Archive for August 2012
U17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
Read MoreFinland shocks Belgium, Montenegro and Italy first to 4 wins
Montenegro and Italy became the first teams to four wins in the 2013 EuroBasket Qualifier tournament on Friday with wins over Iceland and Belarus, respectively. In Helsinki, Finland and Belgium went in as the only to undefeated teams in Group E, but when the dust had settled, Finland stood atop the group standings with a…
Read MoreBasquete Ceara vie for the NBB of Brazil
The Basquete Cearense, a team from northern Brazil led by coach Alberto Bial, is attempting to gain its spot in NBB (the National Basketball League of Brazil) and so far it is doing well. It just beat the Náutico Atlético for the first time in its history as a team by an astounding 125 points…
Read MoreRobert “the animal” Brown signed by Los Leones
Los Leones (the lions) from Argentina officially contracted Robert Brown, “the Animal” this Friday morning. Brown will play for the team in its shot at the National Tournament this coming season. He is not new to Argentinian basketball, having played in QUIMSA (a sports association located in the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina) and…
Read MoreMike James signs for KK Zagreb
Rookie Mike James (190 cm, Lamar’12) signs for KK Zagreb. Last season he averaged 17.2 ppg for Lamar in the Southland Conference.
Read MoreCold war between Partizan and Red Star
The season has not even started yet, and there is already a cold war going on between Serbia’s biggest and most popular Basketball clubs; Partizan Belgrade and Red Star Belgrade. For many decades there was some kind of balance of power and status quo between the two, in which Red Star dominated football (Champions league…
Read MoreBradford Burgess replaces Faisal Aden at Leuven
Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) was recently announced as a new player of the Belgian team Leuven Bears, but the medical check showed that he still has not recovered 100 % from his injury from last season. He will be replaced by Bradford Burgess (198 cm, VCU’12).
Read MoreStorm Warren signs with Den Helder
Power forward Storm Warren (200 cm, LSU’12) has signed with Dutch team Den Helder. It will be Warren’s first professional contract. Den Helder will return back tot the highest Dutch level after some years of absence. A scout for the Dutch team attended pro basketball tryouts in Las Vegas and spotted Storm Warren at Court…
Read MoreAlhaji Mohammed signs in Spanish ACB!
Al Haji Mohammed (193 cm, Louisville’04) has signed with Spanish ACB team Valladolid. Mohammed last played in Kuwait and before that in the French Pro B, Spanish LEB Gold, German Bundesliga and the Dutch league.
Read MoreMcCants fails physical, parts ways with SIG Strasbourg
Rashad McCants, who played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Sacramento Kings for a total of five seasons, has failed his physical and has been released by SIG Strasbourg. McCants moved to the NBA’s D-League for 2010-11 season, then jumped to Puerto Rico in 2011-12. He started with Humacao, played six games…
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