Archive for October 4, 2012
ABA announces The Pennsylvania Project
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced The Pennsylvania Project in association with Height Athletics of Harrisburg, PA. The Pennsylvania Project is the most aggressive single expansion of a professional sports league in history with an anticipated nineteen (19) new teams entering the league beginning in November, 2013. “The growth of the ABA…
Read MoreKarlo Vragovic inks two-year deal with Siroki WWin
Karlo Vragovic (1.92m) has inked a two-year deal to join HHK Siroki WWin (Bosnia-Division I) as a replacement to recently departed Vedran Morovic. While a member of the KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) squad in 2011-12, Vragovic averaged 9.2 points and 2.0 assists per game.
Read MoreEwoud Kloos inks short-term deal with Den Helder
Ewoud Kloos (1.85m) has signed a short-term deal with the Den Helder Kings (Holland-Eredivisie), their first season in the premier Holland competition. Kloos suited up for U.B. La Palma (LEB Gold) last season and saw court-time in 35 contests. He had played in Spain for three years prior to joining La Palma.
Read MoreDejan Milojevic new Mega Vizura head coach
Dejan Milojevic has been named the new head coach of Mega Vizura (Serbia-A), he was the team’s manager until the announcement. This will be Milojevic’s first coaching job, as he was an active player through the 2008-09 season when he was with Galatasaray. During the years 2005 and 2006 he was named All-Adriatic Player of…
Read MoreTadas Klimavicius out six months with Torn ACL
Zalgiris Kaunas’s (Lithuania-LKL) frontline suffered another blow Tuesday night when Tadas Klimavicius (2.04m) left a Lithuanian league game with a knee injury. On Wednesday the worst was confirmed when team doctors found a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the player’s right leg. He is expected to undergo surgery in the coming days. The anticipated recovery…
Read MoreGermans, Russians and Fins tip-off season
As many leagues in Europe and elsewhere have seen multiple contests already, a handful of European leagues tipped off yesterday namely the German Beko Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the Finish Korisliiga, and the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL). The show stopper of the day was the thrashing FC Bayern Munich took at the hands of EWE…
Read MoreGrecia champions of Second Division in Costa Rica
Super Cable Grecia is the champion of the Second Basketball Division in Costa Rica. They were crowned recently after knocking the University of Costa Rica 76-65 in the championships. The key players were Edgar Barrante and Andrés Barrantes. This is the first title the team has won in several years after having lost many of their…
Read MoreTracy McGrady thinking of playing in China
Tracy McGrady hasn’t been able to secure an NBA gig, and the 33-year old veteran is now apparently considering joining a club in China. Per ESPN: “McGrady’s preference is to sign with an NBA club — preferably one that can compete for the championship — and a source said he will wait to see if…
Read MoreRed Star sacks coach after only two games!
Red Star Belgrade from Serbia has fired head coach Milivoje Lazic after only TWO games in the Adriatic league. Red Star made a lot of noise all summer. They cleaned up the financial mess from the past, got together an impressive budget and bought EIGHT new players. In addition, Red Star´s President Nebojsa Covic was…
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