Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has promised basketball fans of the promoted German BBL league club two more “rocket” signings by July 21 when the official team presentation takes place with Robin Benzing being rumored as next addition while the signing of Dirk Nowitzki could also be done if the [...]
Promoted German side Bayern Munich wasted no time at all and snatched up the undrafted Big East Conference Player of the Year Ben Hansbrough on a one-year contract. The move was reported on June 26, quoting Hansbrough in U.S. newspapers. But Bayern Munich officially announced the move on June 30.
The U20 European Championship just ended back but wanted to look forward to next season with this group to look at what 2009-10 holds for them. Of course this is hardly an extensive list. But it’s a sampling of where basketball fans can find the best of the best from [...]
What a shocker!!! Italy came back from a 14-point deficit going into the fourth quarter to upset Lithuania 69-68 and reach the U20 European Championship semifinals. This has got to be up there on the list of crazy upsets in European hoops history. It was truly incredible. Elsewhere, Pablo [...]
So, we have reached the quarterfinals here at the U20 European Championship in Rhodes. Three more days of action and then it’s back home to rest and relaxation. And there are some great match-ups today – Spain-Turkey, France-Montenegro, Croatia-Greece and Lithuania-Italy. The finger on the pulse of the tournament [...]
Basketball fans have plenty of great talent to observe at the U20 European Championship including seven Greeks who won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships and Lithuanian stud big man Donatas Motiejunas.
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Stephan Baeck, manger of German basketball club Köln 99ers. They discussed the state of the financially-strapped 2006 BBL champions, losing and gaining players, bringing back Michael Jordan to the organization, the German U24 fond, a new arena and a fellow Köln manager [...]
