Euroleague News http://admin.euroleague.net/rssfeed/27/180.xml Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Two coaching supremos, reigning Aleksander Gomelski Euroleague Coach of the Year Dusko Vujosevic and former winner Pini Gershon, will lead their troops into an exciting Quarterfinal Playoffs showdown for a ticket to Paris and the 2010 Euroleague Final Four. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68443/180/quarterfinal-analysis-maccabi-electra-vs-partizan http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68443/180/quarterfinal-analysis-maccabi-electra-vs-partizan Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT On any great team known for offensive firepower, at least one great defender usually lights sparks at one end of the court that result in scoring fun at the other end. One player who relishes that role on Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is undersized big man Stephane Lasme, who ranked second in blocked shots during the Top 16 behind teammate D'or Fischer. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68466/180/playoffs-analyst-stephane-lasme-maccabi-electra http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68466/180/playoffs-analyst-stephane-lasme-maccabi-electra Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://admin.euroleague.net/rs/24029/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/5a0/filename/stephane-lasme-maccabi-electra-and-anton-ponkrashov-cska-moscow.jpg The only defending Euroleague champion left in the competition and heading into the playoffs is Dusan Kecman, who left Panathinaikos to return to Partizan Belgrade last summer. Partizan is now in the playoffs for the third season running and Kecman's experience and all-around game at both ends of the floor are among the main reasons for this season's success. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68467/180/playoffs-analyst-dusan-kecman-partizan http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68467/180/playoffs-analyst-dusan-kecman-partizan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://admin.euroleague.net/rs/23877/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/fb9/filename/dusan-kecman-partizan-23877.jpg A month and a half before it starts and with the participating teams still not known, Euroleague Basketball has announced that all tickets have been sold out for the 2010 Final Four, which is to be held May 7 to 9 at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, the French capital. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68473/180/single-seats-sold-out-for-2010-final-four-in-paris http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68473/180/single-seats-sold-out-for-2010-final-four-in-paris Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://admin.euroleague.net/rs/22770/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/ff6/filename/2010-paris-final-four-logo.jpg Already a Euroleague champion at age 22, Andrey Vorontsevic has blossomed this season into the promising power forward he hinted at becoming while waiting his turn on a team full of veterans. His three previous seasons in practice and on the bench behind CSKA's stars, including three trips to the Final Four and a Euroleague title in 2008, was time well spent. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68447/180/playoffs-analyst-andrey-vorontsevich-cska-moscow http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68447/180/playoffs-analyst-andrey-vorontsevich-cska-moscow Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The fiery Fernando San Emeterio is enjoying a career season for Caja Laboral this year, his second at the club. The do-it-all swingman has done just that - a lot of everything - to help Laboral overcome a rash of injuries, remain competitive and reach the playoffs. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68448/180/playoffs-analyst-fernando-san-emeterio-caja-laboral http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68448/180/playoffs-analyst-fernando-san-emeterio-caja-laboral Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT After having already met in the Regular Season's last game with the top spot in Group C on the line, CSKA Moscow and Caja Laboral now clash with a much greater prize at stake - a trip to the 2010 Euroleague Final Four in Paris. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68428/180/quarterfinal-analysis-cska-moscow-vs-caja-laboral http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68428/180/quarterfinal-analysis-cska-moscow-vs-caja-laboral Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The latest edition of the Sportingbet Fantasy Challenge has finished with a familiar name atop a new list of prize winners! Jorge Martinez of Spain, the Fantasy Challenge winner back in 2007 and the Regular Season winner this season, will return to the Euroleague Final Four with VIP status as this season’s champion. Jorge’s team, "KOKE MARTINEZ IS READY TO WIN," amassed 2,702.3 points over the 16 weeks of the Regular Season and Top 16 to outlast all the rest. Although he may be the most recognized name among the Sportingbet Fantasy Challenge winners, Jorge Martinez is one among dozens who have earned special prizes for their achievements during and at the end of this season's contest. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68435/180/2009-10-sportingbet-fantasy-challenge-prize-list http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68435/180/2009-10-sportingbet-fantasy-challenge-prize-list Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Although he's just 26 years old, two-time Euroleague champion Yotam Halperin of Olympiacos has all the experience of a true veteran. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68412/180/playoffs-analyst-yotam-halperin-olympiacos http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68412/180/playoffs-analyst-yotam-halperin-olympiacos Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Asseco Prokom Gdynia has surprised a lot of people with its history-making run as the first Polish team to reach the Quarterfinal Playoffs. Now, in its best-of-five series against Olympiacos, the Polish powerhouse will try once again to beat expectations and add a new and exciting chapter to club history. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68413/180/playoffs-analyst-ratko-varda-asseco-prokom http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68413/180/playoffs-analyst-ratko-varda-asseco-prokom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT In a classic matchup between a Euroleague powerhouse and a the new kid on the block, Olympiacos Piraeus aims to return to the Final Four for the second year in a row at the expense of Asseco Prokom Gdynia, which checks into the Quarterfinal Playoffs for the first time in club history. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68054/180/quarterfinal-analysis-olympiacos-vs-asseco-prokom http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68054/180/quarterfinal-analysis-olympiacos-vs-asseco-prokom Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68272/180/top-16-week-6-in-review http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68272/180/top-16-week-6-in-review Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Top 16 came to an end with a farewell performance by Romain Sato of Montepaschi Siena being good enough earn him the MVP honor for Week 6. It marked second time this season that he won the weekly award. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68277/180/top-16-week-6-mvp-romain-sato-montepaschi-siena http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68277/180/top-16-week-6-mvp-romain-sato-montepaschi-siena Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://admin.euroleague.net/rs/25284/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/9cd/filename/romain-sato-montepaschi-siena.jpg In a comeback worthy of the Euroleague teams on the real basketball floor, an ex-champ of Sportingbet Fantasy Challenge is the newest grand prize winner, too. Jorge Martinez of Spain made sure of that by coming from third place, 21.4 points behind the leader, to score 195.6 in Top 16 Week 6 for a season-long total of 2,702.3 points. His winning margin ended up being 12.2 points over the previous week's leader, Aivaras Rastauskas of Lithuania, who finished second. http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68280/180/sportingbet-fantasy-challenge-crowns-two-time-champ http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68280/180/sportingbet-fantasy-challenge-crowns-two-time-champ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://admin.euroleague.net/rs/25404/4fc3ef14-b348-43fc-8884-f9787d1e9116/530/filename/jorge-martinez-sportingbet-fantasy-challenge-winner.jpg http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68195/180/quarterfinal-playoffs-2010 http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/68195/180/quarterfinal-playoffs-2010 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT