Lithuania
Euroleague Top 16, Barcelona through, Galatasaray out
Round 11 of the Euroleague Top 16 tipped off on Thursday with five games between the elite clubs of the continent. The rest of the round will be played tomorrow when three more contests close out the week’s action. There is still plenty to play for in both Groups, but we are starting to see…
Read MoreRyan Nicholas lands with Dzukija
Dzukija Alytus (Lithuania-LKL) has added a new player to their roster. They have agreed to terms with Ryan Nicholas (201 cm, Portland’14). He played 11 minutes for them in his first game and Nicholas came away scoring six points and grabbed a rebound to boot. He began his rookie season playing in Germany’s BBL for…
Read MoreVilmantas Dilys agrees with Manresa
La Bruixa d’Or Manresa of Spain’s Liga Endesa is bringing in Lithuanian big man Vilmantas Dilys (207 cm) this 2015 to strengthen their roster. Vilmantas is moving from Dzukija Alytus (Lithuania-LKL), where he began the 2014/15 season. He logged 23 games for his former club in the Lithuanian league and was able to average 11.4…
Read MoreAugustinas Vitas loses claim vs. Apoel
Lithuanian player Augustinas Vitas filed a claim against his former club Cytavision Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries and interest. The player was with the club during the 2010/11 season. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules, the Arbitrator issued an award without reasons. Unfortunately for Vitas,…
Read MoreTravis Garrison inks with Naglis Palangos
Travis Garrison (203 cm, Maryland’06) has linked up with Lithuanian NKL outfit Naglis Palangos for the remainder of the 2014/2015 season. The American last played for Gaiteros de Zulia (Venezuela, LPB) and from four game he averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. The previous season (2012/2013) saw the forward play in two leagues.…
Read MoreEurocup, six more in Eighthfinals
Plenty of things got settled during the penultimate round of action in the Eurocup Last 32 this week, but heading into the final round in seven days, there is still plenty of nail baiting hoops left. On Wednesday, the three teams that already qualified for the next round cemented their positions at the top of…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Unicaja Malaga loses again
After a really interesting opening to Round 5 of the Euroleague Top 16 on Thursday, there was plenty to live up to on Friday, with three games wrapping the week’s action. While not throwing up as many clear talking points as yesterday, Friday managed to keep the quality high as Barcelona got back on track…
Read MoreEurocup, three clubs through to next round
The Eurocup Last 32 is now starting to take shape after Round 4 played out around the continent this week. Bayern Munich, Lokomotiv Kuban, and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir stayed undefeated at this stage and moved to the next round, while Gran Canaria and current Eurocup champs Valencia bounced back from defeats last week. There was…
Read MoreEuroleague Friday round up
Round 3 of the Euroleague finished on Friday with five games in Europe’s elite club competition. Both Group E and Group F are starting to take shape, although there is still plenty to play for with some giants of the game with plenty of work to do. On Friday Greek giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos grabbed…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16 Round 2, Friday
After Real Madrid, CSKA, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Olympiacos all grabbed wins on Thursday in the Euroleague Top 16, the gauntlet was firmly thrown down to the other giants of the European game. Fenerbahce responded with a convincing road win over Nizhny Novgorod, but there could only be one winner from Barcelona and Panathinaikos as…
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