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Highlights: Serbia overcome Greece 60-55, Ukraine promoted
Serbia outlasted a gritty Greek team in the first of Saturday’s FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s semi finals. Neither team did well from beyond the arc but Radovan Djokovic’s pair of treys gave Serbia some breathing room in the fourth before Greece rallied. The victory secured Serbia’s place in the final for the first time […]
Highlights: Greece beat Italy 85-68 in FIBA Europe U18s
Greece survived a Federico Mussini inspired rally from Italy to comfortably progress to the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Under 18 men’s championships. Greece were in control for most of the game before the Muss in #Mussadori exploded in the second half. Mussini finished with 24 points and 5 boards, while his cohort Diego Flaccadori […]
Serbia and Croatia make statements at FIBA U18s
It’s nearing the business end of the FIBA Europe U18 men’s championships and two teams stood out above all on Wednesday. Serbia and Turkey were locked in a tight battle for most of their clash in Konya before the Serbs stepped up a gear in the second half to beat the hosts on a convincing […]
Siena out of Euroleague and LegaBasket Serie A
The fall was expected for some time but now it has formally been confirmed. Mens Sana Basket Siena will not only exit Euroleague next season but also the top flight of Italian Basketball, LegaBasket Serie A. It’s been quite the fall for the side which has claimed the past seven Italian titles and reached the […]
EuroBasket: Early run drives Serbia to 2014 FIBA World Cup
A stunning start for Serbia proved decisive as Dusan Ivkovic’s charges won the win or stay home World Cup decider with Italy 76-64. It took Italy a full quarter to realise the importance of this game and they were left with too deep a hole to get out of. Serbia, who suffered horrible starts in […]
Pooh Jeter, Ukrainian hero
Ukraine’s hopes in EuroBasket 2013 hung on how Pooh Jeter played. When it mattered most, the borsht lover delivered. Let’s compare two players at EuroBasket 2013. Player A: 7.25 PPG, 2.75 APG, 2.25 RPG Player B: 18 PPG, 5 APG, 4.2 RPG. Unless you didn’t read the title of this column you’ll have guessed that […]
EuroBasket Power Rankings: Spain rise to the top
Just in time for today’s semi finals to prove us completely wrong, here’s our updated Power Rankings for EuroBasket 2013 after the quarter final round. 1. Spain. It’s a what have you done for me lately business and nobody has done more than Spain. They leap Croatia on the back of an utter rout of Serbia. […]
Preview: Clash of the stars as Spain play France in semi final
It’s a rivalry that’s been bubbling for years. Tony Parker, Nicolas Batum, and Boris Diaw lead France against Spain’s Marc Gasol, Jose Calderon, and the bearded might of Sergio Rodriguez. Only one will advance to the final of EuroBasket 2013. Whatever we thought of Spain before the quarter finals was quickly swept aside on Wednesday. […]
EuroBasket: Lithuania beat Italy 81-77 in a classic
Lithuania and Italy served up the quarter final we had been waiting for in EuroBasket 2013. A battle down to the wire where Lithuania finally pulled through to book a date with Croatia. Finally a game worth killing for. The quarter finals were lacking something up until this point. We needed joie de mort. Where […]
Preview: EuroBasket Quarter Finals – Croatia vs Ukraine and Lithuania vs Italy
Three more teams will book their place in the 2014 FIBA World Cup on Thursday as the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2013 conclude. Here’s are take and picks on both games as well as the classification game between Slovenia and Serbia where the winner books a ticket to Spain. Croatia lost their first game in […]
EuroBasket Power Rankings: And then there were eight
Where once there was 12 now stand 8. The quarter finals are set so it’s time to update our Power Rankings. There are some radical changes but I still expect plenty of you will be upset. Take aim in the comments. 1. Croatia (4-1). It was really tough to decide between first and second here. […]
EuroBasket 2013 Quarter Final pairings set
The last game in stage two has yet to start but the four quarter final pairings for EuroBasket 2013 are set. Here’ are the pairings. Serbia vs Spain Lithuania vs Italy Croatia vs Ukraine Slovenia vs France The first two games on Monday set the slate in stone. Greece lost any hope at making the […]