Chus Mateo reveals the seriousness of Sergio Llull's injury

2023-02-16

Real Madrid defeated Valencia Basket in a thrilling game (86-85) to advance to the Spanish Cup semifinals. Despite the win, the Blancos could not fully celebrate it as Sergio Llull suffered an injury. The Spanish legend was fighting for a loose ball when Valencia's Klemen Prepelic dove for the ball at Llull's knee. Llull went to the bench and did not return throughout the rest of the game.
Sergio Llull suffers an injury vs Valencia

2023-02-16

Real Madrid are battling against Valencia Basket in the first quarterfinal of the Spanish Copa del Rey today. Minutes into the second quarter, the royal club had to witness one of their players going down with an injury. With just under 6 minutes remaining in the period, Madrid' Sergio Llull was fighting for a loose ball when Valencia's Klemen Prepelic dove for the ball at Llull's feet.
Chris Jones tells how he ended up in Mongolia, comments on shot vs PAO

2023-02-16

Before becoming a better-known name in the EuroLeague, Chris Jones had a colorful career path that led him to Europe. After graduating from Angelo State University, the guard ended up playing in a country that only a tiny amount of basketball players choose - Mongolia.
Liga Endesa coaches predict the winner of Copa del Rey

2023-02-14

The Spanish Copa del Rey mini-tournament starts in a couple of days. While the basketball fans are waiting for the matches to begin, the coaches and general managers of the teams that did not get the chance to compete in Badalona have provided their opinion on which teams should succeed.
Spanish Copa del Rey quarterfinal pairs get announced

2023-01-23

In less than a month, all European basketball fans' eyes will be set on local cup tournaments. The biggest of them all - Spanish Copa del Rey - will gather fans from across the country in Badalona. Ahead of the mini-tournament, the Top 8 bracket got drawn.
Copa del Rey tournament returns to Badalona after 39 years

2022-05-16

Badalona has been selected as the host city for the 2023 Copa del Rey, the ACB League announced.

Spanish basketball's Cup tournament returns to Badalona for the first time since 1984. 

Badalona had never hosted the Copa del Rey since the format with 8 teams in a single venue was created in 1987, a curious fact considering that everyone remembers the city as the venue for the 1992 Olympic Games - the Dream Team included.

Apart from Badalona, Malaga and Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), were among the candidates. 

The 2023 Spanish Cup will be played in February and games will be played at the Palau Olimpic, Joventut's usual court, between February 16-19. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mirotic-powered Barca arrange a meeting against Real in the Copa del Rey final

2022-02-19

FC Barcelona defeated UCAM Murcia 103-90 (32-16, 23-33, 18-23, 30-18) in the high-scoring semi-finals. Legendary El Clasico is awaiting the Blaugranas at the final game of the Copa del Rey. Nicolas Laprovittola-led Barcelona were up by 16 points (32-16) after the first quarter. However, inspired by Thad McFadden, Murcia organized a massive come back and tied the match at 43 in the second. After ...
Tavares-led Real overtake Tenerife and enter Copa del Rey final

2022-02-19

Real Madrid cruised past Lenovo Tenerife 94-74 (26-20, 24-18, 23-17, 21-19) and advanced to the 9th straight Copa del Rey final. Powered by Jeffery Taylor's three triples, the Royal club gained an early double-digit lead (23-12). Even though Tenerife came back within the fighting distance several times, Pablo Laso's squad maintained their commanding lead (50-38), going into the break. The second ...
'He made us believe': incredible Sito Alonso's trip, which inspired Murcia's upset against Valencia

2022-02-19

UCAM Murcia's players were at the hotel five hours before the game against Valencia Basket, watching the last scouting videos. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. It was Sito Alonso, Murcia's head coach, who drove more than two hours from Murcia to Granada (277 kilometers) to be in the Spanish Copa del Rey quarterfinal against Valencia Basket. He tested negative for coronavirus on Friday after ...
Alex Abrines after impressive comeback: 'It has been tough to be closed at the gym; I hated it'

2022-02-19

"It has been tough to be closed at the gym. I actually hated it", Alex Abrines said with a smile. The Spanish forward made his comeback after a knee surgery back in September. It was his first game since the Spanish SuperCup. Abrines needed a long-term recovery. He returned to practices with FC Barcelona a few days ago. "I am happy to be back with the team. I missed them a lot. Now it's time to ...
Jasikevicius: 'Our reaction was incredible; this tournament is amazing'

2022-02-19

FC Barcelona advanced to the Spanish Copa del Rey semifinals after beating down BAXI Manresa with a spectacular second half. The Blaugranas increased their physicality, and Manresa could not match it up. Sarunas Jasikevicius showed his happiness after the game, recognizing his players' effort since the second quarter. "Nothing has gone our way in the first quarter. We had no discipline. We were ...
Barcelona crash Manresa and advance to the semifinals of Copa del Rey

2022-02-18

Euroleague side Barcelona crushed BAXI Manresa in the quarter-finals of Copa del Rey and advanced to the semi-finals. Coach Jasikevicius' side won easily with the final scorer of 107-70 (22-26, 30-16, 36-11, 19-17). Barcelona's domination continued also in the final quarter, with Manresa completely unable to oppose any kind of resistance. With the result already secured, coach Jasikevicius gave ...
UCAM Murcia advance to the semifinals of Copa Del Rey in nail-biting ending against Valencia

2022-02-18

Valencia suffered a defeat against UCAM Murcia in a very spectacular game. The final score was 86-83 (28-14, 24-19, 9-31, 25-19) In the final quarter, the game remained extremely close and entertaining. But in the end, Murcia was able to overcome Valencia. James Webb scored a key three-pointer with just 40 seconds remaining on the clock and then McFadden sealed the win with a couple of free ...
Augusto Lima: 'Valencia's budget is 80 times bigger than ours but let's see what happens'

2022-02-18

Augusto Lima is always smiling and making jokes. It is something natural for him. The Brazilian player took the call from BasketNews while driving his car in Murcia, just after visiting his hairdresser. "I want to be pretty at the Copa. I have something in mind but I won't tell you," he laughs. Lima is in his sixth season with UCAM Murcia, the club of his life. The place where he has built a ...
Laso on Abalde’s defense against Musa: 'One of his best games for Real'

2022-02-18

"I think he has played one of his best games since he is here," Pablo Laso showed pride in Alberto Abalde's performance against Rio Breogan. The Spanish forward did an excellent job on defense, reducing Dzanan Musa's impact during the whole game. The Bosnian struggled since the beginning. He could not run. He had to cope with contacts each time he was with the ball. He was not comfortable at all. ...
Dominant Tavares and clutch Heurtel fuel Real to a meet-up with Tenerife

2022-02-17

Real Madrid defeated Rio Breogran 73-67 (27-16, 14-15, 16-19, 16-17) and made the Copa del Rey semi-finals, where Lenovo Tenerife are awaiting them. Guerschon Yabusele-led Real opened the game with a 16-3 run. Even though Breogan reduced their deficit to 5 points (31-36) at the end of the second quarter, the Royal club responded and restored the solid lead (56-41) in the mid-third period. ...
'A true leader and winner': Marcelinho Huertas played being sick without telling anyone

2022-02-17

Lenovo Tenerife outscored Joventut Badalona in the first game of the Spanish Copa del Rey by just two points (64-62). The Aurinegros had a maximum of 17 points margin in the second half (51-34), but the Catalan team managed to come back with a spectacular 18-3 run with Vladimir Brodziansky and Joel Parra. However, it was not enough. Sasu Salin hit a 3-point shot in the last minute of the game, ...
Tenerife waste 17-point lead but Shermadini, Salin come in clutch to gift the semis' ticket

2022-02-17

Joventut Badalona and Lenovo Tenerife opened the Copa del Rey in style. Carles Duran's men came back from 17 points deficit but Tenerife played a better stretch in the last minute of the game and survived the thriller, slipping by Catalans 64-62 (21-10, 15-13, 15-16, 13-23). Tenerife will meet Real Madrid in the next phase. Lenovo Tenerife gained the biggest lead of the game at the end of the ...
Copa del Rey Basketball 2022: schedule, teams, and everything else you need to know

2022-02-14

All around Europe, it's the time for a little break in the domestic leagues, which will be filled by the local cups, and Copa del Rey Basketball or simply the Spanish Basketball Cup is no exception. In just a few days, teams will fight for the first domestic title of the season. The tension and the excitement that the domestic cups generate are something that can't usually be found during the ...
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