September 30, 2020 - Nanterre survives drama against Cedevita Olimpija Chris
Warren hit a key jumper with 12.6 seconds to go to ensure that Nanterre
92 held off visiting Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 80-76 on Wednesday
night in their season-opening Group D clash. Isaia Cordinier paced the
winners with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Read more here.
September 30, 2020 - Andjusic, Bourg shoot down Bahcesehir JL
Bourg en Bresse enjoyed a dream debut in the 7DAYS EuroCup, hitting 15
three-pointers in a big 82-99 road win over fellow competition newcomer
Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul in the opening game of Group A on Wednesday
night. Read more here.
September 30, 2020 - Abass fuels Virtus victory at Lietkabelis Virtus
Segafredo Bologna dominated the game in the third quarter en route to a
convincing 61-76 victory over Lietkabelis Panevezys in their Group C
game on Wednesday at Cido Arena in Panevezys. Awudu Abass scored 10 of
his team-high 19 points in a 0-15 third-quarter run. Read more here.
September 30, 2020 - Wiley leads Gran Canaria to big road win Herbalife
Gran Canaria had a happy return to the 7DAYS EuroCup by downing
Promitheas Patras 75-86 in Group D on Wednesday. Jacob Wiley led the
winners with 22 points on 10-of-13 two-point shooting. Read more here.
September 30, 2020 - Lokomotiv downs Antwerp in opener Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar came up with an ideal start to its 2020-21 campaign by
defeating Telenet Giants Antwerp 89-72 at home in Group C. Jordan
Crawford led the way with 21 points for Lokomotiv. Read more here.
September 30, 2020 - Ulm turns tables to top Mornar In
a roller-coaster battle to open Group B, ratiopharm Ulm stormed back
from double-digit deficits to stop visiting Mornar Bar 84-76 in Group B
on Wednesday. A 30-11 third quarter gave Ulm its first lead in minute
29, and the hosts finished their second-half explosion with style. Read
more here.
September 29, 2020 - Ivanovic sparks Buducnost to opening-night win Buducnost
VOLI Podgorica tipped off its 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup season with a 93-81
home victory over Germani Brescia in Group B. Nikola Ivanovic
spearheaded a 14-2 Buducnost run to start the fourth quarter with 10 of
his team-high 24 points. Read more here.
September 29, 2020 - Browne, Williams power Trento to come-from-behind win in Bursa Gary
Browne and JaCorey Williams each recorded double-doubles as Dolomiti
Energia Trento rallied from a 12-point deficit to spoil Frutti Extra
Bursaspor's 7DAYS EuroCup debut with an 86-93 victory on Tuesday in
Bursa, Turkey. Williams posted 19 points and 11 rebounds. Read more here.
September 29, 2020 - 7Days EuroCup, Round 1 The
long wait for 7DAYS EuroCup games is over as the 2020-21 regular season
opens on Tuesday and Wednesday in 12 cities and 10 countries across the
continent. Three games will get the ball rolling on Tuesday, followed
by nine more on a busy Wednesday. Read more here.
September 29, 2020 - Zvezda extends big man Kuzmic Just
days before the start of the 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
season, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade announced signing a two-year
extension with center Ognjen Kuzmic, which will keep the club and the
big man together until the end of 2022-23 season. Read more here.
September 29, 2020 - Promitheas brings in Nixon Just
a few hours ahead of the start of the new 7DAYS EuroCup season and
fresh off winning the Greek SuperCup, Promitheas Patras strengthened
its roster even a little more with the addition of veteran point guard
Zamal Nixon for the next campaign. Read more here.
September 28, 2020 - Gran Canaria gets Dimsa on loan Herbalife
Gran Canaria reached an agreement with Zalgiris Kaunas to get forward
Tomas Dimsa on loan for the remainder of the season, both clubs
confirmed Monday. Dimsa (1.96 meters, 26 years old) played one official
game with Zalgiris this season. Read more here.
September 28, 2020 - Novosybirsk signs rookie Xavier Hill-Mais in his first year in pro basketball BC
Novosybirsk strengthened their roster with addition of 23-year old
American forward Xavier Hill-Mais. Hill-Mais just graduated from
Oakland (NCAA). He has played there for the last five years. Great
season indeed as he was voted to All-Horizon League 1st Team. Read more
here.
September 28, 2020 - Mirotic's 24 points and 7 rebounds give him Player of the Week award 29-year
old power forward Nikola Mirotic (208-PF-91) put on an amazing game in
the last round for league's best team Barca and receives a
Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 2. Read more here.
September 27, 2020 - Knee injury sidelines Vit Krejci for the remainder of the season Vit
Krejci was ruled out of the rest of the 2020-21 season by Casademont
Zaragoza, the team announced Sunday. He suffered a left knee injury in
Friday’s ACB game against Real Madrid and will undergo surgery in the
coming days. Read more here.
September 27, 2020 - Maccabi reunites with big man Bender Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv and Dragan Bender are together again after the big
man signed a three-month deal with the Israeli champs with an option
for the remainder of the season. Bender spent two seasons in Israel as
a teenager between 2014 and 2016. Read more here.
September 25, 2020 - CSKA Moscow star Tornike Shengelia suffers right tibia contusion CSKA
Moscow star Tornike Shengelia got injured and will undergo further
medical tests, the club announced on Thursday. The big man of the
Russians is dealing with a right tibia contusion and his status for the
start of the EuroLeague next week is unknown yet. Read more here.
September 25, 2020 - Milano forward Vladimir Micov out for four weeks with elbow injury Vladimir
Micov will remain out of action for the next four weeks, as Armani
Milano announced on Thursday. Micov got injured during the 2020 Italian
SuperCup and his return to action is expected in late October/early
November. Read more here.
September 25, 2020 - Barcelona extends superstar Mirotic two more years The
biggest signing of a summer ago has become the biggest contract
extension of this preseason as FC Barcelona and superstar power forward
Nikola Mirotic have decided to stay together through 2025! Read more here.
September 25, 2020 - Olimpija adds size with Jones Cedevita
Olimpija Ljubljana bolstered its frontcourt by inking power forward
Jarrod Jones. Jones (2.06 meters, 30 years old) arrives from
Darussafaka Istanbul, where he averaged 9.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in
17 7DAYS EuroCup games last season. Read more here.
September 24, 2020 - Olimpija inks teenager Scuka for 4 years Cedevita
Olimpija Ljubljana added another rising star to the mix by penning
teenage forward Luka Scuka to a four-year deal on Thursday. Scuka
arrives from Nova Gorica, where he rose in the ranks through the junior
categories to reach the senior team. Read more here.
September 23, 2020 - Marko Lukovic signs contract with Split Split
have completed another transfer as they penned a contract with
28-year-old power forward Marko Lukovic. Lukovic spent the previous
season in Koper Primorska, while he averaged 14 points and 6.6 rebounds
per game in the 2019-20 ABA League championship. Read more here.
September 23, 2020 - Reds, Papanikolaou together through 2023 One
of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's signature players over the last
decade, energetic Olympiacos Piraeus forward Kostas Papanikolaou, is
staying with the Reds until at least 2023, the club announced on
Wednesday. Read more here.
September 23, 2020 - Maccabi adds rookie Heidegger Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv fortified its backcourt by signing rookie shooting
guard Max Heidegger to a three-year deal, the club announced on
Tuesday. Heidegger (1.91 meters, 23 years old) will make his
professional debut with Maccabi after playing college basketball. Read
more here.
September 22, 2020 - Lokomotiv adds Hervey to frontline Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar announced on Monday that is has signed forward Kevin
Hervey for the coming season. He takes the place of Johnny O'Bryant,
who was released last week due to personal issues. Hervey (2.03 meters,
24 years old) signed a one-year deal. Read more here.
September 21, 2020 - Metropolitans adds Marei on short-term deal Boulougne
Metropolitans 92 bolstered its frontline by signing center Assem Marei
to a two-month deal, the club announced Monday. Marei (2.06 meters, 28
years old) steps in for Miralem Halilovic, who is currently injured. He
arrives from Brose Bamberg. Read more here.
September 20, 2020 - Zenit promotes promotes forward Karvanen Zenit
St Petersburg has added depth to its frontcourt by promoting forward
Maxim Karvanen on a two-year contract. Karvanen (2.03 meters, 20 years
old) is from the city and has grown up Zenit's youth system. Read more here.
September 19, 2020 - Greens bring back center Vougioukas Panathinaikos
has reinforrced its frontcourt before the start of the 2020-21 Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague season by bringing back veteran center Ian
Vougioukas on a one-year contract. Vougioukas was a EuroLeague champion
with Panathinaikos in 2011. Read more here.
September 18, 2020 - Terry reinforces Zvezda ahead of season Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade kept improving its roster just a couple of weeks
before of the start of the season with the addition of explosive big
man Emanuel Terry for the upcoming campaign. Terry (2.06 meters, 24
years old) arrives from Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel. Read more here.
September 18, 2020 - Monaco lands center Lessort AS
Monaco bolstered its frontcourt for the upcoming season with a proven
star, signing a one-year deal with former All-EuroCup center Mathias
Lessort, the club announced on Friday. Lessort (2.06 meters, 24 years
old) played with FC Bayern Munich last season. Read more here.
September 18, 2020 - Mornar Bar inks rookie forward Robinson Mornar
Bar strengthened its roster by signing forward Justin Robinson, who is
the son of Basketball hall of Famer David Robinson. The younger
Robinson will make his professional basketball debut with the
Montenegrin club after playing college basketball at Duke University.
Read more here.
September 18, 2020 - Justin Carter reinforced Zadar Justin
Carter is the new Zadar player. 33-year old Carter spent his European
career at the clubs like Galatasaray and Khimki and he is coming to
Visnjik as a reinforcement at the positions 2 and 3. Read more here.
September 17, 2020 - Buducnost adds size with Reed Buducnost
VOLI Podgorica bolstered its frontcourt by signing center Willie Reed,
the club announced Thursday. Reed (2.11 meters, 30 years old) arrives
from Salt Lake City of the G League, where he averaged 12.5 points and
6.5 rebounds in 8 games last season. Read more here.
September 15, 2020 - ASVEL downs Olympiacos from deep LDLC
ASVEL Villeurbanne put on the kind of shooting show rarely seen this
early in downing Olympiacos Piraeus 74-57 in the semifinal opener of
the WE'RE BACK PRESEASON TOUR on Tuesday in Valencia, Spain. Read more here.
September 15, 2020 - Monaco adds Carrington to backcourt AS
Monaco put another scoring threat on the perimeter, announcing the
signing of a one-year deal with combo-guard Khadeen Carrington on
Tuesday. Carrington (1.93 meters, 24 years old) last played with MHP
RIESEN Ludwigsburg. Read more here.
September 13, 2020 - Nikola Jokic scores 34, Nuggets storm back again to force Game 7 A
monster performance by Nikola Jokic including several daggers down the
stretch powered the Denver Nuggets to the 111-98 win against the Los
Angeles Clippers. The Joker banked 34 points, 11 of those with three
made shots beyond the arc in the fourth quarter. Read more here.
September 13, 2020 - Beijing Ducks hire coach Simone Pianigiani Shougang
Beijing Ducks (CBA) signed experienced 51-year old Italian coach Simone
Pianigiani. He has coached for the last two seasons at AX Armani
Exchange Milano in Italian league. Pianigiani helped them to win the
Supercup. Read more here.
September 12, 2020 - Panathinaikos officially released Jimmer Fredette Panathinaikos
officially released the American guard after one season. The financial
difficulties that the club is facing, along with Fredette’s performance
this season, which wasn’t the one everyone was expecting, led the Greek
club and the player to a mutual “divorce”. Read more here.
September 12, 2020 - Promitheas tabs veteran James Promitheas
Patras will give a veteran big man his first 7DAYS EuroCup experience
after signing forward Delroy James for the coming season on Saturday.
James (2.03 meters, 33 years old) is the younger brother of former
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Shawn James. Read more here.
September 11, 2020 - Jordan Loyd and Crvena Zvezda get past Pinar Karsiyaka Crvena
Zvezda continued with its preseason run by logging yet another win,
their fourth, this time around with 74-63 against Pinar Karsiyaka in
the Gloria Cup Tournament II. Jordan Loyd seems to have established
himself as the leading scorer for the red-and-white squad. Read more here.
September 11, 2020 - Marko Arapović pens deal with Split Marko
Arapovic will play for Split in the 2020-21 season! This 24-year-old
forward is therefore coming back to ABA League as he had previously
played for Cibona and for Cedevita. He was part of Cibona team which
won the 2014 ABA League championship. Read more here.
September 11, 2020 - Bourg completes roster with ex-champ Omic 7DAYS
EuroCup newcomer JL Bourg has tapped into a wealth of experience in the
competition by signing center Alen Omic to complete its roster on
Friday. Omic is both a former EuroCup champion and a one-time member of
the All-EuroCup First Team. Read more here.
September 10, 2020 - Greens add playmaker Diplaros Panathinaikos
OPAP Athens added another talent to its backcourt by signing point
guard Nikos Diplaros. The deal is for one season with an option for the
2021-22 campaign. Diplaros returns to Greece after splitting last
season between Montenegro and Georgia. Read more here.
September 9, 2020 - Billy Donovan not returning as Thunder head coach The
Oklahoma City Thunder and Billy Donovan agreed to mutually part ways,
the NBA team announced Tuesday. Donovan was named the head coach of the
Thunder on April 30, 2015 after serving the previous 19 years at the
University of Florida. Read more here.
September 9, 2020 - Karsiyaka defeats Fenerbahce in Gloria Cup Karsiyaka
beat Fenerbahce 72-65 in the first game of the second leg of Gloria Cup
2020 to hand Igor Kokoskov’s squad their first defeat in preparation.
Raymar Morgan, Tony Taylor, Sek Henry, and D.J. Kennedy posted 12
points apiece for the winning side. Read more here.
September 9, 2020 - MoraBanc adds Kloof as Jelinik, Pauli are injured After
at least two of its steady contributors fell to injury in recent days,
MoraBanc Andorra has found a reenforcement to help the team start the
7DAYS EuroCup at full strength. MoraBanc picked up veteran combo guard
Charlon Kloof to add experience in the backcourt. Read more here.
September 8, 2020 - Zvezda extends Dobric, Davidovac Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade announced on Tuesday the signing two of its
players, forward Ognjen Dobric and swingman Dejan Davidovac, to
one-year extensions. Both players now have contracts with Zvezda
through the 2021-22 season. Read more here.
September 8, 2020 - EuroLeague security managers meet Security
managers from all Turkish Airlines EuroLeague clubs held their first
collective meeting together on Monday as part of the EB Institute
Annual Workshops to share best practices before the upcoming 2020-21
season. Read more here.
September 7, 2020 - Cologne confirmed as 2021 EuroLeague Final Four host Euroleague
Basketball confirmed Cologne as the host of the 2021 Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Final Four. Eurohoops reported that the Lanxess Arena
initially scheduled to be the site of the 2020 Final Four will conclude
the 2020-21 season featuring the top four teams. Read more here.
September 7, 2020 - Khimki adds another lethal scorer in McCollum Khimki
Moscow Region added another lethal scorer to its ranks by signing
Errick McCollum for the coming season, the cub announced Monday.
McCollum (1.88 meters, 32 years old) has spent the past two seasons
with fellow Russian club UNICS Kazan. Read more here.
September 7, 2020 - Rishon's new guard is Taylor made Maccabi
Rishon LeZion bolstered its backcourt with the signing of guard Isaiah
Taylor for the coming season. Taylor (1.88 meters, 26 years old) will
make his European debut after playing his entire career in his native
United States to date. Read more here.
September 3, 2020 - Brooklyn Nets name Steve Nash as head coach Hall
of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the
next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, the team announced Thursday, September
3. In addition, the team announced that Jacque Vaughn will return to
Brooklyn as lead assistant coach. Read more here.
September 3, 2020 - Jordan Loyd scores 26 as Crvena Zvezda holds off Filip Petrusev and Mega Bemax Crvena
Zvezda mts started off the preseason tour with an 86-77 win against
Mega Bemax despite the latter coming back from a 22-point deficit to
bring the game to a somewhat close finish. Jordan Lloyd led the winning
side with 26 points. Read more here.
September 3, 2020 - Miroslav Raduljica joins Zhejiang Guangsha Lions Zhejiang
Guangsha Lions (CBA) added to their roster 32-year old Serbian
international center Miroslav Raduljica (213-113kg-88). He has played
for the last three seasons at Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Nanjing. Read
more here.
September 1, 2020 - Partizan, Velickovic stay together another season Serbian
powerhouse Partizan NIS Belgrade signed a new contract with a club
legend and team captain Novica Velickovic, the club announced on
Tuesday. For Velickovic (2.05 meters, 33 years old) this will be his
11th season for the hometown club. Read more here. Check news archive here.
