Adam Hanga signs three-year deal with Real Madrid

Adam Hanga moves from the one of the two major Spanish powerhouses to the other. By Chema De Lucas at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid is signing former EuroLeague Defensive Player of the Year Adam Hanga to a three-year deal according to Eurohoops sources. Hanga is terminating his contract with Barcelona that run through 2022 (with an option for 2023). Hanga averaged 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15:53 minutes over 41 games of the 2020-21 EuroLeague as Barcelona made the championship game for the first time since 2010. He had…

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Real Madrid moves on from Tyus and Laprovittola

Real Madrid has parted ways with Laprovittola and Tyus upon expiration of their contracts By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid announced Thursday they have parted ways with guard Nicolas Laprovittola and center Alex Tyus upon the expiration of their contracts with the team. Laprovittola, 31, spent the previous two seasons with the Whites, averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 assists across 34 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the 2020-21 campaign. Experienced big man Tyus saw limited time on the court in his debut season with Real, as he posted an…

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Real Madrid honours Felipe Reyes with tribute ceremony

By Eurohoops team  / info@eurohoops.net Felipe Reyes has signed off after a long careerand Real Madrid honored the emblematic player through a special ceremony hosted at the Ciudad Real Madrid. The event, which was attended by club president Florentino Pérez and several members of the Board of Directors, as well a head coach Pablo Laso, teammates Rudy Fernandez, Usman Garuba and Carlos Alocén, as well as Sergio Rodríguez, began with an emotional recap of the captain’s best moments. Perez then took the stage and spoke highly of Reyes’ contribution to the club: “You were one of…

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Eurohoops News: Barca sweeps Real Madrid in ACB Finals

By Antonis Stroggylakis of Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Seven years. That’s how long Barcelona waited to celebrate a championship title in the Spanish ACB League. Never before had the club been without this trophy for so many consecutive years since its emergence as a powerhouse in the early 1980s. This long wait is now over. Nikola Mirotic scored a season-high 27 points and was named Finals MVP as Barcelona crushed Real Madrid 92 – 73 in Game 2 to sweep the best-of-three series and win its first domestic championship since 2014 and 19th…

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Usman Garuba powers Real Madrid to Spanish League Finals

By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid successfully held off Valencia’s comeback effort for an 80-77 win with which the Whites win the Spanish semifinal series 2-1. Despite being down nine points (68-59) early in the fourth quarter, Valencia made it a one-possession game (68-67) thanks to a spark by Nikola Kalinic. However, Real Madrid successfully held them off thanks to big baskets by two youngsters – Carlos Alocen and Usman Garuba – as well as Jaycee Carroll. Garuba’s effort was indeed crucial in holding off Valencia’s comeback run as he scored…

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Barcelona holds off Real Madrid comeback

From FC Barcelona holds on sending nemesis Real Madrid to a 1-4 start By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net FC Barcelona dominated the first half of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 5 Clasico and went on for the win, 79-72, versus Real Madrid Friday at the Palau Blaugrana. With Nikola Mirotic sidelined and Victor Claver also out, Kyle Kuric punched in a team-high 15 points, including ten in the key second quarter. Brandon Davies summed up 14 points and Cory Higgins 13 combining for eight in the challenging fourth period and completing the three-man double-digit…

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