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Pinar Karsiyaka take Turkish title with 4-1 series win over Efes
Pinar Karsiyaka completed an amazing post-season with a 71-85 win over Anadolu Efes to take the Turkish Finals 4-1. Emmet Ryan reports on how Cinderella came to Istanbul with a sledgehammer A series format is supposed to prevent small clubs from killing off giants. A series is meant to be where the power clubs of […]
Final showdown in Freak City
The German basketball season comes to a climax with the two most beautiful words in Bundesliga, Game 5 Forget about the road to Euroleague. This Sunday is about one thing. Who wins the last game of the year? It has been a rocky road for defending champions Bayern Munich throughout this season. The losses of […]
Euroleague locks up partnership deal in China
Euroleague Basketball has secured a new deal with HBN to control all of the rights to Euroleague in China A new company has been formed by Euroleague Basketball and Chinese firm HBN to control all the rights to Euroleague to further promote the league in the market. The new business will carry on from the […]
Maccabi lead list of stunning post-season upsets
It’s been a rocky playoffs season for some of the biggest clubs in European basketball. Emmet Ryan takes you through a brief list of the carnage Wednesday night saw the biggest upset by far of the post-season in national and regional leagues across Europe as Hapoel Eilat beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 79-76 to take the […]
Finally Mario Hezonja is ready for the jump
On the eve of the ACB finals and just a week before the 2015 NBA Draft, BallinEurope takes a deep look at the Croatian sensation Mario Hezonja Mario Hezonja has been on the NBA radar a long time. The FC Barcelona swingman has been talked up since he was 14 as a serious prospect. Now, […]
Euroleague needs Pinar Karsiyaka
Since beating Fenerbahce, Karsiyaka fans have been calling for a wild card. Emmet Ryan says it should be Euroleague begging them to take part Turkey will, without question, have three teams in Euroleague next season. Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, and one other will be granted A licences. The third is a wild card spot and Darussafaka […]
Comeback kings Karsiyaka beat Efes to take 3-1 lead in Turkish finals
Never count out Pinar Karsiyaka, that was the lesson on Tuesday night as an epic comeback from 15 points down saw them beat Anadolu Efes 91-88 in overtime to take a 3-1 lead in the Turkish Finals After 70 minutes of looking ordinary in the last two games, it only took 15 more to be […]
The view on Vezenkov’s NBA draft withdrawal from Bulgaria
Aris BC forward Aleksandar Vezenkov withdrew from the 2015 NBA draft despite getting graded around the late first round on some boards. BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan spoke with Bulgarian journalist Maria Mitsova to get the take from his homeland Aleksandar Vezenkov has been the highest profile name to withdraw from the NBA draft this year. Vezenkov, […]
Barcelona re-sign Ante Tomic through to 2018
Big news this morning for fans of Euroleague and the Utah Jazz as Ante Tomic has committed to FC Barcelona long-term in a new three-year deal Ante Tomic has inked a new deal with FC Barcelona that will see him stay at Palau Blaugrana through to the end of the 2017/18 season, at which point […]
The challenge remains the same for Brose Baskets Bamberg
The men from Freak City took a 2-1 lead over Bayern in the Bundesliga Finals on Sunday but Emmet Ryan says Brose Baskets’ future on the court is still dependent on closing the deal Game 1 could have been a lot worse. Two shellackings earlier this year in quick succession worse to be precise. Still, […]
Getting to grips with the hype around Kristaps Porzingis
One workout video against exactly no-one has sent Kristaps Porzingis rocketing up draft boards but context is critical according to Emmet Ryan For most of the past year Latvia’s Kristaps Porzingis has been the top European on NBA Draft boards. Last month however he finally slipped below the far more hyped Mario Hezonja. In terms […]
15 per cent sponsorship boost for Euroleague
Euroleague has announced the extension of three of its sponsorship partnerships, raising total sponsorship income by 15 per cent in the process Three of Euroleague’s partners have extended their sponsorship deals to bring a 15 per cent increase to the total sponsorship revenue of the league. Turkish brewery Efes Pilsen, a partner since 2008, VTB […]