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Basketball Bundesliga to stage playoffs in June
Pro basketball is returning to Germany on June 6 as the Basketball Bundesliga resumes its season, heading straight to the playoffs. The German Basketball Bundesliga will stage a 10-team playoff tournament, it was announced earlier this week. The 35-game competition is set to wrap up on June 28 in Munich. The 2019-20 BBL campaign has…
Read MoreTrevor Releford pens with Braunschweig
Trevor Releford (183 cm, Alabama’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Basketball Loewen Braunschweig (Germany-BBL) in 2019-20. Releford is no stranger to the German League. He played the 2018-19 season for another German club, the Mitteleutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany-BBL) He played 26 games for his former team and posted averages of…
Read MoreGreg Monroe lands with Bayern Muenchen
Veteran NBA journeyman Greg Monroe (211 cm, Georgetown’10) has opted to take his game to Europe for the 2019-20 season. The big man has agreed to terms on a deal with German powerhouse, FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL). The 29-year-old still has a lot left in the tank but the changing style of play in the…
Read MoreGermany to host 2020 EuroLeague Final Four
For the first time, Cologne, Germany will be the host of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four (2020). Lanxess Arena will be the venue and battleground where four of Europe’s top teams will take to the hardwood to compete for Europe’s most prestigious basketball title on May 22nd to 24th. Cologne is the second German…
Read MoreVladimir Lucic retained by Bayern Muenchen
Vladimir Lucic (201 cm) will be returning to FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. He is a Serbian international basketball player who has been with the team since 2016 and it appears that he’s become part and parcel of the team’s system and plans for the future. In 2018-19 Lucic played 29…
Read MoreBayern Munich celebrates 2019 German League title
FC Bayern Munich completed a three-game sweep of their finals series versus ALBA Berlin on Sunday to repeat as German League champions. They successfully completed a 93-85 victory over their guests at Audi Dome in overtime. ALBA came to play hard in this must-win game and led with double figures for most of the contest.…
Read MoreALBA Berlin headed to German League Finals
On Sunday, June 9th, ALBA Berlin completed their 3-game sweep of EWE Baskets Oldenburg 89-100 and have punched their ticket to the German League finals where they will face off against FC Bayern Muenchen. Both teams will square off on June 16th to contest for the 2019 Beko BBL title. It was an impressive showing…
Read MoreT.J. Bray now with Bayern Muenchen
T.J. Bray (196 cm, Princeton’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Bray is switching to Bayern Muenchen after playing the regular season with SC Rasta Vechta (Germany-BBL), who are out of the playoffs. He played 38 games for his former…
Read MoreValencia Bags 2018-19 7Days EuroCup Title
Valencia Basket has claimed the 2018-19 7Days EuroCup crown after an 89-63 blowout win over ALBA Berlin in Game 3 of the finals. This marks the organization’s fourth EuroCup title (2003, 2010, and 2014). No other team has close to the orange’s four-win record, making them the single most dominant franchise in the tournament’s history.…
Read MoreALBA Berlin survives EuroCup Finals thriller
ALBA Berlin is still alive after winning the second game of the EuroCup Finals. After having lost the first game, ALBA stepped up at home, in Game 2 on Friday night, and defeated Valencia in an overtime thriller (95-92). With three minutes to go, the Spanish visitors were in control and had the lead (66-71).…
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