EuroLeague Women 2008 is in the books and for the second straight year the ladies from Spartak Moscow Region have a trophy to bring back to Russia with them.
As the Faurie Files checks out until next season here's some news and notes from the final day of the competition.
The first day of the EuroLeague Women Final Four is in the books and for our money we got plenty of great basketball including an overtime thriller between Bourges and hosts Brno.
In the great tradition of the Faurie Files here are some news and notes from the semi-finals.
How do you feel about the possibility of Becky Hammon, the pride of South Dakota, "putting on a Russian uniform" as USA women's coach Anne Donovan put it?
Here's what I think. Hmm, actually, I'm not sure what I think about this.
The Final Four picture is now complete after Barons LMT Riga and Tartu Rock - two representatives from the Baltic region, completed a big season with home wins in game three.
Once again no team managed to come back from 1-0, and BC Kyiv remains the only club in the EuroCup history that was successful in turning the tide. Both Barons and Tartu will celebrate their first ever semi-finals appearance in a European competition.
Fifty percent of the EuroCup Final Four picture has come into focus, with Proteas EKA AEL and Dexia Mons-Hainaut scoring big road wins in Eastern Europe and knocking out Khimik and CSK-VVS Samara.
The other two spots will be decided next week when Tartu Rock host Ural Great after the former managed a 14-0 run to score a 68-61 win this week and KK Zagreb hit 11 three-pointers at over 60% for the game to knock off Barons LMT and force a deciding game three.
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