Spain
Zaragoza advances to FIBA Basketball League semi-finals
Spanish team Casademont Zaragoza is the first Semi-Finalist of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season. They beat Russian host Nizhny Novgorod 86-78 as part of another Ennis show in front of an amazing crowd. Initially, Novgorod had a good game plan and executed it to perfection with a 28-point first quarter. Meanwhile, Casademont Zaragoza looked like they…
Read MoreZeljko Sakic signs with Estudiantes
Zeljko Sakic (204 cm, F) will play again in the Spanish ACB. During the 14/15 season, he played 32 games for Manresa but now will suit up for Movistar Estudiantes Madrid. Sakic played this season in the VTB. In 24 games for Avtodor Saratov, he averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.8 rebounds. Zeljko Sakic, 33 years…
Read MoreReal Madrid rolls to 30th win in 31 league games
Real Madrid demonstrated patience and poise on Sunday, overcoming a subpar stretch to emerge victorious. With a 101-92 decision over Joventut Badalona, the Spanish League powerhouse collected its 16th straight win. Real Madrid (30-1) trailed by nine points in the 30th minute. What proved to be a key factor in the game was how the…
Read MoreIoannis Athineou signs with Bilbao
Ioannis Athineou (194 cm, G) signed with RETAbet Bilbao basket in the Spanish ACB. He played this season for Greek side Promitheas. In 15 league games, he averaged 6.1 ppg and 2.4 assists. Athineou joins a Bilbao team that is in the middle of a relegation battle. Bilbao is second to last in the ACB…
Read MoreCheick Diallo from Avtodor to Fuenlabrada
Cheick Diallo (206 cm, F/C) has signed to play in the Spanish ACB. He will suit up for Montakit Fuenlabrada and coach Javier Juarez. Fuenlabrada is 16th in the standings with a 9-20 record. Diallo started the season in Russia. In seven VTB games, he averaged 7.1 ppg and 5.3 rebounds for Avtodor Saratov. Before…
Read MoreMartins Laksa back in ACB, Spain
Martins Laksa (200 cm, F) has left Start and the Polish EBL. He has signed in the ACB with Movistar Estudiantes Madrid. This season, Laksa averaged 14.1 ppg in the EBL and 13.5 ppg in the ChampionsLeague. Martins Laksa also played for Start last season. The 30-year-old Latvian national team member played in the ACB…
Read MoreNicolas Laprovittola saves the day
Nicolas Laprovittola scored a go-ahead 3-point play with a few seconds remaining to lift Real Madrid to an 87-85 triumph over FC Barcelona on Sunday. In the rivals’ dramatic clash, Nikola Mirotic sank a 3-pointer with 8 seconds left, giving FC Barcelona its first lead of the game. That set the stage for the final…
Read MoreCharles Jenkins moves to Tenerife
Charles Jenkins (191 cm, G) has signed in the Spanish ACB for the first time in his career. Jenkins just finished the (EuroLeague) season with Olympiakos and was available, in shape, and in Europe. Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias jumped on the opportunity to add the experienced 32-year old to the roster. Jenkins played all 34…
Read MoreVincent Poirier signs with Real Madrid
Vincent Poirier (210 cm, C) has signed with Real Madrid. The French big man played this season for the Philadelphia 76ers but saw little playing time. Vincent Poirier played two seasons in the ACB in the past. For Victoria, he also played EuroLeague. Poirier, 27 years old, played for the French national team from 2017…
Read MoreKostas Vasiliadis to Murcia
Kostas Vasiliadis (200 cm, F) is back in the ACB. The Greek former national team member signed with Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB. He started the season in the Qatari D1 with Al Sadd. There, he averaged 24 ppg. Kostas Vasiliadis, 37 years old, played the last two seasons in the ACB as well.
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