Quantcast
  

You are here: Sports : Basketball : Russian/Euroleague

Posts Filed Under: RUSSIAN/EUROLEAGUE

TBBL 17/2009 - Fenerbahce 76, Galatasaray 62
posted on March 8, 2010 at 6:37pm

Galatasaray is definitely a good team - the problem is that Fenerbahce is a better one, the best team in Turkey. However, I don't think anyone expected the worst quarter that I've ever written about in international basketball - even at the mid-major lev...more

ODU grad Triggs faces prosecution in Germany
posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:24am

Triggs has broken the noses of two players in the 2009-10 season.While the big news in women's basketball appears to be the suspension of Baylor's Brittney Griner for two games after she threw a punch at Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle and broke her nose, ...more

Russia Superleague A 14/2009 - Dynamo Kursk 63, Spartak Moscow-SHVSM 39
posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:08am

Looks like I put the wrong Spartak Moscow team on the schedule. Michelle Snow's Dynamo Kursk team didn't play the Spartak Moscow team that has Janel McCarville is a Euroleague semifinalist. Dynamo Kursk is playing the other Spartak Moscow team - the one...more

Lauren Jackson wins WNBL title; EuroLeague Final Four set
posted on March 6, 2010 at 2:50pm

Start your clocks on when Australian star Lauren Jackson will officially ink her two-year agreement with the Storm, the two-time MVP helped the Canberra Capitals win the WNBL title on Saturday. So, yes, her "overseas" season is complete and she can focus ...more

Euroleague Semifinals Set
posted on March 4, 2010 at 7:08pm

The semifinals for Euroleague are set - and we are guaranteed to be writing about at least one Atlanta Dream player come finals time. What makes it truly crunch-time is that from now on...it's single-elimination. One chance, winner-take-all.The games ta...more

Iziane Castro Marques and the Player Mailbag
posted on March 2, 2010 at 2:41pm

Iziane sent us this picture, but I don't think she took it herself.The Atlanta Dream website asks Iziane Castro Marques a few questions while she's in Poland:An excerpt:What are you looking forward to about returning to Atlanta this summer?I am definitely...more

TBBL 16/2009 - Galatasaray 85, Besitkas 61
posted on March 1, 2010 at 5:51pm

Fenerbahce is at the top of the Turkish League - they were just eliminated by Spartak Moscow in Euroleague. Following Fenerbahce is Mersin (Ivory Latta's team), and after that comes Galatasaray. Galatasaray is comfortably in third place, and will remain...more

LFB 21/2009 - Perfumerias 78, Gran Canaria 67
posted on February 28, 2010 at 4:03pm

Licking their wounds after being swept by Ros Casares in the Euroleague quarterfinals, Perfumerias made themselves feel better by beating Gran Canaria 78-67 in a Liga Femenina game in Salamanca. Perfumerias advances to 19-2 and remains in second place. ...more

LFB 21/2009 - Ros Casares 88, Olesa 73
posted on February 28, 2010 at 4:03pm

After knocking Spanish League rival Perfumerias out of the Euroleague on Friday, Ros Casares returned to Valencia and resumed their march through the Liga Femenina, ovrecoming a temporary third-quarter setback to defeat visiting Olesa 88-73.WIth five game...more

Eurocup Games on Thursday
posted on February 27, 2010 at 7:47pm

So since I couldn't write anything in detail - long days at work Thursday, Friday and today! - here's what happened in Eurocup if you didn't already know.Orenburg 66, K. V. Imperal 61: Orenburg wins the second game of its best-of-two Eurocup quarterfinal...more

Eurocup Women: Four teams qualify for the semi-final
posted on February 26, 2010 at 7:06am

Two teams from Russia, one from Greece and one from Germany with many players from America on their rosters are in the hunt for a place in the Euroleague Women competition next season. Duke university basketball hall of fame's Sheana Mosch is one of two ...more

Eurocup Quarterfinals 1/2009 - Orenburg 71, K. V. Imperial 64
posted on February 21, 2010 at 7:33pm

It can be understood that you might lose a best-of-two series on the road - you can always make up any deficits when you meet again at home. Unforunately for K. V. Imperial, they had home advantage playing in Cyprus - and lost to Russian team Orenburg 71...more

TBBL 13/2009 - Mersin 69, Kayseri 66
posted on February 15, 2010 at 8:51am

Mersin got a tough road win against Kayseri on Valentine's Day, winning 69-66 The win gives Mersin its 12th game in 13 tries (they're still looking for a chance for a make-up game against Fenerbahce). Kayseri falls to 7-7.Interestingly, Ivory Latta at M...more

PLKK 19/2009 - Gydnia 65, Krakow 54
posted on February 14, 2010 at 10:49am

Iziane Castro Marques should have bought a ticket.Krakow might be the sensation of Euroleague - but Gydnia is one of the queens of the Polish League, so it was going to be a big game. Krakow fought hard but fell apart in the fourth quarter as Gydnia beat...more

LFB 19/2009 - Perfumerias 77, Olesa 53
posted on February 14, 2010 at 10:42am

Perfumerias returned to play in the Liga Femenina after playing the concluding game of a best-of-three against Bourges on Wednesday. In Europe, three days between games is considered tough. Perfumerias must have certainly cought their second wind as the...more

LFB 19/2009 - Ros Casares 91, Cadi la Seu 48
posted on February 14, 2010 at 10:37am

De Souza making someone else miserable.There are below average teams like Cadi la Seu - and there are superteams like Ros Casares. Despite Cadi la Seu's 7-11 record, Ros Casares crushed Cadi la Seu in Valencia like an old soda can by a score of 91-48.The...more

Euroleague women quarter-final grid complete
posted on February 10, 2010 at 7:46pm

Plenty of tears after the last games of the eighth-final came to an end...more

Russia Superleague A 12/2009 - Orenburg 69, Dynamo Kursk 56
posted on February 10, 2010 at 8:23am

Despite having 1200 fans and home court advantage, Dynamo Kursk ended up losing the thread and fell to Orenburg by the score of 69-56.The box score is here. The loss drops Dynamo Kursk to 5-7. Orenburg advances to 9-4.Kursk got off to a 16-12 start in th...more

This Week's Euroleague Games
posted on February 8, 2010 at 7:34pm

Regular seasons games in progress, and two deciding games in Euroleague mark games this week. Tomorrow, the two top teams in Turkey play in a regular season rematch.MondayRussia Superleague A: Dynamo Kursk (5-6) vs. Orenburg (8-4)TuesdayTBBL: Mersin (1...more

What are the best international leagues for women basketball players?
posted on February 7, 2010 at 11:04am

At the end of the WNBA season, there is the inevitable dispersal of American players to various European leagues overseas. Some of these leagues, however, are better than other ones. It's much more prestigious to be playing in the French League than the...more

Euroleague 8th Finals 2/2009 - Good Angels Kosice 65, Beretta 59
posted on February 6, 2010 at 7:36pm

Angel McCoughtry doing work.The Good Angels got the upset in Italy and found themselves in a great position - getting the oppotunity to clinch at home. They made good use of that opportunity, winning 65-59 in Slovakia and propelling the Good Angels Kosik...more

Euroleague 8th Finals 2/2009: Ros Casares 85, Prague 74
posted on February 6, 2010 at 6:28pm

Sandra Le Dréan vs. Erika de Souza.Ros Casares became the first team - chronologically speaking - to secure a spot in the "Elite Eight", the Eurocup Quarterfinals by defeating Prague 85-74 in the Czech Republic. Ros Casares swept the Czechs 2-0 to end t...more

Feb 2, 2010 Euroleague Women play-offs start
posted on February 3, 2010 at 7:27am

American players shine on the first day of Euroleague Women play-offs...more

Euroleague 8th Finals 1/2009: Ros Casares 81, Prague 70
posted on February 2, 2010 at 9:30pm

Erika de Souza is glad to help out Amaya Valdemoro.With a crowd of 2240 watching in Valencia, it looked like Ros Casares was going to coast to a win by halftime. However, Prague staged a second-half comeback but could not match the first half numbers of ...more

Feb 1, 2010 EuroLeague Women All Star Game starters announced
posted on February 1, 2010 at 4:17pm

The public has voted on the internet for the 2010 FIBA Europe Euroleague Women All Star game starters for the teams of: "Europe" and "Rest of the World". Last year's All Star Game MVP and three-point shooting contest winner Becky Hammon who plays for the...more
1 2 3 4