Posts by Jesse Jordan
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first conference to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on Tuesday became the first conference on record to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations. In a statement, the SIAC, which competes in Division II, said that all players and coaches must be fully vaccinated in order to compete. The policy also applies to staff and other auxiliary groups, including officials, band members,…
Read MoreThe Euroleague Final Four will return to Berlin in 2022
The capital of Germany will host the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for the third time next season as Euroleague Basketball brings the season-ending event back to the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin for the weekend of May 27 to 29, 2022. The City of Berlin has been an outstanding partner in both previous Final…
Read MoreVassilis Spanoulis retires
One of the most iconic EuroLeague superstars of the 21st century, three-time champion and All-Decade playmaker Vassilis Spanoulis, announced on Saturday afternoon that he is retiring from basketball. Spanoulis, who will turn 39 in August, is the only player in the 33-year history of the Final Four to win the EuroLeague title three times and be…
Read MoreMilwaukee Bucks beat Brooklyn Nets and force game seven
The Milwaukee Bucks are still alive. After a second-half collapse in their previous game put them on the brink of elimination, the Bucks didn’t fold when Game 6 got tight, and they pulled away for a 104-89 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday at Fiserv Forum. That sets up a Game 7 in this second-round…
Read MoreAnother title for Bakken Bears
Yesterday Bakken Bears beat Horsens on the road with 96-87 and won the final series of the Danish league with 4-2. It is the fifth time in a row and the 19th in total that Bakken Bears is crowned Danish Champion. With Thursday’s championship victory, there is also an end to an era. The Bakken…
Read MoreNBA social justice award is named after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will have his name attached to a new annual NBA award honoring players committed to community action, social change, and justice. Each team will nominate one player from its roster for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, the winner being chosen by a committee of NBA legends, league executives, and leaders…
Read MoreKarsiyaka outguns Brindisi and claims FIBA Championsleague Final 8 spot
Pinar Karsiyaka scored a century for the first time in this BCL campaign to overpower Happy Casa Brindisi at home and grab second place in Group I – and a coveted Final 8 berth – ahead of the Italian team. Here’s a closer look at all five games on Tuesday, which saw Lenovo Tenerife take…
Read MoreNBA sets July 29 for its draft
The NBA announced Monday that the draft will be held on July 29, the draft lottery on June 22, and the draft combine June 21-27, as the league adjusts to its temporary schedule because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA typically holds the lottery and combine in mid-May, the draft in late June, and…
Read MoreWhat are the odds of predicting NCAA March Madness brackets?
As the single-elimination tournament that decides the NCAA Division I national basketball championship, March Madness always has the potential to spring plenty of surprise results. Despite winning the last NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019, not to mention being one of the top college basketball programs in the country, Virginia was sent packing in the First…
Read MoreNate Sestina moves to Russia
Nate Sestina (206 cm, F/C) moves to Russia, where he will play for Nizhny Novgorod. That team participates in both the VTB league as well as in the FIBA Championsleague. Nate Sestina was initially supposed to sign in the Ukraine with Kyiv Basket, but that didn’t work out, but he quickly found another club across…
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