorgia
Sottana admits Italy will be venturing into the unknown this summer
when a new-look line-up hits the floor looking to make up for the
bitter disappointment of falling at the final hurdle last time out.
May 21, 2012 - FIBA Europe celebrates 10th Birthday A
very special to European basketball anniversary culminated with a
fittingly spectacular fireworks display that illuminated the night sky
over Ljubljana on Saturday. FIBA Europe celebrated its tenth birthday
in the Slovenian capital, the city that will host the EuroBasket 2013
final.
May 21, 2012 - Euroleague classic Ramunas Siskauskas retires from basketball One
of the Euroleague's greatest players and gentlemen this century, CSKA
Moscow forward Ramunas Siskauskas, formally announced his retirement
from professional basketball on Monday.
May 21, 2012 - David Blatt signs new contract with Maccabi This
afternoon (Monday) in the offices of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv’s
chairman attorney Shimon Mizrahi, head coach David Blatt signed a new
contract with the team, for two years (2012 – 2013 and 2013 – 2014),
with an option for a third year (2014 – 2015).
May 21, 2012 - Besiktas gets closer to the finals with victory Besiktas
won the third game of TBL Playoff Semi-Final series 74:65 and now
they are only one match away from TBL finals. At Sinan Erdem Arena with
an ambitious crowd, Besiktas took control of the match and never let
Galatasaray close the gap.
May 21, 2012 - German League playoffs, Semifinals, Game 1 Brose
Baskets Bamberg and ratiopharm Ulm chalked up important wins in the
first games of their German League semifinals series. Bamberg dominated
Artland Dragons 103-70, while Ulm bested s.Oliver Baskets 77-65.
May 21, 2012 - Spanish League quarterfinals, Game 2 FC
Barcelona Regal ousted Lucentum Alicante 57-84 to book a spot in the
semifinals of the Spanish League, where it awaits the winner of the
series between Valencia Basket and Lagun Aro GBC, which is now tied at
1-1 after Lagun Aro outduelled Valencia 86-82 in overtime to force a
decisive Game 3 on May 22.
May 21, 2012 - Italian League quarterfinals, Game 2 Serve
was held by the home teams in all four Italian League quarterfinals
through two games, leaving Montepaschi Siena, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan,
Bennet Cantu and Banco di Sardegna Sassari all one victory away from
the semifinals in their respective best-of-five series.
May 21, 2012 - Serbian League, Regular Season, Phase 2 Partizan
mt:s mauled Vojvodina 91-54 on Friday to secure first place at the end
of the Serbian League regular season with a game to spare. Miroslav
Raduljica scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to pace the
perennial champs, who improved to 11-2 with the win.
May 21, 2012 - Koufos set to miss pre-Olympic tournament Greek
international power forward/center Kostas will be sidelined for several
and will therefore be unable to participate in the pre-Olympic
qualifying tournament. As confirmed by the player's agent himself,
Koufos has an arthroscopic surgery after the NBA season was over for
his team Denver Nuggets, and he will need at least six weeks to get in
full shape again.
May 21, 2012 - Chalon scoop second Cup, sweep awards Holders
Elan Chalon knocked off Limoges in the Coupe de France (French Cup)
final for the second year in a row on Sunday. Gregor Beugnot's side,
winners of the Semaine des As earlier this season, prevailed 83-75 with
sharpshooter Ilian Evtimov scoring a game-high 28 points.
May 20, 2012 - Spurs beat Clippers 96-86 to take 3-0 series lead Nothing
was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a
24-point deficit. Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a
defining 24-0 run in the third quarter, and San Antonio defeated the
Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in
their second-round playoff series.
May 20, 2012 - Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead Kevin
Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle
in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up
slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching
a 26-footer.
May 20, 2012 - FIBA General Assembly concludes in Ljubljana The
FIBA Europe General Assembly 2012 concluded in the Slovenian capital
Ljubljana, Saturday, with a message of unity among its member
Federations and a promise to work harder to bring further success to
European basketball on and off the court.
May 20, 2012 - Russian League finals, Game 3 Turkish
Airlines Euroleague runner-up CSKA Moscow reiterated its dominance at
home in the Russian League on Saturday by sweeping to its 10th
consecutive domestic title by blasting Eurocup champion Khimki Moscow
Region 75-90. The road win game CSKA a 3-0 sweep in the best-of-five
finals.
May 19, 2012 - Kalev/Cramo clinch title in Estonian league BC
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn have captured their third Estonian league title in
the last four years after winning all four of their games in the
play-off championship against Tartu Ulikool.
May 19, 2012 - Turkish League semifinals, Game 2 Both
Turkish League semifinals series are squared up at 1-1 after Anadolu
Efes and Besiktas Milangaz won Game 2s on the road. Efes took down
Banvit BK 75-81 behind 15 points apiece from Dusko Savanovic and Kerem
Tunceri on Friday.
May 19, 2012 - Spanish League quarterfinals, Game 1 The
four top seeds all won their Spanish League quarterfinals series at
home on Thursday and Friday to move within a victory of the semifinals.
FC Barcelona Regal trounced Lucentum Alicante 73-43, Valencia Basket
routed Lagun Aro GBC 82-60 and Caja Laboral bested rival Gescrap
Bizkaia 77-73.
May 19, 2012 - Slovenian League finals, Game 1 Union
Olimpija never trailed in handing Krka Novo Mesto a 65-76 loss in Game
1 of the Slovenian League finals on Thursday. The visitors used a 0-11
run to finish the first quarter and start the second – holding Krka
scoreless for more than five minutes in taking an 8-21 lead.
May 19, 2012 - Latvian League finals Game 4 BK
Ventspils extended the Latvian League finals series for at least three
more days by beating VEF Riga 97-90 in Game 4 of the best-of-seven
series on Thursday. It was Ventspils’s first win of the series.
May 18, 2012 - Aguilar, Valdemoro named in Spain squad Spain
came up short of the Quarter-Finals at last year's EuroBasket Women but
have so far kept faith with the veteran players as they look ahead to
qualifying for next year's Final Round in France.
May 18, 2012 - Belgian Cats ready to purr Possessing
an intriguing roster packed with dynamic and rising talent, it's not
surprising Marjorie Carpréaux can't wait for the summer to begin as
Belgium embark on their mission to land a coveted place at EuroBasket
Women 2013.
May 18, 2012 - French League, Regular Season, Game 30 In
the final game of the French League regular season, top-ranked BCM
Gravelines squeaked past closest rival Chalon 81-78, using a 23-12
third quarter to take the lead then fend off the visitors’ comeback
attempt.
May 18, 2012 - Czech League playoffs, Semifinals Game 5 BK
Prostejov outduelled BK Decin 73-69 in the fifth and deciding game of
their Czech League semifinals series on Wednesday and will square off
against archrival and defending champion CEZ Nymburk in a best-of-seven
finals matchup.
May 18, 2012 - Bulgarian League playoffs, Semifinals Game 4 Levski
outfought Tundja Yambo 87-89 to win their Bulgarian League semifinals
matchup 3-1 and set up a reprise of last year’s finals against
defending champs Lukoil Academic Sofia, beginning May 22.
May 18, 2012 - Barca eases to 1-0 lead, ACB play-off round-up Regal
FC Barcelona's class was for all to see as they breezed through
Alicante 73-43 to take a 1-0 lead in their play-off series. Like the
third place game against Panathinaikos last Sunday in Istanbul coach
Xavi Pascual rested Juan Carlos Navarro.
May 18, 2012 - Russian League finals, Game 2 CSKA
Moscow marched to its second convincing victory over BC Khimki in as
many days to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Russian
League finals series. Nenad Krstic scored 21 points to lead the hosts
to a 79-61 win.
May 17, 2012 - CSKA's classy touch To
a weekend that will go down as one of the best in basketball history,
an extra touch of class was added by the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Final Four team that had the most to be disappointed about.
May 17, 2012 - Dominguez not in Storm Squad Spain
national team guard Sylvia Dominguez was placed in suspended list
and will not be able to play for Seatle Strom this summer. The
franchise announced 11player list for the coming season and choosed
their guards as Katie Smith, Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright.
May 17, 2012 - Married duo are headed to Ekaterinburg UMMC
Ekaterinburg have named Olaf Lange as their new coach with wife Sandy
Brondello as assistant. The German head coach has had a similar role at
Australian WNBL club Logan Thunder, leading them to a play-off
appearance in his two seasons there.
May 17, 2012 - Spain’s Diaz in time for glorious summer Injuries
are tough to bear for any player. You could argue that, the more
successful a player is, the harder it becomes to deal with such
set-backs. Gran Canaria 2014 player Yurena Diaz had one of those
moments at the beginning of last season, when she found out that her
sore back required operation due to a hernia disc.
May 17, 2012 - Olympiacos win inspires a Nation In
Greece, a country that is going through some very testing times right
now, sport has traditionally been a polarizing affair. It would be
inconceivable to see devoted fans of any club to cheer for a rival in
any sport, let alone celebrate their victory.
May 16, 2012 - Real Madrid snaps Rudy Fernandez for 3 years Rudy
Fernandez is set to play for Real Madrid for the next three season
after reaching an agreement with the Spanish giants, MARCA reports. It
will be his second spell with Real after playing for the club in
2011-2012 season during NBA lockout.
May 16, 2012 - Media Reaction to the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four "Olympiacos’
Turkish Airlines Euroleague victory is the perfect comeback story -
both on and off the court. Georgios Printezis made a last-second shot
to beat CSKA Moscow 62-61 on May 13, giving Olympiacos Piraeus its
first Turkish Airlines Euroleague title in 15 years, in arguably the
greatest comeback European basketball has ever seen.
May 16, 2012 - Taurasi signs for UMMC It
is official now. Announced from basket.ugmk.com, UMMC Ekaterinburg
signed Diana Taurasi. The U.S. superstar player spent last season with
Galatasaray, and helped them to fifth place in Euroleague Women Final
Eight and Turkish League finals.
May 16, 2012 - Pekovic has ‘Successful Surgery’ Montenegro
captain Nikola Pekovic has had surgery to remove bone spurs from his
right ankle. The Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA club Pekovic plays
for, have announced in a statement: "Pekovic underwent successful
surgery today (Tuesday) to remove bone spurs in his right ankle.
May 16, 2012 - Benes to Coach USK; Sulciute to Avenida ZVVZ
USK Prague boss Lubor Blazek has reached a mutual decision with the
club to leave the bench and take on another role with the Czech giants.
The outfit has promoted his assistant, Ivan Benes, to the head coaching
position.
May 16, 2012 - Great Britain captain looks to raise the standard Great
Britain captain Andrew Sullivan will be launching his own 'DS8
Basketball Clinics' this weekend in order to raise the standard of the
game in the UK.
May 16, 2012 - Motiejunas might skip NT due to contract uncertainty The
third attempt by Donatas Motiejunas to make the national team is under
a question mark. Lithuanian forward expects to sign a contract with the
Houston Rockets this summer but due to NBA rules he would risk losing
the contract in case of an injury.
May 15, 2012 - British public overall would go to the Final Four The
announcement of the Euroleague Final Four coming to London next year
was meeted with confused looks on the faces of the media at the
pre-Final press conference. A Spanish journalist in the Sinan Erdem
Arena work room shook his head and said that the decision was the
"wrong move by the Euroleague".
May 15, 2012 - Finland Women to follow Men’s footsteps Finland
star Taru Tuukkanen is determined to follow in the footsteps of the
men's national team whose success at EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania put
the country firmly on the basketball map. In stark contrast to the
progress made by their male colleagues, the women's team laboured
through their last qualifying campaign, only managing a solitary
victory in their failed bid to make it to EuroBasket Women in Poland.
May 14, 2012 - MVP James gets 32, Heat top Pacers 95-86 in Game 1 LeBron
James was promised some rest. It never came. The MVP didn't care, not
after he and the Miami Heat struck the first blow against the Indiana
Pacers. James accepted his third MVP trophy from Commissioner David
Stern before the game, then scored 26 of his game-high 32 points while
playing every second of the second half.
May 14, 2012 - Clippers advance with 82-72 win over Grizzlies The
Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis
Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. Kenyon Martin scored seven of
his 11 points in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers advanced to the
Western Conference semifinals with an 82-72 win over the Memphis
Grizzlies in Game 7 on Sunday.
May 13, 2012 - CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos combine for defensive mark The
intensity of the start of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
championship game was evidenced by the great play of both defenses. And
when the opening quarter finished with CSKA Moscow leading Olympiacos
10-7, a new record had been established for the lowest point total in a
single quarter in Final Four history.
May 13, 2012 - Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus, Final Four MVP Vassilis
Spanoulis, the man who led the Reds throughout the season and was
elected as a member of the All-Euroleague First Team on Saturday, added
a new accolade to his collection with the Final Four MVP trophy, his
second after 2009.
May 13, 2012 - Euroleague title game, Olympiacos Piraeus is the new champ! In a game for the ages, Olympiacos Piraeus came from 19 down in the third quarter to stun CSKA Moscow 61-62 and become the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion.
Georgios Printezis’s floater with 0.7 seconds left won it for the Reds,
who become European champions for the second time in competition
history.
May 13, 2012 - Euroleague Third-place game, Panathinaikos 69 - 74 FC Barcelona Regal FC Barcelona Regal finished the Turkish Airlines Euroleague season in third place after holding off outgoing champion Panathinaikos 69-74
in the third-place game on Sunday afternoon at Sinan Erdem Arena in
Istanbul. Marcelinho Huertas dominated early with 19 first-half points
and then netted a pair of free throws in the final minute to seal the
win.
May 13, 2012 - Lietuvos Rytas is the new NIJT champ! The
10th Nike International Junior Tournament delivered a new name on the
list of champion teams when Lietuvos Rytas beat Fenerbahce Ulker 88-70
in the title game on Sunday afternoon at Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul,
Turkey.
May 13, 2012 - Lietuvos Rytas, Fenerbahce Ulker battle for NIJT title! A
new champion will be crowned in the 10th Nike International Junior
Tournament after Day 3 decided the two groups as Lietuvos Rytas won
Group A and Fenerbahce Ulker won Group B. The two teams will meet
tomorrow at 12:30 in the Sinan Erden Arena to fight for the gold medal.
May 13, 2012 - Skerovic leaves Sparta&K for Prague Montenegro
international Jelena Skerovic has returned to the Czech Republic to
play for ZVVZ USK Prague. The former Frisco Brno playmaker spent this
season with Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje and averaged 3.8 points, 2.7
assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.
May 13, 2012 - EBI-Master students getting first-hand experience at Euroleague Final Four A
group of 23 master’s students are wide-eyed walking around the 2012
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four as they get firsthand experience
in what it takes to stage an elite-class supporting event such as the
Final Four.
May 13, 2012 - Ivkovic expects different game, Khryapa hopes big clash Coming
to the big encounter between CSKA and Olympiacos, some final remarks
from İstanbul. Needless to say, CSKA is shown as the favourite by most
of the people. Most of the people who will watch the final at Sinan
Erdem is sure that Olympiacos resist but very few gave them a strong
chance.
May 12, 2012 - 2011-12 All-Euroleague Team, led by MVP Andrei Kirilenko The
stars of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague were honored at a ceremony fit
for a king on Saturday night at the annual EFES Euroleague Awards
Ceremony held at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. On the eve of the
coronation of a new champion, the best players from both finalists took
part in the celebrations together with the rest of the global
basketball elite attending the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final
Four.
May 12, 2012 - Teodosic looking forward to facing old club It
will be a weird feeling for CSKA Moscow's Milos Teodosic when he goes
up against his national team coach and former club in Sunday's final.
The Serbian international won the 2010 Euroleague MVP with Olympiacos
plus he won a silver medal with Dusan Ivkovic at the 2009 Eurobasket so
Teodosic has a lot to be thankful for.
May 12, 2012 - NIJT has the two finalists, L. Rytas and FB Ulker! A
new champion will be crowned in the 10th Nike International Junior
Tournament after Day 3 decided the two groups as Lietuvos Rytas won
Group A and Fenerbahce Ulker won Group B. The two teams will meet
tomorrow at 12:30 in the Sinan Erden Arena to fight for the gold medal.
May 12, 2012 - Efes Pilsener Euroleague Awards Ceremony tonight! After
counting the votes from fans and media members far and wide, Euroleague
Basketball is pleased to release the names of the 10 nominees for the
All-Euroleague teams.
May 12, 2012 - Title game preview: CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus Two
deserving teams will square off for the 2012 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague title in the championship game of the 2012 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four at Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul on Sunday. CSKA
came from 14 points down to win a thriller against Panathinaikos 66-64
in the first semifinal led by Andrei Kirilenko and Alexey Shved.
May 12, 2012 - Title game official press conference Four
familiar faces to one another – all winners in Friday’s semifinals
games – gathered Saturday afternoon at Sinan Erdem Arena for the
official press conference to discuss the title game of the 2012 Turkish
Airlines Euroleague Final Four.
May 12, 2012 - The O2 in London to host the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Euroleague
Basketball and AEG will team together to bring the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four to a new home in 2013. After hosting the 2012
Olympic Games, London’s spectacular The O2 will remain the focus of
international sporting attention as it turns its eyes to Europe’s
premier basketball event.
May 12, 2012 - Fans, the soul of the Final Four Outside
Sinan Erdem Arena before Friday’s semifinals of the 2012 Turkish
Airlines Euroleague Final Four, colors were abound. There was plenty of
green, plenty of red and plenty of Barcelona’s famous mix of blue and
garnet red. But far more impressive than the colors that could be seen
was how beautiful they went together.
May 12, 2012 - Young Stars Take Over Sweden Sweden
coach Lars Johansson has revealed his preliminary squad for this
summer's qualifying campaign for the EuroBasket Women 2013. The Swedes
will go into battle against Romania, Spain, Bulgaria and Germany in
Group D and try to finish among the top two to reach next year's Final
Round in France.
May 12, 2012 - Mondelo In Charge Of Spain Spain
have made Perfumerias Avenida boss Lucas Mondelo the new coach of the
women's senior national team. The 44-year-old takes over from Jose
Ignacio Hernandez, who led the Spaniards the last two summers.
May 11, 2012 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague semifinals, Olympiacos 68 - 64 FC Barcelona Regal Olympiacos Piraeus will play for its second Euroleague crown on Sunday after outlasting FC Barcelona Regal 68-64
in another thrilling semifinal showdown at the 2012 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Arena on Friday.
May 11, 2012 - CSKA sets defensive mark CSKA
Moscow established a new Final Four era defensive record in the second
quarter of the first game at the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final
Four. The Russian champs limited Panathinaikos to 5 points, which
represents the fewest points ever scored in a single quarter in a Final
Four game.
May 11, 2012 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague semifinals, CSKA Moscow 66 - 64 Panathinaikos CSKA Moscow survived one of the greatest semifinal games in Euroleague history to edge mighty Panathinaikos 66-64 in the opener of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four at Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul.
May 11, 2012 - One Team symposium in Istanbul, a success The
partnership between basketball and business can go a long way in
helping communities in need. Euroleague’s One Team program is a great,
fresh example of such powerful synergy and was the central topic of
this season’s annual Euroleague Basketball Symposium held at Kadir Has
University in Istanbul.
May 11, 2012 - 2012 Turksih Airlines Euroleague Final Four predictions There
are no better people to turn to for expert opinions on the biggest
games of the season than star players and big name coaches. So
Euroleague.net turned to some former All-Euroleague selection and
ex-champion coaches to get their feel for Friday’s semifinals.
May 11, 2012 - 2012 Final Four bwin Game Center: semifinals After
a season long buildup, it's now money time for the players, coaches,
staffs and fans of the four teams battling for the title of 2012
Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions. The matchups are set and there
is no room for mistakes – two wins from two games will crown either
CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona Regal, Olympiacos Piraeus or Panathinaikos as
champion.
May 11, 2012 - Let’s get ready to rumble, Euroleague Final 4 semifinals Yes,
it is finally here! Today with semifinal games, Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final four will start. Two semifinal games, two spectacles.
In first semifinal games, at 17.00 CET, CSKA Moscow and Panathinaikos
will try to reach Final game and fight for trophy.
May 11, 2012 - 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four official cheerleaders The
Efes Dance Square Off contest rewarded the support received by the
Euroleague fans to BC Zalgiris Kaunas “Cheer Up” dancers, making them
the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Official Cheerleading
Squad.
May 10, 2012 - Semifinal official practice: Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Barcelona Regal The
day before the 2012 Final Four tips off, the Official Practice for the
second semifinal, Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Barcelona Regal, took place
at Sinan Erdem Arena as the players talked to the media.
May 10, 2012 - Semifinal official practice: CSKA Moscow vs. Panathinaikos Athens The
day before the 2012 Final Four tips off, the Official Practice for the
first semifinal, CSKA Moscow vs. Panathinaikos Athens, took place at
Sinan Erdem Arena as the players talked to the media.
May 10, 2012 - Watch Euroleague Final four in Istanbul live One
of the biggest and most popular Basketball events especially in Europe
is ready to start. In just two days we will watch four the best
European teams in fight for Euroleague trophy.
May 10, 2012 - 2012 Final Four Official Press Conference The
Euroleague Basketball family gathered together Thursday morning on the
shores of the Bosphorus for the first official act of the 2012 Turkish
Airlines Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey. The Mabeyn Ballroom
at the magnificent Ciragan Palace hosted the opening press conference
with Euroleague Basketball CEO and President, Mr. Jordi Bertomeu.
May 10, 2012 - Euroleague Trophy Tour heads to Istanbul during Final Four weekend The
trophy that symbolizes everything the four teams will be fighting for
at the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four will travel through
the host city of Istanbul during Final Four weekend to give fans a
chance to see it up close.
May 10, 2012 - One Team event at Bahcelievler Social Services Campus is a great success On
an uplifting spring morning in the city that hosts the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four this weekend, the family of Euroleague Basketball
clubs and sponsors registered another proud moment by making it a day
to remember for 60 underprivileged and special needs children on the
grounds of Istanbul Bahcelievler Social Services Campus.
May 10, 2012 - Bibrzycka to Fenerbahce The
rumours came true and Polish sharp shooter Agnieszka Bibrzycka joined
Fenerbahce according to dziennikpolski24.pl and
lovewomensbasketball.com. The articles says that she left the offer
from Wisla Can-Pack and agreed to play in Turkey.
May 10, 2012 - Rivas Ecopolis Tabs Kurasova, Honti Rivas
Ecopolis, last years’ finalists of Euroleague women, strenghten their
squad with two important additions and announced them from the official
website: basketrivasecopolis.com.
May 10, 2012 - NIJT starts today The
2012 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament is set
to be a special one, not only for the talent and competitiveness of all
teams, but also because it marks its 10th edition. Games of the Nike
International Junior Tournament start today for a new champ on Sunday!
At 13:00 CET it's Crvena Zvezda vs. FCB Regal.
May 9, 2012 - Euroleague Final Four, Semifinals: in search of Euroleague glory! After
a season long buildup, it's now money time for the players, coaches,
staffs and fans of the four teams battling for the title of 2012
Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions. The matchups are set and there
is no room for mistakes – two wins from two games will crown either
CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona Regal, Olympiacos Piraeus or Panathinaikos as
champion.
May 9, 2012 - Taquan Dean joins Valencia till the end of the season Valencia
added Taquan Dean to its roster ahead of the ACB Playoffs. The
28-year-old guard/forward was available since his former team Avellino
finished the season in Italy.
May 9, 2012 - Efes extends its Euroleague sponsorship for another three years A
constant supporter of sports, Efes' global brand Efes Pilsener extended
its Euroleague Basketball sponsorship for another three years with the
protocol signed on Wednesday, May 9. Euroleague CEO and President Jordi
Bertomeu and Anadolu Efes Beer Group President Alejandro Jimenez were
present at the press conference organized for the signing.
May 9, 2012 - Bittersweet Times For Good Angels Good
Angels Kosice were a combative side in the EuroLeague Women in 2011-12.
That is what everyone expects of the Slovakian side, a club run by
general manager Daniel Jendrichovsky that unearths great talents year
after year but often struggles to keep leading players onboard because
of their financial constraints.
May 9, 2012 - Steve Nash named GM for Canada NT Steve
Nash, two-time MVP and perennial National Basketball Association
all-star, was named today to lead Canada’s charge toward the Olympic
podium in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Nash will become General Manager of
Canada’s senior men’s basketball team, providing the leadership and
inspiration for a program that is blessed with a wealth of emerging
talent.
May 9, 2012 - Casspi Comes Back For Israel Israel
have 22 players in their preliminary squad for this summer's EuroBasket
2013 Qualification Round campaign. The biggest absentee from last
year's side, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Omri Casspi, is among those
named.
May 9, 2012 - Fierce Competition For Ukraine Spots Anna
Pokoiova has admitted she will have to sweat it out for a place on the
final Ukraine roster this summer after new head-coach Vadim Czeczuro
named a lengthy 24-strong preliminary group of players.
May 9, 2012 - FIBA Europe 3on3 Back On The Continent After
a successful tour of Gran Canaria the FIBA Europe 3on3 equipment
arrived timely in Leon, Spain for the first tournament in continental
Europe in 2012. From 10 to 13 May the capital of the Spanish province
Leon will host two events, the Spanish 3on3 university championships
and an open 3on3 tournament.
May 8, 2012 - FIBA Europe Secretary General Nar Zanolin sacked In
a shocking move FIBA Europe Secretary General Nar Zanolin was sacked
yesterday after the meeting of the Executive Committee which was called
by FIBA Europe President Olafur Rafnsson. This decision is a result of
an ongoing friction between FIBA and FIBA Europe.
May 8, 2012 - Zisis to replace Jackson in Bilbao Nikos
Zisis could be moving to Spain to continue his career. Tubasket.com
reports that the Greek guard is set to join this year's Euroleague
debutants Bilbao, the team coached by a fellow Greek Fotis Katsikaris.
May 8, 2012 - Devotion Fan Zone coming to the heart of Istanbul The
Devotion Fan Zone returns for the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Final Four to bring some of the excitement from the games to fans in
the heart of Istanbul. Over Final Four weekend, from May 11 through 13,
basketball fans will have a meeting point at Taksim Gezi Park.
May 8, 2012 - F4 coverage: Papadopoulos set to miss tournament Olympiacos'
former international center Lazaros Papadopoulos is set to miss the
upcoming Final Four. Papadopoulos hasn't trained for days now due to a
knee related injury and is extremely doubtful for the Euroleague's
event of the year.
May 8, 2012 - Kayseri Kaski: An Early Assessment Kayseri
KASKI was one of the fastest clubs to build the team of next season so
a little assesment needed for the transactions until today. Kayseri
KASKI was the surprise package of last season. The club, named as
Panküp Şekerspor Kayseri was on the verge of ceasing operations last
summer.
May 8, 2012 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague trophy lands in Istanbul! The
shining trophy that will be awarded to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
champion at the end of this week's 2012 Final Four arrived in
ceremonial fashion to Istanbul on Monday afternoon. Mr. Jordi Bertomeu,
Euroleague Basketball president and CEO, handed over the trophy to Mr.
Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines, upon landing this afternoon at
Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.
May 8, 2012 - Lefteris Subotic appointed as new GM of Olimpija Former
player and veteran coach Lefteris Subotic has been appointed as the new
General Manager of Olimpija Ljubljana. Management Board of BC Olimpija
Ljubljana had a meeting today where members listened to the report of
Janez Rajgelj and decided to remove his authorization rights within the
club. As of tomorrow, functions and rights of General Manager of the
club will be taken by Slobodan Subotic.
May 7, 2012 - Bibrzycka is back to boost Polish hopes Having
been hosts of EuroBasket Women 2011, it's been quite a while since
Poland have had to endure a qualification programme but their hopes of
reaching the EuroBasket Women in France next summer have been boosted
by the timely return of Agnieszka 'Biba' Bibrzycka.
May 7, 2012 - Besiktas edge opener against Fenerbahce There's
still a long way to go but Besiktas Milangaz fans can be forgiven if
they're already dreaming of a prestigious treble. Winners of the
Turkish Cup and the EuroChallenge, the Istanbul outfit is now taking
aim at the Beko Basketbol Ligi title and it got off to a good start in
the play-offs with a 96-94 overtime triumph against Fenerbahce.
May 7, 2012 - New design rings for LKL 2012 champs The
2012 Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) champions will be awarded with
a new style rings. For the first time the top of the ring will be
circle shaped. Jewerly makers PREMIÈRE who have been making rings for
LKL champions for the past five years explained the choice of a new
ring shape.
May 7, 2012 - Imbro Growing Up Into Leader For Italy When
watching Italy play at the 2012 Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST), it
is absolutely clear who the leader on the floor is. And according to
Italian coach Andrea Capobianco, point guard Matteo Imbro is becoming
more of a man.
May 7, 2012 - Injuries Hit Romanian Qualifying Bid Romania
already had a huge challenge this summer in their EuroBasket Women
qualifying campaign with games against Spain, Sweden, Bulgaria and
Germany. Now they will have to go into battle in Group D without two
key players because ACL injuries.
May 7, 2012 - Italian League, Regular Season, Game 34 Montepaschi
Siena ended the Italian League regular season with a resounding 57-113
victory over Fabi Shoes Montegranaro to take first place with a 24-8
record, while EA7 Emporio Armani Milan bested Angelico Biella 97-77 to
clinch second place, thanks to Canadian Solar Bologna’s thrilling 66-65
win over Bennet Cantu.
May 7, 2012 - Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 34 The
top three teams in the Spanish League finished the regular season with
victories as FC Barcelona Regal took care of Assignia Manresa 71-77;
second-ranked Real Madrid outplayed FIATC Mutua Joventut 95-82 and Caja
Laboral dumped Gescrap 100-70 to finish in third.
May 7, 2012 - Turk League playoffs, Quarterfinals Game 1 The
top four Turkish League teams during the regular season all won their
opening quarterfinals matches at home. Galatasaray Medical Park took
out Tofas 80-66, using a 46-27 margin in the middle quarters to earn
the win. Luksa Andric paced the winners with 16 points, while Jamon
Lucas and Nihad Dedovic added 12 apiece.
May 7, 2012 - German League playoffs, Quarterfinals Game 1 Telekom
Baskets Bonn stunned Brose Baskets Bamberg on the road in the opening
contest of their best-of-five quarterfinals series 74-75. The hosts had
a 55-46 margin going into the fourth quarter but Telekom played its
best ball in the final stretch, outscoring the opponent 19-29 to claim
victory.
May 7, 2012 - French League, Regular Season, Game 29 There
were no changes atop the French League with one round left to play in
the regular season as BCM Gravelines outduelled Paris-Levallois 75-86
to win its 11th in a row and climb to 26-3. Closest rival Chalon dumped
Asvel 76-61 to raise its record to 23-5, while Orleans held on to the
third position by routing Strasbourg 71-88 for a 20-9 record.
May 7, 2012 - Croatian League, Regular Season, Phase 2 Game 12 The
top of the Croatian League standings remained unchanged as Cibona
Zagreb downed Zadar 88-79 to stay unbeaten after 13 games. Zadar made a
game of it in the first half, which ended 44-44, but Cibona used a
21-14 third quarter to establish control.
May 7, 2012 - Belgian League, Regular Season, Game 34 With
two more rounds to go in the Belgian League regular season, Belgacom
Spirou Charleroi topped outduelled Leuven 93-87 to stay on top while
closest rival Antwerp tripped up Aalstar 97-93. Third-ranked Telenet
Oostende did not play.
May 7, 2012 - Anthony helps Knicks end 13-game playoff skid Amare
Stoudemire raised his hands in the air, one covered in padding, as
streamers fell from the ceiling above him. Finally, New York could
celebrate an NBA playoff victory again. Carmelo Anthony scored 41
points, Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a
cut hand, and the Knicks snapped an NBA-record, 13-game postseason
losing streak by beating the Miami Heat 89-87 Sunday in Game 4 of their
first-round series.
May 7, 2012 - 76ers top Bulls 89-82 for 3-1 series lead Even
as the misses piled up, Holiday never felt the weight of it on his
21-year-old shoulders. All he could do in a thorny Game 4 was laugh
about his struggles with teammate Evan Turner. ''You've got to be happy
when you play,'' Holiday said. ''It really helps.''
May 6, 2012 - Final Four week begins with Istanbul ready! The
countdown to a champion is underway at the start of the week that will
see the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four bring basketball at
its finest to beautiful Istanbul, Turkey!
May 6, 2012 - Russian Olympic womens squad narrowed down Russian
captain Svetlana Abrosimova is surprisingly left out of coach Boris
Sokolovsky's list of 20 players as he prepares for the Olympic Games in
London, England. While not confirmed, Sokolovsky apparently didn't
include Abrosimova due to lack of playing time with her club UMMC
Ekaterinburg despite including Marina Karpunina who hasn't played
competitive basketball for two years and Ilona Korstin, who has the
same role coming off the bench with Spanish side Perfumerias.
May 5, 2012 - Zalgiris to have new GM again? Zalgiris
will have to start a search for a new General Manager once the season
is closed. Current GM Jonas Stadalninkas has already filed a request to
be fired at the end of May, according to lrytas.lt.
May 5, 2012 - Charles to Wisla Can-Pack? According
to wislakosz.pl, the club is close to sign Tina Charles. A few days
ago, the club released a statement that in case Ewelina Kobryn signs
for Ekaterinburg, they will try to fill the gap with a world class
level center.
May 4, 2012 - UMMC make sweeping changes Major
changes are underway at UMMC Ekaterinburg as the Russian giants search
for the formula that will bring EuroLeague Women glory to the outfit.
The team has announced that boss Algirdas Paulauskas and his assistant,
fellow Lithuanian Rimantas Grigas, will not be with the team next
season.
May 4, 2012 - Montenegro announce preliminary squad The
team that took EuroBasket Women 2011 by storm before falling to Turkey
in the Quarter-Finals, Montenegro, have announced their preliminary
squad for this summer. Jelena Skerovic, Iva Perovanovic, Jelena
Dubljevic, Ana Baletic, Milka Bjelica, Anna De Forge and Ana Turcinovic
were the key players in last year's team that went undefeated in its
first six games before falling to the Turks.
May 4, 2012 - Spanish League, Regular Season, Game 33 FC
Barcelona Regal clinched the top spot in the Spanish League’s regular
season with one game to go after coming from behind to defeat closest
rival Real Madrid 86-83. The hosts trailed most of the game, but dug
deep in the final 10 minutes, outscoring Madrid 25-15 behind Juan
Carlos Navarro.
May 4, 2012 - CSKA wins VTB League crown CSKA
Moscow showed it is in tip-top for ahead of the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four by downing Unics Kazan 74-62 in the VTB United
League championship game on Thursday night at Siemens Arena in Vilnius,
Lithuania.
May 4, 2012 - Nike International Junior Tournament turns 10 in Istanbul! The
2012 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament is set
to be a special one, not only for the talent and competitiveness of all
teams, but also because it marks its 10th edition. Throughout the
years, the event has become more and more prestigious as the overall
quality of the competing teams has improved, making the NIJT the top
international event for junior clubs in European basketball and beyond.
May 4, 2012 - Salamanca signs Adair As
announced from ACB.com, Halcon Avenida Salamanca made another addition
to the squad with Jessica Adair. 25 years old US based center
played one season for Samsun and this season for Tarsus Belediye in
Turkey. In 13 games, she had 12.9 points and 8.9 rebounds averages.
May 4, 2012 - Barcelona secure top spot in ACB Regal
FC Barcelona have secured first place in the ACB by defeating bitter
rivals Real Madrid 86-83 last night. With this victory, the Catalan
side improves to 28-5 while Real drop to 25-8, leaving them to secure
the runners-up spot instead. Juan Carlos Navarro came up big for
Barcelona, who head to Istanbul next Friday to play Olympiacos in the
Euroleague Final Four.
May 3, 2012 - Savvy Aguilar signs for Sparta&K Sparta&K
M.R. Vidnoje have made some shrewd signings the past few seasons to
remain one of the elite sides in European basketball. This week, the
Russian giants swooped for Spanish veteran Elisa Aguilar, a player that
was instrumental in helping Rivas Ecopolis become a force in the
EuroLeague Women and the Spanish Liga Femenina.
May 3, 2012 - 2012 Final Four Entertainment Turkey’s
famed Fire of Anatolia dance troupe will take in the spotlight of the
2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four as a central piece of the
non-basketball entertainment. The Fire of Anatolia dance show blends
ballet, modern and traditional folk dance in a beautifully
choreographed show that is aimed at reflecting the multiculturalism of
Istanbul and paying tribute to Anatolia’s ancient mythological and
cultural history.
May 3, 2012 - CSKA advances to VTB United title game CSKA
Moscow will play for a title in its last official game before the
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four next week. CSKA held off
Lietuvos Rytas in Wednesday’s VTB United League semifinal 79-72 to set
up a date with Unics Kazan for the championship on Thursday.
May 3, 2012 - Horakova, Burgrova in preliminary squad The
Czech Republic had a significant absentee in 2011 when they played at
the EuroBasket Women in Poland. The 2010 FIBA World Championship MVP
Hana Horakova took the summer off and the Czechs, without their most
important player, had to settle for a fourth-place finish.
May 2, 2012 - Home Sweet Home for Impressive Vesely The
Czech Republic are going to need all hands on deck to have a chance of
reaching next year's EuroBasket in Slovenia. Coach Pavel Budisky will
guide the team against Turkey, Italy, Belarus and Portugal in one of
the toughest groups in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round.
May 2, 2012 - EuroCup Women encourages Swiss hopes Caroline
Turin is hoping last season's EuroCup Women campaign with Sdent Helios
can help the national team this summer with no fewer than five Helios
Basket players likely to be involved for Switzerland.
May 2, 2012 - Final Four symposium to spotlight social responsibility partnerships A
dedication to social responsibility that joins basketball and business
in the pursuit of helping communities in need is the subject of the
annual symposium at the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four 2012
Istanbul next Friday, May 11. The symposium, hosted by Kadir Has
University in Istanbul, will feature well known speakers from the world
of sports as well as from Turkish and international business and
academia.
May 2, 2012 - Two candidates for Galatasaray MP According
to reports from Turkish basketball site basketfaul.com, Cem Akdag is
close to be the new coach of Galatasaray MP. Akdag is a fan favourite
coach who worked as a coach of younger age groups and Galatasaray
senior men's team.
May 2, 2012 - News from Wisla Can Pack Wisla
Can Pack Krakow made an announcement from official website
wislacanpack.pl and gave some information about the new player
structure of the club. The GM of team, Piotr Dunin-Suligostowskiego is
referenced for the news, he expressed that Belgian guard Anke De Mondt
has renewed contract.
May 2, 2012 - Sinan Erdem Arena, home of the 2012 Final Four The
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four returns to Istanbul after 20
years, this time taking place at Sinan Erdem Arena, Turkey’s largest
multipurpose indoor venue and one of the biggest in Europe.
May 2, 2012 - Yıldızoglu leaves Galatasaray MP The
final announcement came from the club today and it's official
now. Ceyhun Yıldızoglu is no longer the head coach of Galatasaray MP.
Yıldızoglu joined the club before 2010-2011 season. In his first season
at helm, the club did not manage to reach Euroleague F8 stage after
being eliminated against Fenerbahce. They lost in the TBL finals again
to Fenerbahce but managed to beat the Canarias to get the Turkish Cup.
May 1, 2012 - Euroleague Basketball, VTB discussions advance Representatives
of Euroleague Basketball and the VTB United League have been in
conversations in the past couple of weeks with the aim of evolving the
principles discussed in a joint meeting on April 15, 2012 to the
necessities and goals that various clubs, National Leagues and
Federations have expressed.
May 1, 2012 - Final Four symposium to spotlight social responsibility partnerships A
dedication to social responsibility that joins basketball and business
in the pursuit of helping communities in need is the subject of the
annual symposium at the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four 2012
Istanbul next Friday, May 11. The symposium, hosted by Kadir Has
University in Istanbul, will feature well known speakers from the world
of sports as well as from Turkish and international business and
academia.
May 1, 2012 - Partizan Galenika Serbian champion Partizan
Galenika won their third straight crown, sixth in club’s history, after
a 3-0 finals win over close rivals Hemofarm Vrsac. They made their
second title three-peat since the 1983 to 1985 season when in the
former Yugoslavia. Milica Dabovic was awarded MVP honours for the
Finals.
May 1, 2012 - Ann Wauters signs for Galatasaray MP Galatasaray
MP, announced Belgian veteran center Ann Wauters from galatasaray.org.
Wauters, one of the best women Belgian players overall, won Euroleague
and Spanish titles with Ros Casares Valencia last season. Started her
career at USVO and played for many top European teams, Wauters is a
name that needs no further explanations.
May 1, 2012 - Greek League playoffs, Semifinals Game 4 Defending
Greek champion Panathinaikos won its semifinals series on Monday to
join fellow Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four side Olympiacos
Piraeus in the Greek League finals. Panathinaikos defeated Kolossos
Rhodes 66-74 in Game 4 to win the best-of-five semifinal series 3-1 and
reach the Greek League finals for the tenth straight season. Check news archive here.
