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Eurobasket Summer League - Top former ESL players currently in pro basketball based on last week's performance

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Here is the weekly review of the top performing Eurobasket Summer League players, who play currently pro basketball. Robert Holcomb Faye (185-G-84), who plays in the Dutch Eredivisie could not help Leeuwarden (20-16) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Leeuwarden was edged 74-73 on the road by the second-ranked Leiden.

Italy - SerieA Round 6 of Quarter-Finals. Montepaschi, Cantu and Trenkwalder force deciders

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Montepaschi - EA7 Armani 72-66 Montepasci fired past Emporio Armani in Siena to force the decider. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Armani Milano won third quarter 24-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Montepaschi Siena dominated on the defensive end, holding Armani Milano to just 7 points in second quarter

VTB United League - Day 4 of Quarter-Finals. CSKA, Zalgiris and Lokomotiv enter semifinal stage

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Nenad Krstic

Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 56-69 CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter. Serbian center Nenad Krstic (212-83) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners

Euroleague - Olympiacos waived Doron Perkins

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Nenad Krstic

Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (A1) waived 30-year old American point guard Doron Perkins (188-83kg-83, college: Santa Clara). In 7 A1 games he recorded 4.1ppg, 3.9rpg, 1.7apg and 1.0spg this season. He also played 5 games in Euroleague but he averaged just 0.4ppg. Perkins managed to play in six leagues in three countries this year (!!!). Perkins also played at Foshan (CBA) in Chinese league earlier that season. In 14 games he averaged 14.4ppg, 6.6rpg, 6

Spain - Spanish ACB round 34 best performance: Brad Oleson

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Brad Oleson

Naturalized American point guard Brad Oleson (191-PG-83, agency: Duran International) had a great game in the last round for FCB Regal, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 34.
The 29-year old player was the main contributor (26 points, two rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out Lagun

Greece - Printezis' double-double lands him Player of the Week award

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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27-year old forward Georgios Printezis (206-F-85, agency: FCM) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Olympiacos and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 26.
He had a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds, while his team outclassed Apollon Patras (#8, 11-15) with 27-point margin 80-53.

France - Rasheed Wright is officially in Saint Quentin

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Rasheed Wright (196-F/G-80, agency: Fusion Sports, college: ODU) is officially in Saint Quentin. The American player is back to the team. Saint Quentin agreed on terms of contract with Rasheed Wright. The forward is not new to the team. He played for Saint Quentin earlier this season. Rasheed Wright notched 13.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in ProB. In December the forward moved to Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket. His stats read 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2

France - FINAL FOUR!!

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Rasheed
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HELLO people!!! its that time again for the second time ADA BLOIS is back in the FINAL FOUR and 2 games away from being the playoff champions. Last year we came up a little short losing in the championship game. We playing very good basketball right now now we gotta focus on the game plan and the little details to make sure we dont come up short again. This season has been very crazy with alot of up's and downs. As a team we got it together at the right time now its time to win it ALL

VTB United League - Lukic extends with Novgorod

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Zoran Lukic

Nizhny Novgorod is having a quite good season and they rewarded head coach Zoran Lukic with a 2 year contract extension according to twitter. They reached VTB League QF's after winning series against Spartak St. Petersburg, then managed to beat Zalgris in one but could not escape elimination eventually. Serbian coach Lukic, led the team, without very big names on the roster, famous wins against CSKA, Khimky, UNICS

Israel - Netanya advanced to the Semifinals

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Hapoel J-M - Netanya 70-73 (1-3) Netanya advanced to the Semifinals with 3-1 win in the series. The guests trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 27-22 charge, which allowed them to win the game. American guard Ramel Bradley (188-85) fired 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. The other American import swingman Deron Washington (201-85, college: Virginia Tech) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Four GreenTops Netanya players scored in double figures

Russia - VTB League: CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Vladimir
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Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 56:69 CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The Russian Champion posted a 69:56 win for 3-1 victory in the series. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter

Serbia - Dusko Savanovic selected the top Serbian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Vladimir
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Serbian players, who play currently abroad. Branko Mirkovic (190-G-82, agency: Global Sports Plaza) led Rilski Sportist to a victory over the league leader Lukoil Academik in the Bulgarian NBL in Wednesday night's game.

Poland - Maciej Lampe selected the top Polish players playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Polish players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is an international power forward Maciej Lampe (211-85), who plays in the Spanish ACB. He could not help Caja Laboral (25-9) in their last game. Despite Lampe's very good performance Caja Laboral lost 94-99 on the road to the much lower-ranked (#10) CB Canarias.

Poland - Polish National Team 2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Polish National Team 2013 Chylinski Czyz Dloniak Gielo Gortat Michal Chylinski190-PG-86PGE Turow Aleksander Czyz200-F-90Acea Virtus RM Jakub Dloniak192-F-83Siarka Jezioro Tomasz Gielo206-F-93Liberty Marcin Gortat211-C-84Phoenix Suns Adam Hrycaniuk206-C-84Valencia Michal Ignerski207-F-80Banco di Sard

Lithuania - Dainius Salenga selected the top Lithuanian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Chylinski

Here is the weekly review of the top performing Lithuanian players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is an experienced former international forward Dainius Salenga (197-77). He led Budivelnyk to a victory over the closely-ranked Azovmash in the Ukrainian Superleague in Wednesday night's game.

Ukraine - Superleague Round 3 of Finals. Azovmash gain the lead

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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FINAL Azovmash - Budivelnyk 86-74 Azovmash gained the lead in the title series beating visiting Budivelnyk in Mariupol. The game was mostly controlled by Azovmash. Budivelnyk managed to win second period 19-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Azovmash looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists

Ukraine - Halychyna keep Stefanishin and Alferov

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Halychyna have secured the services of Leonid Stefanishin (199-F-85) and Sergei Alferov (189-PG-84) for the next season. Leonid Stefanishin will enter the second season with the Lviv team. He joined Halychyna at the start of the season. The forward posted 6.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in Superleague. Last season Leonid Stefanishin played for Budivelnyk Kyiv. His stats read 1.2 points per game. He also spent some time on loan in DniproAzot

Germany - Abe Lodwick (Phoenix Hagen) The Coaches And Players All Had Good Chemistry This Season.

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Abe Lodwick

Abe Lodwick (201-G/F-88, college: Washington St.) is a 24 year old 201cm forward that was a rookie with Phoenix Hagen. He played at Washington State from 2007-2012 playing a total of 105 NCAA games. In his senior year, he played 21 games: 5.2ppg, 3.8rpg, FGP: 23.5%, 3PT: 45.1%, FT: 66.7%. He spoke to eurobasket after the game five loss against the Brose Baskets Bamberg thus ending the season of Phoenix Hagen. A tough 92-75 loss in game four against Bamberg

Germany - Matthias Hurst Joins KIT SC GEQUOS

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Regional league team KIT SC GEQUOS announced the arrival of Matthias Hurst (204-C-89). Hurst is a 23 year old 204cm center that isnt an unknown face to the club as he had played for them briefly in the past having a double license when he played for BG Karlsruhe. The German played for BG Karlsruhe from 2007-2013 playing a total of 80 Pro A games. Last season he played 8 games: 1.5ppg, 1.6rpg." I am happy that he will join the team. The contact was never lost and we always worked well together

Belgium - Axel Hervelle selected the top Belgian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Belgians who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an international forward Axel Hervelle (205-83), who plays in the Spanish ACB. He could not help Gescrap BB (19-15) to beat Valencia Basket (22-12).

Slovenia - Erazem Lorbek selected the top Slovenian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Hurst

Here is the weekly review of the top performing Slovenian players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is former international power forward Erazem Lorbek (209-84). Heto a victory against one of league's weakest teams Lagun Aro GBC in the Spanish ACB in Thursday night's game.

Georgia - Armia clinched Bronze medals in Georgia

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Armia - Kutaisi 68:57 Armia clinched Bronze medals in Georgia as they won the game for the thrid place against Kutaisi. The Winner of 2011/2012 season finished the year with a 68:57 win. The game was mostly controlled by Armia. Kutaisi managed to win second period 17-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Lasha Lasha Parghalava (191-G-87, college: Montana St

Georgia - MIA Academy take Superleague Final lead

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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FINAL Olimpi - MIA Academy 71-79 MIA Academy take Superleague Final lead after a 79:71 win. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Olimpi won fourth quarter 22-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. MIA looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists

Slovakia - Anton Gavel selected the top Slovakian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Slovakians who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an international point guard Anton Gavel (188-84, agency: Pro One Sports). He led Brose Baskets Bamberg to a victory over the seventh-ranked Phoenix Hagen in the German BBL in Sunday night's game.

FYR Macedonia - Pero Antic selected the top FYR Macedonian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Here is the weekly review of the top performing FYR Macedonian players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is an international forward Pero Antic (210-82, agency: Beo Basket). He contributed to Olympiacos' victory against the closely-ranked Real Madrid in the Euroleague in Sunday night's game.

Bosnia - Ivan Opacak selected the top Bosnian playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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We bring you last week's top performances from Bosnians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. This week's number one is an experienced international shooting guard Ivan Opacak (201-80, agency: INVICTUS Sports Group). He led PGE Turow to an overtime victory over the fifth-ranked Anwil in the Polish TBL in Saturday night's game.

Luxembourg - Luxembourg and Scotland play three friendlies

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Larrie Smith

Luxembourg and Scotland played three friendlies in Bertrange. The hosts won the series 2-1. Luxembourg opened the exhibition series with a 71:65 victory. Tom Schumacher (190-PG-87, college: Cal.Baptist) scored 13 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the winners. Luxembourg posted a 40:29 halftime lead. Scotland stopped the rot and cut the deficit at 6-point mark at the final intermission. But Luxembourg kept their opponents at bay throughout the fourth frame and secured the winning outcome

Hungary - A Division Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Szolnok join Albacomp in the Final

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Szolnok - Atomeromu 102-98 OT Szolnok survived overtime to hand Atomeromu the decisive third loss in the semifinal series. Szolnok will now take on Albacomp in the championship series. The hosts trailed by 10 points after three quarters before their 30-20 charge, which allowed them to tie the game at the end of regular time and get a 4-point victory in overtime. Szolnok outrebounded Atomeromu 51-35 including 18 on the offensive glass

Romania - CSA Steaua Bucuresti wins Semifinals Stage with 5-0 record

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Gheorghe
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CSA Steaua Bucuresti wins Semifinals Stage with 5-0 record. The team recorded all five victories against the opponents. In the last day CSA Steaua Bucuresti smashed CSU Galati 155:56. Thy erupted with 43-17 in the first period and added 34-9 before the halftime. Moreover CSA Steaua Bucuresti won the third period 38-10 and finished the game with 40-20 in the last quarter. Seven players scored in double figures as Gheorghe Balmus (180-PG-92) led them all with 30 points

Azerbaijan - Davit Barbakadze and Zaur Pashayev finish successful season abroad

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Davit Barbakadze (203-F-82) and Zaur Pashayev (188-G-83) finish successful season abroad with Georgian Kutaisi. Their team ended up on the fourth place as they lost tonight against Armia. The latter clinched Bronze medals in Georgia as they won the game for the thrid place against Kutaisi. The Winner of 2011/2012 season finished the year with a 68:57 win. The game was mostly controlled by Armia. Kutaisi managed to win second period 17-16

Montenegro - Prayer, Planning, & Persistence Is How You OVERCOME Adversity

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Jay-R
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Greetings,Whats Up Eurobasket Family? Its Been Quite An Quest To Say The Least Since The Last Blog I Posted, But We Overcame It All. The Only Reason We Overcame Adversity Was Through Prayer, Planning & Persistence. Through All The Adversity We Went Through Nothing Compares To Overcoming It. It Feels Good To Be Back Home And Enjoy Time With Loved Ones. We Have Been Able To Family Business And Professional Business At The Same Time. I Have Planned A Lot of Exciting Events For This Summer

Montenegro - Marko Todorovic selected the top Montenegrin playing abroad in last week's games

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Jay-R
Strowbridge

Here is the weekly review of the top performing Montenegrin players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is U21 international power forward Marko Todorovic (210-92), who plays in Spain. He could not help Regal FC Barcelona (13-1) in their last game. Despite Todorovic's good performance the first-placed Regal FC Barcelona was edged 74-73 on the road by the leading CSKA Moscow in the group F of Euroleague.