Russia
Timofey Mozgov ready to launch comeback
Timofey Mozgov, who has been sidelined since the 2017-18 NBA campaign, will play his first pro game in several years on Monday night. Khimki Moscow Region announced the news of Mozgov’s comeback on Sunday. He will face Russian rival Enisey in his first game back. The 216-cm center sustained a knee injury on April12, 2018…
Read MoreZenit wins VTB regular season after beating CSKA
The VTB League regular season leaders met in the game of the week. If CSKA was successful, the distance between the two teams would be down to two wins. Zenit, on the other hand, could have secured their regular-season win and did just that. In the first four minutes, the home team stunned the Red…
Read MoreCSKA coach suspends Mike James again
CSKA Moscow announced that head coach Dimitris Itoudis had suspended guard Mike James for an unspecified number of upcoming games. James is leading the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in scoring with 19.3 points per game as CSKA heads into the last double-round week of the regular season with games against Russian rivals Zenit St Petersburg on…
Read MoreCSKA ends 10-game winning streak of Unics Kazan
Reinig VTB champion CSKA Moscow beat Unics Kazan 102-86 yesterday and thereby ended Kazan’s 10-game winning streak in the VTB league. With this victory, CSKA Moscow now moves up to 2nd place in the standings and trails leader Zenit by two wins. In yesterday’s game between CSKA and Unics, CSKA entered the game with the…
Read MoreLokomotiv rolls over UNICS to force Game 3 in Eurocup quarterfinals
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar enjoyed an outstanding night from its guards in defeating UNICS Kazan 86-74 on Thursday night at Basket Hall Krasnodar. The victory tied their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals series at 1-1 and forced a decisive Game 3 in Kazan next week. Nigel Williams-Goss was perfect on 4 shots from downtown in amassing 25…
Read MoreUnics Kazan wins 1st game in Eurocup quarterfinals
In a big battle between old rivals and former 7DAYS EuroCup champions, UNICS Kazan struck first in the best-of-three quarterfinals series by downing Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 94-88 at home in Game 1 on Monday. UNICS leads the series 1-0 and needs one more victory to reach the semifinals. UNICS hit 19 three-pointers, a new record…
Read MoreIke Nwamu tabbed by Samara
Ike Nwamu (196 cm, G/F) has signed with BC Samara. Samara plays in the Russian SuperLeague 1. With a 21-4 record, Ludwigsburg and coach Aleksandr Polinkevich are on top of the standings. Nwamu signed in the proA in France originally but never saw playing time for Cholet Basket. Last season Nwamu played in the G…
Read MoreKhimki referred to Euroleague Financial Panel
The Euroleague Basketball Management Control Commission (MCC) has referred Khimki Moscow Region to the Finance Panel to monitor the club’s compliance status with the Financial Stability and Fair Play Regulations (FSFPR). The proceeding has been opened based on an alleged infringement of overdue payables under Article 32.a) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code. The regulation…
Read MoreIffe Lundberg from Poland to CSKA Moscow
Iffe Lundberg (193 cm, G) is moving up in the world. In the basketball world, that is. He is switching teams and will join EuroLeague powerhouse CSKA Moscow. Lundberg is leaving a very successful Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra squad. They are on top of the Polish Energa Basket Liga with a 23-2 record. They…
Read MoreMichael Eric switches to CSKA
Michael Eric (210 cm, C/F) is leaving Turkey and signed in Russia. There he will join the mighty CSKA squad coached by Dimitris Itoudis. CSKA is in the middle of a great season by most people’s standards, but the management of CSKA expects more. CSKA is currently second in the Euroleague with a 16-8 record.…
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