Euroleague News http://www.euroleague.net/rssfeed/27/180.xml en Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The fact that the new Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion, Olympiacos Piraeus, managed to lift the trophy with so young a roster came as a shock to many observers - but maybe it should not have. Olympiacos, the Euroleague team with the longest streak of playoffs appearances, had made the Final Four in 2009 and 2010 thanks to an influx of star signings. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97843/180/sky-s-the-limit-for-olympiacos-young-guns http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97843/180/sky-s-the-limit-for-olympiacos-young-guns Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT CSKA Moscow continued bolstering its frontcourt Wednesday by re-signing center Sasha Kaun to a new three-year contract. Kaun (2.13 meters, 27 years old) has just finished his fourth consecutive Euroleague season with CSKA and is the Euroleague’s all-time career leader in two-point shooting accuracy at 70%. Last season, Kaun averaged 4.3 points and 2 rebounds in 21 Euroleague games while making 71.2% of his two-point shots. Kaun has helped CSKA to make it to the Euroleague title game in 2009 and 2012, also reaching the Final Four in 2010 http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97798/180/cska-moscow-keeps-kaun-too http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97798/180/cska-moscow-keeps-kaun-too Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cdn.euroleague.net/rs/37874/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/ee6/filename/sasha-kaun-cska-moscow.jpg Playing bwin Euroleague Fantasy Challenge certainly has its privileges, as this season's winner, Inna Polak of Israel, can attest to after her experiences at the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. Among other things, Inna was courtside for one of the most exciting finishes in basketball history before she joined the trophy celebration on the Sinan Erdem Arena floor itself. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97781/180/bwin-fantasy-challenge-winner-s-vip-final-four-experience http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97781/180/bwin-fantasy-challenge-winner-s-vip-final-four-experience Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT CSKA Moscow announced a new agreement with forward Viktor Khryapa, the team's captain, who signed a contract for two more seasons with an extra-year option to stay until the end of the 2014-15 season. Khryapa (2.03 meters, 29 years old) has just finished his seventh Euroleague season with CSKA, averaging 8.2 points on 41.4% three-point shooting, 4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 20 games this season. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97783/180/cska-re-signs-team-captain-khryapa http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97783/180/cska-re-signs-team-captain-khryapa Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former Euroleague champion point guard Damir Mulaomerovic decided to end a career full of accomplishments on Monday by announcing his retirement after 19 years as a pro. Mulaomerovic, who will turn 38 in September, returned to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague this season after four years and averaged 10.4 points on 45% three-pointers and 89.3% free throws in 9 Euroleague games with KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje. During the regular season, he had the chance to play against one of his former teams, Panathinaikos, which he helped to win the 2002 Euroleague title in the only final ever won on an opposing team’s home court. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97785/180/former-euroleague-champ-mulaomerovic-retires http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97785/180/former-euroleague-champ-mulaomerovic-retires Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cdn.euroleague.net/rs/4051/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/0d0/filename/dejan-bodiroga-and-damir-mulaomerovic-panathinaikos-ff-bologna-2002.jpg One of the Euroleague's greatest players and gentlemen this century, CSKA Moscow forward Ramunas Siskauskas, formally announced his retirement from professional basketball on Monday. The announcement made by CSKA came two days after Siskauskas helped win the club's 10th consecutive Russian League title and one week after the team's runner-up finish in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague title game. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97756/180/euroleague-classic-ramunas-siskauskas-retires-from-basketball http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97756/180/euroleague-classic-ramunas-siskauskas-retires-from-basketball Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT bwin, in association with Euroleague Basketball, has launched a unique iPad app providing fans, players and coaches with an unparalleled source of tactical analysis and interactive content on Europe’s most prestigious basketball competition. The app is a further enhancement to bwin’s sponsorship of Euroleague Basketball. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97530/180/bwin-launches-bwin-euroleague-playbook-ipad-app http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97530/180/bwin-launches-bwin-euroleague-playbook-ipad-app Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The intensity of the start of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague championship game was evidenced by the great play of both defenses. And when the opening quarter finished with CSKA Moscow leading Olympiacos 10-7, a new record had been established for the lowest point total in a single quarter in Final Four history. The previous record was barely 48 hours old. CSKA teamed with Panathinaikos for just 22 points in the second quarter of their semifinal game on Friday. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97596/180/cska-moscow-olympiacos-combine-for-defensive-mark http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97596/180/cska-moscow-olympiacos-combine-for-defensive-mark Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT In an example of inspirational leadership that endured the entire season and finished on the season's very last play, Vassilis Spanoulis was voted MVP of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four after willing Olympiacos Piraeus to the trophy on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey in one of the most dramatic basketball finals ever played, anywhere. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97620/180/spanoulis-takes-second-final-four-mvp-trophy http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97620/180/spanoulis-takes-second-final-four-mvp-trophy Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Euroleague Basketball and AEG will team together to bring the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four to a new home in 2013. After hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, London’s spectacular The O2 will remain the focus of international sporting attention as it turns its eyes to Europe’s premier basketball event. The O2’s 20,000-seat indoor arena is already in a class by itself in terms of quality and visitors and crowning a Euroleague champion will prove another historic event to take place at the stunning locale. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97441/180/the-o2-in-london-to-host-the-2013-turkish-airlines-euroleague-final-four http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97441/180/the-o2-in-london-to-host-the-2013-turkish-airlines-euroleague-final-four Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT >The stars of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague were honored at a ceremony fit for a king on Saturday night at the annual EFES Euroleague Awards Ceremony held at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. On the eve of the coronation of a new champion, the best players from both finalists took part in the celebrations together with the rest of the global basketball elite attending the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. CSKA Moscow’s Andrei Kirilenko walked away with the biggest haul. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97521/180/2011-12-all-euroleague-first-second-teams-announced http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97521/180/2011-12-all-euroleague-first-second-teams-announced Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97317/180/2012-turkish-airlines-euroleague-final-four-official-cheerleaders http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97317/180/2012-turkish-airlines-euroleague-final-four-official-cheerleaders Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT CSKA Moscow established a new Final Four era defensive record in the second quarter of the first game at the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. The Russian champs limited Panathinaikos to 5 points, which represents the fewest points ever scored in a single quarter in a Final Four game. CSKA’s defensive efforts not carried the team back from a double-digit deficit, but eclipsed the previous mark of 6. That record was set in the semifinals of the 2003 Final Four in Barcelona, where Montepaschi Siena held Benetton Treviso to 6 points in the third quarter. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97376/180/cska-sets-defensive-mark http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97376/180/cska-sets-defensive-mark Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97318/180/2012-final-four-official-press-conference http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97318/180/2012-final-four-official-press-conference Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97319/180/turkish-airlines-euroleague-presents-eye-of-the-fan http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/97319/180/turkish-airlines-euroleague-presents-eye-of-the-fan Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT