Alba Berlin failed to reach the second round of German BBL league playoffs. But that didn’t stop the heads of Euroleague on Wednesday from handing the club a wild card for the Euroleague qualification for 2010-11. Undoubtedly a big reason for the measure was Alba Berlin’s home arena o2 World, [...]
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.
heinnews’s David Hein was at the U20 European Championship in Greece and caught up with Lithuanian big man Donatas Motiejunas, who is projected as the number three pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. They discussed the Lithuanian U20 team (which finished fifth); playing at the U19 World Championship in [...]
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Marco Baldi, manager of German basketball club Alba Berlin. They discussed the team’s tough contest against Barcelona in the Euroleague, new signing Blagota Sekulic, basketball in German television, the affects of the Euroleague Final Four on German basketball, the club’s long-term plans [...]
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Svetislav Pesic, head coach of Serbian basketball giants Red Star Belgrade. They discussed the excitement of coaching a bunch of youngsters every day, what was his favorite moment in his illustrious career, the importance of ULEB/Euroleague and FIBA Europe setting aside their [...]
Brazilian star midfielder Kaka turned down the riches offered by Manchester City to stay at AC Milan. And the bidding for the 2018 World Cup is already beginning to heat up.
There may be soon another record transfer in the football/soccer world as Manchester City are throwing around some amazing numbers in their hunt for Brazilian star Kaka. Meanwhile USA Basketball’s Jerry Colangelo is thinking 2010.
Tonight – January 13 – heinnews’s David Hein will be on writing a live blog from the Eurocup basketball game between Brose Baskets Bamberg and Red Star Belgrade. The live blog starts at 7:00 pm CET.
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Jan Pommer, the CEO of the German basketball BBL league. They discussed the state of the league, the worldwide financial crisis, how German clubs compare to others in Europe, Germany’s effort to improve their youth development, foreigner regulations, a new club in [...]
Tonight – December 16 – heinnews’s David Hein will be on the road at a Eurocup basketball game between 2007 German champions Brose Baskets Bamberg and Belgian side Spirou Charleroi . And heinnews.com will bring you a live blog so you can follow the game – starting at 19:30 pm [...]
