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Alperen Sengun’s triple double leads Türkiye past Poland
It took one angry dunk from Alperen Sengun for Türkiye to finally make a statement in Riga. Ergin Ataman’s side are off to the medal rounds of EuroBasket 2025 after dispatching Poland. After 40 forgettable minutes against Sweden on Saturday, a more energised performance was expected of Türkiye against Poland. Through more than a quarter, […]
Extra focus needed from Türkiye against Poland
Türkiye are in a different place. Not since 2009 have they played a quarter final in EuroBasket. Their lone medal came in 2001. At EuroBasket 2025, Ergin Ataman and Alperen Sengun are huge favourites to beat Poland. Now is not the time to get complacent. Emmet Ryan previews their clash on Tuesday Türkiye got a […]
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 […]
Janari Joesaar delighted to be at Dziki Warszawa
In an interview with the club, Janari Joesaar spoke of how joining Dziki Warszawa fulfilled his goal of staying in Poland as he continues his basketball career. Janari Joesaar is well-travelled in basketball. Understandably, after two successful seasons with Anwil Włocławek, he wanted to stay in Poland for his next step. The Estonian got his […]
Eurobasket third place game preview: Germany vs Poland
The bronze medal game of EuroBasket 2022 opens play on Sunday as hosts Germany and Cinderella side Poland face off to decide third place All games from now on are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany When? Sunday 18 September 17.15 CEST, 16.15 BST, 11.15 EST, 08.15 PST How they got here Germany (6-2) […]
Rudy Gobert manhandles Poland as France make the EuroBasket 2022 final
Rudy Gobert was always going to be a force in this game but the sheer ease with which he dominated Poland was shocking to all watching as the Minnesota Timberwolves man barely broke a sweat in a controlled performance to reach the final of EuroBasket 2022. Emmet Ryan was in Berlin to watch the three […]
Preview: Poland vs France
The semi finals of EuroBasket 2022 are here and Friday’s opener sees Cinderella side Poland take on perennial contenders France All games from now on are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany When? Friday 16 September 17.15 CEST, 16.15 BST, 11.15 EST, 08.15 PST How they got here France (6-2) is about as battle […]
Triple double from Ponitka fires Poland past Slovenia
Poland recovered from an epic collapse thanks to the heroics of Mateusz Ponitka and AJ Slaughter to stun Luka Doncic and defending champions Slovenia and reach the semi finals in historic fashion. Slovenia started this game with the bold strategy of opting not to play any D. It made things rather entertaining but was visibly […]
It’s the Luka show whether Slovenia like it or not
Luka Doncic has been a machine for Slovenia at EuroBasket 2022. That was expected but the load has been even greater than anticipated. Emmet Ryan on how the Dallas Mavericks superstar has been more than just the man for his nation. This is a very different EuroBasket for Luka Doncic. In 2017, he was part […]
Preview: Slovenia vs Poland
The quarter finals of EuroBasket 2022 are here and the final quarter final sees Slovenia take on Poland All games from now on are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany When? 20.30 CEST, 19.30 BST, 14.30 EST, 11.30 PST How they got here Despite suffering a dramatic defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the […]
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 […]