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1. Spanish ACB round 19 best performance: Kaloyan Ivanov

   Kaloyan Ivanov

   Bulgarian forward Kaloyan Ivanov (205-F-86) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Meridiano, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 19. The 25-year old player had a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds, while his team edged out Cajasol (#6, 10-9) in overtime 86-82.

   
   
2. ACB Round 19: #1 Real Madrid is defeated by Gescrap BB

   Kaloyan Ivanov

   Real Madrid - Gescrap BB 90-93 Lucentum - Cajasol 86-82 OT Caja Laboral - GC 2014 71-67 Lagun Aro GBC - B.de Rueda V. 71-62 Unicaja - Blusens M. 54-69 CAI Zaragoza - Valencia 71-63 Asefa Estudian. - FCB Regal 65-80 UCAM Murcia - FIATC Joventut 76-54 Assignia M. - Fuenlabrada 80-59

   
   
3. LEB Gold Round 22: Leader Canarias lose to CB Clavijo

   Matt Witt

   There were many interesting games last round. The round ended with defeat of the leader and favorites losing the games. Top ranked Canarias (17-5) recorded its fifth loss in Tenerife on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by twelfth ranked CB Clavijo (10-12) 83-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Canarias. The guests trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 24-20 charge, which allowed them to win the game

   
   
4. LEB Silver Round 15: Barca Regal II loses to Leyma Basquet

   Matt Witt

   Andorra - Prat Juventud 83-70 Avila - Gandia Basquet 73-51 Coruna - Barca Regal II 66-61 Plasencia - Tenerife 75-57 Aurteneche M. - Lan Mobel ISB 71-82 Ourense - Las Rozas 88-70

   
   
5. Caja Laboral extends Vladimir Golubovic for 15 days

   Vladimir Golubovic

   Caja Laboral and Vladimir Golubovic (213-C-86) reached an agreement to extend their relationship, the club and the player confirmed today. Golubovic, whose temporary contrac expired today, will stay in Vitoria for another two weeks and will be able to participate in the Spanish King's Cup to take place in February (16th-20th)

   
   
6. Rubio named NBA West Conference Rookie of the Month

   Ricard Rubio

   Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio (192-G-90) was named the NBA Western Conference rookie of the month for January. The team announced the honor, which is only the teams fourth for rookie of the month in franchise history. Rubio has scored 11.4 points, made 8.9 assists and 2.24 steals this season so far. In the Eastern Conference, Clevelands Kyrie Irving (191-G-92, college: Duke) won rookie of the month honors

   
   
7. Barca keeps Zalgiris winless

   Erazem Lorbek

   Regal Barca - Zalgiris 94-80 Regal Barca handed 94-80 loss to Zalgiris keeping the perfect score in Group H of the Euroleague Top 16. Barca jumped to 3-0, while at the same time Zalgirs faced with third straight loss. Visitors had pretty good first half of the game and they were holding 1-point lead, 42-43. However, Barca took control on them after the breather and with two strong periods registered double-digit victory at the end. Erazem Lorbek (209-F/C-84, college: Michigan St

   
   
8. Montepaschi cruises past Unicaja in Malaga

   David Moss

   Unicaja - Montepaschi 68-91 Montepaschi did a great job in Malaga on Thursday night. The Italian champion handed 68-91 home loss to Unicaja for perfect 3-0 record in Group F of the Euroleague Top 16. Unicaja stays the only winless team in this pool. David Moss (196-F-83, agency: SportsTalent, college: Indiana St.) shined for the guests with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Ksistof Lavrinovic (210-C-79) scored 18 points and David Andersen (212-C-80) followed with 15 points, plus 6 boards

   
   
9. Caja Laboral keeps Matt Walsh for Copa del Rey tournament

   Matt Walsh

   Caja Laboral announced signing of contract extension with Matt Walsh (197-F/G-82, college: Florida). It will keep the player in Vitoria team until the end of the Copa del Rey tournament, which will be held from February 16-19 in Barcelona. Matt Walsh joined Caja Laboral last month. He appeared 3 times in Liga Endesa, but with limited playing time (1.7 ppg). Walsh started this season with UCAM Murcia. There he had 10 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 3 apg for 6 games

   
   
10. Blancos de Rueda Valladolid introduces new head coach Roberto Gonzalez

    Roberto Gonzalez

    A few days after announcing the dismissal of Luis Casimiro , Blancos de Rueda Valladolid revealed the identity of his replacement. The chosen one is Roberto Gonzalez , assistant coach of the team for the last 10 seasons, Gonzalez, 44-years old, was introduced to the media today and stated that 'when the club needs you, you cannot just keep yourself away from the challenge. I have been here for the past 10 years, and I always felt respected by everyone in the club'

    
    
11. Ourense fires coach Dominguez, signs Rafa Sanz

    Rafael Sanz

    Club Ourense Baloncesto officially announced the comeback of Rafael Sanz as the new head coach of the team. Sanz will replace Ruben Dominguez , who took over the job last summer. According to the press release issued by the club, the bad results and the erratic performance of the team are the reasons why the management decided to replace him. Ourense is at the third place on LEB Silver standings, tied with another 4 teams with the same record: 8-5

    
    
12. Real Madrid beats Bilbao 89-73

    Sergio Rodriguez

    Real Madrid - Gescrap BB 89-73 Real Madrid celebrated 89-73 win against Bilbao in Round Three of the Euroleague Top 16. Both teams had 1-1 record before this meeting, Group F. Sergio Rodriguez (191-G-86) stepped up for the winners with 20 points. Ante Tomic (217-C-87) had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Mirza Begic (217-C-85) followed with 12 points and 5 rebs for 13 minutes on the court, while Jaycee Carroll (188-PG-83, agency: Priority Sports) added 11 points

    
    
13. UCAM Murcia hire Oscar Quintana

    Oscar Quintana

    UCAM Murcia found the new head coach. The team appointed Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) at the position. Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) will replace Luis Giul. Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) worked with Alicante in 2007/11 seasons. He left the team in November 2010. The specialist led Alicante to Spanish LEB Gold Cope Principe de Asturias trophy in 2009. Previously he worked with Manresa, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Fuenlabrada

    
    
14. Roberto Guerra moves to Palencia

    Oscar Quintana

    Roberto Guerra is changing the team. The guard is about to join Palencia. Roberto Guerra started the season with CB Granada. The guard notched 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game in LEB Gold. It was the second season with CB Granada for Roberto Guerra. Previously the guard had stints with CAI Zaragoza and Gran Canaria. Roberto Guerra used to play for Spanish U20 National Team. He was also the member of Spanish B National Team back in 2003

    
    
15. Jonathan Ramirez gets MVP of the Week Award for EBA

    Oscar Quintana

    Spanish Jonathan Ramirez had an amazing evening in the last round for Recambios Gaudi CB Mollet and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 18. The 33-year old player had the game-high 40 points adding one assist and another one steal for Mollet in his team's victory, helping them to beat Stadiumm Casablanca (Group C). It allowed Mollet to consolidate fourth place in Group C, after three defeats in a row.

    
    
16. Liga Endesa: Justin Doellman is MVP of January

    Justin Doellman

    Justin Doellman (206-F-85, college: Xavier) of Assignia Manresa won the monthly award in Liga Endesa for January. The 27-year-old player averaged 22.2 points and had valuation 25 during the month. He helped Manresa improve its record to 8-10. Doellman joined the club last summer. He has 16.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.8 apg for 18 games so far. Last season he spent with Alicante and helped them to survive in Liga Endesa. Doellman appeared 34 times for them averaging 13

    
    
17. EuroCup: Valencia silence Nymburk in Czech Republic

    Nando DeColo

    Nymburk - Valencia 71:80 Valencia earned the third straight win at EuroCup Last 16 round. They defeated Nymburk in Czech Republic tonight to stay on top of Group I. Nando De Colo (202-G-87) exploded with 32 points to lead the winners. Nymburk slipped at 2-1 record after the loss. Valencia marked their ambitions early in the game. The visitors outscored Nymburk in the first frame to enjoy a 20:12 advantage. Valencia boosted the gap in the second quarter

    
    
18. EuroChallenge: Fuenlabrada opened Round 4 successfully

    Saul Blanco

    Nizhny Novgorod -Fuenlabrada 70:78 Fuenlabrada opened Round 4 successfully to remain undefeated in Group K of EuroChallenge. The Spanish representative overcame Nizhny Novgorod 78:70 in Russia. Adrian Laso (204-F/C-90) scored the first four points in the game, but Russian team grabbed 18:15 after the first period. With no victories in the Second Round, the hosts had the last chance to remain alive in the group. They improved to 27:19, while Mainoldi cut it to 39:37 at the halftime

    
    
19. Liga Endesa: Pablo Laso named Coach of the Month (January)

    Pablo Laso

    Pablo Laso is the winner of Liga Endesa monthly award. The Spanish specialist and his team Real Madrid were unbeaten in January registering all five wins. Xavier Pascual of Regal Barca and Alfonso Alonso of Lagun Aro GBC share the second place with four wins and one defeat. Hose Luis Abos of CAI Zaragoza follows them with 3-2 record in January. Real Madrid currently has 15-3 score. They share the first place in the league with Barcelona. In the next round, Real will meet Gersrap Bilbao