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SuperCup October 10th

October 10, 2019 by Andrew

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October 10, 2019

The game matching the EuroLeague and EuroCup winners took place on Thursday as both competitions went to Russian teams this year.  Ekaterinburg hosted Nadezhda and both teams were chasing a trophy and a chance to establish their reputations ahead of meeting on multiple fronts this season.  The game was close in the first half, but the hosts pulled away in the second half for an 87-67 win led by Brittney Griner as Erica Wheeler paced the visitors.

Ekaterinburg vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 87-67 EKA Griner 28/11r Belyakova 17 Vadeeva 13 Quigley 13 Musina 9/6r Vandersloot 5/6r/10a Faulkner 0 NAD Wheeler 20/9a Razheva 10 Turner 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 9

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EuroLeague Qualifiers Game 2 October 2nd

October 2, 2019 by Andrew

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October 2, 2019

All the series concluded on Wednesday.  Gdynia had done the hard work on the road, but went ahead and won this game outright 84-75 behind Maryia Papova, pushing the margin to 172-147 and allowing Joanna Grymek to make her professional debut back in her home country.  Kelsey Mitchell and Shey Peddy were both firing for Botas, but it was not enough.  Reyer quickly eliminated the deficit in Italy, but Cyesha Goree and DVTK kept it at around the right margin so their regulation loss left the aggregate score tied at 146.  The hosts did just enough in overtime and Jolene Anderson had a triple-double to get them an 81-68 win and the 156-153 final margin.  Lattes Montpellier looked like they were going to quickly put away their series, but Jessica Thomas helped Olympiacos keep it reasonable before Stephanie Mavunga and the hosts pulled away again for an 86-67 win and the 152-130 overall score.  Reyer Venezia slots into Group A while the other two teams join Group B.

Arka Gdynia vs. Botas 84-75 GDYN Papova 27r Allen 14 Rembiszewska 12 Balintova 10/13a Kastanek 8 Greinacher 6/11r Grymek 0 BOTA Mitchell 23 Peddy 22 Fagbenle 17/8r Hollingsworth 2

Arka Gdynia advances 172-147

Reyer Venezia vs. DVTK 81-68(OT) VEN Steinberga 16 Bestagno 14 Macchi 11 Anderson 10/12r/10a Penna 6 Ciabattoni 3 DVTK Goree 23/12r Morrison 15/12r Zele 11

Reyer Venezia advances 156-153

Lattes Montpellier vs. Olympiacos 86-67 BLMA Mavunga 23/13r Whitcomb 19 Duchet 13 Williams 6 Tchatchouang 3 OLY Thomas 24 Graves 16/8r Gemelos 12 Pavlopoulou 4 Stamolamprou 0

Lattes Montpellier advances 152-130

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EuroLeague Qualifiers Game 1 September 25th

September 25, 2019 by Andrew

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September 25, 2019

All three series started on Wednesday with the return games set for next week.  Gdynia was absolutely impressive, going to Turkey and using an early lead to beat Kelsey Mitchell and Botas 88-72 to bring home a big lead.  Olympiacos started well at home, but Stephanie Mavunga and Lattes Montpellier settled into proceedings and left with a 66-63 win and something to build on in France.  DVTK started well at home in Miskolc behind Ziomarra Morrison, winning 85-75.  Anete Steinberga helped Reyer keep it close for the next game in Italy as the visitors got a boost with Elisa Penna returning to Europe to start her professional career.

Botas vs. Arka Gdynia 72-88 BOTA Mitchell 24 Hollingsworth 15/12r Fagbenle 15 Peddy 6 GDYN Greinacher 17/10r Slamova 15 Balintova 14/7a Kastanek 14 Papova 13/16r

Olympiacos vs. BLMA 63-66 OLY Thomas 16/9r Graves 14/7r Gemelos 11 Sotiriou 11 Pavlopoulou 0 Stamolamprou 0 BLMA Mavunga 26/11r Williams 13/7r Whitcomb 10 Tchatchouang 9

DVTK vs. Reyer Venezia 85-75 DVTK Morrison 28/10r Goree 17/16r VEN Steinberga 22 Anderson 13 Bestagno 10 Macchi 10 Penna 9 Ciabattoni 4

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Watch EuroLeague Qualifiers Game 1s Here Free Wednesday!

September 24, 2019 by Andrew

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Times listed are Central European Summer/Eastern Daylight:

Botas vs. Arka Gdynia, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Olympiacos vs. Lattes Montpellier, 5:30pm/11:30am:

DVTK vs. Reyer Venezia, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

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2019-20 EuroLeague and EuroCup Draws

July 23, 2019 by Andrew

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Both draws were conducted on Tuesday:

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EuroLeague:

Draw

One set of qualifiers was already determined with Botas playing Arka Gdynia and the other two were drawn with Lattes Montpellier playing Olympiacos and Reyer Venezia playing DVTK.  After that, both groups were drawn.

A: Braine (Belgium), USK Praha (Czech Republic), Cukurova (Turkey), winner Reyer Venezia (Italy) vs. DVTK (Hungary), Bourges (France), Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia), TTT Riga (Latvia), Ekaterinburg (Russia)
B: Lyon (France), Fenerbahce (Turkey), winner Botas (Turkey) vs. Arka Gdynia (Poland), winner Lattes Montpellier (France) vs. Olympiacos (Greece), Sopron (Hungary), Schio (Italy), Girona (Spain), Dynamo Kursk (Russia)

Ekaterinburg looks likely to avoid too many difficult challenges early in Group A play, but there will be plenty of interest competing for the other places with USK Praha looking to return to the final stage.  TTT Riga is less likely to sneak up on anyone this year and Nadezhda will be looking to stay in this competition rather than fighting for other trophies.  Bourges had to battle their way back into this competition and should be tough when the season rolls around while roster strength will be the key factor for Cukurova and Braine as a qualifying round winner will complete the group.

The final strength of the group may rest on the qualifying round winners, but Group B looks to have a lot of teams with realistic playoff aspirations, especially with significant roster turnover for the big name teams.  Dynamo Kursk and Sopron will certainly feel like they should go back to final four, but Fenerbahce has gone with more drastic changes to get back to that level.  Lyon is ambitious and Girona will be trying to carry some of the momentum from their domestic triumph while Schio may be flying under the radar now, but will be worth watching when the games begin.

EuroCup:

Draw

East Conference:

A: Gorzow (Poland), loser Botas (Turkey) vs. Arka Gdynia (Poland), Elitzur Ramla (Israel), KP Brno (Czech Republic)
B: Spartak Moscow (Russia), MBA Moscow (Russia), Prishtina (Kosovo), Besiktas (Turkey)
C: Umea (Sweden), Polkowice (Poland), winner Kayseri (Turkey) vs. Spartak Noginsk (Russia), Orman (Turkey)
D: Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Hatay (Turkey), Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus), Ruzomberok (Slovakia)
E: Bydgoszcz (Poland), Galatasaray (Turkey), Lulea (Sweden), Sepsi (Romania)

The story of the draw is the large number of Turkish teams possible here after they were spread out among the groups.  The EuroLeague qualifier will drop into Group A, which could be a wide open affair as Elitzur Ramla brings Israeli representation back to the competition.  Prishtina is happy to be a part of proceedings, but unless they can pull out big name signings, they will definitely struggle in Group B, which features the Moscow teams and a tough Besiktas club.  The lone qualifying matchup will send its winner to Group C, where all eyes will be on Polkowice to see how they compare to last year’s team.  Teams in Group D should be ready for extra long trips around the continent as Tsmoki and Ruzomberok will be looking to surprise Enisey or Hatay.  Galatasaray figures to start as the favorites in Group E, but the other teams will have a chance to make their case.

West Conference:

F: Avenida (Spain), Gyor (Hungary), Olivais (Portugal), Gernika (Spain)
G: loser Lattes Montpellier (France) vs. Olympiakos (Greece), Cegled (Hungary), Valencia (Spain), Namur (Belgium)
H: loser Reyer Venezia (Italy) vs. DVTK (Hungary), Landes (France), Sedis (Spain), PEAC (Hungary)
I: Szekszard (Hungary), Keltern (Germany), Herner (Germany), Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Belgium)
J: Carolo (France), Fribourg (Switzerland), Roche (France), Liege (Belgium)

Teams in Group F will be wary of the threat of newcomers Olivais, but Gyor will be focused on breaking in to the battle of Spain between Avenida and Gernika.  In Group G, Valencia is in a strong position to advance its ambitions even with a EuroLeague qualifier dropping down into the group.  Group H is a bit more open for now unless one of the teams makes a key signing to give them the advantage.  The German teams were both drawn into Group I, where Szekszard will start as the favorite, but both will think that they can advance.  France is the story in Group J where Roche will be looking for a strong start against a team with more experience in this format like Fribourg.  Carolo figures to be the overwhelming favorite and it remains to be seen whether Liege and the other Belgian teams will be fielding young teams or if they can bolster their roster with more known players.

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European Competition Teams 2019-20

July 17, 2019 by Andrew

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FIBA announced the teams that would be participating in its two competitions today:

Announcement

As has been the case in recent years, more teams applied for spots than were available so there will be qualifying games before the regular season starts in EuroLeague and EuroCup.  The three losing teams in EuroLeague qualifiers will drop down to the EuroCup for group play.

EuroLeague:

Nineteen teams applied for the sixteen spots in Europe’s premier competition so there will be three qualifying games.  In order to facilitate EuroCup, the qualifiers were separated into east and west so we already know that Botas of Turkey will play Arka Gdynia of Poland in one set of qualifiers.  In the west, Lattes Montpellier of France and Reyer Venezia of Italy will play either Olympiacos of Greece or DVTK of Hungary with matchups determined by random draw.

The reduction in applicants means that Russia will again get three teams directly entered into the competition as Nadezhda will not have to navigate a tricky set of games to join Dynamo Kursk and reigning champions Ekaterinburg.  The two countries with two teams automatically qualifying are Turkey, represented by Fenerbahce and Cukurova, and France, represented by league champions Lyon and cup winners Bourges.  A number of familiar faces return as well with Sopron of Hungary and USK Praha of the Czech Republic looking to follow up strong campaigns last season along with TTT Riga, the team with the most championships.  Schio of Italy will be looking to put themselves back in the conversation for being one of the better teams while Braine from Belgium would like a longer run than last season and Girona enters the competition after winning the title in Spain.

EuroCup:

The lone qualifying games will be played in the eastern conference with Spartak Noginsk of Russia paying the price for domestic struggles even with consistent participation at this level, giving them a pair of games against Kayseri of Turkey.  Those two countries will have a number of representatives in these groups as MBA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, and Enisey Kranoyarsk represent Russia and Galatasaray, Hatay, Besiktas, and Orman increase Turkish participation.  The other country with three teams is Poland as their champions Polkowice are not playing at a higher level this year, joining this competition with Gorzow and Bydgoszcz, but not traditional powerhouses Wisla Krakow.  The other country with multiple teams is Sweden as Umea and Lulea have experience at this level.  Other familiar names include KP Brno of the Czech Republic, Ruzomberok of Slovakia, Sepsi of Romania, and Tsmoki-Minsk of Belarus.  Elitzur Ramla‘s entry means a return for Israeli teams and an unexpected first entry comes from Prishtina of Kosovo.

The western conference will also their share of strong teams.  Avenida drops down to this level after failing to win a championship in Spain and are joined by Gernika again and also new entrants in Sedis and ambitious Valencia.  Hungary will have at least four teams with Gyor, Szekszard, Cegled, and PEAC all looking to make some noise.  Carolo will again represent France with Landes and newcomers Roche joining them.  Belgium has three teams with Sint-Katejline-Waver, Namur, and Liege involved.  Herner and Keltern will be the Germany entrants, Fribourg returns for Switzerland, and a different Portuguese side will play this year as Olivais makes the step up to this level.

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EuroLeague Final April 14th

April 14, 2019 by Andrew

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April 14, 2019

The final day of games started with the consolation game as Sopron was not able to send the home fans happy after a 64-53 loss to USK Praha.  The main event had plenty of hype and the game was close early, but Ekaterinburg started to establish control.  Hopes faded further for Dynamo Kursk when Breanna Stewart went down with an injury right before halftime, leaving them uncompetitive in a 91-67 loss despite Natasha Howard’s attempt to keep them in the game.  The two teams are set to square off in domestic league play now, but if the Stewart injury is serious, that takes the shine off what would be a more intriguing series with both teams limited from fielding their full rosters.

3rd Place:

Sopron vs. USK Praha 53-64 SOP Crvendakic 12/8r Turner 12 Dupree 9 Zahui B 6/7r USK Ayayi 14 Thomas 13/15r Harrison 12/14r Kat. Elhotova 10 Romero 2

Final:

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk 91-67 UMMC Vandersloot 18/8r/7a Griner 16/10r Vadeeva 14 Meesseman 13 McBride 12 Torrens 11/6r Baric 3 Belyakova 2 Musina 2 DYNK Howard 20 Stewart 12 Petrovic 9 Prince 8 Cruz 5 Xargay 3 Hollingsworth 2

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Watch Final Games of EuroLeague Here Sunday!

April 13, 2019 by Andrew

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Times listed Central European Summer then Eastern Daylight:

Sopron vs. USK Praha, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Kursk, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

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EuroLeague Semifinals April 12th

April 12, 2019 by Andrew

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April 12, 2019

Both semifinals were on Friday in Hungary.  The first games stayed close in the first half, but Dynamo Kursk built a lead over USK Praha by halftime and then exploded out of the break to win 84-67 with the usual brilliance from Breanna Stewart and Natasha Howard and Sonja Petrovic further establishing their frontcourt dominance.  Hosts Sopron were looking to pull off another semifinal upset and avenge their defeat in last year’s final, starting well in front of another great crowd, but Ekaterinburg pushed their way back in front and then controlled the second half to win 81-59.  While the two losing teams will play first on Sunday, the main attraction will certainly be the final as no interlopers were able to upset the preseason favorites this time.

USK Praha vs. Dynamo Kursk 67-84 USK Ayayi 18/9r Thomas 14/9r Kat. Elhotova 10 Harrison 6/9r Romero 2 DYNK Stewart 32 Howard 22/10r Petrovic 20 Xargay 4 Prince 2 Cruz 2 Hollingsworth 0

Ekaterinburg vs. Sopron 81-59 UMMC Griner 19/8r Vandersloot 15/8r Torrens 13 McBride 12/6r Vadeeva 11 Meesseman 7/6r Belyakova 4 Baric 0 SOP Turner 15 Dupree 12/6r Zahui B 11/8r Crvendakic 10

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Watch EuroLeague Semifinals Here Friday!

April 11, 2019 by Andrew

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Times listed are Central European Summer then Eastern Daylight:

USK Praha vs. Dynamo Kursk, 5pm/11am:

Ekaterinburg vs. Sopron, 8pm/2pm:

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