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Eurobasket.com All-EuroCup Awards 2013

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

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Stellar Upsides from Aleks Maric and Richard Hendrix

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Behind a strong double-double showing of 12 points and 10 rebounds, courtesy of 6-11 Australian center Aleks Maric, and thanks to a dominate Most Valuable Player performance by interim big man Richard Hendrix, who contributed 14 points and 9 boards, Russian Lokomotiv Kuban secured its first ever Eurocup title with a 75-64 triumph over Spanish Uxue Bilbao

Lokomotiv Kuban crowned new champions!

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Richard Hendrix

Gescrap BB - Lokomotiv 64-75 Lokomotiv Kuban are the new EuroCup champions. They knocked down Bilbao Basket in Charleroi tonight to clinch the trophy. Aleks Maric (211-C-84, college: Nebraska) paced balanced effort from the Russian team finishing with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. The teams went neck and neck throughout the opening quarter. Bilbao Basket eked out a narrow 17:16 lead after the starting quarter. But Lokomotiv took over in the second frame

Zdovc is out at Spartak St. Petersburg

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Jurij Zdovc is officially no longer the head coach of Spartak St. Petersburg. After a strong start to the season (Eurocup 6 straight wins& Quarter Final Playoffs reached), a series of bad results brought Zdovc to the end. Hired in 2011, the Slovenian coach managed to bring Spartak to Eurocup F4 for the first of time in their history last season. The departure of Patrick Beverley did not help in the mid-season to the offensive woes of the team. St

Lokomotiv and Uxue Bilbao Basket advanced to the Final

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Bojan Dubljevic

Lokomotiv - Valencia 63-68 Lokomotiv will play in the EuroCup Final. They lost to Valencia in Krasnodar but advanced to the title game on aggregate. Lokomotiv entered the game with a 10-point lead after the Valencia game. The Russian team held on to the advantage throughout the opening quarter. Lokomotiv earned a 16:15 lead at the first intermission. But Valencia used a stifling defence to pull ahead in the second stanza. The Spaniards spurred ahead for a 28:26 halftime lead

Lokomotiv Kuban and Bilbao claim wins in semifinal openers

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Lamont Hamilton

Valencia - Lokomotiv 87-97 Lokomotiv closed on the EuroCup Final. They shot down Valencia in Spain in the opening game of the EuroCup semifinal two-game series. Simas Jasaitis (202-SF-82) nailed 23 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the winners. Lokomotiv thrashed Valencia defence in the opening quarter. The visitors poured in 29 points to take an 8-point lead. Valencia straighten up their game in the second quarter. The Spaniards narrowed the deficit at 2-point mark at halftime 43:45

Bilbao, Valencia, Budivelnyk and Lokomotiv Kuban into semifinal stage

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Malcolm Delaney

Gescrap BB - Ratiopharm 101-78 Bilbao became the first EuroCup semifinalists. They rallied past visiting Ratiopharm Ulm to claim victory on aggregate in the quarterfinal series. Ulm entered the road contest having a 4-point lead after the home encounter. The German team consolidated their advantage going on a 30:28 run in the first quarter. But Bilbao quickly tuned in and responded with a 29:17 rally in the second quarter. The Spaniards accumulated a 57:47 halftime lead

Bilbao reaches Semi Finals again, Surprise Package Ulm Crashes Out

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

Lamont Hamilton

The dream run of Eurocup surprise of the season, Ratiopharm Ratiopharm Ulm, has now ended. Won against Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket at home one week ago with a margin of 4 pts, German outfit suffered from a last quarter collapse and lost against Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket 101:78 at Basque Country. With an excellent show on offense combined with harsh defense after the first quarter, Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket managed to lead the game by 10 points advantage at the end of the first half

Quarterfinal stage. Results and Stats from First Leg

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST

John Bryant

Spartak SP - Budivelnyk 83-72 Spartak Saint Petersburg clinched an 11-point victory against Budivelnyk in the opening leg of the EuroCup quarterfinal series. They will now have to defend it in one weeks time in the Ukrainian capital to reach the semis. Zack Wright (195-G-85, college: Central Mo.) knocked down 18 points and issued 7 assists to lead the winners. Spartak got to the aggressive start. They piled up a 23:19 lead ten minutes into the game

Hodge number one in Eurocup for round 6

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Walter Hodge

U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican point guard Walter Hodge (183-PG-86) had an amazing evening in the last round for Stelmet ZG, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 6 (Top 16). The 26-year old player got a double-double of 29 points and 10 assists, while his team beat Lokomotiv (#1, 5-1) 94-88. Stelmet ZG maintains the 3rd position in Eurocup group K. Stelmet ZG is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings

Results and Stats from Last 16 Round 6. Quarterfinalists are set

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Malcolm Delaney

Group I Budivelnyk - Triumph 88-77 Budivelnyk went on a decisive run in the third quarter to pull from behind in the key clash with Triumph in EuroCup Top 16 Group I. Budivelnyk held on to the gained lead throughout the fourth quarter and posted a crucial victory to finish on top of the ladder. Budivelnyk will now face Spartak Saint Petersburg in the playoffs. Triumph slipped at 2-4 record and finished at the bottom of the standings. The teams went neck and neck throughout the first quarter

Hodge's 31-point game gives him (Top 16) Player of the Week award

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Walter Hodge

26-year old point guard Walter Hodge (183-PG-86) had a very impressive game in the last round for Stelmet ZG and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 5 (Top 16).
He had the game-high 31 points adding three rebounds and five assists for Stelmet ZG in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Cajasol (#4, 0-5) 85-81.

Results and Stats from Last 16 Round 5

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Allan Ray

Group I Banvit BK - Budivelnyk 94-85 Charles Davis (205-C-84, college: Alabama) scored 24 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead Banvit to a key victory over Budivelnyk in EuroCup Last 16 Group I. Both teams are now tied at 3-2 record on top of the standings. Budivelnyk lived up to the challenge from the hosts in the opening quarter. The visitors led by a single point at the first intermission 25:24. But Banvit gradually took over

Eurocup - 5. round

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Allan Ray

Yesterday started fifth round of the second most elite basketball European competition In yesterday's match results are: VEF Riga - Valencia Basket 96:103, after one overtimeCEZ Nymburk - Uxue Bilbao Basket 69:83 Cajasol Sevilla - Stalmet Zielona Gora 81:85Today on the program is five games: 16:00 Unics Kazan - Galatasaray Medical Park 16:30 Triumph Lyubertsy - Buducnost VOLI 17:30 Lokomotiva Kuban

EuroCup : Ulm celebrated in hell of "Pionir"

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Steven Esterkamp

Crvena Zvezda Telekom - Ratiopharm Ulm 78:92 19:22, 19:24, 18:21, 22:25Attendance: 7000 In the beautiful atmosphere in "Pionir", Ulm players managed very well. Instead injured DeMarcus Nelson (193-G-85, college: Duke) in starting five was young Aleksandar Cvetkovic (183-PG-93). Through the game Ulm controlled rhythm and held the lead in his hands

Le Mans lose Charles Kahudi to injury

Wed, 6 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Charles Kahudi

Le Mans suffered an injury setback. Charles Kahudi (197-F-86, agency: Beo Basket) will have to undergo a surgery on his knee. The estimated recovery time is around five months. Charles Kahudi is expected the reminder of the season and possibly European Championship in Slovenia this summer. The forward joined Le Mans back in 2009. He tallied 8.0 points, 4.3 boards and 1.0 assist per game in Euroleague qualifying round this season. In EuroCup Charles Kahudi notched 8

Keselj to Le Mans

Wed, 6 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

Marko Keselj

According to sportando.net, Serbian star of Valencia, Marko Keselj(206-SF-88, agency: Beo Basket) went to Le Mans. Keselj, who won Euroleague last year with Olympiakos, struggled to find minutes on court. Possibly, the best moment of his was the monster dunk he made at the Wurzburg game, at Eurocup. Keselj is not the only player who left Valencia this year. He joined Chris Quinn, Joffrey Lauvergne and Mikael Gelebale

John Bryant gets MVP of the Week award for Eurocup (Top 16)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

John Bryant

American John Bryant (208-C-87) had a great game in the last round for league's second-best Ratiopharm and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 4 (Top 16). The 25-year old center had a double-double of 20 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team crushed Galatasaray (2-2) with 21-point margin 91-70. Ratiopharm is placed at 2nd position in Eurocup group L

Unics and Petrovic part ways

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

Management of Unics Kazan decides to part ways with coach Aco Petrovic . According to Sports news Uniks Management was unsatisfied with current results and last night lost match against Crvena Zvezda was trigger for that design. During the career Aco petrovic was coach of FMP Zeleznik, Hemofarm Vrsac, Lokomotiv Rostov na Donu, Crvena Zvezda, Zalgiris, Azovmash and two times coach of Unics Kazan. Aco Petrovic was assistant coach of Yugoslavian and Serbian National team.

Results and Stats from Last 16 Round 4

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

John Bryant

Group I Buducnost - Budivelnyk 75-77 Budivelnyk climbed on top of EuroCup Last 16 Group I. They surprised Buducnost in Podgorice to jump at 3-1 record on top of the ladder. The Kyiv team avenged the home loss a week ago. Buducnost seemed to cruise leading by 16 points midway through the third term. But Budivelnyk capitalized on several mistakes from the hosts to get back into the game and finished off in style. Buducnost started the game strong

Vitkovac number one in Eurocup for round 3

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

Cedomir Vitkovac

Serbian forward Cedomir Vitkovac (201-F-82, agency: Beo Basket) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Buducnost, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 3 (Top 16).
The 30-year old player had a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds, while his team edged out Budivelnyk (2-1) 79-75.

Eurocup Final heads back to Charleroi

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

Cedomir Vitkovac

Euroleague Basketball has announced that the crowning event of both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 Eurocup seasons, the Eurocup Final, will return to Belgium as the city of Charleroi will again crown the competitions champion for two years in a row. The newest Eurocup champion will lift the trophy at the 6,000-seat RTL Spiroudome, the homecourt of Belgacom Spirou

Results and Stats from Last 16 Round 3

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

Charles Davis

Group I Budivelnyk - Buducnost 75-79 Buducnost snatched a tough road win in Kyiv tonight. Cedomir Vitkovac (201-F-82, agency: Beo Basket) scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Montenegrin champions improved at 2-1 record in EuroCup Last 16 Group I. Three teams including Buducnost and Budivelnyk now share top position in the ladder with 2-1 record. Buducnost opened the game with a 9:2 run

Rowland's 30-point game gives him (Top 16) Player of the Week award

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

Earl Rowland

29-year old guard Earl Rowland (188-G-83) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked VEF Riga and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 2 (Top 16). He had the game-high 30 points adding three rebounds for VEF Riga in his team's victory, helping them to crush Gescrap BB (#4, 0-2) with 23-point margin 99-76. VEF Riga is placed at 2nd position in Eurocup group J

Results and Stats from Last 16 Round 2

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

Earl Rowland

Group I Banvit BK - Buducnost 89-80 Banvit clinched the first win in EuroCup Last 16 round. They held off visiting Buducnost for 1-1 record in Group I. Charles Davis (205-C-84, college: Alabama) and Vladimir Stimac (211-C-87, agency: Interperformances) finished with 17 points each to pace the Turkish team. Buducnost set ambitions high with a flying first quarter. The Montenegrin side dropped 22 points in the first ten minutes to take a 4-point lead