Euroleague Top 16, Round 13 recap

The penultimate week of Euroleague Top 16 action has drawn to a close as Round 13 was done and dusted on Friday evening. Results this week have paved the way to the playoffs with Group E decided and just one more place up for grabs in Group F. Many of the tournament favorites have found…

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Adriatic League – Red Star finishes strong

Whether or not Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd will eventually come away with the Adriatic League title is still yet to be determined. They are, however, on the right track. They recently clinched the Adriatic League’s regular season title. In this week’s action two games were of clear importance as they represented possible final four action.…

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Red Star sets European attendance record

Kombank Arena saw a deluge of red and white as 24,232 fans poured in on Wednesday to watch  Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd duel Budivelnik Kiev in Eurocup action. Red Star has one of the biggest and most loyal fan bases in all of Europe and their army of supporters marched in full force…

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Partizan, Cibona headed to Adriatic Final Four

Thanks to key wins during Round 25 of the Adriatic league regular season, BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia) and KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia) have booked their seats to the Final Four. They join Red Star and Cedevita, who have previously secured their slots last week. Cibona had an easy and expected win over Bosnian…

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Euroleague: Groups heat up in Top 16

After Round 11 of the Euroleague Top 16, it seems as though the tussle for the remaining qualification places will go down to the wire. With just three rounds left of this stage there is a three way stand off for the fourth and final Playoff position in both Groups E and F. Third place…

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Union Olimpija upsets Partizan, 66-59

Adriatic League – Union Olimpija Ljubljana took care of business on its home turf as they came away with a 66-59 upset win over BC Partizan NiS Beograd. Slovenian club Union Olimpija made the most of their home court advantage at Ljubljana against their Serbian visitors. The visitors had an off night and struggled to…

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Euroleague Top 16, Round 9

The Euroleague Top 16 phase is in full swing as the best clubs on the continent tackled each other in eight exciting games of Basketball this week. Over Thursday and Friday the competition delivered all the thrills and spills we have come to expect as the big clubs further enhanced their prospect of qualification to…

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Partizan gets key win vs. Radnicki

Adriatic League – After faltering with some recent losses, BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia) finally turned things around with a critical 82-70 win over Radnicki Kragjevac (Serbia). The win gives Partizan a 15-7 record which currently secures their third-place position in the league standings and virtually locking in their ticket to the playoffs. They are still…

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Euroleague Top 16 Round 8, recap

The second half of the Top 16 is underway in the Euroleague and Round 8 proved a typically exciting week of games. Hoops fans across the continent were treated to dramatic Basketball aplenty as the games got tight. Most of the clashes on Thursday and Friday went close to the wire, and one even extended…

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Red Star wins Serbian duel with Partizan

Another chapter in the Serbian “Eternal Derby” between long-time rivals Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd (Red Star) and BC Partizan NiS Beograd is in the books. The setting of this encounter was in the Adriatic League, where Red Star currently sits atop of the standings with a 17-4 record. Partizan is not too far behind as…

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