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Virtus Bologna 47

 

Euroleague season preview: Virtus Bologna have a battle ahead

BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams ahead of the start of the season. Today it’s the turn of Luca Banchi and Virtus Bologna. After one of the quietest offseasons in Euroleague Basketball, Virtus Bologna look in solid shape. Luca Banchi is going to spring some surprises this season. Last season Euroleague record: 17-17 […]

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Ergin Ataman and Panathinaikos have an enviable problem

The Greens keep on winning. The challenge for Ergin Ataman now is to make sure his Panathinaikos don’t peak too early this Euroleague Basketball season. An ugly win over Virtus Bologna might well have helped. The last few months have been wonderful for Panathinaikos fans. The Greens don’t want to be kings of the regular […]

1 year ago More
 

Preview: Virtus Bologna vs Panathinaikos – Euroleague Round 32

It’s all about playoff positioning when Panathinaikos take on Virtus Bologna in Euroleague Basketball on Friday Panathinaikos and Virtus Bologna both have postseason basketball in their near futures but Friday’s clash will test their mettle in a clash of Euroleague Basketball heavyweights. Key details Who: Virtus Bologna (17-14) vs Panathinaikos (20-11) Where: Virtus Segafredo Arena […]

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Preview: FC Barcelona vs Virtus Bologna – Euroleague Round 24

It’s the clash of 2nd and 3rd in the Euroleague Basketball standings in Palau Blaugrana. Can Virtus Bologna continue their dream season and defeat FC Barcelona on the road? Add Ricky Rubio potential return to the mix and this promises to be wild Off court matters with Ricky Rubio took centre stage with FC Barcelona […]

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Virtus Bologna have a battle ahead – Euroleague season preview

BallinEurope is previewing all 18 Euroleague Basketball teams over the next 18 days. The highest so far has been KK Partizan whereas the lowest is LDLC Asvel. Today it’s the turn of Luca Banchi and Virtus Bologna to see where they will shake out. With one whopper of a change off the court close to […]

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Punter balls out as Virtus Bologna take BCL title

Basket City is back baby. With victory in the 2019 Basketball Champions League (BCL), Virtus Bologna ended a 10 year drought of major honours as they ensured another banner would be raised in PalaDozza. Emmet Ryan watched it all in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp Kevin Punter came here to play and the well-traveled man delivered […]

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Virtus victorious over blunderous Bamberg

On the one hand there was a former European power looking to show it really was on the way back. On the other, there was a team that had reigned supreme in its homeland and now sought a first European final. It should have been a cracker, instead dire shooting from Brose Bamberg ensured that […]

6 years ago More
 

It doesn’t always have to be pretty

It was a thriller out of nowhere as Tony Meier’s late three sent a cracker of a clash in Bologna to overtime while a 15 year old Greek showed signs of promise. Emmet Ryan was in the PalaDozza as Virtus eventually got over the line against a game Promitheas Patras in the last round of […]

6 years ago More

Touring bullets: Notes, links, videos on Euroleague American and NBA Live tours

Who cares if the games are meaningless in any real sense? BallinEurope missed the Euroleague American Tour and NBA Live Tour games tremendously in 2011 – one item doubtlessly on BiE’s list of underrated casualties of the player lockout – and is thrilled to see them back. In just a couple of hours, the Boston […]

12 years ago 50 More

“What has happened here?” The best Euro-centric buzzer-beaters of 2011-12

In clearing out the virtual desk of 2011-12 basketball season stuff, BallinEurope today presents this compilation of the year’s top Euro-centric buzzer-beaters. The requirements to make the list were two: the primary player in the buzzer-beater most be of European nationality or the shot must take place in a game featuring European teams; and the […]

13 years ago 2 More

Besiktas 80, Anadolu Efes 76: The BallinEurope review of a triple-crown season

Congratulations go out from BallinEurope to Beşiktaş Milangaz, who capped a fascinating whirlwind run last night with an 80-76 victory over Anadolu Efes in game six of the TBL championship series. The Black Eagles may add the trophy to their Turkish Cup and FIBA Eurochallenge title in 2011-12, certainly the most successful – and among […]

13 years ago 3 More

Incredibile! Back-to-back buzzer-beaters bring Banco Sardegna Sassari into semifinals

What’s that? You haven’t been watching the quarterfinal round of the Italian League’s playoffs? No problem: BallinEurope’s man in Italy, Enrico Cellini has – and he posts today about just what you’ve been missing, namely two cliffhanging, nail-biting finishes that finished off Virtus Bologna. (Ironically and mournfully, BiE notes Bologna’s elimination as dated the same […]

13 years ago 2 More
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