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Niels Giffey brings his March Madness form to the Bundesliga
Last season Niels Giffey was a lethal weapon from deep in the NCAA Tournament as UConn rode the German’s three-pointers to a national championship. Giffey had that March Madness magic pumping through his veins late on for Alba Berlin on the road to Gottingen as he went big from deep repeatedly to pull out a […]
What the heck is happening with the ABA Liga?
Things are getting stupid in the Adriatic League crisis so that means it’s a day ending in a y, writes Emmet Ryan. As they are wont to do, FIBA Europe issued a statement on Sunday following the conclusion of their regular board meeting. First up, happy news about EuroBasket ticket sales. Then more good news […]
Lesser spotted dunks: Preston Ross steals and jams
UCD Marian finished their season with an overtime victory 85-76 over Dublin Inter. An end of season game between two mid-table clubs doesn’t usually get our attention. Preston Ross commanded it with a big jam at the 24 second mark of the video below.
Lesser spotted dunks: Bulgarian prospect Jordan Minchev has serious skills
Levski Sofia lost to Buba Basket in the Bulgarian Under 19 League but 16 year old prospect caught the eye with this grown ass man play. Minchev has played for Levski’s senior team this season and here are some more of his highlights. And finally here’s some more action from the young prospect in the […]
Watch Luke Harangody take one for the team
Valencia’s Pablo Aguilar made a big dunk in Liga Endesa action today against CAI Zaragoza. Unfortunately his team mate Luke Harangody was in the wrong place at the wrong time. This gets ugly fast.
Watch this wild circus shot from Je’kel Foster
Je’kel Foster made 7 shots from the field for medi Bayreuth against CrailsheiM Merlins at the weekend but only one merited our attention. Check out this wild play by Foster. Despite Foster’s 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, Bayreuth fell 88-84 to drop to 9-15 in the Bundesliga. Crailsheim remain bottom of the table […]
Watch the top 5 from the latest round of VTB League action
Week 22 of the VTB League is in the books, check out the top 5 plays from the latest round of games.
Watch the top 10 from LKL round 22
The Lithuanian league rarely fails to entertain and this week was no different. Check out the best plays from the latest round of action.
Lawrence Hill says not in my house
Lawrence Hill of Artland Dragons went the extra mile for this block against Tübingen on Saturday. Hill and the Quackenbrück club took the road win 86-90.
Barca’s rhythm problem
Cloning Ante Tomic isn’t on the table and that leaves Barcelona with a big problem that was clear to see in the Copa del Rey, writes Emmet Ryan. The scoreline on Saturday night was the most misleading part. Barcelona, if you only checked in after the final horn, looked like they had cruised past ACB […]
So what now for Bayern?
Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup at the hands of Alba Berlin on Wednesday night. The reigning German champions aren’t the team that took the title last year but Emmet Ryan says they have come a long way since a disastrous regular season in Euroleague. When last we looked at Bayern in depth, […]
Lesser spotted dunks: Preston Ross makes the big jam against DCU Saints
We heard about this dunk on Twitter but it took a few days for it to surface online, check out Preston Ross nailing the huge one-handed jam for UCD Marian in their 89-80 win over DCU Saints in the Irish league. Ross is averaging 20.7 points per game 6.7 rebounds per game in his first […]