heinnews’ David Hein this week caught up with Real Madrid’s legendary basketball coach Ettore Messina at the team’s 104-61 drubbing of Oldenburg in the Euroleague. They discussed the state of the Spanish powerhouse; the improvements of young Montenegro forward Vladimir Dasic; the coach’s move from Moscow to Madrid; how much more competitive the Spanish league [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Euroleague - Eurocup'
Interview of the Week – November 26: Real Madrid coach Ettore Messina
November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, Interviews/Interview of the Week
Tags: best coaches in European basketball·Ettore Messina·Euroleague·Real Madrid·Russian basketball league·Spanish basketball·Vladimir Dasic
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
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 [...]
Tags: Euroleague·EWE Baskets Oldenburg·german bbl·Je'kel foster·Real Madrid
Omri Casspi ready to make Israeli-NBA history
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, NBA, heinnews
History will be made in the Sacramento Kings 2009-10 NBA season opener on Wednesday when Omri Casspi steps onto the court against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 21-year-old Kings rookie forward will become the first Israeli to play in the NBA.
Casspi - a 6-foot-9 forward - guided Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv to the domestic [...]
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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
Interview of the Week - Oct. 8: ReD Foxes CEO Olena Rozkova
October 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA basketball, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, Olympics, heinnews
heinnews’ David Hein spent some time away from the court at EuroBasket 2009 for a chat with Olena Rozkova, the CEO of the internationally renown Ukrainian dance team ReD Foxes. They discussed the biggest achievement after performing at four EuroBaskets, two World Championships and two Olympics, future goals of ReD Foxes, her daily activities as [...]
Tags: EuroBasket·European cheerleaders·European dance groups·FIFA World Championship·Olympics·Red Foxes