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Team USA to take on Greece in leadup to 2010 FIBA World Championship
Tickets went on sale yesterday for this summer’s friendly match between Team USA and Team Greece in the leadup to the 2010 FIBA World Championship tournament. The Americans will be taking on Hellas in Olympic Stadium on August 25. Ticket prices range from €20 to €100. Team USA’s national team training camp runs July 19 […]
Invisible to insane: The six types of basketball team owner
They say that no one has ever bought a ticket to a sports event in order to see an executive but with two weeks of American and European basketball club owners hogging sports page headlines, BallinEurope got to thinking about these moneyed celebrity types who run the teams we watch … and the often disturbing […]
The Innocents Abroad, Part three: Final report cards on Europe’s NBA rookies and sophs
Fans of European basketball can take great pride in the achievements of its players recent to the NBA. Going into 2009-10, ten players from The Continent were entering their first or second season in the big league; throwing in Brandon Jennings (who BallinEurope will go down forever as believing that the youngster’s lone season with […]
Anderson named Euroleague MVP for February
A bit of a no-brainer, perhaps, but now it’s official: The Euroleague has named Alan Anderson of Maccabi Tel Aviv as player of the month. And why not? Anderson was a statistical monster the type of which hasn’t been seen in at least have a decade in the big league – his first three games […]
Do you believe in Gallinari, Knicks?
So the New York Knicks took out the Charlotte Bobcats, 97-93, last night for their third consecutive win behind Danilo Gallinari’s clutch threes and overall 5-of-11 from beyond the arc. The Italian virtually produced his own highlight film during the squeaker; just take a look at this swagger…
The Innocents Abroad, Part one: Assessing Europe's NBA rookies and sophs
With the NBA regular season nearly one-quarter finished (yeesh, when did that happen?), Ball in Europe takes a look at the league’s freshmen and sophomores from The Continent. The NBA currently lists over 80 international players on its rosters, with exactly 50 coming from European quarters. About one-fifth of those are recent enough entries to […]
Six Europeans On World Nike Hoop Summit Team
Six Europeans have been included in the World team for the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit, which will be played on April 11 in Portland, Oregon. The roster features Guard Edwin Jackson of France (Nanterre), Serbian forward Milan Macvan (Hemofarm), Lithuanian center Donatas Motiejunas (Aisciai Kaunas), Greek guard Nikos Pappas (Real Madrid), French center Kevin Seraphin […]
Short and late Monday's cigarettes
A little delay and not much to say today about the cigarette stories. Enjoy, however… Comment dit-on ‘Bobcats’ en Français? Staying with French basketball players and the NBA, check this out to learn how Fred Weis was mobbed out of New York by Jeff van Gundy. Ian Thomsen explains why European basketball is in financial […]
Larry Brown to coach the French NT?
The French NT is still looking for a National Team coach. Several European top coaches have been contacted or at least announced as contacted in the French press, and the main favorite seemed to be Vincent Collet, current ASVEL Villeurbanne coach. However, Basketnews.net announces a new name now that seems to be in the race: […]