Euroleague Round 5: roundup

The second night of Euroleague Round 5 action in the has finished and it was a night in which Maccabi Tel Aviv downed old rivals Panathinaikos at home. Thursday featured some of the closest matches in recent weeks as Barcelona continued to find consistency with a road win over Kiev and Kuban narrowly defeated Kutxa…

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Ukraine Superleague: Budivelnyk’s woes continue

Ukraine – Budivelnyk Kyiv is on a tailspin and needs to get its act together. On November 8 they suffered a brutal loss at the hands of  French ProA team JSF Nanterre, 80:61, in the Euroleague. Their problems continued last night as they fell to 2-3 in the Ukrainian Superleague, this time to Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk,…

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Euroleague: Round 4, Friday recap

Round 4 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague was completed on Friday night as teams from Group A and Group C took to the court. There were few surprises on the night as in form team Fenerbahce continued to lay down a claim on the Euroleague title with a tricky road win over Partizan NIS Belgrade. Elsewhere…

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Dainius Salenga switches to Budivelnyk

Budivelnyk Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague has acquired the services of veteran Lithuanian player Dainius Salenga (197 cm). This is his return to Budivelnyk. He played here for the 2012-13 season. In 42 games Salenga averaged 8.2 ppg and 3.0 rpg for the eventual Ukrainian Superleague Champions of 2013.  He also played 14 games for them…

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Euroleague: Home comforts on Friday night

It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…

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Blake Ahearn inks with Budivelnyk Kyiv

Former NBA guard Blake Ahearn (188 cm, Missouri State’07) is making his way to the Ukrainian team Budivelnyk Kyiv (Superleague) this 2013-14 season. He began the 2012-13 season with the Indiana Pacers but was with the team only up to the pre-season. In December 2012 Ahearn signed with the DongGuan New Century Leopards from China’s…

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DaJuan Summers joins Kyiv

DaJuan Summers (203 cm, Gerogetown’09) is heading to the Ukraine after penning a deal with Budivelnyk Kyiv (Superleague) for this season. The forward had agreed to join Khimky in the Russian PBL but has instead opted for the better offer from Kyiv. Last season the American had a busy season in the United States. He…

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Ricky Minard agrees with Kyiv

Ricky Minard (196 cm, Morehead State’04) has agreed terms with Budivenlyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Superleague and will join the team for the 2013/2014 season. The small forward had a busy campaign last season, playing for SAIE3 Virtus Bologna (Italy, Serie A) and Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey TBL and Euroleague). The American played 16 times for…

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Micah Downs pens with Kyiv

Micah Downs (203 cm, Gonzaga’09) has been added to the roster at Budivlenyk Kyiv (Ukraine, Superleague) for the 2013/2014 season. The American swingman will join the club as it embarks on the Euroleague in the upcoming campaign. The player finished a month long stint in May with Bucaneros de La Guaira (Venezuela, LPB) where he…

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