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Coach: Newcastle Eagles 50/50 to enter Eurochallenge in 2010
While basketball continues to grow all over the Continent, reaching the popularity level of no. 1 or 2 sport in nearly every country from Portugal to Russia, the countries of the British Isles have notoriously lagged behind in hoops enthusiasm. Maybe it’s simply the overwhelming lure of traditional pastimes like soccer, rugby, cricket and Gaelic […]
FMP Belgrade news: Đurović out, local hero Djokic in, no more foreign players
Talk about your sudden gearshifts. As FMP Belgrade prepares for the Eurochallenge quarterfinal round, the club and FIBA today announced that coach Vlade Đurović has been ousted from the team, sacking effective immediately. Bosko Djokic, who had served as BC FMP previously and was employed for 2009-10 at Radnički Basket, was named as Đurović’s replacement. […]
State of the nations: European basketball organizations today
While not interested in passing definitive judgment, we think it would be useful and fair to take a look at the European basketball panorama. There will be no ratings or rankings here, just a snapshot of what the most important ballin’ countries offer us. Ten years into the third millennium, it’s common to hear repeated […]
FIBA Eurochallenge Final 16 tips off tonight
The FIBA Eurochallenge Final 16 tips off tonight with seven games to played among the whittled-down field. Among the survivors are two Cyprus-based squads, three German teams and at least two red-hot circus offenses (BC FMP Belgrade and Banvit BC). The round-robin play continues through February, with the last games scheduled for March 9. The […]
European basketball calendar: January 2010 (update)
Now that some more European basketball competitions, including the Euroleague, EuroChallenge and FIBA Eurocup Women are moving into a second phase, Ball in Europe presents an updated January calendar for your perusal. A new edition of the calendar will be published in February. In the immediate short-term, don’t forget about the Euroleague group draw which […]
Club president dissolves BC Donetsk
Something of a shocker from Ukraine today, as BC Donetsk president Sergei Diadechko announced on the team’s official website that he would be releasing all players and staff in addition to stepping down himself as of tomorrow, January 14. Citing health reasons and poor performance by the team in this year’s FIBA EuroChallenge competition, team […]
European basketball calendar: January 2010
Emerging from the holiday season, we happily find a month packed with wall-to-wall basketball on The Continent. Below is a partial calendar filled with listings for matchups in a handful of Europe’s larger domestic leagues and international club competitions for men and women. We’ll post updated versions of this schedule as time allows and blanks […]
FIBA EuroChallenge capsule previews: Group H
With FIBA EuroChallenge 2009-10 just getting heated up right now, BallinEurope presents its primer on Group H, a quartet of teams with generally much international tournament experience.
FIBA EuroChallenge capsule previews: Group G
In the seventh of eight groups competing in FIBA EuroChallenge 2009-10 play — Group G — facing off are formidable programs and traditional tournament contenders from Antwerp, Artland, Tartu and Wels. Briefs follow the break.
FIBA EuroChallenge capsule previews: Group F
Onto Group F of the 2009-10 FIBA EuroChallenge go the BallinEurope.com primers … Group F features quite a grab-bag of contenders, once each from Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey. Should be a weird one.
FIBA EuroChallenge capsule previews: Group E
Time for a BallinEurope.com primer on the fifth group of the eight FIBA EuroChallenge divisions: Group E, home of the best teams from Siberia and Romania — plus perhaps surprise 2009-10 national champions from Belgium and Ukraine, too. Read on!
FIBA EuroChallenge capsule previews: Group D
The primer for FIBA EuroChallenge 2009-10 continues at BallinEurope with a brief look at Group D, a quartet of teams fairly well familiar with European tournament play.