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Romania 18

 

BiE’s best of the decade

We have a couple of treats in store next week but before that, we’ve taken the time to select the best writing on the site over the past 10 years, join us on a journey through the highs, the lows, the deep dives, and the tearful goodbyes Between game analysis, player profiles, addressing big issues, […]

5 years ago More
 

EuroBasket 2017: Group C preview

It’s almost time for Eurobasket so BallinEurope is breaking down each of the groups over the next few days. Rather than going team by team which, to be honest, would take way too long, we’re going group by group to preview the battles ahead in the opening stages. By process of following the alphabet, we’re […]

7 years ago More
 

Darius Hargrove on Romania, NBA, and his career

Darius Hargrove has been around. Having played NCAA ball for Virginia Union University, Hargrove has seen a great chunk of Europe and is now plying his trade in Romania with U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca. Andrei Britz caught up with Hargrove for a sit down interview about his career, his hopes for Cluj-Napoca, and his biggest influences. […]

9 years ago More
 

VIDEO: Interview with Bill Amis of Steaua Bucharest

BiE’s Andrei Britz caught up with Bill Amis of Steaua Bucharest for an extensive sit-down interview. Bill Amis, a former Hawaii Warrior, spoke to BiE about the direction Steaua are going in Liga Națională in Romania. With Steaua recently enjoying a big win over Asesoft Ploeisti, Amis talked about how Steaua ground out the win […]

10 years ago More

Serbia and Croatia make statements at FIBA U18s

It’s nearing the business end of the FIBA Europe U18 men’s championships and two teams stood out above all on Wednesday. Serbia and Turkey were locked in a tight battle for most of their clash in Konya before the Serbs stepped up a gear in the second half to beat the hosts on a convincing […]

11 years ago More

CSU Asesoft Ploiești defend title, become Romanian champions for 9th time in 10 seasons

BallinEurope usually hears from Adi Micinic of Romania-based Total Baschet at this time of year as the country’s league winds up its season. Adi told us last month about possibly the hidden play of the entire tournament there, a beyond-controversial call which ultimately may have stolen CSU Asesoft Ploiești a semi-final win and continued them […]

12 years ago More

In Romania, referee can’t see, whistles foul anyway, adds technical, possibly shifts semifinal series

While BallinEurope has been focused-to-obsession on the Euroleague and NBA playoffs, basketball marches on all over the world. BiE buddy Adi Micinic of Romania-based Total Baschet, for example, recently told us of a bit of a controversy in the season-ending tournament in his country. Warning: Those intolerant of refereeing errors should not read further. First […]

12 years ago More

Chauncey Hardy (1988-2011) killed in Romanian night club; arrest made

Tragedy struck Romanian basketball this weekend, as former Sacred Heart player Chauncey Hardy died after an incident in a night club. Hardy was a rookie with CSS Girgiu. Reports Adi Micinic of TotalBasket.ro: “Along with a few of his teammates – most of them locals – Hardy went to celebrate the second victory by Girgiu, […]

13 years ago 1 More

New Romanian champs: Cluj-Napoca upends long-time titlist Asesoft on half-court buzzer-beater

Romania’s Divizia A may be one of the more obscure domestic basketball leagues in Europe, but they’re certainly not lacking in excitement. BallinEurope’s man in Romania, Adi Micinic of TotalBaschet.ro reports in on one heckuva game, replete with stunning clock-expiring finish (totally one of the shots of the year), that went down last night. This […]

14 years ago More

Romania: Cluj-Napoca pushes Asesoft to brink, nears historical feat

With five games down in Romania’s Divizia A finals, not only has U Mobitelco BT Cluj-Napoca come to within one win of snatching the title from six-time defending champs CSU Asesoft Ploiesti, they could also tonight hand the celebrated franchise its most ignominious defeat ever: The club’s *first-ever playoff series defeat.* Reports BallinEurope’s man in […]

14 years ago More

Believe the hype: Playoff action in Spain, Lithuania, Romania, Germany

Sorry, the N-B-what? While Euroball fans can certainly take pride in the outstanding number of Continental players still competing in the big league overseas – a list that includes Team Turkey’s Omer Asik, Team France’s Joakim Noah, Team Britain’s Luol Deng, Zydrunas Ilgauskas of Lithuania, Team Switzerland’s Thabo Sefolosha, French sophomore Rodrigue Beaubois (sort of; […]

14 years ago More

Romanian playoffs: Cluj-Napoca meets Gaz Metan Medias in last game of semifinals

In case you don’t have enough hoops to watch today – there’s the Nike International Junior Tournament, the Real Madrid-Montepaschi Siena Euroleague third-place game, the Euroleague championship, the Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks playoff game, and the Los Angeles Lakers going out like chumps and ending the brilliant career of Phil Jackson rather ignominiously playing the Dallas […]

14 years ago 1 More
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