heinnews’ David Hein this week took a trip to northwest Germany to visit with Je’Kel Foster, guard for reigning German league BBL champions EWE Baskets Oldenburg. They discussed Oldenburg’s tough 104-61 loss at home against Real Madrid; how the German champs have fared thus far in the Euroleague; and the team’s status in the German [...]
Entries Tagged as 'German BBL'
Interview of the Week – November 19: Oldenburg guard Je’Kel Foster
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week
Tags: Euroleague·EWE Baskets Oldenburg·german bbl·Je'kel foster·Real Madrid
Interview of the Week - October 22: German and Brose Baskets Bamberg center Tibor Pleiss
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, heinnews
heinnews’ David Hein took a trip up to Bamberg to talk to young German basketball national team center Tibor Pleiss from Brose Baskets Bamberg. They discussed Pleiss’s eventful summer; what he learned from playing against players like Sofoklis Schortsanitis; the insolvency of Köln 99ers; Germany’s new regulations for German players; and the NBA as a [...]
Tags: basketball in germany·Brose Baskets Bamberg·deutsche basketball·Dirk Bauermann·Elias Harris (Gonzaga University/USA./BiS Baskets Speyer)·EuroBasket 2009·European basketball·german basketball talent·German national team·international basketball·Köln 99ers bankruptcy·Robin Benzing·Sofoklis Schortsantinitis·star basketball prospects·Tibor Pleiss·U20 European Championship·Ulm·young european basketball talent
Oldenburg missing Gardner for Euroleague opener
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, German BBL, heinnews
Euroleague sporting bet Fantasy Challenge players beware: Point guard Jason Gardner will miss EWE Baskets Oldenburg’s opening Euroleague contest at Asseco Prokom as the American will not even travel to Poland with a back injury.
Tags: Asseco Prokom·cheap players to pick up in fantasy basketball·euroleague basketball·Euroleague sporting bet Fantasy Challenge·EWE Baskets Oldenburg·fantasy basketball·jason gardner·Je'kel foster·rickey paulding
Oldenburg leads rankings for 2010-11 Euroleague spot
October 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, German BBL, heinnews
Going into the 2009-10 season, reigning German BBL league champions EWE Baskets Oldenburg are leading the two-year rankings for Germany’s automatic bid for the Euroleague. But there have been changes made to the number of points clubs collect this season.
Tags: Alba Berlin·Brose Baskets Bamberg·Deutsche Bank Skyliners·Eurocup·Euroleague·europa-ranking·european basketball club rankings·EWE Baskets Oldenburg·german bbl·german rankings for european club competition·Giants Düsseldorf·MEG Göttingen·Paderborn Baskets·rankings·ratiopharm Ulm·Telekom Baskets Bonn
German basketball league increases number of Germans on teams
October 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · European domestic leagues, German BBL, heinnews
German BBL league officials this weekend took a step forward in developing more young talent as they agreed to increase the number of Germans on their 12-man roster from four in 2009-10 to five for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons and six for the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns.
Tags: Dirk Bauermann·foreigner regulations in european basketball·german basketball foreigner rules·german bbl·Jan Pommer·Thomas Braumann
Interview of the Week - Oct. 1: German center Philipp Neumann
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, European domestic leagues, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week, heinnews
heinnews’ David Hein took the chance at the 2009 U18 All Star Game to have a chat with emerging German center talent Philipp Neumann, who averaged 16.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks at the 2009 U18 European Championship in Metz. They discussed what the 17-year-old learned from playing with and against the likes of [...]
Tags: 2009 U18 All Star Game·Breitengussbach·Brose Baskets Bamberg·Chris Fleming·Dejan Musli·EuroBasket 2009·German national team·German national team coach Dirk Bauermann·Jonas Valanciunas·leading centers in Europe·NBBL·Philipp Neumann·ProB·Robin Benzing·U18 European Championship·young talent in European basketball·youth movement in Germany
Interview of the Week - July 30: German guard Philipp Schwethelm
July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, college basketball, heinnews
heinnews’s David Hein was at the U20 European Championship in Greece and caught up with German guard Philipp Schwethelm before playing against Israel - a game Germany won to remain in the Division A. They discussed fighting against relegation to Division B instead of playing for a medal in Greece; a tough message from men’s [...]
Tags: clubs interested in Philipp Schwethelm·Dirk Bauermann·German national team·German national team training camp·Henrik Rödl·Köln 99ers bankruptcy·NBA prospects in Europe·Philipp Schwethelm (Köln 99ers)·Schwethelm is a free agent·talent in European baketball·Tibor Pleiss·Tibor Pleiß·U20 European Championship