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Diagramming an impressive debut for Mike Stockton, son of that Stockton
We’re not quite at the stage where if Simon Jatsch of In-the-game.org draws it up we’ll share it but we’re not far off. This chart from Ludwigsburg’s first two games of Germany’s Bundesliga season shows just how impressive a debut Michael Stockton, son of hall-of-famer John Stockton, made for his new team. Stockton scored 20 […]
Bundesliga best bits and Bayern vs Bamberg highlights
Good morning. Want to see what happened in the Bundesliga in Round 2? Here’s the Top 10 plays and game highlights from FC Bayern’s 84-74 win over Brose Baskets Bamberg as well as ratiopharm Ulm’s 87-47 shellacking of Bremerhaven. Unsurprisingly, a big play from FC Bayern’s win makes the Top 10 list but it isn’t […]
Bundesliga roundup: Bamberg show Berlin who’s boss, Artland-Bayern playoff set
From the land of Dirks Nowitzki and Bauermann – David Hein reports on a few happenings in Germany’s top division of basketball as the league gets set to close the regular season and start the playoffs. Read on to find out about Brose Baskets Bamberg laying down the law against Alba Berlin, the Artland Dragons-Bayern […]
Bundesliga wrap: Double-OT thriller in Munich, Ulm players win awards, Chikoko continues rise
From the land of Dirks Nowitzki and Bauermann – David Hein reports on a few happenings in Germany’s top division of basketball. Read on to find out about Bayern Munich surviving a double-overtime slugfest with Brose Baskets Bamberg; Ratiopharm Ulm taking a bunch of trophies; and Vitalis Chikoko’s continued success in the Bundesliga. Bayern wins […]
Bundesliga roundup: Brose Baskets streak snapped at 15; Predrag Krunic canned; Artland Dragons staggering
From the land of Dirk – Nowitzki and Bauermann, that is – David Hein reports on a few happenings in Germany’s top division of basketball. Read on to find out all about Fraport Skyliners reminding Brose Baskets of that losing feeling; EWE Baskets Oldenburg’s dismissal of former championship-winning coach Predrag Krunic; and Bayern Munich blasting […]
Bundesliga roundup: Dirk Bauermann calls head doctor for Bayern Munchen; playoff squeeze tightens; budget woes of Eisbaren Bremerhaven
From the land of Dirk – Nowitzki and Bauermann, that is – David Hein reports on a few happenings in Germany’s top division of basketball. Read on to find out about Bayern Munich considering shrinks; an ever more cluttered playoff picture; the completion of the Top Four German Cup field; and Bremerhaven watching more and […]
Bundesliga roundup: Brose Baskets go for 18 threes in blowout; Bayern Munchen loses away again; Howard joins Ludwigsburg
From the land of Dirk, David Hein reports on a few happenings in Germany’s top division of basketball. Read on to find out about the divergent paths of Brose Baskets Bamberg and Bayern München, Matt Howard’s new home, and the Fraport Skyliners’ surprise win last week. Brose Baskets fend off pretenders Ratiopharm Ulm So much […]
Eisbären Bremerhaven’s Torrell Martin with the assist (to the dance team)
It’s the secret desire of every professional basketball player: To blow off the obligations of the court and just, you know, shake that groove thing with the team’s cheerleaders. Okay, so maybe the likes of Kobe Bryant aren’t actually into dance team dancing, but in Germany, Torrell Martin found a way to wow the crowd […]
List of 2010-11 European Basketball Champions: Post-Easter holiday edition
Over the long Easter weekend, the playoff picture in several domestic leagues became clearer, some tournaments advanced a round or two and the VTB United League crowned a champion. Below, BallinEurope supplies information on the current situation in European Leagues’ regular seasons and/or playoffs. This list will be updated whenever possible.
Bauermann names 16 to Team Germany roster; two notable omissions
To little fanfare, the list of players invited to the training camp list for Team Germany was released in advance of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, as the German Basketball Federation (DBB) today posted 16 names invited by Dirk Bauermann. See if you can figure out if anyone’s missing. Steffen Hamann, Lucca Staiger (ALBA Berlin); […]
No. 5 seed Brose Baskets tops NY Phantoms, advances to Bundesliga finals
In the topsy-turvy world of the Bundesliga playoffs, the one-eyed man – i mean, no. 5 seed Brose Baskets Bamberg – is king after this weekend’s semifinal victory over New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig, 94-82 to sweep the no. 8 team out of the playoffs. In a tournament which saw all four teams atop the table […]
What the…? In Lithuania, Romanov fires third head coach of season midway through championship series
There’s nothing so bizarre – and often barely newsworthy – about the firing of a head coach, even one leading a successful team. Even one who is replacing a legend who was also fired in the same season. But when a coach is fired in the middle of a national championship series, that’s already nearing […]