30 minutes until Zalgiris-Anadolu Efes jump ball. The Croatian national football team looks on its way out of the FIFA World Cup 2022, but suddenly Zalgirio Arena starts an early roaring when Croatia fights back and scores an equalizer (1:1) in the 117th minute of the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against Brazil.
The Croatian Basketball Federation hosted a press in Zagreb, where an updated list of 16 players ahead of the national team's next obligations was presented. Big men Ante Zizic and Dragan Bender wasn't included and coach Damir Mulaomerovic gave an explanation for it.
"When do we play against San Marino?"; Shame on you!"; "Congratulations, Dino [Radja], great job." It's several examples of messages Croatian fans flooded the official Federation channels with after yet another debacle on the international basketball stage.
30 minutes until Zalgiris-Anadolu Efes jump ball. The Croatian national football team looks on its way out of the FIFA World Cup 2022, but suddenly Zalgirio Arena starts an early roaring when Croatia fights back and scores an equalizer (1:1) in the 117th minute of the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against Brazil.
The Croatian Basketball Federation hosted a press in Zagreb, where an updated list of 16 players ahead of the national team's next obligations was presented. Big men Ante Zizic and Dragan Bender wasn't included and coach Damir Mulaomerovic gave an explanation for it.
"When do we play against San Marino?"; Shame on you!"; "Congratulations, Dino [Radja], great job." It's several examples of messages Croatian fans flooded the official Federation channels with after yet another debacle on the international basketball stage.
Croatian big man Ante Zizic and the Turkish powerhouse Anadolu Efes are on the verge of completing a deal, sources told BasketNews and Moses Barda of One.
With the EuroLeague season coming to an end, the two All-EuroLeague teams were announced last week, creating some buzz as usual.
While for the players involved in the selection, it's always a good recognition for what they did during the season, most of the talks are often dedicated to the ones left out of the two teams.
With Mike James, Shane Larkin, Sasha Vezenkov, Nikola Mirotic, and Walter Tavares forming the All-EuroLeague first team, the All-EuroLeague second team was composed of Vasilije Micic, Kostas Sloukas, Shavon Shields, Vladimir Lucic, and Georgios Papagiannis.
So now it's time to switch the conversation to the names of other players who might have been involved in the selection but, for various reasons, were left out.
Who are the biggest All-EuroLeague teams snubs? Let’s try to find out some candidates.
After a disappointing first part of the season that led to the decision to part ways with coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Maccabi Tel Aviv bounced back with coach Avi Even on the bench, winning 8 of the last 10 games played in the regular season and gaining a spot in the EuroLeague playoffs.
Scottie Wilbekin was hands down one of the main factors for that great final part of the season. Once again, the American point guard took most of the team's offensive load on his shoulders and delivered in the most important moments.
After suffering a fall in yesterday's Israeli League match against Hapoel Haifa, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's center Ante Zizic was rushed to the hospital. According to the team's announcement, Zizic regained consciousness later in the evening and was talking to the doctors. A computerized tomography (CT) scan was normal and the player remained under observation at the hospital until today morning. ...
Ante Zizic suffered a severe head injury in the local league game against Hapoel Haifa. The 25-year-old Zizic fell and lost consciousness. According to the official Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv report, Ante Zizic was transferred to a hospital in rush for further tests and treatment due to a head injury. The last duel of the Israeli League was interrupted for about twenty minutes in the first half. ...
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv are one of only 8 teams to go to the EuroLeague Playoffs. It marks the first time the club has reached this stage in 7 years. What were the reasons behind a late successful playoff push in recent weeks and throughout the entire season? Let's find out. The end of the year 2021 was grim for Maccabi. 8 losses in a row are not great for any team, let alone one with as much ...
With Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a dire need of a win to snap its eight-game losing streak, center Ante Zizic stepped up to lead the team to an 84-69 win over the visiting Olympiacos Piraeus and earn the MVP of Round 22 honor in the process. Zizic fell a point shy of his career-best scoring night, finishing this contest with a game-high 23 points on 10-for-12 two-point shooting. The Maccabi big ...
These are turbulent times in Tel Aviv and they've been like that for a while now. The Israeli powerhouse is riding an 8-game losing streak in EuroLeague, which has weakened their chances of getting a playoff spot and created tension inside the team. It was quite the turnaround for a team that, from Round 4 to Round 8, was living a fantastic moment and put together 5 wins in a row. But since Round ...
Maccabi Tel Aviv (7-3) had to go through overtime but in the end, they got the win against Galil Elion (6-4) with the final score of 88-84 (16-25, 17-16, 24-16, 16-16, 15-11). During the overtime, Wilbekin and Zizic led Maccabi to the win despite a huge effort from Chavaughn Lewis of Galil Elion, who had a great night. After a difficult first half, finished down by 8 points, Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
On September 25, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced that center Ante Zizic suffered a torn hamstring which would keep him out of action for six weeks. That's why the Israeli powerhouse signed a two-month contract with French center Mathias Lessort. However, it seems that the Croatian center will no longer be sidelined. According to Israeli reporter Yakov Meir, Zizic returned to Maccabi's routine ...
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's troubles continue. The team had to miss most of the pre-season due to Covid, and this time, one of their key players sustained a severe injury. Ante Zizic suffered a torn hamstring and will be out for six weeks, Roi Cohen of sport5 reports. Zizic averaged 9.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 11.4 PIR over 19.9 minutes in the EuroLeague last season. The 24-year-old accumulated ...
The Israel club has officially announced that it has extended its contract with Ante Zizic until next summer. Last season in EuroLeague he recorded 9.1 points and 5.4 rebounds in 19 minutes. The 24-year-old Croatian (2.08) will share game-time with Jalen Reynolds in the center position. Ante Zizic played three seasons in NBA with Cleveland Cavaliers where his career averages were 6.0 points, 3.9 ...
