Posts by CJ Clarkson
EuroLeague season starts and the fans are back
The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season started with fans in the arenas, and the home teams responded by going 4-0 on the first night of the new season. In Tel Aviv, where Menorah Mivtachim Arena was open at full capacity, and every ticket was sold, the passionate energy of the Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv fans…
Read MoreBNXT League has started
The BNXT (pronounce Be Next) has started. The BNXT is a new league that combines Dutch and Belgian teams. On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian Pro Basketball League and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league. All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted…
Read MoreAdriatic league starts today, with a new name
The Adriatic League (ABA) starts today. The new sponsor name until 2025 will be Admiral Bet ABA league, but media and fans will probably still refer to just “ABA” or “Adriatic League.” This season promises to be one of the most competitive ever. There are also two significant changes. The first one is that six…
Read MoreACB Liga Endesa has started
The Spanish ACB Liga Endesa, the top-tier national league in Europe, has started this weekend. After both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this new 2021-22 season is one of hope and “back to normal.” Finally, fans will be allowed at games. Not at full capacity, but at 40% to…
Read MoreUkrainian champions punch the last ticket to the Basketball Champions League Regular Season
BC Prometey was making the headlines with their recruiting over the summer, and it is starting to pay off already. The champions of Ukraine booked their place in the Regular Season with a close 67-65 win over Parma-Parimatch. The game was probably too close for coach Ronen Ginzburg’s liking. Still, when you bring in big names like…
Read MoreNutribullet Treviso, U-BT Cluj Napoca, and BC Kalev/Cramo reach BCL Regular Season
The 2021-22 Basketball Champions League season will see three new faces from the Qualifying Rounds. Nutribullet Treviso, U-BT Cluj Napoca, and BC Kalev/Cramo will play the Regular BCL Season for the first time, winning their respective groups in Treviso Peristeri and Tallinn. The legendary Palaverde arena saw the return of Treviso to the basketball map…
Read MorePrometey meets Parma-Parimatch in Final of the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds
D’Angelo Harrison was in a world of his own to guide BC Prometey to the Final of the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds. The Ukrainians will face Parma-Parimatch, who eliminated Le Mans in the other Semi-Final. The fact that Le Mans is out also means that Season Six of the BCL will not feature…
Read MoreLegendary coach Dušan Duda Ivković passed away
The celebrated Serbian basketball coach Dušan Ivković (77) passed away at 06.50 ‘o clock this morning in a Belgrade hospital. Dušan Ivković was born in Belgrade on October 29, 1943. He was one of the most successful European coaches of all time, certainly the most successful selector of the Yugoslav national basketball team at the…
Read MoreBamberg goes from +20 to elimination in Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds
It was a shocking day in the Basketball Champions League 2021-22 Qualifying Rounds, with clubs like Brose Bamberg, Mornar Bar, and Peristeri ending their runs in Semi-Finals of their respective tournaments. Bamberg suffered the biggest of upsets because of the way they lost their matchup with Uniclub Casino – Juventus. The German juggernauts were up…
Read MoreNikola Jovanović to N.Novgorod
Nikola Jovanović (211 cm, C/F) has signed in Russia with N.Novgorod in the VTB League. Jovanović played Adriatic League last season. He averaged 10 ppg and 5 rebounds in less than 17 minutes per game. Lockett also played 12 ChampionsLeague games and 10 local Prvenstvo league games. Nikola Jovanović has played EuroLeague during the 19/20…
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