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Danish Basketligaen starts with 2 games
The Danish Basketligaen tipped off for the 2014/2015 season on Wednesday with two games getting the new campaign underway. Both host teams came away with a victory including Naestved gunning down Vaerloese and Svendborg defeating SISU Copenhagen. Defending champions Bakken Bears get their season going on Thursday night as the remainder of Round 1 will…
Read MoreMaurice Acker inks deal with Bakken Bears
Maurice Acker (176 cm, Marquette’10) has signed a deal to play for the 2014 Danish league champions, Bakken Bears (Denmark-Ligaen) this 2014-15. The 27-year-old journeyman point guard will be adding depth to the team’s solid backcourt rotation. He played in the French Pro B league in 2013-14 for Denain ASC Voltaire. In 42 games Acker…
Read MoreIvan Miskovic agrees with Randers
Randers Cimbria Basketball from Denmark’s Ligaen has agreed to terms with Serbian forward Ivan Miskovic (203 cm, Alaska-Fairbanks’06) for the 2014-15 season. He was on the roster of KK Kumanovo (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) for the 2013-14 season. Ivan played 17 games for them in the Balkan league and was able to post averages of 13.9…
Read MoreDragan Petronic now with Randers
Serbian forward Dragan Petronic (206 cm) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season in Denmark’s Ligaen, after signing a deal to play for Randers Cimbria. The club is coming off a league finals appearance in 2013-14 and will be looking to repeat or surpass last season’s performance. The 32-year-old Petronic played for KK Gradanski…
Read MoreFIBA 2015 Eurobasket teams decided
After a frenetic night of Basketball action around Europe, we now know the participant nations for next year’s FIBA 2015 Eurobasket tournament. There was plenty of drama along the way as teams fought it out on the court, while others cruised through to the tournament. Group A Iceland will play in a European Championships for…
Read MoreFIBA U16 European Championships Day 5
Both Serbia and France now hold solo leads of their respective groups in the FIBA U16 European Championships at the end of Day 5 of the competition. Here is a quick recap of the action that took place among the teams battling it out for gold and glory. Group E The Turkish team upset hosts…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5
After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…
Read MoreFIBA U16 Euros gather pace: day 3
Day 3 of the FIBA U16 Euros tournament threw up a few key clashes among the four groups as the nations jostled for position with one eye turning to the next round. Group A Serbia won the top of the group clash against Turkey with a 63-67 score line. It was the toughest game for…
Read MoreFIBA U16 European Championships day 2
Game 2 of the FIBA U16 European Championships has helped to put the competing nations in their places and helped the groups take shape. There was plenty of excitement through the round, and a few shocks along the way too. Group A Turkey overcame Finland 61-74 in Ogre to continue its unbeaten start to the…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
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