U18 European Championship 9
Latvia, Lithuania on course to co-host 2012 U18 Euros, 2018 FIBA Worlds
Eurobasket 2011 is still a couple of weeks away, but that isn’t stopping the Lithuanian national basketball federation from thinking about the future … and they’ve got a partner in speculation in Latvia. Baltic Course is reporting today that FIBA Europe general secretary Nar Zanolin is seriously considering a bid for the two nations to […]
Prospect Dovydas Redikas signs with Lietuvos Rytas over Žalgiris Kaunas: Here’s why
A number of players from Team Lithuania’s 2010 European Championship U18 squad have been moving on the market lately, but few have caused disquiet among Žalgiris fans as Lietuvos Rytas’ recent acquisition of SG Dovydas Redikas out of Marciulionis Academy. Tournament MVP Jonas Valanciunas is already officially with Lietuvos Rytas, and his all-tournament teammate Deividas […]
Who and what to watch for in 2010s European basketball
Welcome to the 10s, everyone! Now, enough with the pleasantries: With an entire demarcated decade stretching out before us, Ball in Europe wonders about future headlines, about who’s coming up, about “Who’s Next” in ESPNspeak. Here’s to thinking we’ll be talking about some of the following this decade… • Enes Kanter. It’s impossible to tell […]
FIBA U18 men, U19 women tournaments wrap
FIBA’s U18 European Championship Men and U19 World Championship for Women wrapped this weekend, with Serbia topping France in the former, 78-72, and Spain succumbing to Team USA in the latter. In Metz, France, Serbia repeated their success of 2007, when their U18s won this tournament. In breaking pattern with the typical games of the […]
Betting on basketball: Lines on today’s championship games
Two international competitions close today, with Spain and USA battling it out in the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women in Thailand while Serbia and France vie for the FIBA U18 European Championship Men title. The lines, as provided by Ball in Europe sponsors Bet on Bet and Sporting Bet, respectively, imply that today’s action […]
U18 Finals: France vs. Serbia; consolation match pits Valanciunas vs. Kanter
Over in France in the U18 European Championship Men, it’ll be France and Serbia duking it out in the finals today after both squads used teamwork to overcome a potentially devastating individual performance. Team France held off Lithuania, 68-63, again allowing the opposition to claw its way back in the fourth quarter yet holding on […]
Betting on basketball: BetOnBet odds, lines for under-18 semifinals
The FIBA U18 European Championship Men is into the semifinal round, and Ball in Europe sponsor BetonBet.com has released a number of odds, lines and proposition bets on today’s elimination games and qualifiers; the following are a few of the odds currently available at the sportsbook website. Other betting options are available for some games […]
Final Four set at U18 European championship: Turkey, Serbia, Lithuania, France
The FIBA U18 European Championship Men tips off its semifinal round with four teams keeping title hopes alive: Lithuania, Serbia, Turkey, and France. All the teams played the quarterfinals games yesterday, with Turkey pulling off the notable upset over Spain. Today’s games pit Turkey against Serbia at 6pm CET and Lithuania against France at 8.15pm. […]
Betting on basketball: Sporting Bet odds, lines for U18s quarterfinals
The FIBA U18 European Championship Men has entered the quarterfinal round, with Euroleague/Ball in Europe sponsor SportingBet.com releasing a number of odds and lines on today’s games; the following are the odds and the match handicap (or the good old-fashioned pointspread as they call it in America).