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Austrian championship: Oppland follows double-double with triple-double, Swans even series
With just a few games left in Austria’s championship series, the ever reliable and enthusiastic David Hein contributes another report on progress in the Österreich finals. The focus: (Literally) red-hot Dan Oppland, who notched his second straight game of 22/20 for Allianz Swans Gmunden – and added a crazy 10 steals. Dan Oppland registered a […]
Welcome back: Dukes return to Austrian finals after 22 years, face Swans Gmuden
The heartily-named Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg will be playing to end its 22-year title drought in the Austrian domestic league championship series. David Hein reports on the team’s success against Bulls Kapfenburg in the semis as well as the Dukes’ upcoming opponents Allianz Swans Gmuden. Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg reached the finals of the Austrian Admiral Basketball […]
Upsets galore as underdogs steal home court advantage in Austrian playoffs
Wow, things in the Austrian playoffs started with a lotta oddity. David Hein fills us in on a troika of upsets in Bundesliga play… The first round of the Austrian Admiral Basketball Bundesliga playoffs tipped off in thrilling fashion with the lowest three seeds UBC Carefuel Güssing, BSC Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld Panthers and BC Vienna all […]
Swans Gmunden top seed for Austrian playoffs, All-Star participants announced
In Austria today will be held what is certainly Europe’s latest all-star festivities; indeed, the Bundesliga playoffs begin on Sunday. BallinEurope contributing writer David Hein updates us on the playoff picture and well as a rundown on all-star event participants. The 2011 finalists Allianz Swans Gmunden have secured home-court advantage over the course of the […]
Game of the month, season, century: Bulls Kapfenberg top Raiffeisen Wels in four OTs
From the In Case You Missed It Department, David Hein reports to BallinEurope on recent events in the Austrian Bundesliga and most importantly on a ridiculous quadruple-overtime game that went down in late February amidst an incredibly tight race for the playoffs there. Publicly accessible highlights of this “Thriller für die Ewigkeit”, ECE Bulls Kapfenberg’s […]