Slovenia
Adriatic League Round 7 Recap
Round 7 of the 2015-16 regular season of the Adriatic League is in the books and the highly competitive regional league was not in short supply of basketball action for its fans. Montenegrin powerhouse Buducnost Voli Podgorica remains atop of the league standings with their impressive 6-1 start to the season. They downed hosts Union…
Read MoreRed Star stunned at Home in Belgrade!
Round 6 of regular season action in the Adriatic League ended with a surprise. Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS) own one of the strongest homecourt advantages in the league. Their die-hard fans are always ready to elevate the energy in the arena to support their team. Unfortunately, Red Star fans had to swallow…
Read MoreMirza Begic waived by New Orleans Pelicans
Mirza Begic (216 cm) is looking for a new station after being waived by the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA (United States of America). The Slovenian is an ex-international of his national team and also holds dual citizenship with Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was tabbed by the Pelicans during the summer, but will depart…
Read MoreJaka Blazic lands with Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Jaka Blazic (196 cm) will be bringing him in to reinforce their roster for the upcoming season. Blazic is a 25-year-old Slovenian player who has been a member of the Slovenian national team since 2013. Prior to landing this deal, Jaka spent the last couple of seasons playing…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Group Stage Day 2
Day 2 of the Group stage of EuroBasket 2015 was filled with all sorts of great basketball action and developing storylines. Some Day 1 winners built on their momentum and remained undefeated, while other teams found redemption, and others faced heartbreaking losses. Overall, there was no shortage of excellent basketball play. Group A Russia vs.…
Read MoreZack Wright added by Union Olimpija
Zack Wright (191 cm, Central Missouri’07) has agreed to terms with Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia’s Telemach league this 2015/16. He is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wright has been a Bosnian national team since 2012. In 2014/15 he played for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-TBL). He logged a…
Read MoreSerbia wins final EuroBasket warmup
Serbia grabbed another win over Slovenia in its final warm up game for the 2015 European Championship, which will tip off later in the week. After defeating Slovenia last Thursday on the road in Ljubljana Serbia would have been confident of victory in front of a full crowd in Banja Luka. However, Serbia did not…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015: warm up recap
With EuroBasket 2015 just around the corner the 24 competing nations are continuing to ready themselves for the 39th edition of the competition. The big tip off will be happening on September 5th in Latvia, Croatia, France, and Germany and there were plenty of warm up clashed on Friday. Greece and Turkey both came away…
Read MoreUros Slokar now with Sevilla
Uros Slokar (210 cm) is a new face on the roster of Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015/16 season. Uros is a 32-year-old Slovenian player who has been a veteran mainstay in the Slovenian national team since 2004. He has experience playing in Spain’s premier league, having been on the roster of Tuentil Movil Estudiantes Madrid…
Read MoreBostjan Nachbar now with Sevilla
Bostjan Nachbar (206 cm) has agreed to terms with Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be bolstering their front court this upcoming season. Nachbar is a 35-year-old Slovenian player who was a former member of the Slovenian national team in 1999-2006, 2009-2010, and again in 2013. He spent the last two seasons on the roster…
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