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Serbia 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 MoreGal Mekel signed by Crvena Zvezda
Gal Mekel (190 cm, Wichita State’08) is set to take on his new role this 2015/16 as the starting point guard of Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS). Gal is a 27-year-old Israeli player who has been a member of the Israeli national since 2009. He started the 2014/15 season on the roster of the Dallas…
Read MoreRyan Thompson signed by Crvena Zvezda
Ryan Thompson (198 cm, Rider’10) is being welcomed this 2015/16 season by Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS). Thompson brings to the table some championship experience in his resumé. In 2014/15 Thompson was on the roster of Brose Basket Bamberg (Germany-BBL), the 2015 German Bundesliga champions. He played 40 games for them in the…
Read MoreDusko Bunic, newcomer to MZT Skopje
KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) has recently signed Dusko Bunic (207 cm) to a contract, bringing in the player this 2015/16. Dusko is a 25-year-old Serbian player who played for BC Igokea Aleksandrovac (Bosnia-Division I) in 2014/15. He played 25 games for his former team in the Adriatic league and was able to…
Read MoreSerbia Wins Friendly Tournament in Belgrade
Serbia capped off a fruitful week on home soil as they won the trophy in a friendly tournament. The Serbian national team has looked strong amidst preparations for Eurobasket 2015. Serbia is coming off back-to-back wins over China and then most recently over Russia. Much to the delight of their fans in attendance, the Serbian…
Read MoreDejan Borovnjak back to Stelmet Zielona Gora
Dejan Borovnjak (207 cm) has signed a deal to play for Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland, TBL) during the 2015/2016 season. This will be his return to the club as the Serbian also featured for Stelmet during the 2012/2013 season, linking with the team over thirty games. During those contests the power forward was in solid…
Read More2015 U16 European Championship: 3 Teams Unbeaten
Kaunas, Lithuania – Action in the 2015 U16 European Championship is heating up in the second stage, with only three teams sporting unbeaten records. Turkey, Lithuania, and Finland are all 3-0 and are on track to advance to the knockout stage of the competition. Finland in particular, has been a pleasant surprise in the tournament…
Read MoreUndermanned Serbia Tops Russia
Various European national teams are ramping up their preparations for Eurobasket 2015 and have been playing friendly games to get ready. Most recently, an undermanned Serbia squad took down their Russian counterparts in a dominant, 75-56 win. The victory gave Serbia some much needed momentum after suffering a loss at the hands of France on Friday. They…
Read MoreNikola Kalinic deals with Fenerbahce
Nikola Kalinic (202 cm) has opted to sign for Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) for the coming 2015/2016 season. The Serbian international has cost Fenerbahce $1.105.000 as the Turkish giant had to buyout his two year contract with Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (Serbia, KLS). The 24-year old represented Crven Zvezda through one of its…
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