February 27, 2018 - Baskonia big man Bordignon suffers torn ACL Baskonia
Vitoria Gasteiz big man Daniel Bordignon will miss the remainder of the
season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
The 22-year-old suffered the injury at the team's practice on Monday.
Read more here.
February 27, 2018 - Katin Reinhardt leaves Igokea and moves to Ulm Katin
Reinhardt is no longer a player of Igokea. The club confirmed that the
American shooting guard will continue his basketball career in Ulm,
Germany. Reinhardt played just 3 games for Igokea in the 2017-18 ABA
League season in which he averaged 17 points, 3,5 rebounds and 3,7
assists. Read more here.
February 27, 2018 - Marko Pecarski turns 18 and inks pro contract with Partizan NIS Marko
Pecarski has signed his first professional contract with Partizan NIS.
After he turned 18 this month, Marko Pecarski has received the best
birthday present. He signed his first professional contract with
Partizan NIS, which will keep him in the club for the next 4 years.
Read more here.
February 26, 2018 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for February: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region As
the top scorer in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague during a month in
which his team seriously boosted its chances of making the playoffs for
the first time ever, Alexey Shved of Khimki Moscow Region has been
chosen by Euroleague Basketball as the MVP for February. Read more here.
February 26, 2018 - AX Milan extends center Gudaitis AX
Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan reached a new agreement with center
Arturas Gudaitis to keep working together until the end of the 2020-21
season. Gudaitis is averaging 9.8 points on a 72.9% two-point shots
(70-of-96) and 5.7 rebounds in 22 games off the bench this season. Read
more here.
February 25, 2018 - Fall stars as France finish with a flourish to stay perfect France
booked their place in the Second Round of the European Qualifiers as
they maintained their perfect record in front of their home crowd with
a 64-49 victory over Belgium. Moustapha Fall was a perfect 10 of 10
from the field as he topscored with 23 points. Read more here.
February 25, 2018 - Russia get back on track with convincing win over Bosnia and Herzegovina Russia
bounced back from Friday's defeat to France in style as they beat
Bosnia and Herzegovina 70-53. The home side were able to avenge their
loss in November as they recorded their second home win of Group E with
a convincing display. Read more here.
February 25, 2018 - Fast start helps Germany overcome Georgia to stay unbeaten Germany
ensured they will advance to the Second Round after overcoming Georgia
away from home for an 87-77 victory. The visitors made it four wins
from four to complete their second perfect window following Friday's
home win over Serbia. Read more here.
February 25, 2018 - Efes inks former All-EuroLeague forward Weems Anadolu
Efes Istanbul gave its roster a boost for the final stretch of the
season with the addition of forward Sonny Weems, who signed a deal
until the end of this season, club announced on Saturday. The move for
Efes comes days after losing forward Zoran Dragic to a season-ending
knee injury. Read more here.
February 24, 2018 - Round 23 co-MVPs: Spanoulis, Olympiacos and Wright, Bamberg A
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague legend and a newcomer to the competition
this season became co-MVPs for Round 23 by pacing their teams to key
victories. Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus played his best
game of the season in an 80-70 home win over Valencia Basket on
Thursday. Read more here.
February 24, 2018 - Filip Barovic extended with Buducnost VOLI for the next 2 seasons Filip
Barovic was a well-known name for Buducnost VOLI fans when he was
arriving to Podgorica this summer. He used to play for this club
between 2008 and 2011 and this season he decided to extend the
cooperation with the Podgorica side for two more seasons. Read more here.
February 23, 2018 - Wright leads Brose past Zvezda Brose
Bamberg tied a club-record 14 three-pointers and registered its largest
win in the past two seasons, topping the visiting Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade 86-62 on Friday. Brose swept Zvezda with this win, so even
though both teams hold 9-14 records, Brose is in 11th place and Zvezda
12th. Read more here.
February 23, 2018 - Madrid starts strong, routs host Barcelona Real
Madrid got back on the winning track by downing archrivals FC Barcelona
Lassa in blowout fashion, 74-101, on the road at Palau Blaugrana on
Friday. Madrid took its record to 14-9, the same as Khimki Moscow
Region, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens and Zalgiris Kaunas. Read more here.
February 23, 2018 - Shved lifts Khimki past Panathinaikos Khimki
Moscow Region confirmed its great form and improved its playoffs
chances by downing Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 78-61 at home on
Friday. Khimki registered its fifth win in the last six games. Read
more here.
February 23, 2018 - White, Zalgiris stop host Efes, tie for fourth place Zalgiris
Kaunas pushed itself closer to a historic playoffs qualification by
downing host Anadolu Efes Istanbul by 70-86 on Friday. It was the fifth
road win of the season for Zalgiris, whose record rose to 14-9, which
now ties them on victories for fourth place. Read more here.
February 22, 2018 - Unicaja’s guards shine in crucial win over Maccabi Unicaja
Malaga registered its second consecutive win by downing Maccabi FOX Tel
Aviv 83-69 at home on Thursday. Unicaja improved to 10-13 for a share
of ninth place in the regular season standings and dropped eighth-place
Maccabi to 12-11. Read more here.
February 22, 2018 - Spanoulis masterclass leads Olympiacos past Valencia Olympiacos
Piraeus led from start to finish on the back of a Vassilis Spanoulis
masterclass to overcome Valencia Basket 80-70, but it was far from easy
at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Spanoulis combined 25 points with 9
assists. Read more here.
February 22, 2018 - Fenerbahce tops Milan for a fifth straight home win Fenerbahce
Dogus Istanbul registered its fifth consecutive home victory and
seventh win in last eight games with an 89-70 triumph over visiting AX
Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan. Fenerbahce improved to 16-7, which is
the second best record in the competition, while Milan fell to 7-16.
Read more here.
February 22, 2018 - CSKA Moscow beats Baskonia to clinch playoff spot CSKA
Moscow turned up the heat on defense in the fourth quarter to register
a come-from-behind 93-86 victory over Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz on
Thursday at Megasport Arena, which made the hosts the first team in the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to clinch a playoff spot this season. Read
more here.
February 22, 2018 - Olympiacos adds former Ford Trophy winner Brown Olympiacos
Piraeus added some scoring punch to the backcourt by signing Bobby
Brown for the remainder of the season. Brown was the 2013 Alphonso Ford
Top Scorer Trophy winner after leading the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
with 18.8 points per game for Montepaschi Siena. Read more here.
February 21, 2018 - Rebic to continue his career in Spain Mega
Bemax captain Nikola Rebic will continue his career in Spain, in the
ranks of the ACB League side Bilbao Basket. Rebic has already departed
for Spain, where he will have a chance to make his debut at the
beginning of March. Read more here.
February 21, 2018 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 23 After
three Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams won their respective domestic
cup competitions last week and four others reached the finals, the
focus returns to the premier competition on the continent with Round
23. Read more here.
February 21, 2018 - Battle ends career, leaves Ljubljana American
point guard Talor Battle has decided to end his basketball playing
career due to constant problems with injuries. The player and the club
have therefore decided to part their ways on mutual consent. Read more here.
February 20, 2018 - Efes loses Dragic to knee injury Anadolu
Efes Istanbul has lost small forward Zoran Dragic to a right knee
injury that will keep him out until September, the club announced. The
veteran small forward suffered the injury, a partial ACL tear, during
his team’s Turkish Cup victory on Sunday in Istanbul. Read more here.
February 20, 2018 - Brose, Trinchieri part ways Brose
Bamberg announced on Monday that the club has parted ways with head
coach Andrea Trinchieri after three-and-a-half successful seasons.
Trinchieri arrived in Bamberg in the summer of 2014, after the team
relinquished the German League title it had won for four seasons
running. Read more here.
February 19, 2018 - Brazil great Splitter retires from basketball Tiago
Splitter has announced his retirement from basketball at the age of 33.
The center, who played at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIBA Basketball
World Cups and also shone at the 2012 Olympics, never returned to top
form after electing in early 2016 to have an operation on his right
hip. Read more here.
February 19, 2018 - Partizan beat Zvezda and win the 2018 Serbian National Cup Partizan
NIS have won their 14th national cup after beating Crvena zvezda mts in
the final match! The black & white team have been in front during
the whole match, they even were even ahead by 20 points at one moment,
so at the end they are celebrating a well-deserved triumph. Read more here.
February 19, 2018 - MZT clinch their 9th Macedonian National Cup trophy MZT
Skopje Aerodrom have defeated their arch rivals Rabotnicki in the 2018
Macedonian National Cup Final. Bojan Trajkovski was the top scorer in
the winning side with 18 points, while it is also worth mentioning the
performance of Darko Sokolov. Read more here.
February 18, 2018 - Fifth consecutive domestic cup trophy for Buducnost VOLI Buducnost
VOLI have defeated Mornar in the clash of two ABA League teams in the
final of the Montenegrin National Cup and have claimed the cup trophy
for the fifth time in a row. For Buducnost VOLI Kyle Gibson led the way
in scoring with 19 points. Read more here.
February 17, 2018 - Fifth consecutive national cup trophy for Cedevita Cedevita
have won the Croatian National Cup trophy for the fifth time in a row,
as they have defeated their city rivals of Cibona in the final. Will
Cherry shined for Cedevita with 31 points, while Josip Bilinovac was
the most efficient for Cibona with 13. Read more here.
February 17, 2018 - Igokea are the winners of 2017-18 BiH National Cup Igokea
have become the winners of the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Cup,
after they have beaten Kakanj in the final of the BiH National Cup
Final Four tournament. For Igokea, Robert Rikic led the way with 18
points, Nikola Jevtovic, Marko Ljubicic and Aleksandar Ponjavic had 16.
Read more here.
February 16, 2018 - Bamberg's Heckmann out for the season Bad
news for the Brose Bamberg camp as the club learned on Friday that
forward Patrick Heckmann will be missing the rest of the season with a
shoulder injury he suffered in a domestic game against FC Bayern Munich
last week. Read more here.
February 15, 2018 - CSKA adds Victor Rudd for one month The
current regular season leader, CSKA Moscow, announced on Wednesday the
addition of big man Victor Rudd on a one-month temporary contract with
an option to prolong it for the rest of the season. Read more here.
February 15, 2018 - Khimki wins All-Star tuneup in St. Petersburg Khimki
Moscow Region defeated Zenit St. Petersburg on the road, 98-80. Playing
in front of 5,000+ fans in the Yubileyny Sports Palace, Khimki put on a
passing clinic, slicing up Zenit’s defense with 30 assists en route to
98 points and a much-needed win. Read more here.
February 15, 2018 - Jelovac drops 49, Nizhny wins OT thriller Nizhny
Novgorod Russia defeated Kalev Estonia on the road, 103-97. Stefan
Jelovac scored a League-record 49 points in Tallinn, guiding Nizhny
Novgorod to a 103-97 win in overtime. Both teams missed opportunities
to close out the game in regulation. Read more here.
February 14, 2018 - Play-Offs pairings set in Basketball Champions League The
Basketball Champions League Play-Offs pairings were confirmed during a
draw on Wednesday morning at the House of Basketball in Mies,
Switzerland. Games will be played over two rounds (Mar 6/7 and 13/14)
on head-to-head format. Read more here.
February 14, 2018 - Robinson dazzles, Avtodor goes 5th by dropping Enisey Avtodor
Saratov defeated Enisey Krasnoyarsk on the road, 88-83. With Khimki’s
surprising setback at home to VEF on Monday, Avtodor had a chance to
take sole possession of 5th place with a win in Krasnoyarsk. Read more here.
February 14, 2018 - CSKA exacts revenge in Krasnodar CSKA
Moscow defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar on the road, 78-75.
Wednesday’s mega-showdown in Krasnodar lived up to expectations as CSKA
survived a barrage of Lokomotiv 3-pointers in the 4th quarter for a
dramatic 78-75 win in front of 7,124 fans. Read more here.
February 13, 2018 - Logo for 2018 Final Four Belgrade unveiled The
iconic birthplace of basketball in Belgrade is the inspiration for the
exciting new official logo of the 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Final Four. The best weekend in world basketball is coming to the
Serbian capital from May 17 to 20. Read more here.
February 13, 2018 - Panathinaikos brings back Mike James Panathinaikos
Superfoods Athens announced that guard Mike James has returned to the
club on a contract for the rest of the season. James (1.85 meters, 28
years old) played for the Greens last season and helped the club win
the Greek League and Cup double. Read more here.
February 13, 2018 - ABA league Round 20 MVP: Danilo Nikolic, Buducnost VOLI We
have the MVP of the 20th round of the season and it is Buducnost VOLI
power forward Danilo Nikolic. Nikolic dominated the court in Moraca
Sports Hall in the game of his team against MZT Skopje Aerodrom. Read
more here.
February 12, 2018 -7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 MVP: Kyle Kuric, Zenit St. Petersburg
One of the great shooters in competition
history, Kyle Kuric took his game to new heights in the second stage of
the season to lift Zenit into the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals. Kuric
was the Top 16 leader in scoring, three-pointers made, free throws made
and performance index rating. Read more here.
February 12, 2018 - Crvena zvezda remain at the top of the standings Crvena
zvezda mts have remained at the top of the 2017-18 ABA League standings
after beating Zadar at home court. The final score says everything, the
Belgrade team were simply a lot better than their rivals and they had
no problems scoring a comfortable win. Read more here.
February 12, 2018 - UNICS defeats Kalev, remains in 1st place UNICS
Russia defeated Kalev Estonia on the road, 75-67. Kalev tested
1st-place UNICS on Monday night in Tallinn, trailing by only five
points entering the 4th quarter. Kazan demonstrated impressive balance
in the win, with four players in double figures. Read more here.
February 12, 2018 - VEF stuns Khimki in Moscow Region VEF
Latvia defeated Khimki Moscow Region on the road, 77-73. VEF outscored
Khimki by 17 points in the 4th quarter to stun the BCMO crowd and earn
a huge road win. The Latvians have now won three in a row, moving into
a tie for 9th place with the victory. Read more here.
February 11, 2018 - ANGT Munich championship game: U18 Real Madrid punches ticket to Belgrade The
2015 continental champion U18 Real Madrid booked its ticket to the
Euroleague Basketball ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT Finals by
beating ANGT Munich host side U18 FC Bayern Munich 57-77 in the
championship game. Read more here.
February 11, 2018 - Buducnost keep chasing the top after beating MZT Buducnost
VOLI have scored their 16th win of this ABA League season, as they have
beaten MZT Skopje Aerodrom at home. It has been one-way traffic in
which the hosts have dominated the court since the beginning and until
the end and have deservedly taken the two points. Read more here.
February 11, 2018 - Cibona win the thriller against Igokea Cibona
have defeated Igokea at home court by making the crucial 7-0 run in the
last 80 seconds of the game! This means that the Wolves have finally
got back on the winning track after losing the previous 6 games in the
regular season. Read more here.
February 10, 2018 - Overtime win of Olimpija over Partizan pushed Mornar into Playoffs Petrol
Olimpija have grabbed a huge overtime win over Partizan NIS, their
second of the season against the black and white side of Belgrade. This
result is a huge news for Mornar, which now have mathematically secured
themselves a Playoffs spot. Read more here.
February 10, 2018 - Ognjen Jaramaz wins the game for Mega Bemax Some
things just do not change here in ABA League, as we have just witnessed
another basketball thriller and another game-winning shot! Mega Bemax
have defeated FMP thanks to Ognjen Jaramaz who scored the crucial
2-pointer in the final second of the game. Read more here.
February 10, 2018 - Cedevita win the derby of the top in Bar Cedevita
have beaten Mornar on the road in Bar and have celebrated their 15th
win of the season, which already guarantees them at least third spot in
the standings at the end of the regular part of the ABA League season.
Read more here.
February 10, 2018 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 22 MVP: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul Veteran
center Jan Vesely had the best performance of his Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague career on Friday to lead reigning champion Fenerbahce Dogus
Istanbul to its 15th win and earn himself the MVP honor for Round 22.
Read more here.
February 9, 2018 - Late heroics by Strelnieks lift Olympiacos in Madrid Olympiacos
Piraeus sent a message that echoed all around the competition by edging
Real Madrid 79-80 in the Spanish capital on Friday. Olympiacos improved
to 15-7 and took over second place in the standings due to its 2-0
record against Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul. Read more here.
February 9, 2018 - Zvezda dominates the boards, defeats Milan Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade kept its slim playoff hopes alive with a
comfortable 100-89 win over visiting AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan
on Friday in the Serbian capital. Zvezda matched its club record for
points in a non-overtime game and improved to a 9-13 record. Read more here.
February 9, 2018 - Second-quarter surge helps Khimki overcome Zalgiris A
mammoth second quarter allowed Khimki Moscow Region to claim a vital
74-84 road win over Zalgiris Kaunas, silencing another vociferous
sell-out crowd at Zalgirio Arena as the teams move level on 13-9. Read
more here.
February 9, 2018 - Vesely makes sure that Fenerbahce downs Bamberg Fenerbahce
Dogus Istanbul busted out to early leads and followed an inspired Jan
Vesely to a 76-69 victory over visiting Brose Bamberg on Friday.
Fenerbahce raised its second-place record to 15-7 while Brose dropped
to 8-14. Read more here.
February 9, 2018 - Barcelona brings Coach Pesic back after 14 years FC
Barcelona Lassa is going back in time to move forward by naming
Svetislav Pesic as head coach for the remainder of the season. The
announcement was made official in a press conference held in Barcelona
on Friday. Read more here.
February 8, 2018 - Valencia holds off CSKA in a thriller Valencia
Basket grabbed its third consecutive home win by downing CSKA Moscow
103-99 at Pabellon Fuente de Sant Luis on Thursday. Valencia improved
to 8-14 in the standings, while CSKA dropped to 17-5, but remains first
overall. Read more here.
February 8, 2018 - Gabriel sparks Panathinaikos past Baskonia Panathinaikos
Superfoods Athens overcame a sluggish start to hold off Baskonia
Vitoria Gasteiz, relying on solid team defense to earn an 80-76 home
victory and improve to 14-8. Baskonia, which dropped to 10-12, led by 7
in the first quarter. Read more here.
Febraury 8, 2018 - Jackson shines late to lift Maccabi over Barcelona Pierre
Jackson scored 15 of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to
lead Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv to a 94-82 victory over FC Barcelona Lassa on
Thursday night at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Norris Cole added 14 points
and 6 assists for Maccabi. Read more here.
February 8, 2018 - 7Days EuroCup Top 16, Round 6 MVP: Peyton Siva, ALBA Berlin The
Top 16 came to an end with Round 6 and eight teams advanced to the
quarterfinals. One of the ones that didn't however, ALBA Berlin,
managed to end its 7DAYS EuroCup season on a high note with a road win
led by Peyton Siva, who earned the MVP honor. Read more here.
February 7, 2018 - Zenit rallies in Turin, reaches quarterfinals In
a clash that determined the last team for the 7DAYS EuroCup
Quarterfinals, Zenit St. Petersburg rallied from a 14-point deficit on
the road to defeat Fiat Turin 73-87 on Wednesday night. Zenit finished
the Top 16 with a 4-2 record to claim second place in Group F. Read
more here.
February 7, 2018 - Gran Canaria snaps Darussafaka's winning streak Herbalife
Gran Canaria finished the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 in style by downing
Darussafaka Istanbul 78-70 at home in Group E on Wednesday.
Darussafaka, which finished atop Group E with a 5-1 record, saw its
six-game winning streak come to an end. Read more here.
February 7, 2018 - Lokomotiv outlasts Trento to stay perfect It
wasn't easy, but Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar stayed perfect in the 7DAYS
EuroCup this season with a 71-74 road win over Dolomiti Energia Trento
to close the Top 16 on Wednesday. Lokomotiv finished 6-0 in Group G.
Read more here.
February 7, 2018 - Buducnost cruises past Cedevita Buducnost
VOLI Podgorica roared into the quarterfinals in the best possible
fashion with a thumping 84-52 home win over Cedevita Zagreb, which
exits the Top 16 with a 0-6 record. Buducnost improved to 4-2 to place
second in G and will face Darussafaka Istanbul in the quarterfinals.
Read more here.
February 7, 2018 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 22 Round
22 will close with another chapter in the exciting rivalry between Real
Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus. The two have met in the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague Championship Game twice in the last five years alone! Read
more here.
February 7, 2018 - Cunningham leads Bayern to Vilnius victory FC
Bayern Munich rounded out a strong performance in 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16
Group F by topping Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 85-87 in the Lithuanian
capital on Wednesday. Bayern, which had locked up first place before
the game, finished Group F with a 5-1 record. Read more here.
February 7, 2018 - UNICS celebrates quarterfinals berth by beating Limoges After
having its spot in the quarterfinals booked on Tuesday without taking
the court, UNICS Kazan celebrated on Wednesday with an 88-78 victory
over Limoges CSP. UNICS finished the Top 16 with a 4-2 record and
second place in H and will face FC Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.
Read more here.
February 7, 2018 - Munich hosts its first ANGT qualifier The
globe’s premier youth club basketball competition comes to Germany when
the first-ever Euroleague Basketball ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT
Munich tips off this weekend. Among the headliners will be 2015
continental champion U18 Real Madrid. Read more here.
February 6, 2018 - Reggio Emilia KO’s ASVEL, wins Group H Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia advanced to the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals as the
Group H winner with a 75-68 victory over ASVEL Villeurbanne at
PalaBigi. Amedeo Della Valle scored 19 to pace Reggio Emilia, which
improved to 4-2 and reached this stage for the first time since 2006.
Read more here.
February 6, 2018 - Siva’s overtime show lifts Alba over Galatasaray In
a clash of two previously eliminated teams that went into overtime,
ALBA Berlin edged Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul on the road 92-97.
ALBA’s hero was Peyton Siva who had 7 points in the regulation, but
scored all 12 of ALBA’s points in overtime, lifting the visitors to
victory. Read more here.
February 6, 2018 - CSKA's Hines, Hunter to miss "next several games" CSKA
Moscow must try to hold onto first place in the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague without its two most productive centers, Kyle Hines and
Othello Hunter, who will miss the next several games due to injury, the
club announced Tuesday. Read more here.
February 6, 2018 - FC Barcelona dismisses Alonso, promotes Julbe FC
Barcelona Lassa has parted ways with head coach Sito Alonso, the club
announced Monday. It has also named Alfred Julbe, who had been coaching
the Barcelona B team, as its new boss on an interim basis. Alonso, 42,
joined Barcelona last summer on a multi-year deal. Read more here.
February 6, 2018 - MZT Skopje Aerodrom part ways with Dominik Mavra Dominik
Mavra is no longer a player of MZT Skopje Aerodrom, as he has completed
a transfer to Lithuanian team Lietkabelis. MZT Skopje Aerodrom has
decided to accept the offer for Mavra, after reaching the agreement
over the transfer fee with Lietkabelis. Read more here.
February 6, 2018 - ABA league Round 19 MVP: Derek Needham, Mornar We
have the MVP of the 19th round of the season and it is Mornar guard
Derek Needham. At the match of the 19th round between Igokea and
Mornar, Derek Needham achieved 26 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1
steal and a valuation of 29 in less than 34 minutes spent on court.
Read more here.
February 5, 2018 - Zadar beat Cibona in the big local derby Zadar
have demonstrated once again what home court means to them, as they
have beaten Cibona in a nicely filled Kresimir Cosic Arena in Visnjik.
The home side have proved their supremacy already in the first half and
used the second one just to confirm their win in the end. Read more here.
February 5, 2018 - 7Days EuroCup Top 16, Round 6 The
7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 comes to an end and there remains a lot to be
determined. Five teams have made it to the quarterfinals. Three of them
- Darussafaka, Lokomotiv and FC Bayern – have locked up home-court
advantage for best-of-three quarterfinals series. Read more here.
February 5, 2018 - Recalcati resigns Fiat Turin bench After
three weeks at the helm of Fiat Turin, veteran coach Carlo Recalcati
has stepped aside two days before the team hosts a do-or-die game to
reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals. Recalcati, 72, took over the
Fiat bench on January 16, replacing Luca Banchi, who also resigned.
Read more here.
February 5, 2018 - Greens sign Payne at center Panathinaikos
bolstered its frontcourt for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague stretch
run by signing center Adreian Payne for the remainder of the season.
This will be the first time playing in Europe for Payne who had split
this season between Orlando in the NBA and Lakeland in the D-League.
Read more here.
February 5, 2018 - Zvezda reclaim the 1st place by beating FMP on the road Crvena
zvezda mts have reclaimed the top spot on the 2017-18 ABA League
standings by beating FMP on the road. Zvezda now have 1 win more than
2nd placed Buducnost and if they win in all 3 remaning rounds of the
regular season, they will enter the Playoffs as the top placed team.
Read more here.
February 4, 2018 - Partizan NIS stay in the race for the 2017-18 ABA League Playoffs Despite
their club has slim chances to reach the 2017-18 ABA League Playoffs,
the fans of Partizan NIS came in large number in Aleksandar Nikolic
Hall to support the black & white team against Mega Bemax. Read
more here.
February 4, 2018 - Mornar one step away from securing Playoffs after winning in Laktasi Mornar
are now only a step away from officialy claiming a ticket for the
2017-18 ABA League Playoffs, after they have triumphed on the road in
Laktasi over Igokea. This is their 12th win of the season and only one
more separates them from officially entering the Playoffs of this
season. Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - Cedevita down Buducnost and advance to 2017-18 ABA League Playoffs Cedevita
beat Buducnost VOLI and made the battle for the top even more exciting.
Filip Kruslin led Cedevita with 19 points. Dzanan Musa added 15 points
and 6 rebounds. With this win, Cedevita improved to 14-5 record,
Buducnost VOLI dropped to 15-4. Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - Zenit earns comeback win vs. Nizhny Novgorod Zenit
St. Petersburg defeated Nizhny Novgorod at home, 92-89. St. Petersburg
outscored visiting Nizhny Novgorod by 11 in the 4th quarter to come
away with a three-point win, 92-89. Evgeny Voronov had a season-high 23
points and Kyle Kuric chipped in with 19. Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - Sheleketo's buzzer-beater shocks Krasnodar Avtodor
Saratov defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar on the road, 93-90. Maxim
Sheleketo was the hero in Krasnodar, drilling a 3 at the buzzer to help
Avtodor secure a stunning 93-90 upset on Lokomotiv-Kuban’s home court.
Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - VEF outlasts Enisey on the road VEF
Latvia defeated Enisey Russia on the road, 75-68. VEF made it
back-to-back wins with a hard-fought victory in Krasnoyarsk vs. Enisey.
The visitors were led by Mareks Mejeris with 17 points. With the
defeat, Krasnoyarsk drops to 3-10, tied with Astana and VEF for 11th
place. Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - Sergey Karasev named January MVP Zenit
forward Sergey Karasev has been named the VTB United League January
MVP. The MVP award is presented by ALROSA, a world leader in the
diamond industry and Russia’s leading diamond maker. Like a diamond,
the MVP has to meet the highest standards in every aspect of the game.
Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - Second consecutive win for Olimpija Petrol
Olimpija have many reasons to celebrate on Saturday night, as they are
now officially back on the winning track with 2nd straight win in the
ABA League, but they have also grabbed a hugely important game on the
road in Skopje. Read more here.
February 3, 2018 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 21 MVP: Augustine Rubit, Brose Bamberg Badly
needing to regain momentum after seven losses in eight games, Brose
Bamberg found its go-to guy in power forward Augustine Rubit. His
dominant performance led Brose to a 95-74 win over Panathinaikos and in
the process earned Rubit the MVP honor for Round 21. Read more here.
February 2, 2018 - Fast start from Beaubois sees Baskonia cruise past Zvezda Rodrigue
Beaubois inspired Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz to a huge 103-84 win over
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade at the Fernando Buesa Arena on Friday.
Beaubois scored 14 points in the opening 5 minutes 36 seconds to give
his team a big early lead that was never threatened afterwards. Read
more here.
February 2, 2018 - Brose sinks Panathinaikos behind Rubit and Wright Brose
Bamberg used a huge fourth quarter to take down the visiting
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 95-74 on Friday night. Bamberg improved
to 8-13, three victories behind the eighth and final playoff position,
while Panathinaikos dropped to 13-8. Read more here.
February 2, 2018 - Gill's tip-in lifts Khimki past Unicaja at the buzzer After
leading for just 20 seconds until then, Khimki Moscow Region used a
tip-in at the buzzer by Anthony Gill to top visiting Unicaja Malaga
66-68 on Friday and strengthen its playoffs hopes in dramatic fashion.
Khimki improved to 12-9 in seventh place. Read more here.
February 1, 2018 - Spanoulis, Strelnieks star as Olympiacos sweeps champs Olympiacos
Piraeus registered its sixth consecutive home win by downing reigning
Turkish airlines EuroLeague champion Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 95-70 at
Peace and Friendship Stadium on Thursday. Vassilis Spanoulis and Janis
Strelnieks led the winners with 19 points apiece. Read more here.
February 1, 2018 - Pangos leads Zalgiris past Maccabi Zalgiris
Kaunas got back to its winnings ways, defeating visiting Maccabi FOX
Tel Aviv 99-84 in Zalgirio Arena on Thursday night. With the win
Zalgiris improved to 13-8 for a share of at least fifth place in the
standings, while Maccabi dropped to 11-10 in eighth place. Read more here.
February 1, 2018 - AX Milan collects victory in Barcelona Dairis
Bertans sank the game-winning jumper with 5.6 seconds remaining as AX
Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan edged FC Barcelona Lassa 81-83 at Palau
Blaugrana to complete a regular season sweep of their series. Andrew
Goudelock scored 20 points. Read more here.
February 1, 2018 - CSKA's early KO punch holds off Madrid An
early and decisive takeover run lifted CSKA Moscow to game-long leads
en route to defeating Real Madrid 93-87 to open Round 21 on Thursday.
Top-of-the-table CSKA improved to 17-4 while Madrid fell to 13-8, in
danger of vacating the top four spots in the standings. Read more here.
February 1, 2018 - McCollum shines as Efes downs Valencia Anadolu
Efes Istanbul put an end to its three-game losing streak by downing
Valencia Basket 82-66 at home on Thursday. Efes improved to 6-15, while
Valencia dropped to 7-14. Errick McCollum led the winners with 24
points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Zoran Dragic added 18 points. Read
more here.
February 1, 2018 - 7Days EuroCup Top 16, Round 5 MVP: Danilo Barthel, FC Bayern Munich With
only one more round to go in the Top 16, there are still some things to
be sorted. However, two teams managed to advance to the quarterfinals
in Round 5, Herbalife Gran Canaria and FC Bayern Munich. Read more here.
February 1, 2018 - ABA league MVP of January: Novica Velickovic, Partizan NIS The
fourth month of the 2017-18 season is behind us and we have the fourth
monthly MVP this season. It is Novica Velickovic of Partizan NIS. The
player has also won the MVP of 15th and 17th round awards previously.
Read more here.