May 31, 2018 - Luka Samanic first reinforcement of Olimpija Petrol
Olimpija is stronger for the huge Croatian prospect Luka Samanic.
18-year old and 208 cm tall player, that can cover both forward and
power forward positions is coming to Ljubljana from Barcelona, where he
played for the second squad of the Catalan powerhouse this season. Read
more here.
May 31, 2018 - First ever trophy for Mornar In
the game 4 of the Montenegrin National Championship Finals, Mornar have
outplayed Buducnost VOLI, won for the third time in the series and have
won their first ever club’s trophy! Mornar celebrated with the score of
75:63 in Game 4 and have deservedly celebrated the title in the end.
Read more here.
May 30, 2018 - Buducnost adds Coty Clarke Adriatic
League champion Buducnost VOLI Podgorica made its first addition ahead
of the 2018-19 season by signing forward Coty Clarke from Russian side
Avtodor. Clarke led the VTB United League in performance index rating
last season with an average of 22.0 over 26 games. Read more here.
May 30, 2018 - Zvezda beat Partizan and advance to the Finals Crvena
zvezda mts have defeated Partizan NIS on the road and qualified for the
2017-18 Serbian Championship Finals. The hero of the red & white
team was Stefan Jankovic who scored 13 out of his 16 points in the last
quarter. Read more here.
May 29, 2018 - Petrol Olimpija take the title in Slovenia! Petrol
Olimpija scored a thrilling overtime win against Krka in Game 5 of the
2017-18 Slovenian Championship Finals and therefore became the national
champions for the 17th time in club's history. It is also the 2nd
national title in a row for the Dragons. Read more here.
May 29, 2018 - CSKA sets up Final Four showdown vs. Zenit CSKA
Russia defeated VEF Latvia at home in Game 3, 99-73. CSKA coasted in
Game 3 behind a balanced attack to sweep its quarterfinal series vs.
VEF and book a ticket in the Final Four vs. Zenit. CSKA won each
quarter, building an 11-point lead at halftime. Read more here.
May 27, 2018 - CSKA makes it two straight vs. VEF CSKA
Russia defeated VEF Latvia at home in Game 2, 100-80. CSKA overcame a
slow start on defense to win easily at home, 100-80, and move within a
win of the Final Four. Nando De Colo led winners with 20 points. Read
more here.
May 27, 2018 - Zenit shuts down Saratov in Game 2 Zenit
St. Petersburg defeated Avtodor Saratov on the road in Game 2, 79-73.
Avtodor and Zenit were ranked 2nd and 4th, respectively, in scoring
during the regular season, but you wouldn’t have known it on Sunday.
Read more here.
May 26, 2018 - Shved sinks Loko, Khimki on verge of Final Four Khimki
Moscow Region defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar at home in Game 2,
77-72. Khimki put 3rd-seeded Lokomotiv-Kuban on the brink of
elimination, securing a narrow 77-72 win at home in Game 2 behind 32
points from superstar guard Alexey Shved. Read more here.
May 26, 2018 - Jelovac stars, Nizhny upsets UNICS Nizhny
Novgorod defeated UNICS Kazan at home in Game 2, 77-74. Nizhny Novgorod
struck back in Game 2 of the quarterfinal series, upsetting #2 seed
UNICS at home, 77-74, behind a dominant performance from forward Stevan
Jelovac. Read more here.
May 25, 2018 - Kalev wins Estonian championship VTB
United League club Kalev Estonia three-peated as Estonian champs on
Thursday. Tallinn swept Tartu, 4-0, in the final series. This is
Kalev’s third-straight title and 10th in club history. Kalev forward
Kristjan Kangur was named the Finals MVP. Read more here.
May 24, 2018 - CSKA scores Playoff-record 112 to crush VEF CSKA
Russia defeated VEF Latvia on the road in Game 1, 112-83. Due to a
scheduling conflict at the Arena Riga, CSKA and VEF opened their
quarterfinal series in the coastal town of Liepaja. Nando De Colo led
winners with 15 points and 7 assists. Read more here.
May 24, 2018 - Zenit streaks to series lead Zenit
St. Petersburg defeated Avtodor Saratov at home in Game 1, 91-80. Zenit
pulled away down the stretch to pick up a Game 1 victory over Avtodor
in St. Petersburg. Game 2 will be played in Saratov on Sunday with
5th-seeded Avtodor looking to even the series. Read more here.
May 23, 2018 - Kazan overpowers Nizhny, goes up 1-0 UNICS
Kazan defeated Nizhny Novgorod at home in Game 1, 84-66. UNICS held the
visitors to 26 points in the first half en route to a dominant 18-point
win in Game 1 of the quarterfinals. The home team was led by 16 points
each from Melvin Ejim and Evgeny Kolesnikov. Read more here.
May 23, 2018 - Khimki strikes in Krasnodar Khimki
Moscow Region defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar on the road in Game 1,
79-66. Khimki guard Alexey Shved scored a game-high 20 points to go
with six assists, but the story of the night was Lokomotiv’s offense,
or lack thereof. Read more here.
May 21, 2018 - Doncic chosen Final Four MVP To
complete one of the greatest seasons by a teenager in basketball
history, Luka Doncic was chosen Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four
MVP after leading Real Madrid to the crown on Sunday night at Stark
Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Read more
here.
May 21, 2018 - Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion Real
Madrid became the first team to win 10 EuroLeague titles by defeating
Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 85-80 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Championship Game at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday. Read
more here.
May 21, 2018 - Zalgiris survives CSKA comeback to finish third Zalgiris
Kaunas finished the 2017-18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season in style
by holding off a late CSKA Moscow surge to win the third place game
77-79 on Sunday at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Read more here.
May 18, 2018 - Balanced Madrid holds off CSKA in semifinal Real
Madrid will be playing in the 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Championship Game after defeating CSKA Moscow 83-92 in the second
semifinal at the Final Four at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia on
Friday. Read more here.
May 18, 2018 - Muhammed sparks Fenerbahce to semifinal victory over Zalgiris Fenerbahce
Dogus Istanbul held off three comeback attempts from Zalgiris Kaunas to
register a 76-67 victory in the first semifinal of the 2018 Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Final Four on Friday night at Stark Arena in
Belgrade, Serbia. Read more here.
May 17, 2018 - The MVP is staying in Podgorica - Buducnost extend contract with Gordic Buducnost
VOLI have extended the contract with Nemanja Gordic until the summer of
2020. Therefore, the MVP of the 2018 ABA League Finals will remain with
the blue & white squad at least for two more seasons. Read more here.
May 16, 2018 - CSKA: Westermann undergoes surgery, misses Final Four CSKA
Moscow playmaker Leo Westermann is set to miss the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Final Four due to a back injury, the club announced
Wednesday. Westermann (1.98 meters, 25 years old) is set to undergo
surgery on Wednesday, the day that his team arrives to the Final Four.
Read more here.
May 16, 2018 - Ivanovic with Buducnost VOLI at least until 2020 Nikola
Ivanovic has agreed to sign a new two-year contract with Buducnost VOLI
and he will therefore stay with the Podgorica squad at least until
2020. Nikola Ivanovic has been one of the key players of the squad led
by Aleksandar Dzikic, as they won their club’s first ever ABA League
trophy. Read more here.
May 15, 2018 - Stevan Jelovac wins VTB League May MVP Nizhny
Novgorod forward Stevan Jelovac has been named the VTB United League
May MVP. Jelovac beat out CSKA guard Sergio Rodriguez and UNICS forward
Maurice Ndour for the May MVP. Stevan Jelovac averaged 20.5 points, 5.0
rebounds, 1.5 assists and an 18.0 efficiency rating. Read more here.
May 13, 2018 - Komolov, Nizhny stun Loko in OT Nizhny
Novgorod defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar at home in overtime, 92-86.
Lokomotiv-Kuban demolished Nizhny Novgorod by 30 points in the first
meeting of the season, way back on October 28. It was a different story
on Saturday. Read more here.
May 13, 2018 - CSKA smashes PARMA, secures #1 seed CSKA
Moscow defeated PARMA Perm on the road, 111-76. CSKA left no doubt in
the season finale, running up a 26-point first-half lead en route to a
dominant win in Perm. Semyon Antonov led the way with 18 points. Read
more here.
May 12, 2018 - Zenit ends Tsmoki’s Playoff dreams Zenit
Russia defeated Tsmoki-Minsk Belarus at home, 83-76. Thanks to Astana’s
loss to Avtodor, Tsmoki-Minsk had a chance to clinch its first-ever
playoff berth with a win in St. Petersburg. Marko Simonovic led winners
with 23 points. Read more here.
May 12, 2018 - Khimki rallies past Enisey on the road Khimki
Moscow Region defeated Enisey Krasnoyarsk on the road, 89-84. Enisey’s
injury-riddled campaign came to a merciful end on Saturday afternoon as
the Siberians fell 89-84 to Khimki. Khimki finishes the season with a
13-11 record, Read more here.
May 12, 2018 - Avtodor eliminates Astana with 4th-Quarter surge Avtodor
Russia defeated Astana Kazakhstan on the road, 92-75. The home team
needed a win in the worst way possible, hoping to slip into the
postseason with a victory over Avtodor and a Tsmoki-Minsk loss in St.
Petersburg. Read more here.
May 11, 2018 - 2017-18 All-EuroLeague First Team presented by 7DAYS The
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague reached new heights in the 2017-18 season
with great drama and amazing performances. At the center of all the
excitement are the players, and Euroleague Basketball is pleased to
salute the stars that made the season so fantastic. Read more here.
May 11, 2018 - 2017-18 All-EuroLeague Second Team presented by 7DAYS The
five players who grace the 2017-18 All-EuroLeague Second Team presented
by 7DAYS were each responsible in their own way for making history and
treating fans across Europe to magnificent displays of basketball this
season. Read more here.
May 11, 2018 - EuroLeague attendance jumps again in 2017-18 season The
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has once again attracted more spectators
into its arenas all over the continent than ever before. After setting
attendance records last season, the unrelenting attraction of fans to
the best basketball in Europe only grew over the last seven months.
Read more here.
May 9, 2018 - EuroLeague Best Defender: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow The
amazing defensive work of Kyle Hines does not go unnoticed by the head
coaches of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, who have voted the CSKA
Moscow center as the Best Defender Trophy winner for the second time in
three years. Read more here.
May 9, 2018 - Red-Hot UNICS sinks Zenit UNICS
Kazan defeated Zenit St. Petersburg on the road, 99-82. UNICS clinched
a share of 1st place with a 17-point win in St. Petersburg, closing the
season on a seven-game winning streak. Melvin Ejim led the visitors
with 16 points and five rebounds. Read more here.
May 9, 2018 - Krasnodar banishes Moscow Region Blues, clinches 3rd Place Lokomotiv-Kuban
Krasnodar defeated Khimki Moscow Region on the road, 90-83. Krasnodar
nearly coughed up a 29-point lead in the 4th quarter, but held on to
win by seven and snap a five-game losing streak at the BCMO. Read more here.
May 9, 2018 - 2017-18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Rising Star: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid For
the second season in a row, Real Madrid sensation Luka Doncic has been
chosen unanimously by Turkish Airlines EuroLeague head coaches as the
winner of the competition's Rising Star Trophy. Read more here.
May 8, 2018 - Final Four officials for Belgrade announced Eight
of the most experienced and accomplished officials in the sport have
been chosen by Euroleague Basketball to referee the most-important
event on the European basketball calendar, the 2018 Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 18 and 20. Read more here.
May 8, 2018 - Dusan Alimpijevic is no longer head coach of Crvena zvezda mts Crvena
zvezda mts announced that they have parted ways with head coach Dusan
Alimpijevic. The two sides have terminated their contract by mutual
agreement. The club also announced that Alimpijevic's 1st assistant
Milenko Topic will be coaching the team until further notice. Read more
here.
May 7, 2018 - EuroLeague Alphonso Ford Top Scorer: Alexey Shved, Khimki After
a campaign that saw him shatter records and bring his team to new
heights, Alexey Shved of Khimki Moscow Region is the winner of the
Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy for the 2017-18 season. Read more here.
May 7, 2018 - Astana wins Kazakh League VTB
United League club Astana has won the Kazakh championship. Led by head
coach Mikhail Karpenko, Astana took down rival Barsy Atyrau in the
final series, 3-0 (92-69, 96-79, 80-54). Astana is a six-time Kazakh
champion. Read more here.
May 5, 2018 - Avtodor drops Khimki, takes over 5th place Avtodor
Saratov defeated Khimki Moscow Region at home, 104-92. Avtodor blew
open a close game late in the 4th quarter courtesy of an 11-0 run. The
victory lifts Avtodor into 5th place with two games remaining, 13-9.
Khimki drops to 6th, 12-10. Read more here.
May 5, 2018 - Kuban wipes out Enisey’s Playoff hopes Lokomotiv-Kuban
Krasnodar defeated Enisey Krasnoyarsk at home, 106-57. Krasnodar put
together one of the dominant performances of the season, outscoring
Enisey by a season-high 49 points. Jonas Maciulis led the way for
Lokomotiv with 22 points. Read more here.
May 4, 2018 - UNICS glides past PARMA UNICS
Kazan defeated PARMA Perm on the road, 88-81. Led by Jamar Smith’s 16
points, UNICS held on for a seven-point win in Perm, improving to a
League-best 21-2. Parma enjoyed big games from Codi Miller-McIntyre (28
points), but it wasn’t enough to avoid a fifth-consecutive loss. Read
more here.
May 2, 2018 - Coty Clarke wins April MVP Avtodor
forward Coty Clarke has been named the VTB United League April MVP. The
MVP award is presented by ALROSA, a world leader in the diamond
industry and Russia’s leading diamond maker. Like a diamond, the MVP
has to meet the highest standards in every aspect of the game. Read
more here.
May 1, 2018 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for April: Brandon Davies, Zalgiris Kaunas What
a month it was for Zalgiris Kaunas big man Brandon Davies! First, in
the regular season finale, he had what was his finest EuroLeague
performance until then. Next, before the playoffs started, he committed
his future to Zalgiris by signing a contract extension through 2020.
Read more here.
