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Smart moves: EuroBasket 2025 hosts select their partners
With Poland confirming Iceland as its partner country for EuroBasket 2025 on Wednesday, we now know all four of the teams taking the slots. Emmet Ryan assesses this pairing plus those of Cyprus and Greece, Finland and Lithuania, and Latvia and Estonia It was the last piece waiting to fall into place. Who would Poland […]
Preview: Estonia vs Greece
It’s the eighth day of EuroBasket 2022 and the final day of action in Group C in Milan. Estonia look to end their tournament on a high while Greece aim to keep their momentum going into Berlin Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off: 17.00 CEST, 16.00 BST, 11.00 EST, 08.00 PST Record […]
Preview – Estonia vs Great Britain
It’s the sixth day of EuroBasket 2022 and the fourth day of action in Group C in Milan. The opening game is as much a battle for pride as anything else as Estonia and Great Britain both seek to get into the win column Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off: 14.15 CEST, […]
Preview – Croatia vs Estonia
It’s the fifth day of EuroBasket 2022 and the third day of action in Group C in Milan. The day begins with Croatia taking on Estonia Where and when? Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy. Tip off: 14.15 CEST, 13.15 BST, 08.15 EST, 05.15 PST Record to date Croatia 1-1 (L vs Greece, W vs Great Britain) […]
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 […]
Reaction: Mannion, Drell, Datome, and Polonara
BiE’s Emmet Ryan spoke with the stars of Italy and Estonia’s clash at EuroBasket 2022 as Luigi Datome, Achille Polonara, Henri Drell, and Nico Mannion, all shared their thoughts following victory for the hosts. Datome said the victory looked easy but was far from it Polonara meanwhile said the performance was good but that Italy […]
Estonia prove an inspiration for small nations even in defeat to Italy
It was always expected to be Italy’s night in Milan but the travelling Estonian players and support showed that they’re an emerging presence in European basketball Three cheers for Estonia. Whatever else happens in this tournament, for a nation with such little recent pedigree at this stage of EuroBasket to come here and roar right […]
EuroBasket 2022 Group C preview
It’s getting closer which means it’s time for BallinEurope to deliver, for the first time in far too long, it’s group by group previews of EuroBasket 2022 and, in a shock, B followed A so get ready to be stunned as C follows B, it’s Group C time It’s the group that yours truly will […]
How do you say “buzzer-beater” in Estonian? Tanel Soku shocks TU/Rock with half-courter
Another antagonist has been added to the nightmares of Tartu University/Rock fans: namely, point guard Tanel Soku. Already back-to-back title-holders with nine consecutive wins in Estonian league championship series over Rock, BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn made it 10 last night thanks to Soku’s heroics. In a back-and-forth game, Rain Veideman was ultimately sent to the free-throw […]
Europe represents at FIBA 3×3 World Championship: Serbia, France take medals; Czech, Estonian wins skills contests (with lotsa highlight clips)
The FIBA 3×3 World Championship wrapped yesterday with championship games in the men’s, women’s and mixed categories – and European basketball fans will be pleased to note The Continent’s success in the young event. With 15 of the tournament’s 24 men’s and women’s sides and 11 of the 16 mixed teams from Europe, The Continent […]
How many Americans (and foreigners) play in Europe, anyway?
Estonia-based newspaper Õhtuleht yesterday posted results from its number-crunching survey of European basketball, vis-à-vis the number of foreigners – and specifically those carrying US passports – in most Continental domestic leagues. The home country itself is one of the more sparsely-foreigner populated, with just 14 foreign players on eight EMKL rosters or just over 1½ […]
BallinEurope’s completely relativistic 2010-11 All-Star Team (or, What? You’ve never heard of Bambale Osby?)
With most domestic basketball hitting a halfway point and the Euroleague into its second round, BallinEurope today pays tribute to some outstanding individual performances by naming its all-star team. No relative merits or penalties were assessed for the league in which BiE’s all-stars compete, and domination in one league was a top criteria for making […]