UCONN Abroad
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Jerome Dyson and #5 Dinamo Sassari have advanced to the Lega Basket Serie A semifinals upsetting #4 seed Trento 3-1. After dropping Game 1, Dyson and company rode a three game winning streak to keep their Championship hopes alive. Series MVP David Logan led the way for Dinamo, dropping 27 points in the Game 4…
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Jerome Dyson and Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Dinamo Sassari for short) enter the 2015 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs with the #5 seed thanks to a 19-11 mark in league play. The club has already strung together an impressive year, competing in both Euroleague and EuroCup play, in addition to winning their second consecutive…
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It has definitely been an adjustment year for Tyler Olander, transitioning from a senior season which saw him struggle to find minutes to a professional league competing against seasoned veterans. Last month, Olander was loaned from Siauliai to fellow league member Mazeikiai in order to get the young lefty more playing time. Loans are common…
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The United Nations is investigating an alleged air assault on Georgia after this video surfaced online. Clearly 7’1 center Giorgi Shermadini doesn’t read mattwemet.com. A flashback to Dyson’s January exchange with Italian center Tomas Ress: Good thing Dyson can ball because foreign affairs is clearly not his forte… Did a few names on that countdown…
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Alex Oriakhi was awarded the BEKO-LKL player of the month for January after posting averages of 12 points and 7 rebounds for Pieno Zvaigzdes. Oriakhi and former Missouri teammate Michael Dixon have starred for Zvaigzdes -or “Milk Stars”- during a recent win streak that has propelled the club to fifth place in the LKL standings. As…
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Marcus Williams’ court vision mixed with a 7’4 center is almost unfair. At #9, Williams’ dime to Boban Marjanovic pulls Crvena Zvezda within 2 in the last minute of a EuroLeague Top 16 Group E match against Zalgiris (Lithuania). Another beautiful assist by Williams: Even behind 9 points, 7 assists and 4 steals from Williams,…
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Deandre Daniels is second on the Perth Wildcats of the Australian League averaging 15 points per game. This dunk, however, was #1 for the month of January…
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EuroLeague Marcus Williams had 7 points and a game-high 10 assists leading #7 Crvena Zvezda to a 86-69 Top 16 victory over Niels Giffey and #5 ALBA Berlin. Giffey, battling foul trouble, added 3 points and 3 rebounds for the German club. In typical fashion, many of Williams dimes were of the highlight variety, including…
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We know Lithuania is wary of Russia but if last week’s Top 10 is any indication, it’s actually the Americans flying overhead… In any case, Lithuania has officially been introduced to lob city.
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