Posts by CJ Clarkson
The second half of the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season has begun
On Tuesday evening, the second half of the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began with four Round 10 games. Bourg was the big winner with a game-winning three on the buzzer by C.J. Harris to make it the only road winner among the night’s games. The other three games were all in Group A, where…
Read MoreZenit wins at home and denies CSKA leadership position in VTB League
After UNICS Kazan beat Nizhny, CSKA Moscow moved back to 2nd place in the VTB standings, but in case of a win over Zenit, they would regain the pole position. However, Zenit St. Petersburg had other plans as they started with two consecutive 3-point shots by Jordan Loyd, and continued with the same double by…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Barcelona hold steady at the top of the Euroleague standings
Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was limited to four games as five others were postponed, but that did not lessen its impact, especially at the top of the standings. Barcelona (16-4) bounced back from two straight defeats to outlast, visiting Efes (9-10) at home and holding onto the highest victory total in the…
Read MoreNBA season update
With the regular NBA season about halfway done, we look at the top teams and predict who we think will make the playoffs this year. With the NBA back to an 82-game regular season, we are fast coming up to the halfway stage. There have been a few surprises in the first three or four…
Read MoreBarcelona beats reigning Euroleague champion Anadolu Efes in a rematch from the 2021 final
Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague began with a pair of Thursday games that ended in 5-point results. First, AS Monaco outlasted FC Bayern Munich on the road, and then FC Barcelona bested reigning champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a rematch from the 2021 championship game. The two-round week continues Friday when CSKA Moscow…
Read MoreMilan topples top-ranked Barcelona in Euroleague round 20
The two-round week of January began on Tuesday with the first three games of Round 20. First, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul used its depth to pull away in the second half and defeat Olympiacos Piraeus 94-80. Then FC Bayern Munich snapped its three-game losing streak by fighting off Zalgiris Kaunas 74-65 at home. In the nightcap,…
Read MoreHamburg beats Turk Telekom in Eurocup action, and Caleb Homesley makes history
The 7DAYS EuroCup returned to action after the New Year’s break with a historical performance in Tuesday’s lone game. Caleb Homesley set Hamburg Towers club records in scoring, three-pointers made, rebounds, and PIR to lead his team to their third straight win, 94-74 over Turk Telekom Ankara. Wednesday brings six more games, including the highly-anticipated…
Read MoreEuroleague announces more rescheduled games
Following the ECA Shareholders approval of the modification proposal presented by Euroleague Basketball of the COVID-19 Special regulations, the following games have been rescheduled to be played on the stated new dates and times: ROUND 17 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan, February 8, 2022, at 20:00 Local Time. ROUND 18 AX Armani Exchange…
Read MorePanathinaikos inks Stefan Jovic
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens bolstered its frontcourt by inking experienced Serbian playmaker Stefan Jovic for the remainder of the season, with an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2022-23 campaign. Jovic (198 cm, 31 years old) last played with Khimki Moscow Region, where he appeared in eight EuroLeague games last season and posted 4.4…
Read MoreValencia beats Bursaspor in Eurocup round 7 make-up game
Valencia Basket shrugged off a two-week break in the action and cruised to a comfortable 86-68 victory at home over Frutti Extra Bursaspor in a Round 7 make-up game in Group B. Valencia, playing its first game in any competitions since December 23, raced ahead 19-3 in the early going and never allowed Bursaspor to…
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