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 [...]
After years of kniving past guards throughout Europe and the world, CSKA Moscow and Russian international playmaker JR Holden has grabbed the pen and will soon be publishing his memoirs in a book called “Blessed Footsteps”. The American-born Holden, once a regular contributor to heinnews.com, takes a look through his [...]
Looking at Group D of the Euroleague before the Regular Season started, it was clear that CSKA Moscow would not be the favorites to win the group, which also included Panathinaikos as well as Efes Pilsen. But also drawn into Group D were Union Olimpija, Armani Jeans Milano and Power [...]
Croatian international guard Zoran Planinic believes CSKA Moscow will run a bit more than seasons past and that the perennial Euroleague contenders have the personnel to reach Final Four in Paris though they will miss Erazem Lorbek.
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Theo Papaloukas, point guard with the Greek basketball club Olympiacos. With the Euroleague Final Four tipping off on Friday in Berlin, they discussed seven straight Final Four appearances, the specialness of the Final Four, leading current and past club Olympiacos to Berlin, [...]
Once again heinnews columnist J.R. Holden switched from player and writer to interviewer and caught up with CSKA Moscow teammate Trajan Langdon. They talked about personal goals, the number 21, being humbled by playing professional baseball, Aaron McKie and Eddie Jones, playing at Duke and life after basketball.
Hey there, I want to apologize for taking so long between columns. I had to buckle down with basketball and try and get a few wins. Plus, I was having so much fun with my family being over here. My daughter is taking up all my time off the court. [...]
I watched my first women’s basketball game this season on Saturday. I only watched the second half but I watched CSKA play against Ekaterinburg. They are two of the better teams in Europe and their both from Russia. It was a good game for a half. The half I didn’t [...]
We at heinnews have something different for you this week. heinnews columnist J.R. Holden switched from player and writer to interviewer and caught up this week with CSKA Moscow assistant coach and former Euroleague cahmpion David Vanterpool. They talked about getting into the coaching field, the number 8, how Milenko [...]
