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VTB United: Khimki and Zenit reach semis
Khimki Moscow Region and Zenit St. Petersburg reached the semi-final of the VTB United League, joining reigning champs CSKA Moscow and Unics Kazan in the final four. Khimki has arguably the toughest quarter-final contest against an always tricky Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, a club that is contesting the Euroleague Final Four later this month. Zenit St.…
Read MoreZenit Downs Unics in VTB Top 4 Clash
Three games were on tap Sunday as Round 31 of the VTB United League 2015-16 regular season winds to a close. Kalev/Cramo defeated Tsmoki-Minsk. As expected Lokomotiv Kuban was able to hold off VEF Riga for the home win, 71-63. Arguably, the most important game of the trio was between two Russian clubs, Zenit St.…
Read MoreOmar Thomas newcomer to Zenit
Omar Thomas (196 cm, UTEP’05) is set to continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia-VTB). This will be his third team this season. Thomas began 2015-16 playing in Mexico for Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico-LNBP). In a dozen games Omar produced averages of 13.4 ppg and 7.8 rpg.…
Read MoreKaspars Berzins now with Zenit
Kaspars Berzins (213 cm) will be strengthening the frontcourt rotation of Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB) this 2016. The veteran Latvian big man has been a multiple-time member of the Latvian team, beginning in 2005 up to the present. Kaspars is also quite experienced playing in the VTB United League having played for several teams in…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod completes VTB Final Four
It took a fifth and final, deciding game, but in the end BC Nizhny Novgorod prevailed over Zenit Saint Petersburg 75-65 to advance to the VTB United League semifinals. It was the only quarterfinals series that was not resolved with a sweep and the exciting competition between these two clubs did not disappoint. Now that…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimki makes Final Four while Zenit forces decider
Zenit St. Petersburg downed Nizhny Novgorod 76-83 on the road in VTB League action on Friday to send their quarter-final tie to a deciding game. Zenit was trailing 2-1 in the series heading to Novgorod and knew a loss would spell the end of the road. Nizhny had the home court advantage and the momentum,…
Read MoreVTB League, Khimki and CSKA coast to wins
We are one step away from the Final Four of the VTB United League with the Quarter-Final stage in full swing this week. Game 2 of the last eight phase saw Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, CSKA Moscow, and Khimki Moscow Region collect second consecutive wins to take charge of their series’. In the fourth tie, Nizhny…
Read MoreEurocup, Paris-Levallois and Khimky Moscow Region win
The excitement and week to week action of the group phases has ended and the Eurocup has entered its knock-out stage, from here the competition becomes high stakes as one slip can result in elimination, while only the best will stand tall to enter the quarter-finals. Tipping off the action in the Eighth finals, there…
Read MoreD.J. Stephens transfers to Zenit
D.J. Stephens (198 cm, Memphis’13) has been added by Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB-League). The former NBA player had a short stint with New Orleans Pelicans (NBA) before heading to Russia. The 2013/14 season he finished with Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) where he averaged 5.0 ppg and 2.4 rpg over seven games. Also, D.J. Stephens played two…
Read MoreEurocup week 4 tips off
Four games opened week four of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season. Each game ended in favour of the home team as Zaragoza got back on track, EWE Baskets Oldenburg opened its account, while Union Olimpija Ljubljana and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius consolidated their dominant positions. Group A CAI Zaragoza vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, 93-79 Spanish club…
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