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Mykhailiuk operating almost under cover
It’s an accident of birth to some degree, actually several, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk will be all over our screens when he suits up for Kansas but with no live feed from the FIBA U18 European championships B Division the Ukrainian is taking care of business in Sofia this week. Niall McDermott of The Courtside Collective has […]
Ireland end famines with two slices of Danish bacon
This feels good….. pic.twitter.com/hgGm0HokuB — IRL U18 Bball (@IRLU18Bball) July 24, 2014 Normally we are really fair and balanced on this site. This has not been a normal day. When I got up this morning, Ireland hadn’t won a competitive men’s Under 18 international since 2007 or a competitive women’s Under 18 game since 2008. […]
Former Galatasaray baller Jamont Gordon talks about the road to recovery
Jamont Gordon’s season with Galatasaray came to an early end when he tore his ACL. Now the former CSKA Moscow, Cibona, and Bologna player is looking to prove he’s ready to come back and be a force in Europe. BallinEurope caught up with 2013 TBL Finals MVP to find out how his efforts to get […]
FIBA Europe Under 20 final highlights and top plays
An exciting FIBA Europe Under 20 men’s championship came to a conclusion on Sunday with Turkey taking the the title. Check out the highlights of their 65-57 win over Spain below.
VIDEO: Ettore Messina’s coaching philosophy
This is a great find by the crew over at Project Spurs, a 14 minute video of Ettore Messina explaining his philosophy on coaching basketball Yeah, when he opens with comparisons to an orchestra you just know this is going to be good. Then when he gets on to discipline a clearly rights free version […]
The 24 must-see regular season games in 2014/15 Euroleague
Week by week, day by day, we try to forecast the ‘must-watch’ games in the Euroleague Regular season for 2014/15. If you are feeling particularly evil, feel free to bookmark this and come back to mock us after Week 10. The rules here are pretty simple. I get to pick one game for each night […]
Until it matters, it won’t matter
The FIFA World Cup is over, the FIBA World Cup is seven weeks away. Whereas the former near guaranteed shocks and surprises, Basketball fans can only hope we avoid a predictable tournament in Spain. The FIBA World Cup of Basketball has tremendous potential but it’s hard not to be a little worried. Player drop outs […]
Better know a Euro – Alessandro Gentile
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re providing quick refreshers on each of the European players hoping to hear their names called. Next up is Alessandro Gentile. Alessandro Gentile Position: SG/SF Draft Express Rank: 61 Draft Express Projection: Undrafted Nationality: Italy Club: Olimpia Milano Season: Quarter finals of Euroleague, currently in Italian […]
Better know a Euro – Ioannis Papapetrou
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday we’re giving you a quick refresher on each of the Europeans hoping to hear their names called. Next up, Ioannis Papapetrou. Ioannis Papapetrou Position:SF Draft Express Rank: 56 Draft Express Projection: 57 to Indiana Pacers. Nationality: Greece Club: Olympiacos Piraues Season: Runners up in Greek league […]
Better know a Euro – Nemanja Dangubic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re providing quick refreshers on each of the European players hoping to hear their names called. Next up Nemanja Dangubic. Nemanja Dangubic Position: SG Draft Express Rank: 75 Draft Express Projection: 53 to Minnesota Timberwolves. Nationality: Serbia Club: Mega Vizura (their third prospect for those keeping […]
Better know a Euro – Nikola Jokic
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday we’re providing you with quick refreshers on all of the Europeans hoping to hear their names called on draft day. Next up, Nikola Jokic. Nikola Jokic Position: C Draft Express Rank: 43 Draft Express Projection: 43 to Atlanta Hawks. Nationality: Serbia Club: Mega Vizura Season: Finished […]
Better know a Euro – Thanasis Antetokounmpo
With the 2014 NBA Draft taking place on Thursday, we’re giving you a refresher on every European hoping to hear their name called. Next up, Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Thanasis Antetokounmpo Position: SG/SF Draft Express Rank: 57 Draft Express Projection: 41st to Denver Nuggets. Nationality: Greece Club: Delaware 87ers (D-League) Season: Finished last in the East Division […]