April 8, 2017 - Regular Season Round 30 MVP: Latavious Williams, Unics Kazan
The
final game of the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season
will be one that Latavious Williams remembers well. The Unics Kazan big
man shredded his previous personal bests to lead his team to a road win
and lay claim to MVP honors for Round 30. Williams set career highs
with 20 points, 8-of-9 shooting, 2 steals and a performance index
rating of 34 in a 68-91 rout of host EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. His
index rating was the highest of any player in Round 30. Williams also
made all 4 of his free throws and blocked a shot in an astounding
performance. The player with the most weekly MVP nods this season,
Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow, was the runner-up for Round 30. De Colo
led CSKA Moscow to a 90-86 home win over Olympiacos Piraeus with 23
points, 6 assists and 3 steals for an index rating of 31. It marked the
sixth time in just 23 games played that the reigning MVP had an index
rating in the 30s. Read more here.
April 6, 2017 - Round 30
The 30th and final round of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season arrives with most positions in the standings
still to be decided, including all-important fourth place. That's not
to mention the last available playoff place coming down to a do-or-die
Game of the Week on Round 30's last night, Friday! Fenerbahce Istanbul
(17-12) knows it has to win against visiting FC Barcelona Lassa (12-17)
to retain any chance of claiming home-court advantage in the playoffs.
Read more here.
Here is the schedule for Round 30:
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 68-65
Brose Bamberg vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 79-84
Real Madrid vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 97-80
CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 90-86
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 61-81
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 78-62
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Unics Kazan 68-91
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 79-84
April 2, 2017 - Regular Season Round 29 MVP: Brad Wanamaker, Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul
Darussafaka
Dogus Istanbul guard Brad Wanamaker pulled out his greatest Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague performance to date on Thursday to keep his team's
playoff chances alive. In so doing, he earned the MVP honor for Round
29 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Wanamaker scored
8 of his career-high and club-record 30 points in overtime as
Darussafaka edged his former team, Brose Bamberg, by 97-99. He made 4
of 8 shots from behind the arc and recorded 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2
steals in compiling a performance index rating of 34, the highest of
the round. Wanamaker narrowly edged teammate Will Clyburn for that
distinction after the forward starred with 26 points on 9-of-14
shooting from the floor plus 7 rebounds. He set a personal best with an
index rating of 33. Read more here.
March 30, 2017 - Round 29
The penultimate week of the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season delivers some great games in
Round 29, including a high-powered Game of the Week. Among Thursday’s
clashes, Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s win guaranteed that Olympiacos Piraeus
will finish third, while Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul’s overtime victory
ensure that its race for the final open playoff berth will go to Round
30 when it hosts Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in a win-or-go-home
contest.
Here is the schedule for Round 29:
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 80-103
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. CSKA Moscow 85-80 Brose Bamberg vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 97-99
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 84-88 Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 77-69 FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 76-71
Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 61-56
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Unics Kazan 83-65
March 25, 2017 - Regular Season Round 28 MVP: Anthony Randolph, Real Madrid
Do-it-all
Anthony Randolph came through with a rousing performance to lead Real
Madrid to a 73-79 road win at Olympiacos Piraeus on Friday night. So it
was only natural that he would be the MVP for Round 28 of the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Randolph not only posted big
numbers with a season-high 21 points and 4 blocks, but his performance
index rating of 30 was the highest among all players in the round. The
athletic forward was extremely efficient on offense with only 2 missed
shots, while making all 4 of his free throws in the final minute to
help seal the win. Randolph also collected 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1
steal to earn the third MVP of the round honor for his EuroLeague
career. The reigning EuroLeague MVP, Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow,
starred in his team’s 74-85 road win at Unics Kazan with the
second-highest index rating of the round, 29. Read more here.
March 23, 2017 - Round 28
The action continues thick and fast with the second
round of fixtures in a week, as an Istanbul derby pits together Anadolu
Efes and Fenerbahce on Thursday. Another big battle comes from northern
Spain, with Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens travelling to Baskonia
Vitoria Gasteiz. On Friday, an all-Russian affair will see Unics Kazan
attempt to upset visiting CSKA Moscow, and a true heavyweight battle
will see Olympiacos Piraeus play host to Real Madrid.
Here is the schedule for Round 28:
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Brose Bamberg 76-84
Unics Kazan vs. CSKA Moscow 74-85
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 73-67
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Real Madrid 73-79
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 63-72
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 67-54
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 80-77
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 77-93
March 23, 2017 - Regular Season Round 27 MVP: Sergio Llull, Real Madrid
Sergio
Llull added to a spectacular campaign Wednesday by leading Real Madrid
to an 85-69 victory over archrival FC Barcelona Lassa and in the
process claiming the title as MVP for Round 27 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Llull collected his second MVP of the round
this season after torching Barcelona for 21 points and 6 assists in el
Clasico. He made 3 of 5 two-point shots, 4 of 7 from behind the arc and
was perfect on 3 free throws in setting a career-high with a
performance index rating of 32, which was also the highest of any
player in Round 27. For the second consecutive round, Jayson Granger of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul is the runner-up in the MVP count. Granger
starred in a 68-76 road win at Zalgiris Kaunas with 25 points, 8
assists and a performance index rating of 30. All-EuroLeague guard
Milos Teodosic of CSKA Moscow was on top of his game with the
third-highest index rating of the round, 29, in a 95-85 victory over
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Read more here.
March 21, 2017 - Round 27
The Regular Season's final double-week tips off on
Tuesday and Wednesday with a batch of key match-ups, including a
Clasico Game of the Week which could prove decisive for both teams.
First up, Fenerbahce (17-9) welcomes Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (9-17) to
Istanbul looking for a victory which would secure a place in the
playoffs. Despite their respective records Maccabi has outperformed the
host in several statistical categories, including points per game (78.9
to 77.1) and rebounding (34.5 to 32.0), but the Israeli team needs to
take better care of the ball after committing the second highest number
of turnovers in the competition (14.4 per game).
Here is the schedule for Round 27:
Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 85-69
Brose Bamberg vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 71-96
CSKA Moscow vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 95-85
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 68-76
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 74-61
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 64-66
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 79-81
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Unics Kazan 75-67
March 18, 2017 - Regular Season Round 26 MVP: Paulius Jankunas, Zalgiris Kaunas
After
258 games played in the continent's premier basketball competition,
Zalgiris Kaunas big man Paulius Jankunas has achieved another first by
becoming MVP for Round 26 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. Jankunas led the Lithuanian champs to an 80-82 road win at
Unics Kazan with 21 points and 7 rebounds to keep the team's playoff
hopes alive. His performance index rating of 30 was the highest of all
players in the round. Jankunas made 5 of 9 two-pointers, 1 of 2 shots
from downtown and converted all 8 of his trips to the foul line,
including 2 late free throws to give his team a two-possession lead
that all but sealed the outcome. He also dished 3 assists and blocked 1
shot in a tremendous performance. Jankunas becomes the first Zalgiris
player to win an MVP of the round honor this season. Guards Bobby Dixon
of Fenerbahce Istanbul and Jayson Granger of Anadolu Efes Istanbul
shared the second-highest index ratings of the round, each with 26.
Read more here.
March 16, 2017 - Round 26
Playoff places, home-court advantage and avoiding
elimination are the prizes on offer in an action-packed Round 26 of the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, which ends with the
reigning champion hit the road for the Game of the Week. The action
starts in Istanbul, where Anadolu Efes (13-12) will look to protect its
position in the top half of the standings against a Maccabi FOX Tel
Aviv (9-16) team that has lost seven straight on the road and would be
eliminated with another defeat.
Here is the schedule for Round 26:
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 67-56
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. CSKA Moscow 79-78
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 71-80
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Real Madrid 88-82
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 71-78
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 92-87
Brose Bamberg vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 78-83
Unics Kazan vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 80-82
March 12, 2017 - Regular Season Round 25 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow
For
the fifth time this season, the reigning EuroLeague MVP is also the MVP
of the round. Nando De Colo captured the honor as MVP of Round 25 of
the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season after leading CSKA
Moscow to a playoff berth-clinching 85-69 victory over Galatasaray
Odeabank Istanbul Thursday. De Colo recorded 22 points and 4 steals for
a performance index rating of 26, which was the highest of any player
on a winning team. He was perfect from the free throw line in 8 trips
and collected 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 8 fouls drawn. The highest
index rating for the round came from Brad Wanamaker of Darussafaka
Dogus Istanbul, which came up short 81-73 at Olympiacos Piraeus.
Wanamaker tallied 23 points and 6 assists in posting a 29 index rating.
Fenerbahce Istanbul guard Bogdan Bogdnovic amassed an index rating of
26 in his team’s 74-79 loss at the hands of Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz.
Read more here.
March 9, 2017 - Round 25
Round 25 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season delivers a set of tantalising match-ups, including a repeat
fixture from last season's Final Four and a Game of the Week between
traditional powers aiming for playoff positions. Fresh from upsetting
one table-topper, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (8-16) has the chance
to overcome another with a trip to CSKA Moscow (18-6), which would
qualify for the playoffs with a win. The game will feature the league's
strongest offense against the fourth-weakest defense, with CSKA
averaging 87.8 points per game while Galatasaray has conceded 83.2. But
it's also a match-up between the competition's best long-range shooting
teams, with CSKA's three-point conversion rate of 41.2% closely
followed by Galatasaray's 39.9%.
Here is the schedule for Round 25:
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Brose Bamberg 68-87
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 74-79
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 81-73
CSKA Moscow vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 85-69
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 92-82
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 64-58
Real Madrid vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 98-68
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Unics Kazan 70-62
March 5, 2017 - Regular Season Round 24 MVP: Kim Tillie, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz
With
his team needing to get back on the winning track in a tight Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs race, Kim Tillie had perfect timing for a
career-night and close-to-perfect performance. The Baskonia Vitoria
Gasteiz forward gave his side a huge boost in 87-74 win over EA7
Emporio Armani Milan, and in the process earned his first-ever MVP of
honor for Round 24. Tillie finished with a career-high 19 points,
making 4 of 5 two-point shots and a perfect 3 of 3 from three-point
distance. That single missed two-point shot was the only negative in
Tillie's stat line. He also made both of his free throw attempts,
pulled down 5 rebounds, stole 3 balls, matched his career-best with 3
assists, and drew a pair of fouls. He had no personal fouls, turnovers
or blocks against, accumulating a career-high performance index rating
of 31, which also shattered his previous best of 21. Two players –
Derrick Brown of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Chris Singleton of
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens – were just one index point behind
Tillie, sharing the second-best PIR of Round 24. Read more here.
March 2, 2017 - Round 24
Crucial clashes abound in Round 24 of the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, including a Game of the Week which
will pit together two of the league’s hottest teams, while the reigning
champions travel to face a perennial power in desperate need of a win.
The first action comes from Lithuania where the Game of the Week will
see Fenerbahce Istanbul (15-8) aim for its sixth win in seven games
against a Zalgiris Kaunas team (10-13) which has won four of the last
five.
Here is the schedule for Round 24:
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Brose Bamberg 74-60
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. CSKA Moscow 61-85
Unics Kazan vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 92-99
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Real Madrid 87-84
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 87-74
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 71-82
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 77-72
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 67-76
February 28, 2017 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for February: Thomas Heurtel, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
In
a short but pivotal month of February, no Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
team made a bigger move in the standings by beating direct competitors
than Anadolu Efes Istanbul. And no player was more instrumental in his
team's perfect record this month than Efes playmaker Thomas Heurtel,
who is EuroLeague Basketball's choice for MVP of February. With Heurtel
averaging a double-double off the bench, Efes defeated two
higher-placed teams among its three February wins to jump from just
outside the playoff zone to solidly inside it. He was the driving force
that made Efes the EuroLeague's best team this month in both scoring
and assists, not only leading his team in points, but setting up his
teammates with one great pass after another. In so doing, Efes overtook
two key competitors for the playoffs and is breathing down the neck of
a third. If its February momentum ultimately leads Efes into the
playoffs, Heurtel's fingerprints will be all over that success. Read
more here.
February 25, 2017 - Regular Season Round 23 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow
The
CSKA Moscow attack was back in peak form on Thursday night and at the
center of it all was reigning EuroLeague MVP Nando De Colo, who came
within 1 point of his career high in snagging MVP honors for Round 23
of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. De Colo became the
first player to capture the MVP of the round honor four times this
season as he posted 29 points in a 93-81 victory over Maccabi FOX Tel
Aviv. He made 7 of 10 two-pointers, 2 of 5 from downtown and all 9 of
his free throws in addition to delivering 3 assists and collecting 1
steal. All that equalled a performance index rating of 35, which was
the highest among all players in Round 23. The second-highest rating
was 32, achieved by two players from Zalgiris Kaunas in the Lithuanian
team's thrilling 86-91 victory at Brose Bamberg. Read more here.
February 23, 2017 - Round 23
The action returns following the bye week as the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season heads into the final
stretch, with Round 23 showcasing a Game of the Week between two strong
title contenders, while several more playoffs hopefuls face virtual
do-or-die encounters. Second-placed CSKA Moscow (16-6) will get the
ball in the air in Thursday's home meeting with resurgent Maccabi FOX
Tel Aviv (8-14), which has revived its faint playoff ambitions by
winning two of its last three games. The venue could prove telling:
CSKA has won four straight at home while Maccabi has lost six
consecutive road trips.
Here is the schedule for Round 23:
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 78-83
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 96-85
Real Madrid vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 101-83
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 77-58
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 67-64
CSKA Moscow vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 93-81
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Unics Kazan 83-82
Brose Bamberg vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 86-91
February 11, 2017 - Regular Season Round 22 MVP: Georgios Printezis, Olympiacos Piraeus
Two-time
EuroLeague champion Georgios Printezis of Olympiacos Piraeus rose to
the top yet again this week to lead the Reds to a tough victory and to
claim MVP honors for Round 22 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Regular Season. Printezis recorded his first double-double of the
season in helping Olympiacos beat Zalgiris Kaunas 73-64 at Peace and
Friendship Stadium. The veteran forward amassed 17 points and 10
rebounds, which were both game-highs, to compile a performance index
rating of 30, which was the highest of the round. He made 4 of 7
two-point shots and 3 of 4 three-pointers in addition to collecting 2
assists and 2 steals to become the first weekly MVP for Olympiacos this
season. Another two-time champion narrowly missed what would have been
his first weekly MVP as Nikita Kurbanov of CSKA Moscow enjoyed a
perfect shooting night in setting a career-high with an index rating of
29 in his team's 102-80 rout of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade. Read more here.
February 9, 2017 - Round 22
Vital victories will be up for grabs in Round 22 of
the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, with teams around the
continent desperate to head into the bye week on a winning note from a
set of fixtures that includes a local derby and a growing rivalry in
the Game of the Week. Unics Kazan (7-14) has little option but to win
when Real Madrid (16-5) comes to town for this week's first tip-off.
Unics has lost four consecutive games to leave it struggling in the
race for the playoffs, while red-hot Madrid has surged to the top of
the standings with seven straight victories.
Here is the schedule for Round 22:
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Brose Bamberg 81-72
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 85-84
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 62-69
Unics Kazan vs. Real Madrid 77-81
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 90-86
CSKA Moscow vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 102-80
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 72-65
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 73-64
February 4, 2017 - Regular Season Round 21 MVP: Derrick Brown, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Anadolu
Efes Istanbul came into a tough arena against the hottest team in the
competition needing a victory to reach the playoff zone. And Derrick
Brown stepped up once again with a monster game. Brown spearheaded the
Efes attack in its 72-86 victory over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade with a
double-double to earn MVP honors for Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Brown totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2
assists and 2 steals for a performance index rating of 33, which was
the highest of any player in the round. This is the second time this
season and third in his career that Brown has claimed MVP of the round
honors. With two of Olympiacos Piraeus’s top scorers injured, the Reds
were going to need someone to step to get a win on the road Thursday.
That someone was Erick Green, who poured in a season-high 25 points in
a 75-90 road win at Unics Kazan. Green made 7 of 8 two-point shots, 3
of 5 three-pointers and converted both of his free throw tries in
compiling a career-high performance index rating of 31, which was the
second-highest for the round. Read more here.
February 2, 2017 - Round 21
The race for the playoffs intensifies as Round 21
delivers a series of unmissable match-ups, including a repeat of last
season's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game, an all-Spanish
shoot-out and a red-hot challenger aiming for its eighth straight win.
In the first tip-off, Unics Kazan (7-13) will look to revive its
playoff ambitions by snapping a three-game losing streak against
visiting Olympiacos Piraeus (14-6). It's a battle between the league's
third-lowest scoring offense (Unics averages 76.7 points per game) and
the third-best defense (Olympiacos allows an average of 74.4 points).
Here is the schedule for Round 21:
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 89-85
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. CSKA Moscow 77-71
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 89-87
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 72-86
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Real Madrid 71-79
Unics Kazan vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 75-90
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 79-84
Brose Bamberg vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 90-75
January 30, 2017 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for January: Ognjen Kuzmic, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade
As
though defeating the last two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions to
end 2016 was not enough, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade established its
longest winning streak ever in the competition with a perfect run of
five more victories to start 2017. And now, the club has added another
milestone: its first MVP of the Month, none other than center Ognjen
Kuzmic. As victory after victory in January catapulted Zvezda into the
conversation about Final Four contenders, Kuzmic was the team's
defensive anchor and go-to performer down the stretch again and again.
A parade of big-name clubs ran smack into a wall as Zvezda's defense
held Zalgiris Kaunas, Fenerbahce Istanbul, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv,
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz and Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens to an
average of just 67.2 points. And three of those games Zvezda played on
the road! Looming as a sentinel in the paint and cleaning up the boards
after each defensive stand was Kuzmic. Read more here.
January 28, 2017 - Regular Season Round 20 MVP: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Istanbul
All-EuroLeague
big man Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Istanbul was at his best on Thursday
as he put his athleticism and heart on display to lead his team to
victory and claim MVP honors for Round 20 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Vesely starred in Fenerbahce’s 85-80
come-from-behind victory over Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul with 20
points on 8-of-9 shooting, including a pair of highlight reel alley-oop
slams. He also collected 7 rebounds and 2 steals for a performance
index rating of 30, which was just 1 off his career high in addition to
being the most of any player in Round 20. This marks just the second
time in his career that Vesely has earned MVP of the round honors. Two
players were tied with the second-highest index ratings of the round
with 27: Khem Birch of Olympiacos Piraeus and Thomas Heurtel of Anadolu
Efes Istanbul. Read more here.
January 26, 2017 - Round 20
A double-header week of action continues on
Thursday, with Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens travelling to the
electric atmosphere of Belgrade to face Crvena Zvezda. On Friday,
reigning champ CSKA Moscow will defend its home court against dangerous
Anadolu Efes Istanbul. There’s also an exciting Spanish derby as FC
Barcelona Lassa welcomes Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz, and Real Madrid will
welcome EA7 Emporio Armani Milan for a rematch of one of the
highest-scoring games of the season so far.
Here is the schedule for Round 20:
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Brose Bamberg 83-77
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 79-93
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 85-80
CSKA Moscow vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 80-77
Real Madrid vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 94-89
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 72-66
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Unics Kazan 60-52
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 66-69
January 26, 2017 - Regular Season Round 19 MVP: Ioannis Bourousis, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens
All-EuroLeague
center Ioannis Bourousis made his first start in more than two months
on Tuesday for Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens and made it one to
remember by earning MVP honors for Round 19 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Bourousis posted a double-double in leading
the Greens to a 71-65 victory over FC Barcelona Lassa. He amassed 14
points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks and a performance index
rating of 31, which was the highest of any player in the round. It was
the eighth weekly MVP honor of his career. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade
point guard Stefan Jovic had one of the best games of his EuroLeague
career in leading his team to a 69-87 road win at Baskonia Vitoria
Gasteiz. Jovic set careers highs with 18 points and a performance index
rating of 29. He only missed 3 shots and amassed 12 assists and 4
steals to lead the Serbian champs. Read more here.
January 24, 2017 - Round 19
The latest double-week of fixtures sees Round 18
take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, including one team travelling to
face its former long-serving coach and a must-win local derby in the
race for playoff positions. The first tip-off comes from Russia, where
Unics Kazan (7-11) will seek a return to winning ways against
Fenerbahce Istanbul (11-7), which suffered its first defeat this season
against Unics in Round 5. It probably won't be a shoot-out between the
13th- and 14th-highest scorers in the league – Unics averages 77.8
points per game compared to Fenerbahce's 77.4.
Here is the schedule for Round 19:
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 71-65
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. CSKA Moscow 79-74
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 93-81
Brose Bamberg vs. Real Madrid 89-91
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 99-83
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 69-87
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 102-63
Unics Kazan vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 81-86
January 21, 2017 - Regular Season Round 18 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow
The
reigning MVP of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Nando De Colo of CSKA
Moscow, did two things for the third time this season in his team's
85-64 dismantling of Brose Bamberg; he missed a free throw and claimed
the top individual honor for the round. De Colo became the Round 18 MVP
after scoring 26 points and racking up a performance index rating of
35, which was the highest of all players in action. De Colo made 8 of 9
two-point shots and 7 of 8 free throws. His missed free throw snapped a
streak of 50 consecutive that he had made in the EuroLeague. He has now
hit 63 for 66 attempts from the foul line (95.5%) for the season and
remains the EuroLeague's all-time most accurate free-throw shooter at
92.8%. De Colo added 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in a masterful
performance against Bamberg. The second-highest index rating for the
round came from Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens guard Mike James in a
losing effort. Read more here.
January 19, 2017 - Round 18
Round 18 of the Regular Season provides a series of
must-win match-ups in the race for the playoffs, including a legendary
coach facing his former team and a big battle between the two teams
currently placed third and fourth in the standings. The action starts
in Russia, where CSKA Moscow (13-4) will attempt to maintain its return
to form against Brose Bamberg (7-10). Last week saw first-placed and
top-scoring CSKA reach treble figures for the third time this season,
while Bamberg was held to a season-low 58 points in defeat. It could be
a shoot-out, because these are the two most efficient offensive teams
in the competition, with CSKA's league-best true shooting percentage of
53% closely followed by Bamberg's 51%.
Here is the schedule for Round 18:
CSKA Moscow vs. Brose Bamberg 85-64
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 92-62
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 92-87
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89-78
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Real Madrid 59-74
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 84-63
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 67-71
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Unics Kazan 71-64
January 14, 2017 - Regular Season Round 17 MVP: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid
The
amazing breakout season for teenage sensation Luka Doncic of Real
Madrid continued Friday as he came within 2 assists of a triple-double
in leading Los Blancos to a tough 80-75 home victory over Maccabi FOX
Tel Aviv. Doncic amassed 10 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in
compiling a performance index rating of 32 to earn MVP honors for Round
17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Doncic, whose
index rating was the highest of all players on winning teams, claims
the weekly MVP title for the second time this season. He had a hand in
Madrid's success from start to finish, including a rebound and assist
on the game's final basket to seal the victory. The highest index
rating for Round 17 came from Milan Macvan, who excelled for EA7
Emporio Armani Milan despite its 101-64 loss at CSKA Moscow. Macvan
posted 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists for his first EuroLeague
double-double in more than three years and a career-best index rating
of 33. Read more here.
January 12, 2017 - Round 17
An array of big battles will be staged in Round 17
of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, including a Game of
the Week between a superpower that is desperate to boost its chances in
the race for the playoffs and another perennial contender with an eye
on first place. Something has to give when the action tips off on
Thursday with Brose Bamberg's (7-9) trip to face Unics Kazan (6-10).
Bamberg is the league's most in-form team with five victories in the
last six rounds, winning its last three by an average of 16.3 points,
but Unics has triumphed in three of its last four home games.
Here is the schedule for Round 17:
Unics Kazan vs. Brose Bamberg 63-58
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 98-89
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 92-81
CSKA Moscow vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 101-64
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 67-69
Real Madrid vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 80-75
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 75-73
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 87-79
January 7, 2017 - Regular Season Round 16 MVP: Sonny Weems, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Sonny
Weems showed fans exactly why Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv brought him to the
club over the summer. Weems starred with an outstanding performance on
Thursday to lead his side to an important win that earned him MVP
honors for Round 16 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.
Weems recorded season highs of 24 points and 8 assists for a
performance index rating of 33 as Maccabi snapped a six-game losing
streak by edging Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 93-92 at Menora Mivtachim
Arena. His index rating was the highest of any player in Round 16.
Freshly crowned MVP for December Nicolo Melli did not slow down at the
start of 2017; he helped Brose Baskets beat FC Barcelona Lassa 85-65
with 17 points, 13 rebounds and the second-highest index rating of the
round, 30. Unics Kazan's Keith Langford was unable to continue his run
after claiming MVP honors in both Rounds 14 and 15, but remained among
the league's top performers in Round 16 despite a 102-70 loss at
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. Read more here.
January 5, 2016 - Round 16
The second half of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Regular Season tips off with a series of riveting match-ups, including
two local derbies and a big battle between the last two champions. The
action starts on Thursday with an all-Istanbul duel between host
Anadolu Efes (7-8) and Galatasaray Odeabank (4-11) at the Abdi Ipekci
Arena that they share. Galatasaray has dropped to the foot of the
standings with a run of three straight losses, one of which came
against Efes just two rounds ago. That game, however, was also the only
victory in the last four for Efes, which will be desperate to make the
most of home comforts this week ahead of a run of four road trips in
the next five rounds.
Here is the schedule for Round 16:
Brose Bamberg vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 85-65
Real Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow 95-85
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 93-92
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 84-73
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 86-79
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 77-69
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 61-77
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Unics Kazan 102-70
January 2, 2017 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for December: Nicolo Melli, Brose Bamberg
The
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's first-ever non-playoff month with six
games saw no teams escape unbeaten, but a couple of them courageously
climbed back from the bottom of the standings into the playoffs race.
For his role in making Brose Bamberg one of those resurgent teams,
forward Nicolo Melli has been chosen by EuroLeague Basketball as the
MVP for December. His selection is Melli's second as MVP of the month,
following the award he won in November of 2015. Although last month
started like much of Bamberg's season until then, with a buzzer-beater
leading to its sixth loss by 4 points or less, Bamberg got up off the
canvas to win four of its last five games in December with Melli as the
team's leader. The 25-year-old forward, now in his seventh EuroLeague
season, posted single-game career highs in points, rebounds and
performance index rating during December as Bamberg won twice each on
the road and at home. Read more here.
December 31, 2016 - Regular Season Round 15 MVP: Keith Langford, Unics Kazan
The
way things are going right now, Keith Langford may not want 2016 to
end. The Unics Kazan guard played an instrumental role in leading his
team back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Panathinaikos
Superfoods Athens 83-81 on Friday, and in doing so claimed MVP honors
for Round 15 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. It
marked the second time in a row that Langford earned the MVP of the
round honors, giving him three such distinctions this season. Langford
shined with 27 points after making 6 of 11 two-pointers and all 3 of
his three-point tries. He was 6 of 7 from the foul line, as well,
dished 5 assists and drew 11 fouls for a performance index rating of
38, which was his second-best of the season. At the midway mark of the
regular season, Langford leads the league in index rating (25.5 per
game), scoring (24.1 ppg.) and fouls drawn (106). Read more here.
December 29, 2016 - Round 15
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season reaches its
midway point with a flurry of festive fixtures, including two
powerhouses going head to head to break their tie for joint second
place. The action starts in Istanbul, where Anadolu Efes (7-7) will
seek to maintain its place in the top half of the standings against one
of five teams currently sharing second place, Real Madrid (9-5). The
Spanish team has lost three consecutive games on the road but still
boasts the highest index rating of all teams (103.07 per game), while
Efes ranks third in that category (95.36 per game).
Here is the schedule for Round 15:
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Brose Bamberg 75-90
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. CSKA Moscow 78-67
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 81-77
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Real Madrid 78-80
Unics Kazan vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 83-81
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 101-88
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 71-62
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 70-78
December 25, 2016 - Regular Season Round 14 MVP: Keith Langford, Unics Kazan
Keith
Langford missed Unics Kazan’s Round 13 game with an ankle injury. But
on Thursday, he came back and dominated to lead Unics to a
come-from-behind 80-88 road win at Zalgiris Kaunas, earning with it the
title of MVP for Round 14 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. The league’s top scorer went for 26 points and drew 11 fouls
for a performance index rating of 36, the highest of any player all
week. Langford made 7 of 9 two-pointers, 2 of 5 threes and 6 of 8 free
throws in addition to 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a
spectacular game. In doing so, Langford claimed the fourth weekly MVP
distinction of his EuroLeague career and joined reigning EuroLeague MVP
Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow as the only players to claim such honors
twice this season. Round 14’s second-highest index rating came from
All-EuroLeague center Ekpe Udoh, who was instrumental in Fenerbahce
Istanbul’s 79-95 overtime victory at CSKA Moscow with an index rating
of 33. Read more here.
December 22, 2016 - Round 14
The action continues thick and fast in the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague as Round 14 takes place on Thursday and Friday,
highlighted by a rematch of last season’s Championship Game. The first
tip-off delivers a local derby in Istanbul, where Anadolu Efes (6-7)
will look to get its usually potent offense back on track after being
held to just 71 points in its last outing (losing 71-84 to Zalgiris).
Host Galatasaray Odeabank (4-9) has allowed the second-highest number
of points in the competition (85.46 per game) but can derive confidence
from an impressive four-game winning streak in the Abdi Ipekci Arena,
which is also shared by the ‘visitor’.
Here is the schedule for Round 14:
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 69-68
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 76-86
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Real Madrid 82-70
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 89-75
Brose Bamberg vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 82-68
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 86-84
CSKA Moscow vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 79-95
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Unics Kazan 80-88
December 22, 2016 - Regular Season Round 13 Co-MVPs: Luka Doncic and Mike James
One
is an up-and-coming teenage sensation and the other is coming back from
injury that sidelined him for the opening two months of the season, but
Luka Doncic of Real Madrid and Mike James of Panathinaikos Superfoods
Athens had one thing in common in Round 13; they accumulated the
highest performance index ratings of all players of winning teams to
earn the distinction as co-MVPs for Round 13 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. On Tuesday night, the 17-year-old Doncic
shined with an all-round effort in his team’s 95-72 victory over
visiting Brose Bamberg. The playmaker posted 16 points by making 3 of 6
two-pointers and 3 of 5 shots from long range along with 6 rebounds, 5
assists and 3 steals for an index rating of 25. A day later, James
paced Panathinaikos to a 72-86 road win over EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
with 19 points by making 5 of 7 attempts inside the arc and 3 of 6 from
downtown. Read more here.
December 20, 2016 - Round 13
The first games of another
fast and furious double week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague arrives
on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Round 13 highlighted by a battle of
traditional powers going head to head in the Game of the Week.
Tuesday's first game comes from Russia, where bottom two Unics Kazan
(3-9) and Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (4-8) will seek to surge up the
standings. Unics's chances are boosted by a strong offensive rebounding
game which is ranked fourth in the league with an average of 11.2 per
game, and Galatasaray – which is winless on the road this season –
needs to counter that threat by improving its status as the league's
joint worst defensive rebounders (21.2 per game).
Here is the schedule for Round 13:
Real Madrid vs. Brose Bamberg 95-72
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 65-62
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. CSKA Moscow 76-80
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 64-71
Unics Kazan vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 73-60
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 72-86
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 73-65
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 71-84
December 17, 2016 - Regular Season Round 12 MVP: Fabien Causeur, Brose Bamberg
Brose
Bamberg recorded its second-straight victory on Thursday night and the
hero of the victory was Fabien Causeur, who claimed title to the honor
of MVP of Round 12. In doing so, Causeur became the second-straight
Bamberg player to snag weekly MVP honors after Nicolo Melli did so in
Round 11. Causeur led Bamberg to a 91-83 victory over Anadolu Efes
Istanbul with a career-high 28 points. He made 8 of 9 two-point shots,
3 of 5 from downtown and sank all 3 of his free throws attempts in
addition to 3 assists in racking up a performance index rating of 35,
which was the highest of any player in Round 12. Nick Calathes came
close to earning the MVP nod for himself by posting 16 points, 8
rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals for Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens
in an 81-70 victory over Fenerbahce Istanbul. Calathes totaled a
performance index rating of 34, which was a career high. Read more here.
December 15, 2016 - Round 12
The
excitement continues as Round 12 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
delivers another batch of crucial clashes, including a coaching legend
returning to his former home for the Game of the Week. The first
tip-off comes from Russia where Unics Kazan (3-8) hosts Baskonia
Vitoria Gasteiz (7-4). The two teams are both much more effective
inside the paint – they respectively rank fourth and fifth in
two-pointers made (Unics 22.36 per game; Baskonia 22 per game) – while
also possessing the league's worst three-point shooting conversion
rates (Unics 33.33%; Baskonia 33.76%).
Here is the schedule for Round 12:
CSKA Moscow vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 92-76 Unics Kazan vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 91-92 Brose Bamberg vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 91-83 Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Real Madrid 81-68 Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 83-80 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 75-88 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 83-58 Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 81-70
December 10, 2016 - Regular Season Round 11 MVP: Nicolo Melli, Brose Bamberg
The
title of MVP for Round 11 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season was a virtual lock after the week's first game ended on
Wednesday. Nicolo Melli's performance for Brose Bamberg on the road in
a convincing 70-85 victory over Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv was filled with
career highs and resulted in the second-highest performance index
rating (PIR) by any player this season. The forward set personal bests
in the EuroLeague with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 6 three-pointers made
for an PIR of 40. Melli's rebounding and three-point totals were each
just one short of the high for any player this season. And his PIR,
points, rebounds and threes were all the second-most or tied for the
second-most ever by a Bamberg player in a EuroLeague game. Melli only
missed 2 three-point tries and also collected 1 assist, 1 steal and 1
block in his monster game. Read more here.
December 7, 2016 - Round 11
More vital wins will be up for grabs as the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague heads into Round 11, featuring two of the
competition's highest-scoring teams going head to head and a Game of
the Week between two teams looking to break into the all-important top
eight. A sole Wednesday game will see host Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (5-5)
look to return to winning ways against a Brose Bamberg team (2-8) which
is eager to climb off the foot of the standings by ending a five-game
losing streak. These are two of the most accurate shooting teams in the
competition, with Bamberg connecting on 51.9% of its shots – second in
the league – closely followed by Maccabi with 51.2%.
Here is the schedule for Round 11:
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Brose Bamberg 70-85
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 72-68
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. CSKA Moscow 64-79
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 73-52
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 85-58
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 87-72
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Unics Kazan 88-59
Real Madrid vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 96-91
December 3, 2016 - Regular Season Round 10 MVP: Derrick Brown, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
For
the second straight week, Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Derrick Brown
put on a stellar performance to lead his team to an important win. And
this time he also recorded the highest performance index rating among
all Turkish Airlines EuroLeague players to claim the MVP honor for
Round 10 of the regular season. Brown shined with 22 points, 12
rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a 77-86 road win by Efes over
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv. He also drew 7 fouls in amassing a performance
index rating of 38, the same as he had a week ago in finishing second
among MVP candidates for that round. Behind Brown this week, Nicolo
Melli of Brose Bamberg tied his career highs with 26 points and a
performance index rating of 37, but his team lost at the buzzer to CSKA
Moscow, 88-90. Melli missed only 2 shots from the court and 1 from the
foul line in an impressive outing that also included 5 rebounds and 3
blocks. Read more here.
December 1, 2016 - Round 10
Regular Season Round 10 delivers another set of
mouth-watering fixtures in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, including a
rematch of a playoff series from last season and a coach returning to
his long-time home in an historic match-up. Thursday's first-tip off
comes from Kazan, where Unics (2-7) will look to climb off the foot of
the standings and change its status as the league's last-ranked team in
assists (14.9 per game) against a visiting EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
(4-5).
Here is the schedule for Round 10:
Brose Bamberg vs. CSKA Moscow 88-90
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 69-62
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 77-86
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Real Madrid 78-77
Unics Kazan vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 100-79
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 71-77
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 72-57
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 79-88
November 29, 2016 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for November: Sergio Llull, Real Madrid
Only
one Turkish Airlines Euroleague team came within a basket of a perfect
month of November. That team, Real Madrid, had a leader every step of
the way, Sergio Llull, who is Euroleague Basketball's choice as MVP of
the Month. Llull, 29, paced Madrid to a 4-1 record as the team's
leading scorer in four of five games during November. Those victories
were highlighted by a record-breaking 39-point road win over archrival
FC Barcelona Lassa in which Llull scored 20 points and dished 7 assists
in less than 22 minutes on the court. That victory came just two days
after he set his career-high with 30 points, including a tie-breaking
basket in the final minute, in a home win against Panathinaikos. Llull
also had 23 points to help beat Galatasaray at the start of the month,
and 14 plus 7 assists to end it with another home win against Unics
Kazan. Read more here.
With
the reigning MVP of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague sidelined, Milos
Teodosic took charge with a career night to lift CSKA Moscow to a
convincing win and collect weekly MVP honors for Round 9. Teodosic, who
delivered the 1,000th assist of his storied career early in the game,
finished with a career-high 34 points plus 10 assists to lead the
champs to a 112-84 victory over Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. His
performance index rating of 43 was the highest in the EuroLeague this
season and the second-best in CSKA’s illustrious history. The
All-EuroLeague guard made 5-of-6 three-pointers and was perfect on 7
free throw attempts in helping CSKA set a club record for scoring.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Derrick Brown had the second-highest
index rating of Round 9 after starring in a 100-79 win against Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade. Read more here.
November 24, 2016 - Round 9
A clash between recent winners and a meeting of two
of last season's Final Four teams are among the highlights as the
action continues in Round 9 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular
Season. The first tip-off comes from Istanbul, where Anadolu Efes (3-5)
and Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade (4-4) will look to boost their push for
playoff position. The key to the game will be whether Efes's
free-scoring offense, ranked fourth in the league with an average of 86
points and first in offensive rebounds (15.5 per game), will overcome
the stubborn resistance of Zvezda's defense, which has allowed fewer
points (71.8 per game) than any other team.
Here is the schedule for Round 9:
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Brose Bamberg 86-72
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 78-64
CSKA Moscow vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 112-84
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 86-80
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 100-79
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 73-80
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 70-79
Real Madrid vs. Unics Kazan 89-75
November 19, 2016 - Regular Season, Round 8 MVP: Tibor Pleiss, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul
Galatasaray
Odeabank Istanbul center Tibor Pleiss made his first start of the
season one to remember by leading his team to a derby win and earning
MVP honors for Round 8 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. Pleiss scored 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, grabbed 8
rebounds and blocked 3 shots for a performance index rating of 28,
which was the highest among all players from winning teams in Round 8.
In a sign of his dominance, Galatasaray outscored Darussafaka Dogus
Istanbul by 14 in the minutes Pleiss played, but was outscored by 10
when he sat. Galatasaray won the game 85-81. The highest index rating
for the week came from Zalgiris Kaunas big man Paulius Jankunas, whose
37 was both the second-highest of his career and the second-best in the
EuroLeague this season. Jankunas poured in a career-high 30 points,
drew 10 fouls, made 13 of 15 free throws and grabbed 8 rebounds in his
team's 95-86 loss at CSKA Moscow. Read more here.
November 17, 2016 - Round 8
There’s no respite as Round Eight of the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague takes place on Thursday and Friday, with a series
of local derbies and historic match-ups bringing the week to a dramatic
conclusion.
Here is the schedule for Round 8:
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Brose Bamberg 81-74
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 85-81 Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 88-80
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Real Madrid 63-102 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 83-70
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 77-79 Unics Kazan vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 73-74
CSKA Moscow vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 95-86
November 17, 2016 - Regular Season Round 7 MVP: Sergio Llull, Real Madrid
Sergio
Llull is one of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague signature stars and the
Real Madrid guard had practically done it all in his career. This week
came a new first: on the same night he set a career-high in scoring
with 30 points in an 87-84 victory over Panathinaikos Superfoods
Athens, Llull also earned his first weekly MVP award! Llull is the MVP
for Round 7 of the EuroLeague Regular Season as his performance index
rating of 27 was the highest among all players on winning teams in the
round. Llull made 4 of 6 threes and dished 4 assists in the win that
brought his side within one victory of first place. The player with the
highest index rating for the week was another point guard, Shane Larkin
of Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. Larkin amassed 21 points, 9 assists and 4
steals for an index rating of 36 in an 88-76 loss at EA7 Emporio Armani
Milan. Read more here.
November 15, 2016 - Round 7
The games continue to come thick and fast as the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague enters its second double-header week of
fixtures, with Round 7's action taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
First up, Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2-4) hosts an Unics Kazan team (2-4)
looking to make it three wins in a row. Inside dominance could be
pivotal: Efes ranks second in the league in total rebounds, averaging
39, while Unics is placed third in offensive boards (13.2 per game).
The visitors can also count on secure ball-handling, having committed
the second-fewest number of turnovers in the league (11.8 per game).
Here is the schedule for Round 7:
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 59-52
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 88-76
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. CSKA Moscow 91-83
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 87-75
Real Madrid vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 87-84
Brose Bamberg vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 78-79
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 87-77
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Unics Kazan 104-99
November 12, 2016 - Regular Season Round 6 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow
It
is only appropriate that the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP
becomes the first player to earn single-round MVP honors twice during
the 2016-17 season. CSKA Moscow superstar Nando De Colo captured his
second such title in Round 6 after leading the champs to a 91-90
victory over 2015 champion Real Madrid on Friday in the Russian
capital. De Colo had another fantastic shooting night as he amassed 28
points and a performance index rating of 35, which was the highest
among all players in Round 6, fourth-best in the EuroLeague all season
and just 1 off his career high. De Colo made 3 of 4 three-pointers, was
perfect on 9 trips to the foul line and dished 6 assists. The weekly
runner-up for the MVP honor was forward Chris Singleton of
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens. Singleton posted an index rating of 34
in the Greens’ 83-75 overtime victory over Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv.
Singleton set career-highs in both index rating and scoring with 26
points. Read more here.
November 10, 2016 - Round 6
With the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings
starting to take shape, Round 6 will see the continent's finest
battling to improve their positions with a series of tantalising
match-ups including the reigning champion facing an age-old challenger
at home. Thursday's action tips off in Russia, where Unics Kazan (1-4)
will look for its first home victory against visiting Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade (2-3). Unics ranks third in offensive rebounding (13.8 per
game), but will want to improve its offensive fluidity after averaging
a league-low 14.8 assists so far.
Here is the schedule for Round 6:
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Brose Bamberg 72-70
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 105-92
CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid 91-90
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 89-87
Unics Kazan vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 65-62
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 83-75
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 86-52
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 92-86
November 5, 2016 - Regular Season Round 5 MVP: Keith Langford, Unics Kazan
He
is the hottest player in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague right now and
after his big game on Wednesday in Istanbul, Keith Langford of Unics
Kazan is also the MVP for Round 5 of the regular season. Langford led
his team to a stunning 73-81 upset of last season’s runner-up,
Fenerbahce Istanbul, with 28 points, 10 rebounds and a performance
index rating of 36, which was the most of any player on a winning team
in Round 5. The league’s top scorer, Langford also dished 4 assists and
took a beating as he drew 10 fouls in ending Fenerbahce’s 23-game
home-court winning streak. Zalgiris Kaunas big man Paulius Jankunas
matched Langford’s 36 index rating, but his team fell 80-83 at home to
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Read more here.
November 2, 2016 - Round 5
November begins with a bang in the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague as the remaining two unbeaten teams defend their perfect
records while a pair of winless sides attempt to get their seasons up
and running. The action starts on Wednesday, with unbeaten Fenerbahce
Istanbul hosting winless Unics Kazan. The home team has been among the
league's most efficient units, committing the third-fewest turnovers
(10.75 per game), boasting the best three-point conversion rate (52%)
and delivering the third-most assists (19.75). Unics, meanwhile, has
the league's worst assist-to-turnover ratio (113.7%), but has been the
third-best offensive rebounding team (14.25 per game).
Here is the schedule for Round 5:
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 69-79
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 63-70
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. CSKA Moscow 75-81
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 80-83
Real Madrid vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 90-81
Brose Bamberg vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 106-102
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 91-83
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Unics Kazan 73-81
November 1, 2016 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for October: Milos Teodosic of CSKA Moscow
The
start of a new era in European basketball has been highlighted by the
singular genius of arguably the most spectacular passer in the sport
today, Milos Teodosic of CSKA Moscow, who is Euroleague Basketball's
choice as MVP for October in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Both a
reigning champion and a former MVP of the competition, Teodosic found
new ways to make magic in October as CSKA won its four games by an
average of 13 points. To say only that Teodosic leads the league in
assists with 9.5 per game is to understate just how unique and creative
many of them have been. Few players have the vision to even try such
passes, let alone make them arrive with pin-point accuracy to grateful
teammates, as Teodosic did throughout October. He had no fewer than 8
assists in any of CSKA's victories while still averaging 14.3 points
per game. Read more here.
October 28, 2016 - Regular Season Round 4 MVP: Ekpe Udoh, Fenerbahce Istanbul
Fenerbahce
Istanbul center Ekpe Udoh showed last season that he is a big-game
player and he proved that again on Friday in the first Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague derby between his team and Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul.
Udoh starred by tying his EuroLeague best with 21 points and setting a
career-high with 13 rebounds to lead Fenerbahce to an 87-103 road win
and claim the honor of MVP for Round 4. Udoh’s performance index rating
of 31 was the highest of any player on a winning team for Round 4. Udoh
made 8 of 12 two-point shots, collected 6 offensive rebounds and added
2 assists and 1 steal in an impressive effort. The highest index rating
not only of Round 4, but of the season so far came from Keith Langford
of Unics Kazan, who recorded a 40 in his team’s 98-80 loss at CSKA
Moscow. Langford scored a career-high 36 points on 5-of-10 three-point
shooting and drew 13 fouls. Read more here.
October 27, 2016 - Regular Season Round 4
The 2016-17 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular
Season offers no breaks as Round 4 becomes the first in the history of
the competition that is not the sole round played in the same week.
After all the teams played on Tuesday or Wednesday, they will each
either go on the road or return home from a road game for a second
contest within 48 hours on either Thursday or Friday. The hectic
schedule won't allow for respite and the pressure will be mounting for
the three clubs seeking their maiden victories.
Here is the schedule for Round 4:
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Brose Bamberg 78-74
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 79-84
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Real Madrid 90-101
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 90-95
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 70-59
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 74-87
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 87-103
CSKA Moscow vs. Unics Kazan 98-80
October 27, 2016 - Regular Season Round 3 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow
The
reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP is up to his old tricks again.
CSKA Moscow’s superstar guard Nando De Colo needed just three games to
capture his first title for the 2016-17 season; De Colo became the MVP
for Round 3 of the regular season after leading CSKA Moscow to an 87-93
road win at Anadolu Efes Istanbul. De Colo scored 26 points on 7-of-12
two-point shooting and 12 of 13 free throws. He also dished 6 assists,
grabbed 4 rebounds, had a block and drew 11 fouls for a performance
index rating of 32, which was the most of all players in Round 3.
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade guard Marko Guduric was second on the Round
3 chart after his big game in a 76-65 win over FC Barcelona Lassa. Read
more here.
October 25, 2016 - Regular Season Round 3: Into the first double-header
The new format of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
takes hold in earnest this week with the first "double-header" of
fixtures – all teams playing two games each two nights apart – as the
continent's top teams prepare for Round Three of the new season on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The action starts on Tuesday as Unics Kazan
(0-2) goes in search of its first win of the season at home against
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul (1-1) in the first meeting ever between the
teams. The host is ranked 14th in the league in scoring, but could find
a route to victory in the battle of the boards: Unics is tied for the
second-most rebounds in the league (76), while Darussafaka is rock
bottom in that department (55). But Darussafaka's energy is shown by
its league leadership in steals.
Here is the schedule for Round 3:
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 76-65
Real Madrid vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 87-91
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. CSKA Moscow 87-93
Unics Kazan vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 87-94
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 98-92
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 91-81
Brose Bamberg vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 83-84
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 82-68
October 22, 2016 - Regular Season Round 2 MVP: Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos Piraeus
In
the first quarter of action for Round 2 of the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season, Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus
made history by scoring the 3,000th point of his EuroLeague career. At
the week's end, he remains in the headlines as the MVP for Round 2.
Spanoulis shined with 17 points and 9 assists in leading the Reds to a
90-66 home victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul. He also drew 9 fouls in
collecting a performance index rating of 26, which was the best among
all players from winning teams in Round 2. Spanoulis is ranked second
in competition history with 3,013 career points. With 965 assists, he
is just 12 away from being second in that category too. The weekly
leaders in index rating were teammates Austin Daye and Alex Tyus of
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul, which lost at home 83-85 to Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade. Read more here.
October 20, 2016 - Regular Season Round 2: Superpower battles await
After last week's spectacular start to the Turkish
Airlines Euroleague season, the action continues with most of the
opening round's travelling teams heading back home to play in front of
their fans for the first time in the new era of European basketball.
The showdowns are highlighted by meetings between four teams with 27
continental titles among them as Real Madrid visits Maccabi FOX Tel
Aviv and CSKA Moscow hosts Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens, plus the
last game Friday night between two more superpowers, FC Barcelona Lassa
and Fenerbahce Istanbul.
Here is the schedule for Round 2:
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 78-73
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 90-66
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Real Madrid 82-89
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 80-81
CSKA Moscow vs. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 81-77
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 83-85
FC Barcelona Lassa vs. Fenerbahce Istanbul 72-73
Brose Bamberg vs. Unics Kazan 89-86
October 16, 2016 - Regular Season, Round 1 MVP: Ricky Hickman, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Ricky
Hickman’s first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game for EA7 Emporio Armani
Milan was a memorable one. Not only did he lead his team to a thrilling
99-97 victory over his former team, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv, but he earned
MVP honors for Regular Season Round 1 in the process. Hickman sparkled
with 22 points, 3 assists and 3 steals for a performance index rating
of 32, which was the most among all players on winning teams in Round
1. He made 2 of 3 shots from downtown and 12 of 15 free throws after
drawing 12 fouls. He didn’t just produce in volume. Hickman came up big
with the game on the line by scoring his team’s final 11 points over
the last 2:40 to secure the victory. The player with the highest index
rating of opening week was on the losing end in that game; Andrew
Goudelock led Maccabi’s comeback and finished the game with 27 points,
5 assists and an index rating of 33. Read more here.
October 11, 2016 - Regular Season Round 1: A new era blasts off!
A new era in European professional basketball is set
to begin Wednesday with the opening tipoff of the 2016-17 Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague season! A new competition format featuring 16 teams
who will play each other twice in a 30-round regular season – a first
in major European team sports – assures fans far and wide that all the
famous clubs and stars will cross paths constantly during the next six
months. The best eight teams after the regular season will gain access
to the best-of-five playoffs, and those series winners will go for the
glory at the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Istanbul,
Turkey!
Here is the schedule for Round 1:
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. Brose Bamberg 67-66
Unics Kazan vs. FC Barcelona Lassa 63-69
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. CSKA Moscow 84-109
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 70-73
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 85-84
Real Madrid vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 83-65
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 99-97
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 84-76
The
final game of the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season
will be one that Latavious Williams remembers well. The Unics Kazan big
man shredded his previous personal bests to lead his team to a road win
and lay claim to MVP honors for Round 30. Williams set career highs
with 20 points, 8-of-9 shooting, 2 steals and a performance index
rating of 34 in a 68-91 rout of host EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. His
index rating was the highest of any player in Round 30. Williams also
made all 4 of his free throws and blocked a shot in an astounding
performance. The player with the most weekly MVP nods this season,
Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow, was the runner-up for Round 30. De Colo
led CSKA Moscow to a 90-86 home win over Olympiacos Piraeus with 23
points, 6 assists and 3 steals for an index rating of 31. It marked the
sixth time in just 23 games played that the reigning MVP had an index
rating in the 30s. Read more 
Darussafaka
Dogus Istanbul guard Brad Wanamaker pulled out his greatest Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague performance to date on Thursday to keep his team's
playoff chances alive. In so doing, he earned the MVP honor for Round
29 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Wanamaker scored
8 of his career-high and club-record 30 points in overtime as
Darussafaka edged his former team, Brose Bamberg, by 97-99. He made 4
of 8 shots from behind the arc and recorded 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2
steals in compiling a performance index rating of 34, the highest of
the round. Wanamaker narrowly edged teammate Will Clyburn for that
distinction after the forward starred with 26 points on 9-of-14
shooting from the floor plus 7 rebounds. He set a personal best with an
index rating of 33. Read more 
Do-it-all
Anthony Randolph came through with a rousing performance to lead Real
Madrid to a 73-79 road win at Olympiacos Piraeus on Friday night. So it
was only natural that he would be the MVP for Round 28 of the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Randolph not only posted big
numbers with a season-high 21 points and 4 blocks, but his performance
index rating of 30 was the highest among all players in the round. The
athletic forward was extremely efficient on offense with only 2 missed
shots, while making all 4 of his free throws in the final minute to
help seal the win. Randolph also collected 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1
steal to earn the third MVP of the round honor for his EuroLeague
career. The reigning EuroLeague MVP, Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow,
starred in his team’s 74-85 road win at Unics Kazan with the
second-highest index rating of the round, 29. Read more 
Sergio
Llull added to a spectacular campaign Wednesday by leading Real Madrid
to an 85-69 victory over archrival FC Barcelona Lassa and in the
process claiming the title as MVP for Round 27 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Llull collected his second MVP of the round
this season after torching Barcelona for 21 points and 6 assists in el
Clasico. He made 3 of 5 two-point shots, 4 of 7 from behind the arc and
was perfect on 3 free throws in setting a career-high with a
performance index rating of 32, which was also the highest of any
player in Round 27. For the second consecutive round, Jayson Granger of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul is the runner-up in the MVP count. Granger
starred in a 68-76 road win at Zalgiris Kaunas with 25 points, 8
assists and a performance index rating of 30. All-EuroLeague guard
Milos Teodosic of CSKA Moscow was on top of his game with the
third-highest index rating of the round, 29, in a 95-85 victory over
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Read more 
After
258 games played in the continent's premier basketball competition,
Zalgiris Kaunas big man Paulius Jankunas has achieved another first by
becoming MVP for Round 26 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. Jankunas led the Lithuanian champs to an 80-82 road win at
Unics Kazan with 21 points and 7 rebounds to keep the team's playoff
hopes alive. His performance index rating of 30 was the highest of all
players in the round. Jankunas made 5 of 9 two-pointers, 1 of 2 shots
from downtown and converted all 8 of his trips to the foul line,
including 2 late free throws to give his team a two-possession lead
that all but sealed the outcome. He also dished 3 assists and blocked 1
shot in a tremendous performance. Jankunas becomes the first Zalgiris
player to win an MVP of the round honor this season. Guards Bobby Dixon
of Fenerbahce Istanbul and Jayson Granger of Anadolu Efes Istanbul
shared the second-highest index ratings of the round, each with 26.
Read more 
For
the fifth time this season, the reigning EuroLeague MVP is also the MVP
of the round. Nando De Colo captured the honor as MVP of Round 25 of
the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season after leading CSKA
Moscow to a playoff berth-clinching 85-69 victory over Galatasaray
Odeabank Istanbul Thursday. De Colo recorded 22 points and 4 steals for
a performance index rating of 26, which was the highest of any player
on a winning team. He was perfect from the free throw line in 8 trips
and collected 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 8 fouls drawn. The highest
index rating for the round came from Brad Wanamaker of Darussafaka
Dogus Istanbul, which came up short 81-73 at Olympiacos Piraeus.
Wanamaker tallied 23 points and 6 assists in posting a 29 index rating.
Fenerbahce Istanbul guard Bogdan Bogdnovic amassed an index rating of
26 in his team’s 74-79 loss at the hands of Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz.
Read more 
With
his team needing to get back on the winning track in a tight Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs race, Kim Tillie had perfect timing for a
career-night and close-to-perfect performance. The Baskonia Vitoria
Gasteiz forward gave his side a huge boost in 87-74 win over EA7
Emporio Armani Milan, and in the process earned his first-ever MVP of
honor for Round 24. Tillie finished with a career-high 19 points,
making 4 of 5 two-point shots and a perfect 3 of 3 from three-point
distance. That single missed two-point shot was the only negative in
Tillie's stat line. He also made both of his free throw attempts,
pulled down 5 rebounds, stole 3 balls, matched his career-best with 3
assists, and drew a pair of fouls. He had no personal fouls, turnovers
or blocks against, accumulating a career-high performance index rating
of 31, which also shattered his previous best of 21. Two players –
Derrick Brown of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Chris Singleton of
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens – were just one index point behind
Tillie, sharing the second-best PIR of Round 24. Read more 
In
a short but pivotal month of February, no Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
team made a bigger move in the standings by beating direct competitors
than Anadolu Efes Istanbul. And no player was more instrumental in his
team's perfect record this month than Efes playmaker Thomas Heurtel,
who is EuroLeague Basketball's choice for MVP of February. With Heurtel
averaging a double-double off the bench, Efes defeated two
higher-placed teams among its three February wins to jump from just
outside the playoff zone to solidly inside it. He was the driving force
that made Efes the EuroLeague's best team this month in both scoring
and assists, not only leading his team in points, but setting up his
teammates with one great pass after another. In so doing, Efes overtook
two key competitors for the playoffs and is breathing down the neck of
a third. If its February momentum ultimately leads Efes into the
playoffs, Heurtel's fingerprints will be all over that success. Read
more 
Two-time
EuroLeague champion Georgios Printezis of Olympiacos Piraeus rose to
the top yet again this week to lead the Reds to a tough victory and to
claim MVP honors for Round 22 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Regular Season. Printezis recorded his first double-double of the
season in helping Olympiacos beat Zalgiris Kaunas 73-64 at Peace and
Friendship Stadium. The veteran forward amassed 17 points and 10
rebounds, which were both game-highs, to compile a performance index
rating of 30, which was the highest of the round. He made 4 of 7
two-point shots and 3 of 4 three-pointers in addition to collecting 2
assists and 2 steals to become the first weekly MVP for Olympiacos this
season. Another two-time champion narrowly missed what would have been
his first weekly MVP as Nikita Kurbanov of CSKA Moscow enjoyed a
perfect shooting night in setting a career-high with an index rating of
29 in his team's 102-80 rout of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade. Read more 
Anadolu
Efes Istanbul came into a tough arena against the hottest team in the
competition needing a victory to reach the playoff zone. And Derrick
Brown stepped up once again with a monster game. Brown spearheaded the
Efes attack in its 72-86 victory over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade with a
double-double to earn MVP honors for Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Brown totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2
assists and 2 steals for a performance index rating of 33, which was
the highest of any player in the round. This is the second time this
season and third in his career that Brown has claimed MVP of the round
honors. With two of Olympiacos Piraeus’s top scorers injured, the Reds
were going to need someone to step to get a win on the road Thursday.
That someone was Erick Green, who poured in a season-high 25 points in
a 75-90 road win at Unics Kazan. Green made 7 of 8 two-point shots, 3
of 5 three-pointers and converted both of his free throw tries in
compiling a career-high performance index rating of 31, which was the
second-highest for the round. Read more 
As
though defeating the last two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions to
end 2016 was not enough, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade established its
longest winning streak ever in the competition with a perfect run of
five more victories to start 2017. And now, the club has added another
milestone: its first MVP of the Month, none other than center Ognjen
Kuzmic. As victory after victory in January catapulted Zvezda into the
conversation about Final Four contenders, Kuzmic was the team's
defensive anchor and go-to performer down the stretch again and again.
A parade of big-name clubs ran smack into a wall as Zvezda's defense
held Zalgiris Kaunas, Fenerbahce Istanbul, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv,
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz and Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens to an
average of just 67.2 points. And three of those games Zvezda played on
the road! Looming as a sentinel in the paint and cleaning up the boards
after each defensive stand was Kuzmic. Read more 
All-EuroLeague
big man Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Istanbul was at his best on Thursday
as he put his athleticism and heart on display to lead his team to
victory and claim MVP honors for Round 20 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Vesely starred in Fenerbahce’s 85-80
come-from-behind victory over Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul with 20
points on 8-of-9 shooting, including a pair of highlight reel alley-oop
slams. He also collected 7 rebounds and 2 steals for a performance
index rating of 30, which was just 1 off his career high in addition to
being the most of any player in Round 20. This marks just the second
time in his career that Vesely has earned MVP of the round honors. Two
players were tied with the second-highest index ratings of the round
with 27: Khem Birch of Olympiacos Piraeus and Thomas Heurtel of Anadolu
Efes Istanbul. Read more 
All-EuroLeague
center Ioannis Bourousis made his first start in more than two months
on Tuesday for Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens and made it one to
remember by earning MVP honors for Round 19 of the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season. Bourousis posted a double-double in leading
the Greens to a 71-65 victory over FC Barcelona Lassa. He amassed 14
points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks and a performance index
rating of 31, which was the highest of any player in the round. It was
the eighth weekly MVP honor of his career. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade
point guard Stefan Jovic had one of the best games of his EuroLeague
career in leading his team to a 69-87 road win at Baskonia Vitoria
Gasteiz. Jovic set careers highs with 18 points and a performance index
rating of 29. He only missed 3 shots and amassed 12 assists and 4
steals to lead the Serbian champs. Read more 
The
amazing breakout season for teenage sensation Luka Doncic of Real
Madrid continued Friday as he came within 2 assists of a triple-double
in leading Los Blancos to a tough 80-75 home victory over Maccabi FOX
Tel Aviv. Doncic amassed 10 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in
compiling a performance index rating of 32 to earn MVP honors for Round
17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. Doncic, whose
index rating was the highest of all players on winning teams, claims
the weekly MVP title for the second time this season. He had a hand in
Madrid's success from start to finish, including a rebound and assist
on the game's final basket to seal the victory. The highest index
rating for Round 17 came from Milan Macvan, who excelled for EA7
Emporio Armani Milan despite its 101-64 loss at CSKA Moscow. Macvan
posted 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists for his first EuroLeague
double-double in more than three years and a career-best index rating
of 33. Read more 
Sonny
Weems showed fans exactly why Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv brought him to the
club over the summer. Weems starred with an outstanding performance on
Thursday to lead his side to an important win that earned him MVP
honors for Round 16 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.
Weems recorded season highs of 24 points and 8 assists for a
performance index rating of 33 as Maccabi snapped a six-game losing
streak by edging Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 93-92 at Menora Mivtachim
Arena. His index rating was the highest of any player in Round 16.
Freshly crowned MVP for December Nicolo Melli did not slow down at the
start of 2017; he helped Brose Baskets beat FC Barcelona Lassa 85-65
with 17 points, 13 rebounds and the second-highest index rating of the
round, 30. Unics Kazan's Keith Langford was unable to continue his run
after claiming MVP honors in both Rounds 14 and 15, but remained among
the league's top performers in Round 16 despite a 102-70 loss at
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. Read more 
The
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's first-ever non-playoff month with six
games saw no teams escape unbeaten, but a couple of them courageously
climbed back from the bottom of the standings into the playoffs race.
For his role in making Brose Bamberg one of those resurgent teams,
forward Nicolo Melli has been chosen by EuroLeague Basketball as the
MVP for December. His selection is Melli's second as MVP of the month,
following the award he won in November of 2015. Although last month
started like much of Bamberg's season until then, with a buzzer-beater
leading to its sixth loss by 4 points or less, Bamberg got up off the
canvas to win four of its last five games in December with Melli as the
team's leader. The 25-year-old forward, now in his seventh EuroLeague
season, posted single-game career highs in points, rebounds and
performance index rating during December as Bamberg won twice each on
the road and at home. Read more 
The
way things are going right now, Keith Langford may not want 2016 to
end. The Unics Kazan guard played an instrumental role in leading his
team back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Panathinaikos
Superfoods Athens 83-81 on Friday, and in doing so claimed MVP honors
for Round 15 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. It
marked the second time in a row that Langford earned the MVP of the
round honors, giving him three such distinctions this season. Langford
shined with 27 points after making 6 of 11 two-pointers and all 3 of
his three-point tries. He was 6 of 7 from the foul line, as well,
dished 5 assists and drew 11 fouls for a performance index rating of
38, which was his second-best of the season. At the midway mark of the
regular season, Langford leads the league in index rating (25.5 per
game), scoring (24.1 ppg.) and fouls drawn (106). Read more 
Brose
Bamberg recorded its second-straight victory on Thursday night and the
hero of the victory was Fabien Causeur, who claimed title to the honor
of MVP of Round 12. In doing so, Causeur became the second-straight
Bamberg player to snag weekly MVP honors after Nicolo Melli did so in
Round 11. Causeur led Bamberg to a 91-83 victory over Anadolu Efes
Istanbul with a career-high 28 points. He made 8 of 9 two-point shots,
3 of 5 from downtown and sank all 3 of his free throws attempts in
addition to 3 assists in racking up a performance index rating of 35,
which was the highest of any player in Round 12. Nick Calathes came
close to earning the MVP nod for himself by posting 16 points, 8
rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals for Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens
in an 81-70 victory over Fenerbahce Istanbul. Calathes totaled a
performance index rating of 34, which was a career high. Read more 
With
the reigning MVP of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague sidelined, Milos
Teodosic took charge with a career night to lift CSKA Moscow to a
convincing win and collect weekly MVP honors for Round 9. Teodosic, who
delivered the 1,000th assist of his storied career early in the game,
finished with a career-high 34 points plus 10 assists to lead the
champs to a 112-84 victory over Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. His
performance index rating of 43 was the highest in the EuroLeague this
season and the second-best in CSKA’s illustrious history. The
All-EuroLeague guard made 5-of-6 three-pointers and was perfect on 7
free throw attempts in helping CSKA set a club record for scoring.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Derrick Brown had the second-highest
index rating of Round 9 after starring in a 100-79 win against Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade. Read more 
Galatasaray
Odeabank Istanbul center Tibor Pleiss made his first start of the
season one to remember by leading his team to a derby win and earning
MVP honors for Round 8 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. Pleiss scored 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, grabbed 8
rebounds and blocked 3 shots for a performance index rating of 28,
which was the highest among all players from winning teams in Round 8.
In a sign of his dominance, Galatasaray outscored Darussafaka Dogus
Istanbul by 14 in the minutes Pleiss played, but was outscored by 10
when he sat. Galatasaray won the game 85-81. The highest index rating
for the week came from Zalgiris Kaunas big man Paulius Jankunas, whose
37 was both the second-highest of his career and the second-best in the
EuroLeague this season. Jankunas poured in a career-high 30 points,
drew 10 fouls, made 13 of 15 free throws and grabbed 8 rebounds in his
team's 95-86 loss at CSKA Moscow. Read more 
Sergio
Llull is one of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague signature stars and the
Real Madrid guard had practically done it all in his career. This week
came a new first: on the same night he set a career-high in scoring
with 30 points in an 87-84 victory over Panathinaikos Superfoods
Athens, Llull also earned his first weekly MVP award! Llull is the MVP
for Round 7 of the EuroLeague Regular Season as his performance index
rating of 27 was the highest among all players on winning teams in the
round. Llull made 4 of 6 threes and dished 4 assists in the win that
brought his side within one victory of first place. The player with the
highest index rating for the week was another point guard, Shane Larkin
of Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. Larkin amassed 21 points, 9 assists and 4
steals for an index rating of 36 in an 88-76 loss at EA7 Emporio Armani
Milan. Read more 
Fenerbahce
Istanbul center Ekpe Udoh showed last season that he is a big-game
player and he proved that again on Friday in the first Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague derby between his team and Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul.
Udoh starred by tying his EuroLeague best with 21 points and setting a
career-high with 13 rebounds to lead Fenerbahce to an 87-103 road win
and claim the honor of MVP for Round 4. Udoh’s performance index rating
of 31 was the highest of any player on a winning team for Round 4. Udoh
made 8 of 12 two-point shots, collected 6 offensive rebounds and added
2 assists and 1 steal in an impressive effort. The highest index rating
not only of Round 4, but of the season so far came from Keith Langford
of Unics Kazan, who recorded a 40 in his team’s 98-80 loss at CSKA
Moscow. Langford scored a career-high 36 points on 5-of-10 three-point
shooting and drew 13 fouls. Read more 
In
the first quarter of action for Round 2 of the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Regular Season, Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus
made history by scoring the 3,000th point of his EuroLeague career. At
the week's end, he remains in the headlines as the MVP for Round 2.
Spanoulis shined with 17 points and 9 assists in leading the Reds to a
90-66 home victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul. He also drew 9 fouls in
collecting a performance index rating of 26, which was the best among
all players from winning teams in Round 2. Spanoulis is ranked second
in competition history with 3,013 career points. With 965 assists, he
is just 12 away from being second in that category too. The weekly
leaders in index rating were teammates Austin Daye and Alex Tyus of
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul, which lost at home 83-85 to Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade. Read more 
Ricky
Hickman’s first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game for EA7 Emporio Armani
Milan was a memorable one. Not only did he lead his team to a thrilling
99-97 victory over his former team, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv, but he earned
MVP honors for Regular Season Round 1 in the process. Hickman sparkled
with 22 points, 3 assists and 3 steals for a performance index rating
of 32, which was the most among all players on winning teams in Round
1. He made 2 of 3 shots from downtown and 12 of 15 free throws after
drawing 12 fouls. He didn’t just produce in volume. Hickman came up big
with the game on the line by scoring his team’s final 11 points over
the last 2:40 to secure the victory. The player with the highest index
rating of opening week was on the losing end in that game; Andrew
Goudelock led Maccabi’s comeback and finished the game with 27 points,
5 assists and an index rating of 33. Read more 
