Posts by CJ Clarkson
Teams qualified for the Basketball Africa League playoffs
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) Sahara Conference came to a close on Tuesday night in Dakar, with four teams securing their spots in the most sought-after playoffs in May in Kigali. Rwanda Energy Group (REG) was crowned Conference champions after beating Ferroviario da Beira 89-74 in Tuesday’s first game. It was REG’s fourth win in…
Read MoreOlympiacos triumphs in Euroleague makeup game
Olympiacos Piraeus survived a major back-and-forth battle with Zalgiris Kaunas to grab a 73-84 victory on the road in a Round 19 makeup game on Tuesday. The Reds started the fourth quarter on a 2-11 run to grab control of the game and secure their fifth win in the last six games for a 17-10…
Read MoreBursaspor, Gran Canaria and Joventut start Eurocup Round 15 with wins
Round 15 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began on Tuesday with three games that saw Bursaspor, Gran Canaria, and Joventut triumph. Frutti Extra Bursaspor 96-89 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse Bursaspor rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Bourg 96-89 at home on Tuesday. Andrew Andrews scored 22 points and dished six assists,…
Read MoreEuroleague upsets as Zalgiris and Monaco down Barcelona and Anadolu Efes
Friday night delivered a pair of upsets, firstly with bottom beating top as Zalgiris Kaunas downed FC Barcelona 91-84 in a tremendous game at Zalgirio Arena. Later on, AS Monaco crushed Anadolu Efes Istanbul 102-80, also grabbing the head-to-head advantage between the teams. The defeat for Efes qualifies Barca and Real Madrid for the playoffs.…
Read MoreImportant Euroleague wins for Crvena Zvezda, Real Madrid and ALBA Berlin
The first three games in Round 29 saw Crvena Zvezda, ALBA Berlin, and Baskonia beat teams that started the night ahead of them in the standings before Real edged Milan in overtime. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 84-77 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Zvezda put on a rebounding clinic in defeating Maccabi 84-77 at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on…
Read MoreGran Canaria advances to Eurocup knock-out phase
Round 14 came to a close on Wednesday with five games, of which the hosts won four. Among them, Gran Canaria celebrated advancing to the knock-out stages. Group A Slask Wroclaw 77-68 Dolomiti Energia Trento Slask picked up a massive victory in its hopes of reaching the playoffs by knocking off Trento 77-68 at home…
Read MoreBig wins for Lietkabelis and Promitheas in Eurocup Round 14
Round 14 of the 7DAYS EuroCup began with four Tuesday contests in which Lietkabelis, Promitheas, and Cedevita all defeated teams ahead of them in the standings. Group A Lietkabelis Panevezs 93-78 Partizan NIS Belgrade Lietkabelis extended its home-court winning streak to five games as it rolled to a 93-78 victory over Partizan in Group A.…
Read MoreBelgian clubs beat Dutch with 8-0 in BNXT League
The BNXT League entered its cross-border phase this weekend and the Belgian teams won all eight games against their Dutch counterparts. For decades the Belgian league was rater higher than the Dutch but this season is the first one that they actually face each other in the same league. On Saturday Mechelen tipped off against…
Read MorePartizan beats arch rival Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade derby
Yesterday, Partizan and Crvena Zvezda, the number one and two in the ABA (Adriatic League) standings, met in the Serbian capital Belgrade. Supported by a loud home crowd and the guidance of legendary coach Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan won the game by 98-84. Thereby Partizan ended the four-game losing streak against Crvena Zvezda in the ABA…
Read MoreLast home game of legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski
In what was supposed to be a celebration of Krzyzewski’s 42 years of coaching at Duke, his final home game ended in a 94-81 loss Saturday to rival North Carolina. So before the postgame celebration could officially begin, Krzyzewski walked to a microphone at midcourt and offered an impromptu message to the crowd, some of whom had paid upward…
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