Russia
Trae Golden heads to Avtodor
Trae Golden (189 cm, Georgia Tech’14) has landed a deal to play for Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. The Georgia Tech standout spent the 2017-18 suiting up for ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro A). Golden played 17 games for Le Portel in the FIBA Europe Cup and posted averages of 15.7…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow Bags The 2018 VTB Title
CSKA Moscow has done it again! They defeated BC Khimki Moscow Region 95-84 in the finals to successfully defend their VTB United League crown in 2018. This is their seventh consecutive title and eighth overall. They brilliantly finished atop of the league standings in 2017-18 with a near-flawless 22-2 record. Khimki were playoff underdogs, having…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four: Which Teams Will Advance?
Belgrade, Serbia – Four of Europe’s top teams will battle it out tomorrow, May 18th, in Stark Arena in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague semifinals. It was not an easy road to get here as these teams had to eliminate some of Europe’s most formidable teams. Only two will get to move on and play for…
Read MoreJonas Maciulis added by Lokomotiv Kuban
Jonas Maciulis (198 cm) is set to bolster the roster of Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in this tail-end of the 2017-18 season. He is a 32-year-old Lithuanian international basketball player who has been a long-time member of the Lithuanian National Team since 2006. He has spent the last three seasons and the earlier part of this…
Read MoreLokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar loses first since October
The 2017/2018 season is proving to be a good one for Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in both the VTB League and EuroCup. We’ll have to wait until both competitions wrap to see if the club can win them, but the Russian outfit did let slip an interesting record today. By losing at home to Avtodor Saratov,…
Read MoreMark Lyons signs with Enisey
Mark Lyons (185 cm, Arizona’13) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 with Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). The Arizona product moves to the Russian club after starting the 2017-18 season with Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). Before parting ways with his former team, Lyons was able to appear in nine Basketball Champions League games and average 9.4…
Read MoreVTB League Standings: Shake-up as Loko Now Leads
Recent events have spawned an interesting situation in the VTB League standings. After Round 12 of the regular season drew to a close, we find a new team sitting atop of the standings. Lokomotiv Kuban has unseated CSKA Moscow and now hold the pole position. On January 14th Lokomotiv Kuban crushed Kalev/Cramo in a convincing…
Read MoreVTB United League: Loko Hands CSKA Moscow First Loss
VTB United League leaders, CSKA Moscow saw their winning streak ended at 10 games after falling to an energized Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar club 90-79. It was an impressive effort by the railroad tycoons put up a big run early in the fourth quarter to pull away in a tightly contested game. CSKA could not provide…
Read More7Days EuroCup: Zenit Advances to Top 16
There was some post-Christmas celebration for some teams as the 7Days EuroCup regular season drew to a close yesterday. Teams from three of the groups to the court as some fought to punch their ticket to the next round, while others played for a better standing into the final 16. Group A Unics Kazan secured…
Read MoreShaquielle McKissic now with Avtodor
Shaquielle McKissic (196 cm, Arizona State’15) will continue his professional basketball this season with Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). He recently parted ways with Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa). He signed with the team in June 2017 and was able to play six games for them in the Eurocup and average 7.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg. He also logged…
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