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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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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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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Milos Teodosic lands in Fenerbahce Ulker

Talented Serbian guard, Milos Teodosic (195 cm) has signed a deal that brings him to Turkey this 2013-14 season to play for Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. The 26-year-old Teodosic spent the last two seasons playing for CSKA Moscow. He’s been a member of the Serbian National Team from 2007 up to the present. His 2012-13 season…

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Luka Zoric pens with Fenerbahce

Luka Zoric (211 cm) will play for Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey, TBL) next season; the Croatian comes from Spanish ACB team Unicaja Malaga. The center had a busy season during his last year with Malaga. He played in 33 ACB games and averaged 11.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while he also featured in 24…

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Linas Kleiza to Fenerbahce

Linas Kleiza (203 cm, Missouri’05) has been brought into the roster at Fenerbahce (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) to add quality and experience for the coming season. The Lithuanian forward has spent the last three seasons in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors where he has featured regularly for the franchise. Last season Kleiza made 20…

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Zeljko Obradovic to Fenerbahce

Legendary basketball coach Zeljko Obradovic has been signed by Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL) in what is a major coup for the club. Considered one of the best tacticians in history, Obradovic has signed a two-year deal with the Turkish outfit after last coaching Panathinaikos through the 2011/2012 season. The Serbian has recently been flirting…

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David Andersen parts with Fenerbahce

David Andersen (212 cm) is leaving Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul from Turkey’s TBL. The Australian big man and the team mutually agreed to terminate his contract. He originally signed a two-year deal with the club in 2012. In his lone season with the team in 2012-13 Andersen averaged 8.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg in the Turkish…

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