John Bryant retained by Bayern Muenchen

FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) has secured the services of veteran big man John Bryant (208 cm, Santa Clara’09) all the way through 2017. Bryant has played the last two seasons for Bayern Muenchen and the team has been very happy with his contributions to the team. In 2014/15 John played 10 games for them in…

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Alex Renfroe switches to Bayern Munich

Alex Renfroe (190 cm, Belmont’09) is making a switch to German BBL finalists Bayern Munich (Eurocup) for the 2014/2015 season. The American is actually heading to Bavaria from Bayern’s rival Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin, where he spent the 2014/2015 season. He played in both the league and Euroleague last season and helped ALBA reach the…

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Brose Baskets Bamberg wins German BBL

Brose Baskets Bamberg defeated Bayern Munich in the deciding fifth game of the German BBL championship series to be crowned the league winners. The victory continued the clubs’ recent dominance of the Bundesliga, although Brose Baskets had to overcome defending champs Bayern Munich to ensure a fifth title in six seasons. Bamberg’s sixth title means…

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Bayern Munich takes Game 1 advantage in BBL finals

Round 1 of the Beko BBL German final got underway on Sunday as Bayern Munich and Brose Baskets Bamberg clashed to decide the destination of the championship. The Munich club managed to snatch an impressive 73-84 road win in Bamberg to open its account in the series and put early pressure on Brose Baskets. As…

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Bayern Munich makes BBL final, defeats ALBA Berlin

Bayern Munich stayed on course to defend its German Beko BBL title after outlasting arch rival ALBA Berlin to win the semi-finals series 3-2. The series has been very tight, with both teams heading into this contest with 2 wins, making this a crucial decider. With Thursday night’s contest being held in Berlin, ALBA held…

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Eurocup Eighthfinals Leg 1 recap

After the tight action and exciting developments through two group stages, the Eurocup Eighthfinals are under way, with 16 teams vying over two legs to reach the quarter-finals. Only eight will make it, but leg 1 of the contest pointed us nearer to the teams who will comprise the last eight line up. Of course,…

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Bayern Munich wins Eurocup Group K

A Germany vs. France clash opened Round 5 of the Eurocup Second Stage, with Bayern Munich visiting JDA Dijon to get the week’s action underway. The current Bundesliga champions played to victory with a 74-84 score line that kept the club undefeated in the Eurocup this season. Bayern became the first team to win its…

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Brose Baskets topples Bayern Muenchen

Bamberg, Germany – Brose Baskets Bamberg are in a crucial junction in the 2014/15 season. In back to back games, the club has knocked down two of the league’s top teams. They handed league leader, ALBA Berlin, its first loss to end 2014 on a high note on December 24. They rode the gained momentum…

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ALBA Berlin loses first BBL game

After dominating German Basketball through the turn of the century, ALBA Berlin has had to stand back as Brose Baskets and Bayern Munich have picked up the spoils in the BBL over recent seasons. This campaign ALBA has looked to be on a mission to regain the crown it last boasted in 2008, and until…

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Bo McCalebb stays with Munich

Current German Bundesliga BBL champions Bayern Munich agreed fresh terms with Bo McCalebb (178 cm, New Orleans’08), extending his contract through to the conclusion of January. The American joined the club one month ago on a short term deal and has impressed enough to be given a longer contract for a further five weeks. McCalebb…

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