Archive for 2019
ABA League: Mega Bemax upsets FMP, Crvena Zvezda a no-show
It was a surprising Monday night in the ABA League with two games supposedly locked and loaded to close out Round 13. Unfortunately, a key clash between Buducnost Voli Podgorica and Crvena Zvezda Beograd was not able to take place. The game, scheduled for 18:00 at Moraca Sports Hall, was not able to be played…
Read MoreMirotic powers Barcelona passed Real Madrid at Liga Endesa
It was an exciting send-off for 2019 in the Spanish Liga Endesa on Sunday. Fans were treated to nothing but the best basketball had to offer. On tap was an El Clasico matchup between perennial rivals, FC Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid. It was, as expected, a packed-stadium affair. Thanks to Real Madrid nursing injured…
Read MoreThree-way tie atop Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings
Round 16 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is officially in the books and it’s not much of a surprise that there’s a three-team logjam atop of the standings. On Friday, FC Barcelona Lassa bested Olympiacos Piraeus at home 90-80 to keep in stride with Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Real Madrid. All three clubs now have…
Read MoreCSKA tops Armani Exchange Milano 78-76 in EuroLeague
Round 16 of the 2019-20 season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague kicked off on Thursday with five games. Real Madrid and Anadolu Efes each bagged wins against their respective opponents to stay tied for the league lead with a 13-3 record. FC Barcelona Lassa plays tonight against Olympiacos and will get a chance to keep…
Read MoreFenerbahce releases Vladimir Stimac
Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) has decided to shake things up and has cut Vladimir Stimac (210 cm) from their roster. Stimac is a 32-year-old Serbian player who has been a member 0f the Serbian national team since 2012. Before his release from the team, Stimac played eight games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague…
Read MoreMalcolm Thomas signs with Fenerbahce
Malcolm Thomas (206 cm, San Diego State’11) is a fresh face on the roster of Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) as 2019 winds to a close. Thomas heads to Europe after starting the season on the roster of Shanxi Zhongyu (China-CBA). He played three games for his former club and delivered averages of 15.7 ppg and…
Read MoreZadar upsets Buducnost at ABA League
Things are heating up even further in the ABA League after a three-way tie has formed atop of the standings. On Sunday, everyone was stunned to witness KK Zadar pull-off a stunning upset over league-leading KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica 82-75. This was just the third loss for the Montenegrin powerhouse. Their 9-3 record is shared…
Read More7Days EuroCup Top 16 set!
The 7Days EuroCup Top 16 field is officially complete. After 10 grueling and challenging rounds in the first phase of the 2019-20 regular season, we finally have the 16 teams advancing to the next stage of the competition. The last four spots were claimed by Tofas Bursa, Germani Brescia, Dolomiti Energia Trento and UNICS Kazan…
Read MorePanathinaikos gets first loss in Greek A1
It was an eye-opening Round 11 in the Greek A1 league. Out of the six games played out, none other was more interesting nor as important as the one between Peristeri GS and league-leading Panathinaikos Athens. It was an encounter between two top-4 teams and one that had the attention of not just their respective…
Read MorePartizan surges as Red Star struggles in ABA League
It was a busy weekend in the ABA League as Round 11 was played out and completed. Interestingly enough, there were more than a handful of surprising results that affected the league standings. On Saturday, league-leading Buducnost suffered their second loss of the season. This came via an 89-79 victory by FMP. The hosts’ hard…
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