Posts Tagged ‘Vitoria’
Lamar Odom signs with Laboral Kutxa
NBA veteran and championship winner Lamar Odom (208 cm, Rhode Island’99) is on his way to Spain to play for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Liga Endesa). Odom had received some interest from a few NBA teams, but unfortunately could not come to an agreement. Prior to 2013-14 Odom had allegedly been dealing with personal issues such…
Read MoreEuroleague: Big guns flex their muscles
After over a week away the Euroleague is back and on Thursday evening the action in the Top 16 continued as if the competition had never been away. There were six games scheduled for the evening as the top teams continued to put their marks on Groups E and F. Fenerbahce got back to winning…
Read MoreValencia advances to Copa del Rey Semi´s
Valencia Basket came through a thriller against Laboral Kutxa to book a place in the Cope Del Rey Semifinals where the team will meet Barcelona. In arguably the most thrilling of the four games in Malaga during the Quarterfinals, both teams chased the win in a compelling contest. The entertainment ran high as Valencia continued…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fener and CSKA lose
The Euroleague Last 16 Round 3 ended on Friday with four games. On Thursday all the road teams claimed victory but that trend was reversed tonight as it was a case of home comforts with all the hosts grabbing wins. Unicaja Malaga sunk Fenerbahce in an intriguing looking Group E, while EA7 Milan also tasted…
Read MoreEuroleague: Panathinaikos and Vitoria head to Last 16
With the Regular Season now nearing its end, it is a time when the Euroleague groups are taking shape and on Friday one group was put to bed. All that remains in Group D is the formality of Rounds nine and ten as the four qualifying teams have been sent through after Panathinaikos and Laboral…
Read MoreEuroleague: FCB and CSKA win in Group A
Round 6 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague is underway after six games were held in the competition with the remaining six to be played on Friday. The big news came from Group A, where FC Barcelona and CSKA Moscow continue to put pressure on form team Fenerbahce at the top of the table. Barcelona is now…
Read MoreEuroleague: Laboral Kutxa downs Lietuvos Rytas
There was a lone Euroleague game last night, but it provided some good basketball action. In Group D we saw Spain’s Laboral Kutxa Vitoria battle Lithuania’s Lietuvos Rytas for the victory, 85-64. Laboral Kutxa reaped the benefits of a recent decision to retain Serbian-Montenegrin player Milko Bjelica (205 cm) for at least one more month.…
Read MoreMilko Bjelica remains with Laboral Kutxa
Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria has opted to keep Serbian-Montenegrin player Milko Bjelica (205 cm) for at least one more month. The deal involves an option for it to be extended. Bjelica has been a member of the Montenegro National Team in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. Milko, if awarded a full-season contract,…
Read MoreEuroleague: 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…
Read MoreRimantas Kaukenas to Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria from Spain’s Liga Endesa has brought in Rimantas Kaukenas (192 cm, Seton Hall’00) to strengthen their backcourt. Kaukenas is a Lithuanian player who has been a member of the Lithuanian National Team in 2000-02, 2007-09 and 2012. In 2012-13 he was a member of BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL). Rimantas played in 23…
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