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Bilbao's Vasiliadis Named MVP Of Euroleague Playoffs, Game 3

Kostas Vasiliadis scored 20 points in Bilbao's 94-81 win over CSKA and was named MVP of the Euroleague Playoffs, Game 3. 

Vasiliadis also had six rebounds and two assists while also compiling the highest performance index rating of any winning team of the round.

Via RealGM Staff Report

Halperin Named Eurocup Quarterfinals, Game 2 MVP

Yotam Halperin has been named Eurocup Quarterfinals, Game 2 MVP.

Halperin had 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds in Spartak St. Petersburg's 86-71 win over CEZ Nymburk.

Via RealGM Staff Report

Patrick Beverley Returning To Spartak Next Season

Patrick Beverley will return to Spartak Saint Petersburg next season.

Beverly, a 6-foot-1 guard who was selected by the Lakers in the 2009 draft, averages 12.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists in Russian League play.

Via TalkBasket.net

Kirilenko Named MVP For Game 2 Of Euroleague Playoffs

Andrei Kirilenko has been named MVP of Game 2 of the Playoffs in CSKA's 79-60 win over Bilbao.

CSKA now leads 2-0 in their best-of-five series.

Kirilenko had a season high 20 points to go with 12 rebounds and two blocks.

Via RealGM Staff Report

Navarro, Regal Barcelona Take 2-0 Lead Over Unics

Juan Carlos Navarro scored a team-high 18 points to lead Regal Barcelona to a 66-63 win over Unics Kazan in Game 2 of the Euroleague Quarterfinals.

Erazem Lorbek and Pete Mickeal combined for 26 points for Barca.

Nathan Jawai recorded a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Bostjan Nachbar posted 16 points and 5 rebounds for Unics.

Barcelona owns a 2-0 lead, with the series switching to Kazan, Russia for Games 3 and 4.

Via Eurobasket.com

Rashad McCants Waived By Caciques de Humacao, Signs With Piratas de Quebradillas

Rashad McCants signed a deal with Piratas de Quebradillas, just hours after being released by Caciques de Humacao.

McCants replaces replaces Ricky Davis, who suffered a fractured finger.

McCants averaged 18 points and 5.2 rebounds in six games with Caciques de Humacao.

Via LatinBasket.com

Diamantidis Named Euroleague MVP For Playoffs, Game 1

Dimitris Diamantidis has been named Euroleague MVP for Game 1 of the Playoffs.

Diamantidis, who was named MVP of Euroleague last season, scored 15 points to go with eight assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks to lead Panathinaikos to a 93-73 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Via RealGM Staff Report

Bojan Dubljevic Named Eurocup MVP For Game 1 Of Quarterfinals

Bojan Dubljevic of KK Buducnost Voli has been named Eurocup MVP for Game 1 of the Quarterfinals.

Dubljevic scored 15 points to go with eight rebounds and three steals in his team's 75-71 win over Valencia Basket.

Via RealGM Staff Report

Diamantidis, Calathes Lead Panathinaikos To 93-73 Win Over Maccabi

Dimitris Diamantidis scored 15 points, handed out 8 assists and added two steals and blocks apiece in 21 minutes of play to lead Panathinaikos to a 93-73 win in Game 1 of the Euroleague Quarterfinals.

Nick Calathes added 13 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the reigning Euroleague champions.

Keith Langford recorded 21 points for Maccabi.

Game 2 of the best-of-five series is set for Thursday.

Via Eurobasket.com

Antoine Wright Enters D-League Player Pool

Antoine Wright has entered the D-League player pool.

Wright played 13 games for Asefa Estudiantes in Spain this season and was last in the NBA during the 10-11 season with Sacramento.

Wright averaged 10.9 points on 29.1% shooting for Asefa Estudiantes.

Via Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Spanoulis Named Euroleague MVP For February

Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos has been named the Euroleague MVP for February.

Manuchar Markoishvili Named Euroleague MVP For Top-16, Week 6

Manuchar Markoishvili had 32 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals in their road win at Zalgiris.

Match-ups Set For Euroleague Quarterfinals

CSKA Moscow will play Bilbao, Montepaschi Siena will take on Olympiacos, Panathinaikos will battle Maccabi Tel Aviv and Barcelona is matched with Unics Kazan.
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