Albania
Spiro Leka takes helm of Pesaro
Spiro Leka has been promoted by Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) to head coach of the team this 2017. He is a 50-year-old Albanian-Italian coach, who is making history as the first Albanian to lead a team from the Italian Serie A. He’s had some history with the organization, having been a coaching assistant for…
Read MoreKevin Dillard joins Breakers
Kevin Dillard (183 cm, Dayton’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the New Zealand Breakers (Australia-NBL) this 2016-17. Kevin is a 27-year-old American player who also holds an Albanian passport. Dillard was recently added to the Albanian national team in 2016. He heads to the Breakers after starting the season playing…
Read MoreVillaznia romp to Albanian title
After a blockbuster Regular Season, Villaznia Shkodra claimed the Albanian Superliga crown after an 84-73 win over SK Tirana. Villaznia had already masterminded a 95-79 win at home in Game 1 of the two tie series and travelled to Tirana knowing one more win or maintaining a superior aggregate score would deliver the title. Gjecaj…
Read MoreKlaudio Ndoja leaves Enel Brindisi
Klaudio Ndoja (198 cm) has announced that he is leaving Enel Brindisi (Italy, Serie A) after two seasons with the club. The Albanian played 27 games this season as Brindisi narrowly escaped being relegated back to LegaDue after promotion last year. In those 27 games Ndoja secured averages of 6.5ppg, 1.6rpg, and 0.6apg. The shooting…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four more qualify, eight to go
Coming in to today’s EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers four teams had their chance to earn spots, unfortunately, only Germany was able to take advantage, but three more, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic, were able to pick up theirs after various losses in and out of Groups assured teams they’d finish no lower than…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Down, Eight to Go…
Very seldom does it happen that when you play the “what if…” game, do all those, “what ifs…” actually happen. Today, in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers there were four teams with opportunities to punch their ticket to Slovenia for next September’s EuroBasket and today all four of those teams did what they had to do.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four could qualify today
As the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications games continue today around Europe, the teams are mindful of the fact that the top two teams in each of the six divisions will qualify to play in Slovenia next September and the top four teams that place 3rd in their respective divisions will also qualify. There are already eight…
Read MoreEurobasket Qualifier Aug. 24 Schedule
Group A 18:00 Slovak Republic – Israel – Levice, SVK, City Sport Hall 20:30 Serbia – Estonia – Novi Sad, SRB, JP SPC Vojvodina 20:30 Montenegro – Iceland – Niksic, MNE, SC Niksic Group B 19:30 Luxembourg – Bulgaria – Luxembourg, LUX, Centre National Sportif & Culturel d’Coque 20:00 Germany – Sweden – Ulm, GER,…
Read More2011-12 – Albanian Men’s League A1 Results
Regular Season – Round 1 GROUP A Nov. 23, 2011 SK Tirana-Kamza Basket 107-70 Nov. 24, 2011 Flamurtari-U.A.T. 68-57 Nov. 25, 2011 Teuta Durres-Vllaznia Shk. 51-58 GROUP B Nov. 27, 2011 Partizani Tirana-Pogradeci 59-40 Regular Season – Round 2 GROUP A Nov. 28, 2011 U.A.T.-SK Tirana 44-77 Nov. 29, 2011 Kamza Basket-Vllaznia Shk. 80-70 Nov.…
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