EuroCup
Eurocup Last 32, Round 2 recap
The Eurocup Last 32 entered its second round on Wednesday with a busy schedule of games all around the Old Continent. There was plenty to interest hoops fans as the title contenders flexed their muscles and other clubs got back on track after shaky openings in the Eurocup Last 32 a week ago. Group G…
Read MoreEurocup: Thessaloniki clubs win and lose
There were two contests in the Eurocup on Tuesday, ushering in the week’s action for Round 2 of the Last 32 in the 2015/2016 season. The two Thessaloniki clubs, PAOK and Aris, were in action during the evening, but the rivals had contrasting games. PAOK downed Limoges in a relatively easy home win in Thessaloniki…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: Round 1 recap
Round 1 of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Last 32 has been completed and while there is a way to go in groups G through N, we still learned plenty. This was the first time we saw the Euroleague dropouts of course, while some Eurocup favorites were also in action again, starting the road on the Eurocup…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 tips off
The Eurocup is back after the winter rest with the Last 32 tipping off with Round 1 action on Tuesday. There will be sixteen games played through Groups G through N this week, but on Tuesday three contests opened the Eurocup Last 32. EWE Baskets Oldenburg traveled to Limoges in France and came away with…
Read MoreEurocup: Regular Season wraps
Group A Union Olimpija Ljubljana edged already qualified EWE Baskets Oldenburg 75-77 on the road to slip into the Last 32 and end its Eurocup Regular Season on a high. The victory allowed Union Olimpija to leapfrog Oldenburg for sole possession of third place (5-5), while the German hosts slipped to fourth (4-6). Despite it…
Read MoreEurocup: Ratiopharm Ulm makes Last 32
The final round of Regular Season action tipped off in the Eurocup on Tuesday with two contests on the night, one in Group C and one in Group D. In Group C there was still something to play for as Ratiopharm Ulm traveled to Nancy and left France with the win it needed to reach…
Read MoreEurocup: torrent of clubs reach Last 32
The floodgates opened on the Last 32 in the Eurocup as numerous clubs punched their tickets to the next phase of the competition during Round 9 of the Regular Season. There was celebration aplenty on Wednesday, but next week still raises an eyebrow, especially with six qualification places still up for grabs. Group A EWE…
Read MoreEurocup Regular Season: Nancy and Oldenburg win
We are in the penultimate week of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Regular Season and Round 9 tipped off on Tuesday with two contests. There were two road wins on the night as EWE Baskets Oldenburg enhanced its chances of progressing from the Eurocup Regular Season with a win over Nanterre in Group A. In Group C,…
Read MoreEurocup: four more clubs make Last 32
As Round 8 of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Regular Season wrapped on Wednesday, there were four more clubs celebrating punching their tickets to the Last 32. Bilbao Basket, Herbalife Gran Canaria, CAI Zaragoza, and Avtodor Russia all tasted success and in the process advanced to the next round. Of course, there were plenty more talking points…
Read MoreEurocup: Trento and Nizhny reach Last 32
Three games ushered in events in the Eurocup this week as Round 8 of the Regular Season got underway. We are at the stage of the first group phase where the standings are being decided and places in the Last 32 are bring decided. With that in mind, could any of the six clubs competing…
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