ChannelDescription http://www.euroleague.net/rssfeed/1955/7364.xml en Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eurocup quarterifnalist Valencia Basket announced an agreement with head coach Velimir Perasovic to remove escape clauses from their contract together, thereby extending it automatically to the end of the 2013-14 season. Perasovic, age 48, joined Valencia on January 2012, replacing Paco Olmos. Last April, Perasovic led Valencia all the way to the Eurocup title game and the Spanish League semifinals last season. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/110092/7363/valencia-coach-perasovic-together-until-2014 http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/110092/7363/valencia-coach-perasovic-together-until-2014 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Unics Kazan has found a new coach in Stanislav Eremin, who works as the club's vice president and is set to lead the team for the remainder of the season. Eremin, who will turn 62 this month, already coached Unics from 2000 to 2006, helping the club to lift the FIBA Europe League trophy in 2004. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108638/7363/unics-hands-reins-to-eremin http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108638/7363/unics-hands-reins-to-eremin Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul bolstered its backcourt by signing veteran swingman Manuchar Markoishvili until the end of the 2013-14 season, the club announced Tuesday. Markoishvili arrives from Mapooro Cantu, where he averaged 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 10 Turkish Airlines Euroleague games this season. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108234/7363/galatasaray-medical-park-grabs-markoishvili http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108234/7363/galatasaray-medical-park-grabs-markoishvili Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Crvena Zvezda Telekom came to terms with center Predrag Samardziski over the weekend on a deal for the remainder of the season. Samardziski arrives from Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, with whom he reached the Eurocup Finals last season. He averaged 5.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 10 Turkish Airlines Euroleague games with Rytas this season. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108238/7363/crvena-zvezda-signs-samardziski-at-center http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108238/7363/crvena-zvezda-signs-samardziski-at-center Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar of Russia improved its frontcourt by getting experienced big man Richard Hendrix on loan from EA7 Emporio Armani Milan of Italy. Hendrix averaged 3.7 points and 3 rebounds in 10 Turkish Airlines Euroleague this season for Milan, which failed to reach the Top 16. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108064/7363/lokomotiv-kuban-gets-hendrix-on-loan http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108064/7363/lokomotiv-kuban-gets-hendrix-on-loan Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT BC Spartak St. Petersburg bolstered its backcourt by signing high-scoring guard Darius Johnson-Odom, who takes the roster spot vacated by Eurocup MVP Patrick Beverley earlier this month. Johnson-Odom agreed to a contract for the remainder of this season with an option for a second year. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108066/7363/spartak-spb-signs-guard-johnson-odom http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/108066/7363/spartak-spb-signs-guard-johnson-odom Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Galatasaray Medical Park has re-loaded for the Last 16 by signing veteran point guard Carlos Arroyo until the end of the season. Arroyo last season led Besiktas Istanbul to the Turkish League, Turkish Cup and FIBA Eurochallenge titles under head coach Ergin Ataman, now the boss at Galatasaray. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/106459/7363/galatasaray-tabs-point-guard-arroyo http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/106459/7363/galatasaray-tabs-point-guard-arroyo Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Stelmet Zielona Gora announced the arrival of big man Dejan Borovnjak for the rest of the season, Borovnjak arrives in time for the Last 16 in Zielona Gora's debut season in the Eurocup. He arrives from KAO Dramas of the Greek League where he averaged 7.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in three games this season. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/106123/7363/stelmet-zielona-gora-adds-borovnjak http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/106123/7363/stelmet-zielona-gora-adds-borovnjak Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Eurocup Regular Season group winner Valencia Basket announced a major reinforcement for the Last 16 on Sunday with the addition of veteran forward Mickael Gelabale, who won the competition last season.Gelabale (2.01 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Cedevita Zagreb of Croatia, for whom he was one of the top 20 performers in the just-finished Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season, averaging 12.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists over 10 games. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/105986/7363/valencia-adds-veteran-forward-gelabale http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/105986/7363/valencia-adds-veteran-forward-gelabale Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Orleans Loiret Basket improved its frontcourt for the upcoming Eurocup do-or-die game against Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari by inking big man Drew Viney for the remainder of the season. Viney (2.03 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Asseco Prokom Gdynia. He had 12 points and 5 rebounds in his only Turkish Airlines Euroleague game this season. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/105576/7363/orleans-adds-size-with-viney http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/105576/7363/orleans-adds-size-with-viney Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem added more depth at point guard right before its make-or-break game against CEZ Basketball Nymburk by inking Lior Lifshitz for the remainder of the season. Lifshitz (1.78 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Elizur Ashkelon, where he averaged 5.3 points and 2 assists in 6 Israeli League games this season.  http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/105577/7363/hapoel-adds-point-guard-lifshitz http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/105577/7363/hapoel-adds-point-guard-lifshitz Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Cibona Zagreb ended the drawn out saga over where top prospect Dario Saric will continue his career by signing him to a four-year contract on Wednesday. Saric has not played yet this season after his transfer from former team KK Zagreb to Gescrap Bilbao Basket of Spain was blocked over a buyout dispute http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104399/7363/cibona-brings-elite-prospect-saric-aboard http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104399/7363/cibona-brings-elite-prospect-saric-aboard Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT On the heels of an injury to big man Serhiy Lishchuk, Valencia Basket reinforced its frontline by signing Joffrey Lauvergne to a one-month contract. Lauvergne arrives from Elan Chalon, with whom he averaged 6.6 points and 3.6 rebounds over 15 minutes in seven Turkish Airlines Euroleague games – five as a starter. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104405/7363/valencia-gets-lauvergne-on-short-term-deal http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104405/7363/valencia-gets-lauvergne-on-short-term-deal Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT In advance of a do-or-die home game to stay in the Last 16 race, Azovmash Mariupol of Ukraine changed head coaches. Aleksandar Kesar has left the team, replaced by Sergiy Zavalin for Azovmash's home challenge against Banvit BK Bandirma of Turkey on Wednesday. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104357/7363/azovmash-mariupol-makes-coaching-change http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104357/7363/azovmash-mariupol-makes-coaching-change Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Panionios BC Athens will have its third coach in as many games after hiring Yannis Sfairopoulos for the rest of the season. Sfairopoulos was an assistant coach at CSKA Moscow last season under Jonas Kazlauskas. Previous to that, he had his first head coaching experience at Greek club Kolossos Rhodes. http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104261/7363/panionios-finds-new-leader-in-sfairopoulos http://www.euroleague.net/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/104261/7363/panionios-finds-new-leader-in-sfairopoulos Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT