The hosts finished fourth in Group C of the FIBA Champions League and with a 7-7 record, they were as middle of the road as you can get. However, getting through to the knockout round is often the most important thing for a season and this could be the time when the Greek side comes... Continue Reading »
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8 February 2017 FIBA Champions League Playoff Qualifier – PAOK v Partizan
8 February 2017 FIBA Champions League Playoff Qualifier – Juventus Utena v AEK Athens
Given that the hosts battled their way through the qualification process to take their place in the FIBA Champions League regular season, they should be congratulated for making it to the Play-Off stages. However, once you reach this stage, you don’t want to waste your time looking back, you have to be focused on moving... Continue Reading »
8 February 2017 FIBA Champions League Playoff Qualifier – Avtodor Saratov v EWE Baskets
These two sides clash in Russia on Wednesday night in what is set to be a thrilling first leg tie of this qualifying stage. The hosts have found form in this New Year and it would be fair to say that the changing of the coach had a lot to do with their change in... Continue Reading »
7 February 2017 FIBA Champions League Playoff Qualifier – Aris v SIG Strasbourg
The second FIBA Champions League Playoff Qualifier takes place in Greece on Tuesday night and this looks like being one of the most exciting games of the midweek action. Both of these teams will fancy their chances of grabbing a strong foothold for the second leg ties that will decide who makes it to the... Continue Reading »
7 February 2017 FIBA Champions League Playoff Qualifier – Ventspils v Umana Reyer Venezia
The playoff round of the FIBA Champions League gets underway with a range of qualifier ties this midweek. The Latvians hosts welcome their Italian opponents on Tuesday night in the first of these games in what is sure to be a big midweek of basketball betting options. There will be expectations from both sides heading... Continue Reading »
FIBA Champions League Knock-Out Round
The draw for the qualifying phase for the Round of 16 and the Round of 16 has taken place for the FIBA Champions League. The next round of games will be played over two with the team listed first having the first leg at home. The relevant dates are 7th and 8th of February for... Continue Reading »
FIBA Basketball Champions League Playoff Teams Are Known
There are 24 teams involved with the next phase of the FIBA Basketball Champions League 2016/17 and a total of 12 countries are represented. The next stage of the tournament begins with teams ranked from 9th to 24th playing off in a two-legged round. The winners of these ties then process to the Round of 16... Continue Reading »
25 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group D – Cibona v Telenet Oostende
How important this game is remains to be seen because at the moment, both are heading to the FIBA Europe Cup. The thing that turns this game is that whoever wins has a chance of sneaking into the next stage of the FIBA Champions League depending on other results. The fifth placed sides in the... Continue Reading »
25 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group D – KK Mornar v SIG Strasbourg
This is a game between a side who have nothing but pride at stake against a team who could have plenty to play for but it all depends on their result and the result of others. On paper, the team with something to play for should be the hungrier of the two sides but in... Continue Reading »
25 January 2017 FIBA Champions League Group D – Mega Leks v Iberostar Tenerife
A win could put the hosts in with a chance of making it into the FIBA Europe Cup, either through their own league placing or by being one of the best-ranked seventh-placed teams, but there are a few things which need to fall into place for that outcome to happen. This means the hosts shouldn’t... Continue Reading »