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Jonas Valanciunas Grabs Zalgiris Record 20 Rebounds to Earn EuroLeague Round 11 MVP

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1 day ago

November 14, 2026

Jonas Valanciunas holding a basketball in a Lithuania jersey during a game

Jonas Valanciunas turned Milan into his own rebounding clinic. A Zalgiris Kaunas club record under the basket, a career best efficiency night and a road win made the Lithuanian center the clear choice for EuroLeague Round 11 MVP.

Jonas Valanciunas owned the glass in Milan, and Zalgiris Kaunas’s record book will never look the same. The Lithuanian center grabbed a club-record 20 rebounds, recorded the fourth-fastest double-double in modern EuroLeague history and led Zalgiris to an 83-86 win at Armani Olimpia Milan. His career-high PIR of 36 was the best of the round and earned him MVP of the Round honors for Round 11.

Valanciunas matched his career high with 17 points on 5-of-9 two-pointers and 7-of-10 free throws, and added 2 assists, 2 steals, a block and 6 fouls drawn to his 20 rebounds. That rebounding total is the most by any EuroLeague player in a game this season and the most since Nikola Milutinov also grabbed 20 on January 18, 2024. His game-high +23 plus-minus summed up his impact.

A career night from Talen Horton-Tucker wasn’t enough for Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul, which fell 111-109 in overtime at Paris Basketball. Horton-Tucker matched his career-best PIR of 33 and poured in a career-high 32 points on 12-of-14 two-pointers, 1-of-5 three-pointers and 5-of-7 free throws. He also grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for his first EuroLeague double-double, and added 2 assists and 6 fouls drawn.

Tremont Waters of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne was third with a PIR of 30 in a 91-95 home loss to Besiktas Istanbul. Waters scored 26 points on 5-of-6 two-pointers and 3-of-7 threes while going a perfect 7-of-7 from the line. He also made 5 steals, handed out 3 assists, grabbed a rebound and drew 7 fouls.

Rounding out the top performers were Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s Jordan Loyd and Olympiacos Piraeus’s Evan Fournier, who each posted a PIR of 28. A second-half explosion from Loyd powered Efes to a 103-91 home win over Virtus Bologna. He scored 22 points, 17 of them after halftime, going 2-of-2 inside the arc and a career-high 6-of-7 from three-point range, and added 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 fouls drawn without a turnover.

Fournier matched his season high with 28 points as Olympiacos routed Dubai Basketball 101-72. The Frenchman shot 4-of-6 on two-pointers, 5-of-7 on three-pointers and 5-of-6 from the line, and added 2 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and 2 fouls drawn. His +28 was the joint-best plus-minus of the round.

Individual highs: Jonas Valanciunas, Zalgiris, 20 rebounds

Horton-Tucker led all scorers in Round 11 with 32 points. Nadir Hifi of Paris remains the league’s top scorer at 20.8 points per game.

Valanciunas’s 20 rebounds put him in rare company and lifted him to the top of the season rebounding charts at 9.5 per game.

Trent Frazier of Virtus and TJ Shorts of Valencia Basket each dished out 10 assists, the most in Round 11. Shorts and Carlik Jones of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade share the season lead at 6.0 assists per game.

Waters’s 5 steals were the most by any player this round. Partizan’s Luca Vildoza leads the steals chart at 1.9 per game.

Fenerbahce’s Marcus Bingham swatted a round-best 5 shots. Virtus center Aliou Diarra leads the league at 1.9 blocks per game.

There were four double-doubles in Round 11: Valanciunas (17 points, 20 rebounds), Horton-Tucker (32 points, 10 rebounds), Shorts (14 points, 10 assists), and Efes center Bruno Fernando (15 points, 10 rebounds), who needed just one half to collect those numbers.

Motorola and Euroleague Basketball Extend Partnership for a Fourth Consecutive Season

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

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EuroLeague basketball players and staff on the court

Euroleague Basketball and Motorola are staying together for a fourth consecutive season, extending a partnership built around fan engagement, the Motorola Magic Moment and the Bouncing for Good community program.

Euroleague Basketball and Motorola are proud to announce the renewal of their partnership for an additional season, extending a relationship that has become one of the competition’s most visible and meaningful collaborations both on and off the court.

The new agreement reflects the strength of a partnership that has evolved beyond a traditional sponsorship model into a genuine collaboration that brings fans closer to the game through Motorola’s innovative technology. By enabling fans to vote, share and relive memorable basketball moments, while strengthening their connection with the basketball community, Motorola continues to play an active role in enhancing the fan experience and deepening engagement with the sport.

“We are delighted to continue our partnership with Motorola for a fourth consecutive season,” said Gawain Davies, Euroleague Basketball Commercial Officer. “Over the past three seasons, we have seen this relationship develop into a truly collaborative partnership, combining innovative fan engagement initiatives with meaningful social impact through our One Team program. Motorola shares our ambition to constantly innovate and to use the power of basketball to connect with and positively impact communities across Europe, and we look forward to building on what we have achieved together.”

“Basketball is more than a game. It is a universal language that inspires, connects and brings people together across borders and generations,” said Daniela Idi, Marketing Director, Motorola Europe and META. “At Motorola, we believe technology has the power to bring people closer to what they love, and our partnership with Euroleague Basketball is a perfect example of that vision in action. As we enter our fourth season together, we are proud to continue creating unforgettable experiences for fans, celebrating the passion that makes basketball so special and using the power of sport and technology to make a meaningful difference in communities across Europe.”

Since the partnership began, Motorola’s partnership has focused on two main verticals, connecting the basketball community through technology and community impact.

Driving innovation while strengthening the fan engagement across basketball has been a shared priority for both brands with technology playing a central role in bringing fans closer to the game and its most memorable moments. The Motorola Magic Moment, the fan-voted recognition celebrating the season’s most spectacular plays, spotlighting some of EuroLeague’s most electrifying moments, from highlight-reel dunks to game-changing assists, turning an award into one of the competition’s most anticipated fixtures every round, having achieved 457 million impressions, enhancing fan engagement by inviting supporters to relive and vote on the plays that define each EuroLeague season.

Bouncing for Good, developed jointly with Euroleague Basketball’s One Team social responsibility program, has taken the partnership beyond the court entirely. Since its debut, the initiative has brought basketball-based educational workshops, equipment donations and technology support to schools and social entities across Europe. Since 2024 the program has reached more than 1000 children of 12 different schools from vulnerable communities in cities including Belgrade, Valencia, Bologna and Athens.

Combining morning workshops led by One Team coaches with afternoon basketball donation events the programme has brought together more than 30 club ambassadors, including Sasha Vezenkov, Juancho Hernangómez, Chima Moneke and Daniel Hackett, among others. The program has used sport as a tool for inclusion, creativity and life-skills education, expanding its footprint with every new season.

The renewed partnership reinforces both organizations’ shared commitment to leveraging the platform of European basketball to strengthen the basketball ecosystem through Motorola’s cutting-edge technology, bring fans closer to the game by continuing the Motorola Magic Moment , and extend basketball’s positive impact on communities across the continent through the continuation of the Bouncing for Good initiative, with activations planned throughout the current season.

With the partnership entering its fourth consecutive season, Motorola and Euroleague Basketball will continue to explore new ways to connect with fans, support communities and bring the values of basketball to audiences across Europe.