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09/10 Euroleague rosters revisited

09/10 Euroleague rosters revisited

Posted 27 August 2009 | By J. | Categories: AJ Milano, ALBA, ASVEL, Aris, Barcelona, Benetton, CSKA, Caja Laboral, Charleroi, Cibona, Efes, Euroleague, Fenerbahce Ulker, Khimki, Le Mans, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maroussi, Montepaschi, Oldenburg, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Partizan, Prokom, Real Madrid, Rytas, Unicaja, Union Olimpija, Zalgiris | 4 Comments

The European basketball transfer summer started slowly, but by the end of August, a large majority of the Euroleague rosters are already complete. Wasn’t it supposed to take a little bit longer? One of the two big remaining questions are A) the future whereabouts of Ricky Rubio, B) what surprise Olympiacos is going…

Reviewing the 08/09 French ProA season

Reviewing the 08/09 French ProA season

Posted 26 July 2009 | By J. | Categories: ASVEL, Domestic leagues, French League, Le Mans | No Comments

After NLB and German BBL, Christophe Ney of Europeanprospects and former owner of Ballineurope is presenting us with a very interesting summary of the 08/09 French Pro A league.

ASVEL Villeurbanne won its 17th French Championship this season, the first one since 2002, after beating EO45 Orléans in the one-game final…

Who gets the wildcard?

Who gets the wildcard?

Posted 20 June 2009 | By J. | Categories: ALBA, ASVEL, Aris, Euroleague, Euroleague System, French League, Humor, Le Mans | 1 Comment

With all domestic leagues finally coming to an end next week, a serious question arises: Who will receive the Euroleague wildcard? Is it everybody’s darling ALBA Berlin, 2nd in Euroleague attendance last season, is it a club from Greece, where budgets are rather going down than up, is it a team from ACB,…