After the wings and the guards, I finally come to the big men. And despite having them in just smaller number here in my report, the talent level is extremely high for these young men.

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Some more notes from the U20 Tournament that has been played in Luxembourg this week.

France continued their run to finish the tournament unbeaten. And it was also Kim Tillie that continued his impressive play during this tournament. After the performances here, France U20 can seriously be considered as a Medal candidate in Riga for the [...]

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In general, not a lot of good forward material was present in Douai. The most talented one would have been Tomislav Zubcic but he was not present with the Croatian National team. So I included some PF into this category in order to have some guys to talk about.

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The different European Youth National Teams are in their preparation phase for the European Youth championships that will be played this summer. Here are some of the notes on the different teams as they have done so far.

The Greek U20 team will get the support from Florida Gator Nick Calathes this summer in the U20 [...]

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Here are the latest rumors concerning the NBA Draft that will start tonight at 1h30 CET.

After the period of Nicolas Batum’s heart problems, the medical bulletin has not been released by his agents. The only teams that have it right now are the San Antonio Spurs (26th) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (19th).
After the hype on [...]

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The team of Real Madrid won the Spanish U20 Circuit this weekend in Inca. They beat Unicaja Malaga in the Finals easily with 74-52. Pablo Aguilar got named MVP of the tournament.
Vladimir Jankovic, one of the best players during the Albert-Schweitzer Tournament signed a 4 year deal with Panionios Athens. He will however be loaned [...]

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A few days before the NBA Draft on Thursday, I will take a look at the latest editions of the Mock Draft and calculate the positions for the different Europeans that are still in the process.

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In the last part of my review of the Reebok Eurocamp 2008 in Treviso, I will tell who were the big guys that impressed the most during the camp.

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In the second part of the review of the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso, I will talk about the Forwards. The last part will then talk about the big guys.

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After a last day in Treviso yesterday, here are some more notes before the detailed reports will be published in the upcoming days.

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After nice Italian food, here are some picks from the Morning session today in Treviso.

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After arriving in Italy and a first day at the La Ghirada Sportcomplex, here are my first thoughts about the camp so far.

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Here is the part two of the NBBL Top4 Review.

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After a sweaty weekend in Langen, I am back home now and give you a detailed report about the Final event of the German U19 League. The four teams that qualified for the Final phase were already present last season with the exception of ALBA Berlin who reached the final phase instead of Phoenix Hagen. [...]

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Here are the first impressions from the semi-finals day of the NBBL Top4 in Langen.

ALBA Berlin defeated Breitengüssbach in a relatively poor semi-final behind the nice scoring effort of Thomas Schoeps
The second semi-final has been won like last year by Team Urspring. The guys from Southern Germany started with an incredible 16-2 run which they [...]

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With 30 days left until the 2008 NBA Draft, the sprint around the Globe for GM’s, scouts and other executives has begun. And europeanprospects.com comes up with its latest Mock Draft Review to check what are the trends in the most popular Mocks on the Web.

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Interview with Ryan Richards during the Nike International Junior Tournament.
A few plays from Nicolo Melli during the Legadue playoffs
Check out the main French prospects of the ProA in Video
German U18 NT coach Kay Blümel selected 20 players for the preparation phase of the U18 European Championship this summer
The 9th Meneghin - De Silvestro International Basketball [...]

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The rumors have been around for a few days now, today it is official. Robin Benzing will play for Michigan in the NCAA. The 2m10 tall German forward from TV Langen will continue his basketball education in Ann Arbor.

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While the list have not been published on the official website of the camp, the usually well informed sources have the names already online for a few days. Here are the names then again with a few comments from my side.

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In 10 days, the NBBL Top4 tournament will be played in Langen. On the 31st of May and the 1st of June, the German U19 champion will be decided. And the first thing to remember is that three of the four semi-finalist have already been at this stage of the competition last season. But let’s [...]

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