Archive for November 2012
Aleksandar Petrovic takes over Cedevita
Aleksandar “Aco” Petrovic will be the new head coach of Croatian Euroleague team Cedevita Zagreb. He will replace the Serbian coach Bozidar Maljkovic who suddenly left last week. Petrovic is currently the headcoach of the National Team of Bosnia and will stay in that function while he will also coach Cedevita. Aleksandar Petrovic already coached…
Read MoreFuenlabrada signs Kristaps Valters
Spanish ACB team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada announced the return of Latvian player Kristaps Valters for this season and the next one. Kristaps Valters played with Fuenlabrada before during the 2010/2011 season and after that for another Spanish team, Unicaja Malaga. He started this season with a temporary deal with German Bundesliha team Artland Dragons.
Read MoreEuroleague: Fernandez and Tomic Named bwin co-MVPs
Two players whose home teams faced close halftime scores – Ante Tomic of FC Barcelona Regal and Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid – came out of the locker rooms to show the way to big victories and share the bwin MVP award with the best performances on winning teams in Week 7. Tomic was Mr.…
Read MoreSasha McHale, daughter of Kevin McHale, dies at 23
Alexandra “Sasha” McHale, the 23-year old daughter of Kevin McHale, the Houston Rockets head coach and Naismith Hall of Fame member, passed away Saturday from complications of Lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. Ms. McHale had been hospitalized in Minneapolis on…
Read MoreMcGrady-mania as China hoops season opens
Tracy McGrady made one of the most hotly anticipated debuts in Chinese basketball history this weekend after a fevered build-up in which he caused a near-riot at one of his sell-out appearances. The hype surrounding McGrady has sent excitement soaring for the start of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), which will feature three former NBA…
Read MoreBesiktas loses 16th BAT Arbitration Case
Beşiktaş JK (Turkey-TBL) was hit with their record seventh decision (men’s team) by the FIBA Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) when BAT appointed arbitrator Raj Parker ruled that Besiktas had to pay Michal Ignerski back salary due from the 2010-11 season in the amount of EUR 88,830.11, plus 5% interest dated to May 13, 2011. The…
Read MoreNBA D-League Tips Off its 12th Season
The NBA Development League, or more commonly known as the D-League, tipped off it’s 2012-13 season Friday night with the first games in a 50-game season. The D-League, founded in 2001, was the brainchild of the NBA Board of Governors and was formed by a vote by the board in 1999. The first year saw…
Read MoreGary Forbes signs in China
Free agent forward Gary Forbes (201 cm, UMASS’08) has signed with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese League. Forbes, who averaged 6.6 ppg with the Toronto Raptors last season, was cut by the Rockets last month in the wake of the James Harden trade.
Read MoreBig Mystery around Bozidar Maljkovic
When Cedevita Zagreb announced this summer that Bozidar Maljkovic would be the new head coach, it was big news. Not only because Maljkovic would be the highest paid Basketball coach in Croatian history (€ 500.000 net) but also because he was the first Serbian coach to lead a top-team in Croatia after the break-up of…
Read MoreAdriatic League relieved, no incidents in Zagreb and Belgrade but turmoil in Cibona
The Adriatic League game in the Croatian capital Zagreb between home team and visiting Red Star Belgrade was no ordinary game. The reason? Last week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague (the Netherlands) overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals for committing war crimes during the 1990’s break-up of…
Read More