Archive for August 2012
ABA adds expansion team Electric City Lions
The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it has added its fourth South Carolina team for the upcoming season which begin in November to be located in Anderson, SC. The team, the Electric City Lions, is owned by the husband and wife team of Azure and Marquis Agnew. “This is a great addition to the…
Read MoreMogi das Cruzes beat the São Paolo state champion
Mogi das Cruzes/Sanifill made a recovery in the initial round of the Men’s Championship of the state of São Paulo, Brazil by beating the Pinheiros/Sky, the current state champion this past Sunday. They won 91 to 80 in the city Mogi das Cruzes. Highlights: Patekoski – 24 points, 9 rebounds and Guilherme Filipin – 22…
Read MoreStatement On Health Issue At U20 Women
PRESS RELEASE: FIBA Europe would like to clarify the following regarding the issue of the hospitalisation of a number of players, team delegation members and Organising Committee staff at the U20 European Championship Women 2012 in Debrecen, Hungary. On the opening day of the tournament 22 players were affected by sickness and a total of…
Read MoreBasketball Australia statement on Toowoomba Mountaineers tragedy
Basketball Australia Chief Executive Officer Kristina Keneally and Chair of the BA Board Scott Derwin have expressed BA’s sympathy following the tragic deaths of Queensland basketballers Stacey Richter and Stephanie Mylonas yesterday afternoon. The pair, who played for the Toowoomba Mountaineers, were travelling back from their team’s final game of the Queensland Basketball League season…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck signs deal with Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna has agreed to terms with Kenny Hasbrouck for the upcoming season. Hasbrouck was signed by the Miami Heat on March 16, 2010, but never appeared in a game. The Heat resigned him in July of 2010 for the 2011 NBA, but was released. He later signed with Meridiano Alicante for the remainder of…
Read MoreDon Nelson officially retires from coaching
Don Nelson, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, reportedly said Saturday night he is officially done with coaching. Nelson, who will be inducted next month into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, told NBA.com that his coaching career is over after spanning 34 years. As late as last season, Nelson flirted with returning to the bench…
Read MoreSurf sneak up on top ranked Soles in Ensenada, Mexico
In a stunning upset the The San Diego Surf pulled off a pre-season victory 63-58 against the Soles de Mexicali, Mexico after being behind most of the game. The Surf played an aggressive full court press with a minimum roster to tire out the Soles in the fourth quarter and pull ahead to seal the…
Read MoreU17 Women’s World Championship – Day 3
Group A Korea – Mali 76-61 Korea: H.Kim 19, Park 19, Shin 9 Mali: Dakouo 13, Maiga 11, Diallo 11, Fomba 10, Keita 9 USA – Italy 83-43 USA: Greenwell 16, Reimer 12, Harper 11, DeShields 11, Turner 11 Italy: Marangoni 8, Pan 7, Zandalasini 6 Canada – Belgium 50-45 Canada: Wolfram 12, Nurse 9,…
Read MoreMontepaschi Siena signs Rasic
Aleksandar Rasic has agreed to join Montepaschi Siena after playing for Lietuvos Rytas last season. While there he averaged 6.9 points, 2.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game in the LKL and 5.1 points, 2.5 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game in the VTB League. During Baltic League competition he contributed 8.3 points, 1.5 assists…
Read MoreMedway Park fills two roster spots
The Medway Park Crusaders (EBL D1) have filled two roster spots this week by adding Canadian guard Cole Hobin and Sudanese forward Manock Lual. Hobin averaged 6.0 points per game for Canada’s Carleton University last season and also played professionally in Mexico and Canada prior to joining the Crusaders. Lual was voted the the All-Atlantic…
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