Adriatic League
Omar-Sharif Cook stays with Buducnost
Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St.John’s’01) has extended his contract with Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro, Erste Liga, Adriatic League, and Eurocup). The American joined the club at the end of last season and signed again on a short term deal a month ago. He has now extended his stay until the end of the 2014/2015 season.…
Read MoreAdriatic League Round 7 action
The Adriatic League is now in full swing with Round 7 getting underway on Saturday evening with three games to open the week’s action. Partizan continued to improve with a home success, while Buducnost continued to trouble the top of the standings and Union Olimpija stayed steady. Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. MZT Skopje Aerodrom, 65-50…
Read MorePerry Petty transfers to Szolnoki Olajbanyasz
Hungarian team Szolnoki Olajbanyasz is reinforcing its roster with the addition of Perry Petty (185 cm, UTPA’11) this 2014-15 season. Petty began the pre-season in the backcourt of Virtus Acea in Italian Serie A, however left in November. The 2013-2014 season Perry Petty started for Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League). He played 10 games for them in…
Read MoreRed Star downs Buducnost 83-69 in Adriatic
The top two teams in the Adriatic league locked horns and Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd prevailed over Montenegrin club KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica 83-69. The 2014 league finalists are off to yet another stellar start this season and have thus far shown no signs of slowing down. They are now 6-0 and…
Read MoreGiorgi Tsintsadze leaves Skopje
Giorgi Tsintsadze (192 cm) will not play for KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (Macedonia, Prva Liga and Adriatic League) after parting ways with the reigning champs. The Georgian player had already featured in three Adriatic League games and claimed averages of 8.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game. Last season the point guard played…
Read MoreDevon van Oostrum leaves Zagreb
Devon van Oostrum (190 cm) has left Croatian powerhouse Cibona Zagreb (A1 and Adriatic League), bringing to an end his loan spell with the club. The British-Dutch player started the season with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague), where he also spent the 2013/2014 season. Through his stint in Spain he played ten…
Read MoreAdriatic League Round 5, day 1 recap
Round 5 of the Adriatic League is up and running with five games taking place on Saturday evening. There was plenty of good action on show, including Buducnost Podgorica breaking 100 points, and Partizan Belgrade picking up a vital win to stop its rot. It is worth noting that every team won well at home…
Read MorePartizan falls again, but check out this shot
Serbian powerhouse Partizan NIS Belgrade has had a torrid start to the 2014/2015 season across all competitions and things do not look any better after Sunday’s Adriatic League defeat against Union Olimpija Ljubljana. Before discussing Partizan Belgrade’s awful form and this loss, the game will be remembered for a freak basket that lit up the…
Read MoreZmago Sagadin Fired by MZT Skopje
After a loss at home in the Macedonian league KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) has fired head coach Zmagoslav “Zmago” Sagadin. The team is also struggling in the Adriatic league and are off to a poor start with a 1-2 record. This was his first season with the team and the management has…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Three Teams Still Unbeaten
Round 3 of the Adriatic league was completed last night after Mega Vizura (Serbia-KLS) upset 2014 defending league champions KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1) 78-74. Three teams managed to keep a pristine record so far in the competition. Montenegro’s Buducnost, Serbia’s Red Star (Crvena Zvezda), and Slovenia’s Krka Novo Mesto are now atop the league…
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