Archive for August 2012
Faisal Aden added to Stella Artois’ roster
Stella Artois Leuven Bears added Somalian guard Faisal Aden, who played at Washington State University last season. Aden averaged 14.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game during his last year with WSU.
Read MoreEstudiantes extends Gabriel’s contract
German Gabriel renewed his agreement to play centre with Estudiantes for the 2012-13 season, with the option of adding an additional year. Gabriel averaged 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game last season. Prior to turning professional he played for the Spanish National team at the U18, U20 and U21 levels.
Read MoreUS wins U18 FIBA Americans Championship over Brazil
The United States won the U18 FIBA Americas Women Championships on Sunday with a sound victory over Brazil 71-47. Brazil jumped out to a 16-7 advantage during the first quarter, but the Americans regrouped and had built a 29-24 margin at the half. They outscored Brazil 21-7 in the 3rd quarter to stretch the advantage…
Read More3pt world record
Hopla sets world recordDuring a camp in Portugal Dave Hopla, a camp instructor, set a new world record by hitting 18 three point shots, within a minute, without missing a single one. [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/sJNBMnI7u4Q?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=sJNBMnI7u4Q&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5199″ /]
Read MoreBosnia and Herzegovina earn Gold at U18 EC Div B
Gold Medal Game Bosnia and Herzegovina – Czech Republic 76-64 Bosnia and Herzegovina defeat the Czech Republic 76-64 to win U18 European Championship Division B. The two teams played evenly for three quarters in the championship game with Bosnia and Herzegovina taking a narrow 19-18 advantage in the first quarter; Czech Republic evened that with…
Read MoreTrabzonspor added Murry to roster
Toure Murry has penned a contract with Trabzonspor in Turkey. The 1.95m guard graduated this spring from Wichita State University in the US, where he averaged 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists. He spent this summer playing for the Los Angeles Lakers summer team in Las Vegas.
Read MoreSaric leads Croatia to U18 European Championship
Dario Saric scored 39 points and gathered 11 rebounds in todays U18 European Championship as Croatia beat Lithuania, 88-76. Lithuania tried to stop Saric in various ways, but even double teams under the basket couldn’t keep the talented Croatian from scoring at will. Croatia jumped to a 10-point margin early in the first quarter, only…
Read MoreDarden signs with Glasgow Rocks
The Glasgow Rocks are proud to announce the signing of 6’9″ athletic Centre, Meneptha Darden, to fill the void down in the paint. The 24 year old American will be looking to begin his professional career with the Rocks after a successful final year at Rogers State University where he led his team in both…
Read MoreDnipro Azot signs Eric Davenport
Ukraininan team Dnipro Azot has signed Eric Davenport (193 cm, Syracuse’09). Davenport played in Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and the D-League before.
Read MoreCader advances after exciting match with Goes
CADER was victorious in its struggle against Goes in a high scoring and exciting game, 94-84. With this win, they will be able to move on in the championship. The first quarter ended 24-11 with Goes commanding the floor with an excellent defense. In the first four minutes of the second quarter, however, Cader went…
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