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Nike Euroleague Junior Basketball Tournament: London Day 1

It was a big day for the development of basketball in the United Kingdom.  Just to have the opportunity to host this event is huge but to win the opening game is a milestone for the Barking Abbey program as well as Great Britain Basketball and England Basketball.

Day 1 of Euroleague Junior Tournament in London. The Goresbrook Leisure Centre has been the scenario of 6 great games.

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Spanish ACB Basketball Copa del Rey: Day 2

Day 2 of the Spanish King's Cup features two more exciting match-ups including the home team Bilbao Basket making their appearance.

Friday 19th – Quarterfinals day 2

Bizkaia Bilbao Basket vs. Caja Laboral (c)

Real Madrid vs. DKV Joventut (d)

Defending Champion and Euroleage fixture Caja Laboral (formerly Tau Ceramica) is led by Coach Dusko Ivanovic who is managing his team very well, avoiding several injuries to… Continue reading

Spanish Basketball ACB Copa Del Rey: Day 1

Two games are slated for day 1 of La Copa Del Rey in Bilbao, Spain.

Thursday 18th – Quarterfinals day 1

Power Electronics Valencia vs. Asefa Estudiantes (a)

Regal FC Barcelona vs. Cajasol (b)

We are taking a look at each of the participating teams in our 2nd of three Preview Posts for La Copa.

Barcelona has everything to be a champion not only in the Cup but in the… Continue reading

Spanish ACB Basketball Copa del Rey

Spain's ACB is the best domestic basketball league in the world outside of the NBA.  The EuroLeague and EuroCup are outstanding but they competitions between the best teams from many different domestic leagues. Thus, now that NBA All-Star weekend is over, all eyes in the International Basketball world will be on the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) which is one of the greatest events of European Basketball. A Final Eight format tournament… Continue reading

The Story Of Gordon Hayward

A skinny young guy, 5'11 and 150 pounds. State of Indiana tennis prospect playing both single and mixed doubles with Heather, his sister. Yes, this is an article about basketball, about a rising college hoops star, actually. That guy was Gordon Hayward in his freshman year in Brownsburg High School. He loved tennis, but he also loved basketball. His father, his coach until high school, spent hours and hours with his… Continue reading

Aleks Maric - Week 8 Euroleague MVP

Regular season, Week 8 MVP: Aleks Maric, Partizan For the third time in a month, Partizan Belgrade center Aleks Maric earned MVP honors by amassing the highest individual performance index rating for regular season Week 8 despite his team's close Group B road loss against Entente Orleanaise. A Euroleague rookie this season, Maric has now won or shared the weekly MVP honor three times since late November. On Thursday, Maric registered his… Continue reading

Updates from Spain, Italy, Belgium and Britain with U.S. Players of Week Named

Spanish League, Game 12 American Player of the Week: Louis Bullock (Michigan/Real Madrid) There are no undefeated teams left in the Spanish League, as Regal FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are now tied for first place at 11-1. Caja Laboral and Valencia are right behind at 9-3. Barcelona regained the top spot by thrashing Valladolid 83-50 at home behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Erazem Lorbek. Madrid registered its first loss… Continue reading

Levance Fields - A Great Story

"No one will give you anything, you have to earn it", Koreen said to her son when the little Levance started to cry of helplessness. Both used to play basketball at home, in one of those toy baskets, and Koreen didn't hesitate to defend and block her child's shots. She was trying to build  strong character and pride inside Levance, both essential values to grow up and survive in a… Continue reading

Montenegro: A Rising Star

(This is a guest post written by Alejandro Gonzalez of the Spanish web site www.basketme.com. BasketMe is one of NetScouts Basketball's favorite partners. It is an outstanding site for full basketball coverage. This article makes me want to visit Montenegro! - Carl Berman) The socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had something really special when it comes to playing team sports. Handball, volleyball, soccer, waterpolo and, of course, basketball. Its legacy… Continue reading

The first NCAA yearbook written in Spanish is born!

When we were asked to write an editorial for the first NCAA yearbook to be written in Spanish for the Spanish market we were honored to be part of the process. Little did we know that the yearbook would be 177 pages of well thought out reviews and information. Rosters of all major teams are included in an easy to read color format, which will be great to use for… Continue reading