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National League Preview: German Bundesliga
Brose Baskets reclaimed their throne last season but Bayern have loaded up to make a big charge to get back on top this year. Emmet Ryan says it’s going to be hard for anyone to get between the big two from Bavaria Was it just one season? Just one year with a big three? That’s […]
Tim “Der Nächste Nowitzki” Ohlbrecht moves up to Houston Rockets, to become eighth-ever German NBA player
Congratulations go out from BallinEurope to Tim Ohlbrecht, who has made the jump to the NBA in signing with the increasingly interesting (and increasingly European-spiced) Houston Rockets – and whoa, are some Germany-based news outlets excited. In reporting on the contract, which has the former Frankfurt Skyliners/Telekom Baskets Bonn/Rio Grande Valley Vipers big man locked […]
Down goes Goliath: Bonn plays David, slays Bamberg in playoffs opener
Biggest shocker of European domestic-league basketball playoffs thus far? David Hein posts this brief report on German Bundesliga no. 8 seed snapping top dog Brose Baskets Bamberg’s 48-game winning streak in the first match of their quarterfinals meeting – there’s even a quality Luol Deng-like buzzer-beater to boot… Telekom Baskets Bonn squeaked into the German […]
Eurocentric play of the night: Robertson block + Ohlbrecht dunk = Fuel for streaking Skyliners
You want your highlight clips? Courtesy David Hein, Germany’s Bundesliga, Fraport Skyliners and good old YouTube, BallinEurope offers one heck of an end-to-end play from the Skyliners’ emphatic 45-point victory over hapless Phoenix Hagen last night. Enjoy! The Fraport Skyliners are streaking towards the playoffs as they have won nine of their last 11 games […]
NBA stars playing in Europe: What are the odds…?
First, BallinEurope would like to a couple more American players to The Continent, as Milwaukee Bucks second-round draft pick Jon Leuer has signed with the Bundesliga’s Frankfurt Skyliners to play during the NBA lockout and undrafted Colorado State University forward Andy Ogide has joined the ranks of LEB club Breogán. But as the BiE schadenfreudometer […]
Marcus Goree to stay another three years in Moscow
Our friends over at undrcrwn Europe are former basketball professionals (Ibi Diarra, Frankfurt Skyliners) and stay in contact with their former team mates. One of Ibi´s friends, Mario Kasun battles for the ACB championship right now, but unfortunately is down 0-2 against Tau Ceramica. Another friend of Ibi, Marcus Goree has won everything this season […]