February 22, 2012

Newest EBI master's class gets down to work in Barcelona

The 2012 edition of the Euroleague Basketball Institute's first-level International Master Program in Sports Management & Marketing started this week with a three-day session in Barcelona.
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Grand opening of Ulker Sports Arena
Fenerbahce Ulker Sports ArenaFenerbahce Ulker’s first Top 16 home game in the 2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague marks a turning point for the club and basketball in Turkey with the opening of Ulker Sports Arena. The state-of-the-art arena is the first multi-functional arena in Istanbul and will serve as the Turkish champions’ new home. Its 15,000-seat capacity meets the growing needs of Fenerbahçe Ülker as the game of basketball and the Turkish Airlines Euroleague continue to grow in popularity in Istanbul, throughout Turkey and the rest of Europe.

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bwin Game Center: Top 16, Week 5

Raul Lopez - Gescrap BB celebrates
There was great drama in Wednesday's Top 16 Week 5 games. Gescrap BB edged Siena 60-59 on a Raul Lopez buzzer-beater. GS Medical Park KO'd rival Anadolu Efes 64-56. And CSKA won Group E.

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Game Center: Last 16, Game 5

Alexey Zhukanenko - BC Khimki (photo bckhimki.ru)
Victories for Donetsk, Khimki and undefeated Spartak secured tickets to the quarterfinals for those teams. VEF Riga and Lokomotiv Kuban improved their chances with road wins as did Krka at home. Valencia clinched first place...
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A global leader in sports management, Euroleague Basketball is enjoying its second decade of sustained growth as an innovative organizer of elite competitions and events. It now manages the continent's two premier basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup, consisting of more than 50 teams from as many as 25 countries. Euroleague Basketball also directs the Nike International Junior Tournament, which crowns a young men's continental champion each spring. Through the Euroleague Basketball Institute and Euroleague For Life, the company promotes educational and charitable initiatives as varied as coaching clinics and benefit concerts that draw guests from around the world.
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