Sasu Salin of Union Olimija Ljubljana has been named Eurocup MVP for Regular Season Round 7.
Salin had 25 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals in Union Olimpija's 86-48 win over Asvel Villeurbanne.
Sasu Salin of Union Olimija Ljubljana has been named Eurocup MVP for Regular Season Round 7.
Salin had 25 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals in Union Olimpija's 86-48 win over Asvel Villeurbanne.
Vladimir Dragicevic led Stelmet Zielona Gora to its first ever Euroleague road win and collected MVP honors for Regular Season Round 6.
Zielona Gora defeated Bayern Munich 71-78 as Dragicevic collected 19 points, while shooting 7-for-11 for two points with 11 rebounds. Dragicevic also had two steals, two blocks, one assist and drew six fouls in amassing a performance index rating of 32, which was the best of the week, establishing him as one of the breakout performers of the season.
Vladimir Golubovic of Aykon TED Ankara Kolejliler has been named Eurocup MVP for Round 6 of the Regular Season.
Golubovic led his team to a valuable road win at Khimik Yuzhne by a 81-79 margin with 22 points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks and 9 drawn fouls.
Leandro Barbosa will sign with Club Pinheiros in Brazil, according to sources.
The deal has an out that will allow Barbosa to return to the NBA if a deal is reached.
Barbosa tore his ACL last February and playing in Brazil will help the recovery process.
Zalgiris Kaunas point guard Justin Dentmon has been named Euroleague MVP for Week 5 of the regular season.
In a 91-81 decision over visiting Brose Baskets, Dentmon had 24 points and nine assists.
Dentmon shot 6-for-6 from three-point range.
Lior Eliyahu has signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.
Eliyahu's deal is for $1.05 million with a $50,000 title bonus. Eliyahu also has an out clause each summer.
The Minnesota Timberwolves own the NBA rights to Eliyahu.
DeMarcus Nelson led Crvena Zvezda to a victory on Thursday that also made him the MVP for Round 4 of the Euroleague regular season.
Nelson posted Euroleague career-highs in points and rebounds as Zvezda pulled out a historic 63-73 victory - its first in this century's Euroleague - over Laboral Kutxa in Vitoria, Spain.
Nelson scored 22 points by shooting 8-for-10 from the field while adding four free throws. He also had seven rebounds and two assists for a performance index rating of 31, the most among all players on winning teams in Round 4.
FoxTown Cantu's Joe Ragland has been named Eurocup MVP for Regular Season Round 4.
Ragland scored 19 points with six rebounds, seven assists and three steals for an index rating of 36 while leading his team to a 88-73 home win over CEZ Basketball Nymburk.
Nikola Mirotic has been named Euroleague MVP for the month of October.
Mirotic helped lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 record while averaging 16.3 points per game on 71.4 percent two-point shooting, 85.7 percent from three and 91.7 percent from the free throw line. Mirotic also averaged 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1 block per game.
Mirotic's per-minute index rating was 48.14, which is 30 percent higher than the full-season record average of 37.21 by Arvydas Sabonis.
Olympiacos Piraeus forward Bryant Dunston was named Euroleague MVP Regular Season Round 3.
The 27-year-old Dunston played a major role in his team’s come-from-behind 88-83 victory over FC Bayern Munich, amassing 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots for a performance index rating of 33, which was the most of any player in any of the round’s 12 games.