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Slaughter and Ponitka send Poland to first EuroBasket quarter final since 1997
A pair of tremendous outings from Mateusz Ponitka and AJ Slaughter sent Poland to the quarter finals of EuroBasket for the first time since 1997 as they overcame a brave outing from Issuf Sanon and Ukraine. Ukraine had a problem and it hailed from Louisville, Kentucky. AJ Slaughter, Poland’s naturalised player, was off to an […]
Preview: Ukraine vs Poland
The last 16 of EuroBasket 2022 is here and Sunday begins with Ukraine taking on Poland as neighbours become rivals on the hardwood All games from now on are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany When? 12.00 CEST, 11.00 BST, 06.00 EST, 03.00 PST How they got here Ukraine (3-2) were tipped for the […]
Bogdanovic missed free throw provides a strange ending
Croatia looked to be battling for second place in Group C throughout their win over Ukraine but an odd choice from Bojan Bogdanovic at the end of the game meant they seemed to willingly seek third place instead. Emmet Ryan reports from Milan. Score differential isn’t something that our American readers will be all too […]
Preview: Croatia vs Ukraine
It’s the eighth day of EuroBasket 2022 and the final day of action in Group C in Milan. The day begins with Ukraine taking on Croatia in a battle that will decide places 2 through 4 Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off: 14.15 CEST, 13.15 BST, 08.15 EST, 05.15 PST Record to […]
Giannis puts Greece on his back to surge past brave Ukraine
Without Giannis Anteotkounmpo, Greece looked like just another basketball team. With him, they were far too much for a Ukraine side that showed it’s of no mood to let the dream stop once it gets to Berlin A refreshed Giannis Antetokounmpo came to play in the battle of unbeaten sides as he started padding the […]
Ukraine’s night
It was meant to be a formality for the hosts but, riding a wave of emotion, Ukraine stunned Italy to move to 3-0 in Group C of EuroBasket 2022. Emmet Ryan reports from an extraordinary evening in Milan There was a symphony of swearing coming from just behind me. Ukraine was leading by 8 or […]
Preview – Ukraine vs Italy
It’s the fifth day of EuroBasket 2022 and the third day of action in Group C in Milan. The evening game is Ukraine taking on hosts Italy Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off: 21.00 CEST, 20.00 BST, 11.00 EST, 08.00 PST Record to date Ukraine 2-0 (W vs Great Britain, W vs […]
Preview – Ukraine vs Estonia
It’s the third day of EuroBasket 2022 and the second day of action in Group C in Milan. The second game on the docket sees Ukraine look to effectively punch their ticket to the next round while Estonia is hanging on for dear life. Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off is 17.00 […]
Alex Len shows his class as Ukraine make light work of Great Britain
It was an impressive first outing for Alex Len as the Sacramento Kings big man led Ukraine to a comfortable victory over Great Britain in the opening game of Group C at EuroBasket 2022 There was an old saying in the Irish Super League in the 1980s. The Americans will score what they want, this […]
Europeans in 2013 NBA Draft: Consensus, Best-Case Scenarios, Official Fearless Predictions™ on our Top 10
NBA Draft Day 2013 is upon us and while US-based media mostly grouses about the lack of high-quality players this time ‘round, European basketball fans have much to look forward to one year after a first round passed with no Continental player selected. In the 2013 edition, a dozen or so European ballers are reasonably […]
Balling in college abroad: Checking in on some European NCAA players
With semesters coming to a close in European universities (well at least here in BallinEurope’s Budapest headquarters), BiE’s mind turned to the U.S. college game and specifically the European ballers playing in the NCAA. Below therefore runs some recent news – and video clips, natch – on 12 players plying their wares in the ‘States […]