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France reaches FIBA Eurobasket 2022 semi-finals via another nailbiter
Frances beat Italy in overtime yesterday, 93-85, to reach the semi-finals of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022. France became only the second team to have multiple elimination games going to overtime in a single EuroBasket tournament – Turkey also two games in 2001. The spirited Italian team was looking for another upset after shocking Serbia in the…
Read MoreFrance outlast Turkey in overtime at FIBA Eurobasket 2022 and moves on to the quarter-finals
France survived an almighty scare to advance to the Quarter-Finals at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 as they battled past Turkey for an 87-86 triumph to open the Knockout Phase. They were just moments away from successive Round of 16 exits at EuroBasket, but Rudy Gobert’s huge putback forced overtime, and France could prevail in the extra period as…
Read MoreFrance cruises past the Czech Republic in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers
France was unfazed by a long break at halftime and used a big start to the second half for a comfortable 95-60 win at home over the Czech Republic in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers. Spurred on by a sold-out crowd of 14,200 in the Parisian Accor Arena, Vincent Collet’s France team allowed just…
Read MoreJaron Blossomgame signs with Monaco
American forward (199 cm) Jaron Blossomgame has signed with Monaco. Last season he played for German club Ulm, where he averaged 16.2 points on solid shooting (55.8% 2FG, 41.9% 3FG) and 7.6 rebounds in 19 7DAYS EuroCup games, helping his team reach the quarterfinals. He ranked fourth overall in PIR (19.8), second in defensive rebounds…
Read MoreBayern and Monaco force Game 5s in Euroleague playoff series
Two out of the four Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoff series will go the distance after home teams FC Bayern and AS Monaco doused the qualification hopes of FC Barcelona and Olympiacos Piraeus, respectively, with home wins on Friday. FC Bayern Munich 59-52 FC Barcelona Bayern put on a record-matching masterpiece to stifle Barca 59-52 and…
Read MoreMonaco shocks Olympiacos in Euroleague playoffs
Game 2 of the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs continued to flip the script as another series was evened up 1-1 in Friday’s first game, but the last showdown of the week left one team only a single victory away from the Final Four! Olympiacos Piraeus 72-96 AS Monaco Monaco shocked a sellout crowd of…
Read MoreStrasbourg advances to Basketball Champions League quarter-finals
After trailing by as many as 19 points, Hungaria team Falco Szombathely fought back to force overtime, only to lose by double figures, 98-86, to French team SIG Strasbourg, eliminating them from advancing to the Quarter-Finals. Strasbourg has now won six games in overtime, the most of any team in the BCL. They have played eight overtime…
Read MoreMonaco triumphs in lone Euroleague Wednesday game
The second half of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season began with a solitary Wednesday game in Round 18 that saw AS Monaco defeat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 82-76. The final games of the calendar year will be played on Thursday. Among the highlights, UNICS Kazan will get things going when it hosts defending champion…
Read MoreMonaco fires coach Zvezdan Mitrovic and signs Saša Obradović
Hours after announcing the departure of Zvezdan Mitrović from the bench, AS Monaco has brought back another of its former head coaches, Saša Obradović, to continue the club’s first season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Obradović had led the “Roca Team,” as Monaco is nicknamed, during the 2019-20 7DAYS EuroCup, compiling an impressive 10-6 record to…
Read MoreTony Crocker back in Europe
Tony Crocker (201 cm, F) has signed with SIG Strasbourg in the French ProA. He returns to Europe after a season in Australia. Crocker played the 20/21 season for the Adelaide 36ers. In 32 contests, he averaged 10.8 ppg and 2.7 rebounds. Tony Crocker played previously for Karsiyaka, Khimki, Tofas, among others. Crocker also played…
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