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Karsiyaka wins thriller against Nymburk and will face Zaragoza in FIBA Champions League semis
Turkish team Pinar Karsiyaka used all of its experience to finish off Czech team ERA Nymburk in an 84-73 win. Karsiyaka ended up on top in a game that saw 21 lead changes and several highlight poster dunks. Karsiyaka now moves on to play Casademont Zaragoza in the Semi-Finals of the FIBA Champions League. Nymburk spent most…
Read MoreZaragoza advances to FIBA Basketball League semi-finals
Spanish team Casademont Zaragoza is the first Semi-Finalist of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season. They beat Russian host Nizhny Novgorod 86-78 as part of another Ennis show in front of an amazing crowd. Initially, Novgorod had a good game plan and executed it to perfection with a 28-point first quarter. Meanwhile, Casademont Zaragoza looked like they…
Read MoreIroni Ness Ziona wins FIBA Europe Cup
Ironi Ness Ziona relied on several key contributors to mount a second-half comeback and defeat Arged BMSLAM Stal 82-74 in the FIBA Europe Cup final on Sunday in Tel Aviv. Veteran head coach Brad Greenberg’s club became the third Israeli team to capture an international tournament trophy. The others? Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem.…
Read MoreDirk Nowitzki named as FIBA EuroBasket 2022 ambassador
Germany legend Dirk Nowitzki has been named as the ambassador for FIBA EuroBasket 2022. The long-time national team star who was FIBA EuroBasket 2005 MVP after leading Germany into the Final, will first be present at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne during the Group Phase and then in Berlin for the Final Round. The event will…
Read MoreArged BMSLAM Stal Ostrow stays unbeaten and advances to FIBA Eurocup final
Arged BMSLAM Stal Ostrow continued their perfect record in this season’s FIBA Europe Cup as they defeated CSM CSU Oradea 77-66 to advance to Sunday’s final. The Polish side overturned a double-digit deficit to run out convincing winners and set up a repeat showdown with Ironi Ness Ziona from the Regular Season. Turning point: The Romanian team…
Read MoreIroni Ness Ziona in FIBA Europe Cup Final
Wayne Selden’s go-ahead three-pointer with 9.5 seconds remaining proved decisive as Israeli team Ironi Ness Ziona edged a dramatic duel to defeat BC Parma 81-80 to reach the FIBA Europe Cup Final. Having seen an 11-point advantage wiped out in the first half, Ness Ziona had to dig deep to prevail in an exciting finish in front…
Read MoreFIBA Championsleague Final Eight field confirmed
The 2021 Basketball Champions League Final 8 field has been set, after the last ticket was awarded to SIG Strasbourg on Wednesday night. Eight teams representing six countries will participate in the final event of the Basketball Champions League’s fifth season. The qualified teams are the following (in alphabetical order): Casademont Zaragoza (ESP), ERA Nymburk (CZE), Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon (ISR), Hereda San…
Read MoreStrasbourg tops Turk Telekom in do or die FIBA Championsleague play off game
SIG Strasbourg came up big in crunch time and prevailed over Turk Telekom in a hard-fought clash which had the eighth ticket to May’s Final 8 as the prize. The French team became, therefore, on Wednesday, the only team to qualify to the 2020-21 season-ending tournament despite starting the Play-Offs with three losses in as…
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 MoreTel Aviv to host FIBA Europe Cup Final Four
The FIBA Europe Cup season will conclude at the Shlomo Group Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, with Ironi Ness Ziona, confirmed as the host club for the Final Four, to be organized from April 23-25. With the 2020-21 campaign conducted in single venue hubs to ensure all participants’ health and safety, this year’s event marks the…
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