heinnews’s David Hein went to the decisive Game 5 of the German BBL basketball playoffs and watched Brose Baskets Bamberg beat Alba Berlin 72-65 to defend their league title and collect their fourth German league crown in the past seven years. Amid the celebrations in Bamberg, Hein spoke with Bamberg [...]
Brose Baskets Bamberg have dominated the Beko Basketball Bundesliga all season. And one of the absolute leaders for Chris Fleming’s team has been Predrag Suput. The 33-year-old Serbian was one of the most valuable players in the BBL and Bamberg will be relying on him to win the title. But [...]
Dirk Nowitzki gave the first positive signs that he would play for Germany at the 2011 EuroBasket, saying chances are better he will be on hand in Lithuania than not.
Brose Bamberg general manager Wolfgang Heyder said the reigning German BBL league champions are reviewing whether or not they can host the 2012 Eurocup Finals and even turned down hosting the 2011 event.
heinnews’s David Hein went to the Eurocup game between Alba Berlin and Benetton Treviso and had a chat with Benetton’s talented Lithuanian power forward/center Donatas Motiejunas. They discussed Benetton playing better in the Eurocup than in the Italian Serie A; possibly playing the Eurocup Finals (Final Four) on their home [...]
After making six Final Four trips in the last decade, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv aims to get back to its second home in the Euroleague this season. Maccabi has lifted two Euroleague titles and added two other final appearances since 2004, but the fact that Maccabi failed to win the [...]
Just as the mighty CSKA Moscow were eliminated from the Euroleague, meaning the end of the Russian basketball giants’ eight-year Final Four fun, JR Holden returns to heinnews to discuss CSKA’s poor start to the season; who’s to blame (or not) for the team’s lack of success; what was his [...]
heinnews’s David Hein talked to BG Göttingen men’s basketball head coach John Patrick. They discussed the impact of beat Besiktas Cola Turka in the Eurocup – a game which would later be nullified and a replay set for December 16; facing former NBA great Allen Iverson; his team’s struggles in [...]
Slovenian basketball fans are breathing a sigh of relief after their federal goverment said additional funding for EuroBasket 2013 was secured if the country is as expected awarded the event. The Balkan nation is suffering through tough financial times at the moment and Ljubljana had delayed a decision on whether [...]
Australia national team coach Brett Brown said his team was better than its departing 87-58 loss against Slovenia in the Eight Final of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. And he said an increasing number of Aussies playing in Europe will help the side in the future.
