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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos Slips Again
Round 7 action tipped off in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Thursday and the four games served up did not disappoint basketball fans. Defending champions, Real Madrid were able to fend off a worthy opponent in Khimki Moscow Region to keep their pristine record intact. Jaycee Carroll came through for hosts in the final period…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Beats Olympiacos, Now 5-0
Round 5 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2018-19 regular season began on November 1st with four games. One of those games was critical as it involved current league leaders, CSKA Moscow. They had a homestead defense against a tough visiting opponent in David Blatt and the rest of Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus. It was a low-scoring…
Read More3-Way Tie Atop Greek A1 League
After four rounds three teams in the Greek A1 League remain undefeated and they have claimed the top spots in the standings. As expected, league rivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos Athens have surged ahead to 4-0 starts. They are joined by Peristeri GS Athens at the apex. After the top-3, six teams form a middle pack…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Bayern Munich Edges Panathinaikos
We’re now in Round 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season for 2018-19. Let’s take a quick look at the games that were on tap for October 16th. It was a time for some teams to grab their first wins and for others, their first taste of defeat this season. FC Bayern Munich 80-79…
Read MoreSteven Burtt added by Rethymno
Steven Burtt (189 cm, Iona’06) will lend his talents to the Rethymno Cretan Kings (Greece-A1) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Burtt is a 34-year-old Ukrainian-American international basketball player who played for the Ukrainian National Team from 2011 to 2012. In 2017-18 the experienced veteran was originally with Naft Abadan (Iran-Superleague) but later moved to Greece…
Read MorePanathinaikos and the Pavlos Giannakopoulos era
Panathinaikos will host a tournament to honor the memory of the legendary owner, Pavlos Giannakopoulos, who passed away in June. Fenerbahce, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, and Khimki will participate in the event, which will take place on Thursday and Friday (27-28 September). Many athletes and executives from Panathinaikos football and volleyball teams will be present in the event.…
Read MoreCzech Republic, Germany, Greece Soar To The FIBA World Cup
It was an eventful Sunday as the Czech Republic, Germany, and Greece all punched their tickets to the FIBA World Cup 2019, hosted by China. Both Greece and Germany secured their eighth wins to stay perfect in the qualifiers and top Group L. The Czech Republic emerged as the first team to advance out of…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup European Qualifiers Second Round Underway
The second round of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers opened on September 13th and it was a bang! The opening night of this phase of the event had its fair share of upsets, but several teams managed to stay the course and remained undefeated. Bulgaria 74 – 68 France Bulgaria came up with one of…
Read MoreNemanja Milosevic joins Olympiacos
Nemanja Milosevic (204 cm, Western Kentucky’09) will be strengthening the roster of Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) for the 2018-19 season. Milosevic is a 31-year-old Montenegrin international basketball player who played for the Montenegrin National Team in 2015. He has had extensive experience playing for various European teams from Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, and Belarus to name…
Read MoreKelsey Barlow now with Kymis
Kelsey Barlow (196 cm, University of Illinois’14) has moved to a new team in the Greek A1, signing a deal with GS Kymis (Greece-A1) for 2018-19. The 26-year-old Barlow was on the roster of AEK Athens (Greece-A1) in the 2017-18 season. He played 14 games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 2.7…
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