Archive for August 2012
Red Star Belgrade shakes off financial burden from the past
Red Star Belgrade is clearly in better shape now than it was in recent years. Not only has the red and white put together a very competitive team for next season (rumors say the spent € 1.500.000 on new players), but they have also paid off most of the debts from the past. Former coach…
Read MoreNBA player Darko Milicic signs with Real Madrid
After several years in the NBA, Serbian player Darko Milicic will return to Europe where he has signed a contract with Real Madrid (reportedly for € 1.800.000 per season).
Read MoreMontenegro survives comeback to stay unbeaten in EB
The Slovak Republic reminded the unbeaten squad from Montenegro why basketball games are played in their entirety, amazing comebacks have been known to happen… The hosts found themselves down by 19 late in the third quarter of their Group A EuroBasket Qualifier 2013 in Levice, and fought their way back to a three-point deficit with…
Read MoreTurkey falls to Czech Republic in EuroBasket Qualifier
The Czech Republic improved their record to 3-1 in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier with an impressive 82-64 win over Turkey, the 2010 FIBA World Champions, at home in Chomutov in front of 2,200 fans. The loss drops Turkey to 2-2. The Czechs took a slight margin into the second quarter, 21-19, but put on a…
Read MorePeristeri sign Dwight Thorne
DASH Peristeri GS Athens from Greece has signed American guard Dwight Thorne (190 cm, Colorado’10). Thorne played last season in the German Pro A for BG Karlsruhel.
Read MoreRicky Minard signs with Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna (Italian League) has signed an agreement with Ricky Minard (US College: Morehead State) and will most likely announce it today (Aug. 28). Minard open the 2011-12 season with Azovmash Mariupol, but finished in Italy with Novipiu Casale. Minard was drafted by the Sacramento Kings as the 48th pock overall in the 2004 NBA…
Read MoreTal Burstein set to retire
Tal Burstein, 32, announced his retirement from professional basketball at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday night. After learning that his injured hip would require surgery, Burstein decided that the best option was to hang up his shoes. The surgery would have required extensive rehabilitation that would have cost him the entire…
Read MoreSeveral teams leave Baltic league
Zalgiris Kaunas, Lietuvos Rytas, VEF Riga and Neptunas Kleipeda have decided to leave the Baltic league and have chosen for the VTB league instead. The Baltic league has now in fact become a “best of the rest” league with a second rate rating.
Read MoreMonroe to return to Italy to play for Brescia
Leonessa Brescia (Italian LegaDue) signed Chris Monroe to run point for them next season. Monroe, from the US, accepted the deal to returned to play in Italy. Last season he played for KAOD in Greece and split time between to Ukrainian teams, Budivelnyk and Khimik.
Read MoreNapoli-Sant’Antimo sign Warren
Andrew Warren (US College: Bradley) has inked a deal to play in Italy for Napoli-Sant’Antimo. Warren played in Australia during the 2011-12 season for Skytrans Caims Taipans, averaging 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
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