Archive for August 27, 2012
Šime Špralja joins Trefl Sopot
Croatian power forward Šime Špralja signed a one year deal with Polish Trefel Sopot. The 29 year old, who led the Balkan league in scoring last season, accepted an invitation of the Croatian head coach Žan Tabak, one of the rare European coaches with an NBA ring as a player. Trefl lost the finals of…
Read MoreAntwain Barbour signs for Pesaro in Italy
Forward Antwain Barbour (196 cm, Kentucky’04) has signed for Pesaro from Italy. Yes, that’s right, just “Pesaro” and not “Scavolini Pesaro”. The Italian kitchen producer Scavolini had been sponsoring the team from Pesaro for 37 years straight, but the economic crisis has now brought that to an end. It is symbolic for what is happening…
Read MoreVitaly Fridzon’s Olympic Bronze Medal is Stolen
According to Russian media, the bronze medal won by Vitaly Fridzon, as part of the Russian basketball team, in the 2012 Olympics in London, was stolen on Saturday. According to the Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police were called to a Moscow suburb to check on a report that the apartment of a 27-year-old…
Read MoreBrandon Robinson signed by Los Leones
Brandon Robinson (202 cm, Auburn’04) will be playing for the Dominican team Los Leones from Santo Domingo this season. He arrived Saturday ready to play against the Cañeros of La Romana (the 3rd largest city in the country). He’s a high scorer, shoots well from long distance and is great at snatching up rebounds. Robinson…
Read MoreParaguay’s Cerro Porteño become champions
Cerro Porteño (from Paraguay) out gunned Libertad 75 to 70 and became Champion of Paraguay after the fifth exhausting game of the play off series. This is not just any championship. Libertad has held the title for some 50 years but has finally been dethroned by Cerro, the new kings of Paraguayan basketball. It was…
Read MoreUS Repeats as U17 World Champions for Women
Spain played to the closest margin anyone has in the U17 World Championships for Women in Amsterdam, but 13-points is a substantial win in the finals of a World Championship tournament. Four players for the US scored in double figures as last years champs repeated the task, going undefeated throughout the tournament, culminating in a…
Read MoreFormer NBA player Luther Head signs with Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon from Israel agreed to terms of a 1-year deal with free agent combo guard Luther Head. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two parties have already exchanged contract sheets and Head is expected to sign the official papers later today. Head entertained several first-class Chinese offers of up…
Read MoreBasketball makes inroads into Fiji’s rugby schools
For 19 year old Isoa Tuwai, rugby is life. It was the only sport he played until lately when basketball was introduced to him and his colleagues at Queen Victoria School. The boys from Vulinitu are known for their rugby skills but yesterday they showed potential to be equally good in basketball. The QVS under-19…
Read MoreShane Edwards sign for Skytrans Cairns Taipans
The Australian NBL team Skytrans Cairns Taipans are pleased to announce the completion of the 2012/13 contracted playing roster, with the signing of 25 year-old, American-born forward, Shane Edwards. Edwards, 201cm and 100kg, has had a notable college and pro-career, and will add depth and athleticism to the Taipans front court, along side Alex Loughton,…
Read MoreChina comes from behind to take U18 Asian Championship
China entered the fourth quarter of the U18 Asian Championship for Men down by 10, but once again China’s 215m center, Wang Zhelin, took control and put China on the top step of the medal stand with a 93-91 victory over Korea. Gold Medal Game China – Korea 93-91 Korea managed to build an nine…
Read More