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VIDEO: Highlights of the Blatt Bowl as Cavs top Maccabi
It was David Blatt’s new team against his old team as the Cleveland Cavaliers stomped Euroleague champions Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 107-80. Watch the best of the action as LeBron James made his official return home.
Sportando launches new game for Euroleague season
Italian-based basketball site Sportando has launched a new game for Euroleague fans to pit their wits against fellow hoop heads from across the world. The game has two modes, one to predict the outcome of the Euroleague across the season and one for predicting scores on a game by game basis. Speaking to BiE, Sportando’s […]
Hapoel impress, Kazan get a scare in Euroleague qualifiers
Day two of the Euroleague qualifying tournament saw wins for both favourites but the overall favourites suffered a big scare in Oostende. The day opened with Hapoel Jerusalem taking care of business against CEZ Nymburk. For three quarters, the Israeli side was in complete control thanks in no small part to a 16 point and […]
Asvel and Strasbourg progress in Euroleague qualifying
Competitive basketball returned to Europe on Tuesday and the beginning was…a touch disappointing. Strasbourg just plain crushed VEF Riga. The Latvian side did well to keep this one marginally competitive at the break but once the second half started, it was pretty clear Vincent Collet’s side was going to cruise. It was a rout and […]
Euroleague Qualifying Tournament Primer
The qualifying tournament for the final spot in the Euroleague regular season kicks off at 18.00 CET today in Oostende. 8 teams enter, 1 goes to the big show, the rest go to EuroCup. Here’s what you need to know. The favourites: UNICS Kazan This is arguably the worst tag to hold in the ELQT. […]
Real win, Baskonia lose, and the rest of Sunday’s pre-season action
It was a busy Sunday for Euroleague clubs in pre-season action. The headline win came for Real Madrid who took the Euro-American Cup title with a 79-67 win over Guerreros in Bogota. Saski Baskonia however went down in their game at the same tournament with a 79-78 defeat at the hands of Penarol. After losing […]
Euroleague’s best go global
It’s going to be a busy pre-season for some of the top teams in Euroleague with teams travelling across the Americas and Asia as part of their preparation for the new season. The headline action will see Maccabi Tel Aviv look to win the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Brazil but they will be plenty of […]
EuroBasket 2015: Romania the odd team out on the final night
The final night of the second round of qualification (QR2) for EuroBasket 2015 is in the books and we now know which 13 teams will progress from this stage to join the 11 teams who have already qualified for next year’s tournament. Emmet Ryan rounds up the action for the final time. Remember, the seven […]
The Dream Team’s children
The now elder statesmen of international hoops often speak about the influence the Dream Team had on them but what about the players who were born in the wake of that defining event in international basketball? Emmet Ryan looks at the most interesting young players at the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball. This seems […]
THE DREAM TEAM’S CHILDREN
The now elder statesmen of international hoops often speak about the influence the Dream Team had on them but what about the players who were born in the wake of that defining event in international basketball? Emmet Ryan looks at the most interesting young players at the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball.
HIGHLIGHTS: BELGIUM BEAT BELARUS, GERMANY STAY ALIVE
Belgium booked their place in EuroBasket 2015 with a big road win over Belarus yesterday. The comprehensives 99-73 win means they don’t need to worry about their final game of the second qualifying round on Wednesday night. Germany needed a home win to stay alive in the battle for qualification and they got what they […]
EuroBasket 2015: Bosnia, Belgium, Israel, and Latvia lock up spots
The field for EuroBasket 2015 took a step closer to being set but the somewhat confusing tie-breakers means there are still places up for grabs. Here’s what happened on Sunday. Bosnia and Herzegovina saw off a spirited Great Britain charge 74-68 to move to 3-0 and formally book their place out of Group A. Mirza […]