October 31, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season, Round 3 MVP: Darius Adams, Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz exploded for the second-most in club history for
a Turkish Airlines Euroleague road game in its blowout 71-107 victory
at Limoges CSP on Thursday. The architect of the attack, Darius Adams,
finished the week as the MVP for Regular Season Round 3. Read more here.
October 31, 2015 - Curry has 25, Warriors rout Rockets in West finals rematch Stephen
Curry showed Houston fans that he's the real NBA MVP. Curry scored 25
points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Rockets 112-92 on Friday
night. Curry listened to the crowd frequently rain down ''MVP! MVP!''
chants on Rockets guard James Harden. Read more here.
October 31, 2015 - Khimki mauls Crvena Zvezda for its largest ever Euroleague win Khimki
Moscow Region needed few minutes to get things going, but used a
dominant second quarter to pave the way to 91-53 win over visiting
Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade on Friday at the Krylatskoye Sports
Palace. It was the biggest-ever win for Khimki in Euroleague. Read more
here.
October 31, 2015 - Bayern rolls to second straight home win For
the second week in a row, FC Bayern Munich used a solid defensive
effort to protect its home court, defeating Strasbourg 76-61 on Friday
at the Audi Dome. Bayern hit 11 three-point shots in 24 attempts to
improve to 2-1 in a three-team share of the first place in Group A.
Read more here.
October 31, 2015 - Fenerbahce beats Madrid in physical showdown In
a rematch of last season's Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four
semifinal, Fenerbahce Istanbul defeated reigning champion Real Madrid
77-66 at home in front of over 12,000 fans in Group A on Friday.
Fenerbahce improved to 2-1, while Madrid dropped to 1-2. Read more here.
October 31, 2015 - Mega Leks will spend the night at the 1st place! Mega
Leks outplayed Sutjeska at home court, wrote down fifth win in a row
and took over the top spot on the standings! The youngest team in the
ABA League will stay there at least for 24 hours. Nikola Ivanovic
finished this game with 25 points, 4 assists and with overall index
rating of 31! Read more here.
October 31, 2015 - Pistons improve to 3-0, outlast Bulls 98-94 in OT Stan
Van Gundy summed up Detroit's promising start to the season with a bit
of self-serving humor. ''I'm in charge of the defense, and my
assistants, I've given them the offense,'' he said. ''They've got to do
a better job.'' Detroit is 3-0 for the first time since winning its
first four games in 2008-09. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - Hawks beat Knicks 112-101 for 1st victory of the season These
looked like the Atlanta Hawks of last season, not last game. Jeff
Teague scored 23 points, Al Horford added 21 and the Hawks beat the New
York Knicks 112-101 on Thursday night for their first victory of the
season. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 8 preview Round
8 in ABA League is right here. After seven played games Buducnost VOLI
is league leader with 6-1 record, followed by Crvena zvezda Telekom and
Mega Leks with 5-2 record. At the bottom four teams struggle to escape
with 2-5 record: Partizan NIS, Sutjeska, Cibona and Tajfun. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - Cedevita stuns Efes in Istanbul After
trailing for nearly all of the first three quarters, Cedevita Zagreb
came alive with 27 fourth-quarter points to beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul
75-81 at Abdi Ipekci Arena. The result shook up Group B as Efes
suffered its first loss to fall to 2-1 and Cedevita claimed its first
win to improve to 1-2. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - CSKA Moscow edges Brose Baskets to remain unbeaten CSKA
Moscow had to battle hard and finish strong to break the resistance
from visiting German champion Brose Baskets Bamberg in an 83-77 victory
on Thursday in the Russian capital. CSKA improved to 3-0 and sits atop
Group D. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - Smith stars as Maccabi FOX downs Sassari Maccabi
FOX Tel Aviv raced past Dinamo Banco Di Sardegna Sassari 79-63 for its
first victory of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague season. Devin Smith’s
22 points paced five Maccabi scorers in double figures while Trevor
Mbakwe collected 11 points. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - Euroleague Basketball mourns Ranko Zeravica The
world of basketball suffered one more loss. On Thursday, one of the
most prestigious and laureate coaches in our sport, Ranko Zeravica,
passed away in Belgrade, Serbia at age 86. Zeravica's resumeé is full
of successes and trophies. Read more here.
October 30, 2015 - Pashutin steps down as Russia Head Coach The
tenure of Evgeny Pashutin at the helm of the Russian national team came
to an end on Thursday, approximately two years after his appointment,
and the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) is to commence the process
of recruiting a replacement. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Eurocup Round 3 MVP: Zabian Dowdell, Zenit St. Petersburg The
third round of the Eurocup regular season proved to be another
thrilling ride in which all groups are starting to take shape en route
to the Last 32. Zabian Dowdell emerged as the winning player with the
highest index rating performance, a whopping 51, earning him weekly MVP
honors. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season, Round 3 With
only four undefeated teams left in the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague and four others looking for their first wins, Regular Season
Round 3 promises to bring a lot of excitement and action. Euroleague
fans can expect a little bit of everything this week. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Bonn gets a road win in Milic's special night Telekom
Baskets Bonn grabbed its first road win in Group A by downing Union
Olimpija Ljubljana 77-82 in the Slovenian capital on Wednesday. Bonn
improved to 2-1 in Group A while Olimpija dropped to 1-2. Olimpija
retired Marko Milic's #12 number in a brief ceremony before the game.
Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Griffin leads Clippers past Kings 111-104 in opener With
the game in the balance in the closing minutes, Paul Pierce did just
what the Los Angeles Clippers hoped he would in the clutch. Pierce
endeared himself to his new teammates by putting Los Angeles ahead for
good with a late jumper in the Clippers' 111-104 season-opening
victory. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - ALBA wins overtime-thriller at Le Mans In
a hard-fought rollercoaster ride in which both teams had a chance to
win at the end of regulation, visiting ALBA Berlin edged Le Mans Sarthe
Basket 84-88 in overtime on Wednesday. ALBA improved to 2-1 record in
Group B after leading in the fourth quarter, but allowed the hosts to
rally. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - CAI Zaragoza holds off Nancy for important road win CAI
Zaragoza registered its first road win of the season, holding off
winless SLUC Nancy 76-78 on Wednesday. CAI improved to 2-1 in a share
of third place in Group C, while Nancy has three defeats in as many
games to start the competition. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Crvena zvezda parted ways with Schortsanitis Crvena
zvezda Telekom and Sofoklis Schortsanitis have decided to terminate
contract after a mutual agreement. The red and whites thanked
experienced player for everything he has done for the club, and for
showing a great amount of understanding while terminating a contract.
Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Bourges bag first win after overtime Bourges
Basket secured their first EuroLeague Women win with a 63-57 overtime
success against AGU Spor. Leedham may have come up with those key
scores early in overtime but Bourges would never have made it that far
were it not for 16 points and eight rebounds from Helena Ciak. Read
more here.
October 29, 2015 - McCollum scores 37 as Blazers down Pelicans 112-94 CJ
McCollum says it's liberating to finally be able to play his game.
McCollum scored a career-high 37 points, including six 3-pointers, and
the new-look Portland Trail Blazers opened the season with a 112-94
victory over the depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Read
more here.
October 29, 2015 - Cibona Zagreb Hold On At Death, Beat Benfica Cibona
Zagreb's rebuilt roster delivered on their opening night in the FIBA
Europe Cup as they edged out Lisboa Benfica 83-79 on the road in Group
B. James Florence was a cut above everybody else on the night as he
poured in 25 points to go with six rebounds and four assists. Read more
here.
October 29, 2015 - Union Olimpija Ljubljana retires Marko Milic's jersey In
an emotional ceremony held before the Eurocup Regular Season Round 3
game in Ljubljana, Slovenia between Union Olimpija and Telekom Baskets
Bonn, the home club retired the jersey with number 12 belonging to
Marko Milic. Read more here.
October 29, 2015 - Nadezhda Rise Above the Reigning Champs Nadezhda
held their nerve to inflict a second EuroLeague Women defeat of the
season on reigning champions ZVVZ USK Prague, prevailing 58-54 at home
in Group B. Bonner may have led the scoring with 16 points, but it was
McBride's key steal which shifted the momentum. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Krasny Oktyabr and coach Bauermann back together Krasny
Oktyabr Volgograd has a familiar face back at its bench for the regular
season Round 3 clash against Neptunas Klaipeda, after appointing Dirk
Bauermann to return as the head coach for the rest of the season.
Bauermann led Oktyabr in the second part of last season. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - EA7 Milan's Cinciarini out with broken nose EA7
Emporio Armani Milan playmaker Andrea Cinciarini will miss two weeks of
action after suffering a broken nose in the Italian League over the
weekend. Professor Renato Gaini operated on the nose and deemed the
procedure to be a complete success. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Vives shoots Valencia Basket past ratiopharm Ulm Valencia
Basket rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat ratiopharm Ulm 79-82 on
a pair of late Guillem Vives threes on Tuesday in Group C. The result
left Valencia as the only undefeated team in the group at 3-0, while
Ulm suffered its first loss. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Dominion Bilbao Basket dominates EWE Baskets by 34 Dominion
Bilbao Basket dominated EWE Baskets Oldenburg 60-94 Tuesday to improve
to 2-1 in Group A. The visitors started the game on a 2-11 tear and
never looked back with the lead growing continuously for the rest of
the night and reaching 38 by the end. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Gran Canaria blasts Enel Brindisi to remain unbeaten Herbalife
Gran Canaria Las Palmas remained undefeated as it mauled Enel Basket
Brindisi 103-76 on Tuesday. The point tally was the second most in club
history and tied Avtodor Saratov for the most scored in the Eurocup
this season. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Besiktas has new boss in Ulug Besiktas
Sompo Japan Istanbul announced on Monday a new head coach in Hamdi
Yagizer Ulug, after having released former boss Henrik Dettmann due to
a loss to Avtodor Saratov in the Eurocup last week. Ulug (43 years old)
arrives from Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Szolnoki Olaj and coach Por reunite Szolnoki
Olaj will look for its first win of the season in the competition with
a new head coach after appointing club legend Peter Por to lead the
team, the club announced on Monday. Por is Szolonki’s own homegrown
product. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - Cedevita cut Zubcic Power
forward Tomislav Zubcic is no longer a member of Cedevita. The decision
was made by the head coach Veljko Mrsic, who decided to trust the other
players of the team instead of Zubcic. This season Zubcic played 23.1
minutes per game in the ABA League and averaged 8 points. Read more here.
October 28, 2015 - 32 teams announced for ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT qualifiers! A
field of 32 junior teams from all corners of Europe are set to mount
their own run for a continental title after the naming Tuesday of all
the participating teams for the four qualifiers of the 2015-16
EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT. Read more here.
October 27, 2015 - Crvena Zvezda brings back Stimac Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade reach an agreement with center Vladimir Stimac
to work together for the remainder of the season, the club announced
Tuesday. Stimac (2.11 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Movistar
Estudiantes, where he averaged 11 points. Read more here.
October 27, 2015 - 2015-16 Eurocup regular season Round 3 Eurocup
gets into full swing with 18 games in Regular Season Round 3. There is
a growing sense of must-win pressure for some team without victories
yet, while eight unbeaten clubs have chances to grab control of their
respective groups with their third wins in as many games. Read more here.
October 27, 2015 - Kevin Jones will be able to play in big Belgrade derby Partizan
NIS made important addition to the 2015/16 roster. It's Kevin Jones,
American power forward, who signed a contract until the end of the
season. He finally received all necessary paperwork and will be able to
make a debut in the next round of ABA League. Read more here.
October 27, 2015 - ABA league regular season Round 7 MVP: Jure Lalic Krka
achieved an important team's victory against Partizan NIS, which is not
just prestigious, but also represents an end of Krka's crisis after two
defeats. The player whose contribution was the greatest this time
around was center Jure Lalić, who became the MVP of the round. Read
more here.
October 26, 2015 - Crvena zvezda Telekom victorious in Valjevo It
was just the kind of game that the red and white crew from Belgrade
wanted. Low number of points, tough battle for every ball. At the end
Crvena zvezda downed Metalac Farmakom on the road. Gal Mekel was the
top scorer in the winning side with 15 points. Read more here.
October 25, 2015 - Blue night in Zagreb! Zadar stunned Cedevita! With
fantastic Glenn Cosey in the main role, Zadar made a huge upset in
Zagreb by defeating Cedevita! American point guard scored 25 points for
the blue and whites. Cosey finished the game against Cedevita with 25
points and picked up award for the man of the match. Read more here.
October 25, 2015 - Third in a row for MZT MZT
Skopje Aerodrom is on a three-game winning streak after defending the
home court of Jane Sandanski Arena against Cibona after the thrilling
final seconds. Djordje Drenovac was the main driving force of the
winning side this time. Read more here.
October 25, 2015 - Igokea ran over Sutjeska in Laktasi Only
the first quarter was close. Igokea and Sutjeska finished the opening
10 minutes all tied at 17:17, but then home side started dominating the
game. Boys led by Zeljko Lukajic have escaped to a double digit margin
until the half-time – 39:28 – and remained on a safe distance. Read
more here.
October 25, 2015 - Mulalic silenced Pionir Hall with half-court game winner What
a game! Partizan NIS players and fans were already celebrating another
home win, but then Mirko Mulalic silenced the Pionir Hall! He scored an
unbelievable three-pointer from half-court at the buzzer and decided
the winner! Read more here.
October 25, 2015 - Buducnost prevailed over Olimpija in the battle for top In
the battle of two teams, battling for the top position in the
standings, Buducnost VOLI were better than Union Olimpija on the road
in Stozice despite the loud support of fanatic Green Dragons from the
stands for the home side. Read more here.
October 25, 2015 - Crvena zvezda Telekom signed Quincy Miller NBA
reinforcement for Crvena zvezda Telekom! Belgrade powerhouse agreed
terms with Quincy Miller, who will be available to help his new
teammates already on Monday in the game against Metalac Farmakom.
Miller (206 cm, 23 years) has signed a one-year deal. Read more here.
October 24, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season, Round 2 MVP: Ioannis Bourousis, Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz Ioannis
Bourousis delivered a vintage performance on Friday night to inspire
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz’s thrilling 96-89 overtime home win
against Olympiacos Piraeus and earn himself the weekly MVP award for
Regular Season Round 2. Read more here.
October 24, 2015 - Strasbourg stuns Fenerbahce behind big game from Weems Strasbourg
used a big fourth quarter run to pull away from Fenerbahce Istanbul on
the way to a resounding 91-70 win on Friday night. Both teams now sit
with 1-1 records in Group A. Kyle Weems led the winners with 22 points.
Read more here.
October 24, 2015 - Barcelona edges Zielona Gora in a thriller FC
Barcelona Lassa registered its first win in Group D by downing Stelmet
Zielona Gora 78-71 at home in Group D on Friday. Barcelona improved to
1-1 while Zielona Gora dropped to 0-2, athough the visitors had kept
their options alive until the final minute. Read more here.
October 24, 2015 - Brose Baskets beats Darussafaka in home opener Brose
Baskets Bamberg used a balanced attack to pull away early and hold on
late to beat Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 86-76 on Friday night at Brose
Arena. The victory vaulted the hosts to 1-1 in Group D and dropped the
visitors to the same record. Read more here.
October 24, 2015 - Danilo Nikolic's block gave Mega a triumph in Celje Led
by fantastic Nikola Jankovic, Mega Leks have emerged victorious in
Celje in the opening game of the seventh round and decided the clash
against Tajfun in their favour in the final seconds after the decisive
block by Danilo Nikolic. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Ante Delas has returned to Zadar Big
transfer for Zadar! Ante Delas signed a two-year contract with his
former club. He played for Zadar from 2011 to 2013 and back than he was
one of the fans’ favorites. After that he spent two years in Cedevita,
while now he decided to return to his former club. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Le Mans adds Roberto Dozier Le
Mans Sarthe Basket announced on Friday morning the addition to the
roster of big man Roberto Dozier until the end of the season. Dozier
(2.06 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Al Shabab Dubai of the United
Emirates. Last season he played with the Alaska Aces in the
Phillipines. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 7 preview With
only one game scheduled for today, Round 7 in ABA league will start.
Rest of the games will be played during next three days. Things in ABA
league getting more and more interesting. After six played games,
Buducnost VOLI is leader with 5-1 record. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Bayern charges into win column over Khimki FC
Bayern Munich used its first home game of the season to send a message
in Group A by dominating Khimki Moscow Region to win 69-60 before its
delighted fans. Both teams now have 1-1 records. Djedovic finished with
16 points and K.C. Rivers 15. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Gist leads Greens to first win with monster game Panathinaikos
Athens registered its first win of the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague season by downing Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir 85-73 in the Greek
capital on Thursday. Both teams are now tied in Group C, each with a
1-1 record. James Gist paced the winners with 27 points. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Boungou-Colo shines as Limoges wins at Cedevita Limoges
CSP led for almost the entire game in beating Cedevita Zagreb 80-84 on
Thursday night in the Croatian capital. The French champs improved to
1-1 in Group B, spoiling Cedevita’s home opener at Arena Drazen
Petrovic Zagreb. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Kuzminskas leads Unicaja Malaga to victory in Tel Aviv Mindaugas
scored a career-high 23 points, most of which came at crucial times, to
lead Unicaja Malaga to an impressive 82-93 road win over Maccabi FOX
Tel Aviv at Menora Mivtachim Arena on Thursday. Unicaja jumped to the
top of the Group D standings with a 2-0 record. Read more here.
October 23, 2015 - Euroleague President and CEO Bertomeu meets Israeli media Euroleague
Basketball President and CEO Jordi Bertomeu arrived in Israel on
Thursday to attend Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv's Turkish Airlines Euroleague
home opener at Menora Mivtachim Arena against Unicaja Malaga. Earlier
in the evening, Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Eurocup Round 2 MVP: Dragan Milosavljevic, ALBA Berlin The
Eurocup is already in full swing after two rounds. Only eight teams
remain undefeated, and one that got its first win this week, ALBA
Berlin, also had in Dragan Milosavljevic the weekly MVP, as he racked
up an index rating performance of 29, the highest among all winning
players. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season, Round 2 Fresh
off a great start to the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague, action
resumes with 12 exciting games in Regular Season Round 2. All 12 teams
that played on the road in Round 1 are returning home - including
Anadolu Efes and Zalgiris Kaunas, the only ones that recorded away
wins. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Nizhny holds on to big road win In
a battle between previously undefeated teams in Group F, Nizhny
Novgorod recorded its first road win in the 2015-16 Eurocup season by
downing Krasny Oktaybr Volgograd 73-78 in Moscow, Russia on Wednesday.
Nizhny improved to 2-0 while Krasny dropped to 1-1. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Rowland and Smith lead Jerusalem past Neptunas Hapoel
Bank Yahav Jerusalem took control of the game early and went on to
register its first win of the season, 74-59 decision over the visiting
Neptunas Klaipeda. Jerusalem, which improved to 1-1 record in Group F,
grabbed lead for good in the first quarter. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Gran Canaria hits 17 triples, cruises against Ludwigsburg Herbalife
Gran Canaria Las Palmas buried 17 three-pointers to cruise to 95-75 win
over MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg on Wednesday night. By hitting 17 triples
on 36 attempts, Gran Canaria tied its club record in the competition
for three-point shots made in a game. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Holders hit back at home to Bourges After
suffering a surprise home loss during their first game as reigning
EuroLeague Women champions, ZVVZ USK Prague have hit straight back by
taking a 63-49 victory against visiting Tango Bourges in Group B. Kia
Vaughn landing a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Marginean magic inspires Avenida Perfumerias
Avenida put their rotten start to the EuroLeague Women season behind
them as Gabriela Marginean poured in 24 points to inspire a vibrant
72-49 success at home to Villeneuve d'Ascq. The Spanish side controlled
the boards 44-31. Read more here.
October 22, 2015 - Donar Groningen into the history books Donar
Groningen will enter the annals of FIBA Europe Cup history, defeating
visitors Egis Kormend 78-71 in the inaugural game of the newly formed
competition. Ross Bekkering was particularly responsible for the effort
in the paint, picking up 19 rebounds, complemented by 14 points. Read
more here.
October 21, 2015 - Maccabi FOX bolsters frontline with Ofoegbu Maccabi
FOX Tel Aviv added depth to its frontline with the signing of veteran
center Ike Ofoegbu on Tuesday. Ofoegbu (2.05 meters, 31 years old) last
played with Arecibo of Puerto Rico over the summer, where he averaged
6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. Read more here.
October 21, 2015 - Crvena Zvezda inks Miller to fill Mitrovic's void Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade acted quickly to fill the void left by the
injury to starter Luka Mitrovic by signining Quincy Miller through the
end of the season. Miller (2.06 meters, 22 years old) arrives from
Brooklyn of the NBA, where he spent the preseason. Read more here.
October 21, 2015 - Dubljevic leads Valencia over CAI Zaragoza Bojan
Dubljevic scored 24 points to lead Valencia Basket to an 87-68 victory
over CAI Zaragoza on Tuesday. The result put Valencia atop Group C with
a 2-0 record, while CAI dropped to 1-1. CAI started strong, which led
to a close first quarter. Read more here.
October 21, 2015 - Dominion Bilbao Basket beats Bonn for its first win Dominion
Bilbao Basket started strong and held on the rest of the way en route
to an 81-90 victory over Telekom Baskets Bonn on Tuesday. The result
left the two sides even at 1-1 in Group A. Dominion took the lead for
good with a 0-13 first-quarter run and led 15-31 after 10 minutes. Read
more here.
October 21, 2015 - ALBA Berlin rallies past Reggio Emilia ALBA
Berlin earned its first win of the Eurocup season with a
come-from-behind 82-76 victory over Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia on
Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Arena. The hosts trailed by 10 in the third
quarter before turning things around. Read more here.
October 21, 2015 - Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius roars past Szolnoki Olaj Lietuvos
Rytas Vilnius stormed past Szolnoki Olaj 65-89 Tuesday for its first
win of the new Eurocup season. Rytas improved to 1-1 in Group E, while
keeping Szolnoki winless. Deividas Gailius paced the Rytas attack with
19 points, Gediminas Orelik added 16. Read more here.
October 20, 2015 - EuroLeague Women Week 2 preview We
look ahead to the second week of EuroLeague Women which has a tough act
to follow in the wake of a sensational opening round of action. Even
with just one game gone, it seems mildly ridiculous to talk about
‘must-win' games for anybody. Read more here.
October 20, 2015 - 2015-16 Eurocup regular season, Round 2 After
an opening week in which teams got the first taste of the new Eurocup
campaign, it's already time for Round 2 and 18 more exciting clashes.
For 17 of the teams that were away from home last week, this is the
chance to introduce themselves in the competition to their home fans.
Read more here.
October 20, 2015 - Nancy signs point guard Curry short term SLUC
Nancy added depth to its roster with the signing of point guard Morris
Curry to a short-term deal. Curry (1.81 meters, 28 years old) arrives
on a six-week contract and to help out with a situation where Derek
Raivio deals with knee tendinitis. Read more here.
October 20, 2015 - ABA league Round 6 MVP, Nikola Ivanovic The
MVP of 6th round of ABA League is Nikola Ivanovic of Mega Leks, who
achieved the highest valuation of all players during the 6th round and
has at the same time led his team to an important home victory against
Igokea. Read more here.
October 20, 2015 - The kings of comebacks live in Sremska Mitrovica Another
crazy game in Sremska Mitrovica! At the end, Igokea missed two shots
for 3pts in the closing seconds and the win went to Mega Leks! Man of
the match is Nikola Ivanovic! In the first half he made 18 out of 30
points for Mega Leks, while eventually he finished the game with 25
points. Read more here.
October 19, 2015 - Crvena Zvezda loses captain Mitrovic to injury Less
than a week into the season, Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade sustained a
brutal blow to its Turkish Airlines Euroleague aspirations when team
captain Luka Mitrovic suffered an injured knee on Sunday that is
expected to keep him sidelined for months. Read more here.
October 19, 2015 - MZT broke Sutjeska in second quarter MZT
Skopje Aerodrom have achieved their second win in a row by handing the
second defeat in a row to Sutjeska. In Nikšić they broke the resistance
of the home side in the second quarter and than held on to the lead
until the end. Read more here.
October 19, 2015 - Dragons made champions lay down their weapons Union
Olimpija made a huge upset in Belgrade by defeating Crvena zvezda
Telekom! The hero of the winning side was Miha Lapornik who had 5/5
from behind a 3pts line! Union Olimpija scored 10 three-pointers on
this game, while Miha Lapornik made half of them! Read more here.
October 18, 2015 - Four in a row for Buducnost, Cedevita powerless in Podgorica Buducnost
VOLI triumphed against Cedevita in derby match of the ABA League Round
6. Team from Podgorica will spend the night all alone at the top of the
standings! Buducnost VOLI had only 25 attempts for 2pts, while Cedevita
had 49! The away team also had 8 more rebounds. Read more here.
October 18, 2015 - Metalac won the Novo mesto thriller After
a thrilling finish, Metalac Farmakom managed to turn the game in Novo
mesto in their own favour and achieved their third win of the season.
Krka was better than Metalac Farmakom both in rebounding (35:28) and
assists (23:19), but they also had no less than 23 turnovers. Read more
here.
October 18, 2015 - Songs of victory in Zagreb, Cibona downed Partizan Tough
battle, exciting game, lot of emotions. At the end details decided the
winner. Cibona defeated Partizan NIS in ABA League classic and returned
on the winning path. Filip Kruslin scored 5 three-pointers out of 8
attempts in this match! Read more here.
October 17, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season Round 1 MVP: Patrick Young, Olympiacos Piraeus Patrick
Young’s first Turkish Airlines Euroleague game in an Olympiacos Piraeus
uniform was one to remember. The big man shined both with highlights
and in the stat sheet in leading the Reds to a 76-61 victory over
visiting Cedevita Zagreb. Read more here.
October 17, 2015 - Khimki stuns Madrid in heavyweight battle In
a battle between the reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the
Eurocup champions, Khimki Moscow Region left no doubt about its power
and potential by downing Real Madrid 84-70 at home in Group A on
Friday. Marko Todorovic led the winners with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Read more here.
October 17, 2015 - Fenerbahce rallies to turn back Bayern, 74-67 Fenerbahce
rallied from a 15-point deficit to open the new Euroleague campaign
with a hard-fought 74-67 home win over FC Bayern Munich in Group A. Led
by Renfroe, Bayern used a 2-16 first-quarter run to grab the lead was
still way ahead by 22-37 late in the second quarter. Read more here.
October 17, 2015 - Singleton lifts Lokomotiv past Panathinaikos Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar returned to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague in the best
way possible by downing Panathinaikos Athens 81-70 at home in Group C
on Friday. Chris Singleton led the winners with 16 points and 9
rebounds. Read more here.
October 17, 2015 - Zadar cracked Tajfun in the last quarter Zadar
achieved their second victory of the season, their second home victory,
which came against the reigning Slovenian champions Tajfun. It was
anybody's game all until the final quarter, when the home side pulled
away and pawed their path to the victory. Read more here.
October 16, 2015 - Le Mans adds sharpshooter Chris Lofton French
squad Le Mans Sarthe Basket announced on Friday morning the addition of
guard Chris Lofton for the rest of the season. Lofton (1.88 meters, 29
years old) last played in Besiktas Istanbul for two seasons, where he
averaged 15.9 points, 2.6 rebounds. Read more here.
October 16, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 5 preview After
five played games, three teams have 4-1 record at ABA league standings,
Crvena zvezda Telekom, Cedevita and Buducnost VOLI. After great night
in Turkish Airlines Euroleague as they topped Strasbourg, Crvena zvezda
Telekom will host Union Olimpija at Sunday. Read more here.
October 16, 2015 - Jerusalem upgrades perimeter attack with Janning After
losing its Eurocup season opener in which it failed to make even a
single three-pointer, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem moved quickly to
upgrade its perimeter attack by signing sharpshooter Matt Janning for
the remainder of the season. Read more here.
October 16, 2015 - Crvena Zvezda, Zirbes overpower Strasbourg Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade started its season in style by routing
Strasbourg 81-59 at Kombank Arena in the Serbian capital. Maik Zirbes
dominated inside in scoring 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting plus 7
rebounds for the winners. Read more here.
October 16, 2015 - CSKA Moscow thrashes Maccabi FOX CSKA
Moscow sent a message that echoed all around the Euroleague by downing
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 100-69 in the Russian capital on Thursday. CSKA
opened Group D in style, getting its second biggest home win against
Maccabi. Read more here.
October 16, 2015 - Kuzminskas leads Unicaja to home win against Bamberg Unicaja
Malaga got off to a strong start in regular season Group D by downing
Brose Baskets Bamberg 76-71 at home on Thursday. Unicaja registered its
first-ever Euroleague regular season home win against Bamberg after
losses in 2010 and 2011. Read more here.
October 15, 2015 - Eurocup Round 1 MVP: Raymar Morgan, ratiopharm Ulm A
new Eurocup season started this week with games across the continent on
Tuesday and Wednesday. When the dust settled, Raymar Morgan of
ratiopharm Ulm emerged as the first weekly MVP of the campaign as he
led his team to a 87-68 home win over Umana Reyer Venice. Read more here.
October 15, 2015 - 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season, Round 1 The
2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season is finally here! The 10-game
round-robin regular season features 24 teams split into four groups of
six squads each. The best four teams from each group will advance to
the Top 16. Read more here.
October 15, 2015 - Buducnost handles Banvit in season opener Buducnost
VOLI Podgorica made a statement in its first Eurocup game of the
season, downing visiting Banvit Bandirma 83-70 on Wednesday. Buducnost
joined Trabzonspor Medical Park and Unics Kazan with 1-0 record in
Group D after the opening round. Read more here.
October 15, 2015 - Jelovac, Norel lead CAI to comfortable home win CAI
Zaragoza had a strong start of the Eurocup regular season by downing
Proximus Spirou Charleroi 80-70 at home in Group C on Wednesday. Stefan
Jelovac led the winners with 19 points. Henk Norel added 15, Robin
Benzing had 11 while Halil Kanacevic got 10 for CAI. Read more here.
October 15, 2015 - Mavrokefalidis, Mitchell make history in overtime thriller in Athens In
what will surely go down as one of the most exciting opening nights in
Eurocup history, Loukas Mavrokefalidis of AEK Athens and Tony Mitchell
Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd attacked the record books in a 94-96 overtime
road win for Oktyabr. Read more here.
October 15, 2015 - ABA league Round 5 MVP, Aleksandar Maric He
was an integral part of the success of Buducnost VOLI during their road
game in Celje in the fifth round of the ABA League, as the Podgorica
side rolled over Tajfun. Aleksandar Maric became the MVP of the fifth
round of ABA League. Read more here.
October 14, 2015 - Limoges adds playmaker Wood French
champion Limoges CSP addressed a need at point guard by signing DaShaun
Wood, the club announced Tuesday. Wood (1.85 meters, 30 years old)
arrives from Tofas Bursa, where he averaged 14.4 points and 4.1 assists
in 28 Turkish League games last season. Read more here.
October 14, 2015 - Strasbourg pens Travis to short-term deal One
day after losing big man Matt Howard to injury, Strasbourg reinforced
its frontline by signing power forward Romeo Travis to a six-week deal.
Travis (2.01 meters, 30 years old) last played in the Philippines, but
he was among the top players in the Eurocup last season. Read more here.
October 14, 2015 - Gran Canaria holds on for season-opening win at Le Mans Herbalife
Gran Canaria held off a late Le Mans Sarthe Basket charge to take a
74-79 road win. Gran Canaria led 38-43 at halftime and remained on top
for much of the second half until Petr Cornelie and Jason Wetrol
rallied Le Mans with an 8-0 charge to lead 73-71. Read more here.
October 14, 2015 - Van Rossom’s triple lifts Valencia over Nancy The
Eurocup season opened with a dramatic contest that wasn’t decided until
the closing seconds and saw the winningest team in competition history
claim victory. Valencia Basket edged SLUC Nancy 71-74 on a late Sam Van
Rossom three-pointer. Read more here.
October 14, 2015 - Partizan stays unbeaten in Pionir In
the their second home game of the season, Partizan NIS made a second
success. After downing MZT Skopje Aerodrom in the third round, their
next victim became Sutjeska. The key difference was created in the
first half. Read more here.
October 14, 2015 - MZT did not allow epic comeback of Igokea MZT
Skopje Aerodrom have once again played with the nerves of their fans.
Still this time they managed to keep the lead until the end and to
score a win over Igokea. Marko Ljubicic had 10 points and 10 assists,
while Danilo Mijatovic scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds. Read more here.
October 13, 2015 - 2015-16 Eurocup regular season, Round 1 The
2015-16 Eurocup season has arrived! Action tips off with the 10-game
round-robin regular season. Split into two conferences, the teams are
divided into six groups of six teams each. Among the 36 clubs, there
are four former champions. Read more here.
October 13, 2015 - Strasbourg's Howard out six weeks Strasbourg
suffered a blow to its frontcourt on Monday when big man Matt Howard
was injured in training. Howard was elbowed by a teammate in practice
and suffered an orbital fracture. Fortunately for Howard, the fracture
will not require surgery. Read more here.
October 13, 2015 - Luwawu-Cabarrot led Mega to a new triumph Mega
Leks is back on the winning track and Dejan Milojevic's team did it by
beating Zadar on the road in Visnjik. Luwawu-Cabarrot was once again
the man of decision for the young squad from Sremska Mitrovica. He
scored 18 points. Read more here.
October 13, 2015 - The great return of Vladimir Djokic With
their head coach Vladimir Djokic back in the team Metalac Farmakom
downed Cibona at home court in Valjevo. The visitors played with only 8
players in this match. Djordje Majstorovic scored 16 points and
completely won the battle against Zizic brothers on the other side.
Read more here.
October 12, 2015 - Laboral Kutxa adds veteran Kangur short term Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz added depth to its frontline, signing veteran
forward Kristjan Kangur to an eight-week contract, club announced on
Sunday. Kangur (2.01 meters, 32 years old) should fill the void left
with the injury of Tornike Shengelia who is expected to miss six weeks.
Read more here.
October 12, 2015 - Sava shined against Krka, Olimpija won Union
Olimpija was too strong for Krka at home court in the big local derby
in the fifth round of ABA League. Sava Lesic led the way for Ljubljana
side with an excellent performance. He had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1
assist and 1 steal. Read more here.
October 12, 2015 - Cedevita win the big clash against Zvezda There
are no more undefeated teams in this season! Cedevita outplayed Crvena
zvezda Telekom in thrilling finish and made a little revenge for the
last year's ABA League finals. Miro Bilan finished the game with 14
points, and he was the top scorer of the home team. Read more here.
October 12, 2015 - Convincing Buducnost hand Tajfun first home defeat Led
by fantastic Omar Cook, Buducnost VOLI became the first team this
season to beat Tajfun at their home court in Golovec Hall in Celje.
This is the third victory of the Podgorica in a row and fourth this
season. Cook had double double,19 points and 11 assists. Read more here.
October 11, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 5 preview Game
5 is right here, as three games will be played today. Crvena zvezda
Telekom is a leader with perfect 4-0 record. In this round, in game of
the round, Cedevita will host Crvena zvezda Telekom in Zagreb and will
try to break their winning streak. Read more here.
October 11, 2015 - Third win in a row for Igokea Igokea
is officially on a winning streak after downing Partizan NIS at home in
Laktasi in the fourth round of the season. This is the third straight
triumph for the squad, led by head coach Zeljko Lukajic from the bench.
Read more here.
October 11, 2015 - Victorious chants in Niksic, Sutjeska made history Sutjeska
scored their second win in a row in ABA League and the very first one
in front of their fans in Niksic. Carried by a huge support from the
stands the home side outplayed Metalac Farmakom and wrote down a new
chapter in club’s history. Read more here.
October 10, 2015 - Oklahoma City downs Fenerbahce in World Tour finale In
the final game of the Euroleague Basketball World Tour 2015, Oklahoma
City Thunder defeated Fenerbahce Istanbul 111-81 at home on Friday
night. Dion Waiters led the winners with 19 points. Russell Westbrook
added 16 while Kevin Durant had 13 for Oklahoma City. Read more here.
October 10, 2015 - Olimpija won the thriller in Zagreb Union
Olimpija has bounced back from the home defeat against Sutjeska and has
taken down Cibona at its court of Drazen Petrovic Arena in Zagreb after
the drama in the final seconds. Berisha had the shot to tie the game,
but did not succeed. Read more here.
October 10, 2015 - Krka overpowered the frontrunning Cedevita Krka
has got away with a very valuable home victory against the leading team
of the league after three rounds, Cedevita Zagreb. The game was decided
in the final five minutes. Stefan Sinovec led the way for Krka
throughout the game. Read more here.
October 10, 2015 - Buducnost on +31 against Zadar Buducnost
VOLI have played perhaps their best game so far in the new season and
as a result came a well-deserved win over Zadar. Once again Suad
Sehovic was a true leader of the the Podgorica side. Buducnost VOLI had
36 defensive rebounds. Read more here.
October 10, 2015 - Mega comeback in Sremska Mitrovica! From
-20 (8:28) to + 12 (82:70)!!! Mega Leks made a huge comeback against
MZT Skopje Aerodrom and scored such an important home win. The visitors
will have to do something about these turnarounds, because this was the
second game in a row they dropped the big lead. Read more here.
October 9, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Group D analysis Group
D poses a wonderful mix of tradition and youth. CSKA Moscow, Maccabi
FOX Tel Aviv and Unicaja Malaga are among the long-tenured Euroleague
regulars, while Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul embarks on its maiden
Euroleague voyage. Read more here.
October 9, 2015 - Boston Celtics beat Real Madrid in Global Games The
Spanish capital was the host of Thursday night's NBA Global Games
presented by BBVA in which the Boston Celtics defeated Real Madrid
96-111 at Barclaycard Center. The game wrapped up Madrid’s preseason
with the Turkish Airlines Euroleague due to start next week. Read more here.
October 9, 2015 - PAOK bring Hatcher back for a second stint PAOK
Thessaloniki signed point guard William Hatcher, who previously played
for the club in the 2012-13 season. Hatcher (1.88 meters, 31 years old)
arrives from Proximus Spirou Charleroi of Belgium, for whom he averaged
7 points and 1.7 assists in nine Eurocup games last season. Read more here.
October 9, 2015 - Red and white hurricane too strong for Tajfun Crvena
zvezda Telekom scored truly an extraordinary win over Tajfun in Pionir
Hall. It was +47 for the home team at the end! Gal Mekel was leading
the red and white troops. Gal Mekel was the main engine of the home
team. He was scoring, assisting and playing very good defense. Read
more here.
October 8, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Group C analysis Three
former Euroleague champions, FC Barcelona Lassa, Panathinaikos Athens
and Zalgiris Kaunas, go against one of the fastest-rising teams in
Europe, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, and two national champs, Stelmet
Zielona Gora and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Euroleague Basketball innovates with electronic scoresheet For
the first time, Euroleague Basketball will introduce an electronic
scoresheet for all games in the upcoming 2015-16 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague and Eurocup seasons. The electronic scoresheet is the latest
in technological advancements that will bring game data quickly. Read
more here.
October 8, 2015 - ABA league Round 3 MVP, Suad Sehovic Captain
of Buducnost VOLI Suad Sehovic, who led his team towards an important
home victory against Mega Leks, is the MVP of the third round of ABA
League. He is the most constant player of Buducnost VOLI in this
season. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 4 preview After
three played games, Cedevita and Crvena zvezda Telekom are still
undefeated. Crvena zvezda Telekom will host newcomer Tajfun in Game 4
and have great chance to continue its winning streak. Cedevita will
play against Krka in away game. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Group B analysis With
a fine mix of veteran leaders, young stars-in-the-making and new faces
ready to make names for themselves, Group B offers an unpredictable
battle on the road to the Top 16. Some of the classic players in
Euroleague's modern history will start the 2015-16 season in Group B.
Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Laboral Kutxa: Shengelia out at least six weeks Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz is set to start the season without starting power
forward Tornike Shengelia, who will be sidelined for six weeks due to a
knee problem, the club announced Wednesday. Shengelia (2.06 meters, 24
years old) has a cyst in his left meniscus. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - AEK Athens brings in rebounder Anosike AEK
Athens added more depth and power to its frontcourt by inking big man
O.D. Anosike for the upcoming season. Anosike last played with Sdigas
Avellino of the Italian League, where he averaged a double-double of
11.2 points and 10.9 rebounds in 30 games last season. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Nizhny's Eric Maynor out until March Nizhny
Novgorod playmaker Eric Maynor will be sidelined long terms due to a
severe knee injury, the club announced Tuesday. Maynor got injured in
the first official game of the season, in which Nizhny beat VEF Riga
75-87 in the Latvian capital. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Djokic resigns as head coach of Metalac Vladimir
Djokic has resigned as head coach of Metalac Farmakom after his team
suffered a heavy defeat from Igokea in the 3rd round of ABA League. It
was the second defeat in a row for Metalac Farmakom in ABA League, and
he decided to take the full responsibility for the bad results. Read
more here.
October 8, 2015 - Buducnost defended home court against Mega It
looked like it would be a walk in the park for the home team, but at
the end Buducnost VOLI had to play with full power to keep the lead
against persistent Mega Leks. Still, Podgorica side eventually managed
to score an important win. Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Vranjes the hero of Sutjeska's first ever win Sutjeska
had to wait only for three rounds of their maiden season in the
regional competition for their first ever victory amongst the elite.
Their first victory is Union Olimpija. Nemanja Vranjes was the top
scorer of his team with 18 points and has also grabbed 5 rebounds. Read
more here.
October 8, 2015 - Igokea conquered Valjevo fortress Igokea
totally outplayed Metalac Farmakom on the road and scored a
well-deserved win in the third round of the ABA League. Milos Komatina
was brilliant today. He played almost a perfect game, 22 points (5/6
for 2pts, 2/3 for 3pts, 2/2 FT) and 6 rebounds! Read more here.
October 8, 2015 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Group A analysis The
reigning champions, another Final Four team and the Eurocup winner last
season make Group A a unique collection of ambitious clubs with stable
benches that boast some of the most successful coaches in the sport of
basketball. Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - Boston Celtics cruise past EA7 Emporio Armani Milan In
a clash that is part of NBA Global Games 2015 presented by BBVA, Boston
Celtics took control early on, then pulled away for good in the third
quarter, cruising to a 91-124 win over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan at
Mediolanum Forum on Tuesday. Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - Maccabi adds size with Onuaku Maccabi
FOX Tel Aviv bolstered its frontcourt by inking center Arinze Onuaku on
Tuesday. Onuaku (2.06 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Minnesota of
the NBA, where he averaged 5.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 5 games last
season. Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - AEK adds experienced guard Kalampokis AEK
Athens added much-needed experience by inking veteran shooting guard
Ioannis Kalampokis to a one-year deal. Kalampokis (1.95 meters, 37
years old) arrives from A.G.O. Rethymno Aegean, where he averaged 8.3
points and 1.6 assists in 28 Greek League games last season. Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - Tajfun blew Krka's ambitions away in second half Tajfun
have outplayed Krka in the second half of their home game, celebrated
their second victory of the season and blown away Krka's ambitions of
revenge for the Supercup defeat. Emir Zimic was not the top scorer of
Tajfun, but his presence in the paint made Krka's big men desperate.
Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - The first one for Partizan Partizan
NIS played one more thrilling game in this season. But, this time they
were victorious! They defeated MZT Skopje and scored their 1st win in
the new season. Aleksandar Cvetkovic played with enormous amount
of energy and his defensive skills changed the course of this game.
Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - Cedevita win the Zagreb derby! Cedevita
prevailed over Cibona in the big Zagreb derby and remained with perfect
score in ABA league 2015-16! Miro Bilan and Tomislav Zubcic made
difference in this game. Miro Bilan was the top scorer in the winning
side with 17 points. Read more here.
October 7, 2015 - Zvezda's defense stronger In
a clash of two firm defenses, Crvena zvezda Telekom managed to score
more points than Zadar in the third round game and achieved their third
win of the season, while Zadar remains with only one. Marko Simonovic
was the top scorer of his team with 13 points and he grabbed 7
rebounds. Read more here.
October 6, 2015 - Igokea adds Radenovic After
two rounds played in the ABA League and one victory achieved, Igokea
have added former Crvena zvezda Telekom power forward Ivan Radenovic to
their squad. Last season he played for Polish side AZS Kozsalin and
averaged 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds per game in Polish championship.
Read more here.
October 6, 2015 - ABA league Round 2 MVP, Miro Bilan He
led Cedevita to become the first (and so far only) team this season in
the ABA League with a victory on the road and with his excellent
numbers at that game Miro Bilan also earned himself the MVP of the 2nd
round. He scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Read more here.
October 6, 2015 - Fenerbahce opens US trip with win in Brooklyn Fenerbahce
made history in New York in the early hours on Tuesday, holding off the
hosts Brooklyn Nets 96-101 at Barclays Center. It was Fenerbahce’s
second win over an NBA team, and first in the United States. Fenerbahce
led for majority of the contest, hitting 11 of 21 three-pointers. Read
more here.
October 6, 2015 - First win of the season for Igokea Igokea
have managed to achieve their first win of the season, by overpowering
Union Olimpija at home court in Laktasi. The game was decided late in
the fourth quarter. Without any doubt, Igokea top scorer Vuk
Radivojevic was the hero of the game, having scored 20 points. Read
more here.
October 6, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 3 preview It
is already time for Game 3 in ABA league 2015-16 regular season. After
two played games, Crvena zvezda Telekom and Cedevita have perfect 2-0
record. Zadar will host Crvena zvezda Telekom and will try to stop
their winning streak and at the same time to grab its second win. Read
more here.
October 5, 2015 - Crvena Zvezda: Dangubic, out at least 4 weeks Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade forward Nemanja Dangubic will not be able to
start the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague with his team due to a
leg injury, the club announced Monday. Dangubic suffered a fracture of
the upper hip joint in practice, after crashing with a teammate. Read
more here.
October 5, 2015 - Milan tops Maccabi at Madison Square Garden for tour split The
two contestants on the first two Euro Classic games each go home with a
victory after Olimpia Milan defeated Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 72-76 on
Sunday afternoon at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Maccabi had
won the first game of their trip 85-79 on Thursday in Chicago. Read
more here.
October 5, 2015 - Cedevita with first road win of the season Cedevita
became the first team to win on the road this season in ABA League and
they did so by overpowering Sutjeska. A double double performance by
Croatian international Miro Bilan (20 points and 13 rebounds, alongside
4 assists) earned him the title of the best player of the game. Read
more here.
October 5, 2015 - Cibona won the home court thriller over Tajfun Cibona
has achieved its first victory of the season by beating Tajfun in what
has been everything else but an easy game for them. The outcome was
decided in the final seconds. Ante Zizic was the big man that Tajfun
could not find an adequate answer throughout the game. Read more here.
October 5, 2015 - MZT Skopje Aerodrom outplayed Metalac Farmakom In
a dominant fashion, MZT Skopje Aerodrom have beaten Metalac Farmakom at
home cout in Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje in a game, where they have
been in front ever since the 15th minute. Marko Ljubicic led the
winners with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Read more here.
October 4, 2015 - Pinar Karsiyaka gets Sipahi on loan Pinar
Karsiyaka Izmir reached an agreement with Fenerbahce Ulker to get
playmaker Kenan Sipahi on loan next season, the club announced on
Saturday. Sipahi (1.98 meters, 20 years old) averaged 1.7 points in 21
Turkish Airlines Euroleague games last season. Read more here.
October 3, 2015 - ABA league 2015-16, Game 2 preview Just
day after Game 1 was completed, Game 2 is right here. We will enjoy in
ABA league action in next several days without any free days. In Game 1
there were few interesting games. It is obvious that teams are not
ready 100% and that rosters were completed in last moments. Read more here.
October 2, 2015 - Maccabi outlasts Milan in first "Euro Classic" in Chicago The
very first "Euro Classic" Game at Chicago's United Center went to
Maccabi FOX, which outlasted Olimpia Milan 85-79 on the Euroleague
Basketball World Tour 2015. From start to finish, the evening was a
celebration of European basketball and all the components that make it
great. Read more here.
October 2, 2015 - ALBA inks former Eurocup champ Loncar ALBA
Berlin added size and experience in the frontcourt with the signing of
veteran big man Kresimir Loncar for the upcoming season, the club
announced Thursday. Loncar (2.10 meters, 32 years old) arrives from
Valencia Basket, where last season he had 5.8 points. Read more here.
October 2, 2015 - PAOK gets bigger with Balaban PAOK
Thessaloniki added depth to its frontcourt by signing big man Darko
Balaban for the upcoming season. Balaban (2.10 meters, 26 years old)
spent last season with SZTE Szedeak in Hungary where he averaged 21
points, on just below 60% shooting. Read more here.
October 1, 2015 - Igokea brings in three players Vuk
Radivojevic, Nikola Pesakovic and Josip Mikulic are the new
reinforcements of Igokea. Vuk Radivojevic began his career in the
Partizan NIS youth system. Afterwards he played for Sloga Kraljevo,
before being spotted by Zmago Sagadin, who brought him to Crvena
zvezdaTelekom. Read more here.
October 1, 2015 - Ramljak brothers in same jersey Zadar
will enter new season with two Ramljak brothers in its roster. After
Marko, who extended cooperation last week with Zadar, his older brother
Ivan (25), who spent last two seasons in Cedevita's jersey, is also
coming to Visnjik. Read more here.
October 1, 2015 - Eurocup, Group F analysis The
competition in Group F will be of the highest caliber. Three teams –
Galatasaray Istanbul of Turkey, Neptunas Klaipeda of Lithuania and
Nizhny Novgorod of Russia – competed in the Euroleague last season.
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem of Israel is a former Eurocup winner. Read
more here.
October 1, 2015 - CSKA: Freeland
out to start season, club hires Kravtsov CSKA Moscow newcomer, big man
Joel Freeland, will miss the beginning of the TAE season that is about
to start due to an injury to his left calf. The club reacted to the
situation fast and announced Viacheslav 'Slava' Kravtsov as his
temporary replacement. Read more here.
October 1, 2015 - Crvena zvezda brings back former captain Simonovic
short term Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade
signed fan-favorite forward Marko Simonovic to a short-term deal on
Wednesday to help shore up a lineup facing injuries. Simonovic (2.03
meters, 29 years old) previously spent two seasons with Zvezda between
2012 and 2014. Read more here.
October 1, 2015 - Perovic, Cvetkovic and Magdevski back at Partizan Following the return of Cedomir
Vitkovac, Partizan NIS got back three more of its former players.
Former Serbian international Kosta Perovic as well as guards Andrej
Magdevski and Aleksandar Cvetkovic have signed with the Belgrade black
and white. Read more here.
October 1, 2015 - ABA league
2015-16, Game 1 preview Finally, it is here. Start of
the new season in ABA league. With four games today and three more
games tomorrow, Game 1 will start. 14 teams will fight for ABA league
trophy. Crvena zvezda Telekom won trophy in last season. Read more here.
