2014/2015 Euroleague, CSKA downs Olympiacos

While Friday in the 2014/2015 Euroleague may not have produced the must see clashes of Thursday, Round 13 of the Top 16 wrapped with plenty of excitement. Zalgiris Kaunas outthought Crvena Zvezda at home in a dead rubber that let both teams let the shackles lose in Group E. In Group F a game of…

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Olympiacos, Panathinaikos cruise in Greek A1

Round 21 in the regular season of the Greek A1 ended with a bang yesterday as the league’s top two teams took to the court to do battle with respective opponents. League powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus recorded their 20th win in 21 games with an easy home game against the visiting KAO Dramas team. Second-place…

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Euroleague Playoffs welcome CSKA Moscow

After Real Madrid qualified for the Euroleague Playoffs on Thursday, two teams from Group F had the chance to repeat the feat on Friday. Both Olympiacos and CSKA Moscow could punch their tickets to the next round, but only one of the clubs managed to do it. So, joining Madrid in the Euroleague Playoffs is…

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Euroleague Top 16: Olympiacos and Real Madrid surge

Round 9 competition in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 is in the books. Real Madrid and Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus, the respective leaders of Groups E and F, both came away with convincing victories. Both clubs are now 8-1 in the the second stage of the tournament and could qualify for Playoff berths as early…

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Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos

Greek teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos clashed this weekend. Both are former Euroleague winners and considered among the best teams in the world outside of the NBA. Entering the “eternal derby” Olympiacos had a 10-1 record and Panathinaikos a 9-0 record. In the end, Olympiacos got a narrow 81-75 home win in the 2nd show down of…

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2014/2015 Euroleague. ALBA and Laboral through

Friday’s 2014/2015 Euroleague round nine action saw two more clubs progress to the Top 16 stage as ALBA Berlin defeated Limoges and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria saw off Valencia in an all-Spanish clash. In the other four games, Real Madrid moved a step closer to wrapping first place in Group A with a victory over Sassari,…

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Euroleague Top 16 welcomes Crvena Zvezda

The Euroleague Top 16 has a new addition after Friday wrapped Round 8 of the Regular Season, with Crevena Zvezda Belgrade heading through to the next round. The Serbian powerhouse took out Valencia on the road to progress to the next phase of the tournament, while there were four other games on the night. Group…

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Euroleague, CSKA trumps Maccabi Tel Aviv

With news that Euroleague Final Four tickets have all been sold, it seems the only thing we’re waiting on for the Madrid showpiece are the teams. Round 7 of the competition can make things just a little clearer as more teams can find their way to the Top 16, but with another day of action…

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Euroleague: CSKA, Barca, and Olympiacos in Top 16

The busiest Thursday of the Euroleague season so far tipped off this evening with eight games getting Round 6 underway. We are past the halfway stage of the Regular Season now and are starting to see the teams that look most likely to progress to the last 16. However, there is all to play for…

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Matt Lojeski extends with Olympiacos

Matt Lojeski (198 cm, Hawaii’07) has agreed to a contract extension with Greek and Euroleague club Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus keeping him with the team for a further three years. Lojeski is an American who received a Belgian passport in May 2013. Matt Lojeski joined Olympiacos at the start of the 2013/2014 season and played 32 Greek…

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