Archive for December 6, 2012
50 years old, 203 cm, transsexual woman makes college debut
Gabrielle Ludwig, a 50-year old, 203 cm (6-8) transsexual woman, made her college basketball debut with Mission college last night. Born Robert John Ludwig, Ludwig has previously played basketball at Nassau Community College in 1980. Fast forward 32 years later and a sex change operation in July 2012, Ludwig showed interest in suiting up again…
Read MoreMike Batiste taken into custody in Athens
Mike Batiste (204 cm, Arizona State’99) has been taken into custody by airport authorities in Athens over unpaid taxes due to the Greek government, according to a local source. Batiste is currently playing for Turkish squad Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL), but prior to joining Ulker this season, he spent nine years in the uniform of Panathinaikos,…
Read MoreArmon Johnson inks with Astana
Armon Johnson (191 cm, Nevada’10) has agreed to terms with BC Astana (Kazakhstan-D1). Johnson was most recently with the Orlando Magic, but was waived prior to the NBA season beginning. The last jersey he wore was the New Jersey Nets and he holds the distinction of having scored the last two points the Nets ever…
Read MoreDan Mavraides joins Juve Caserta
Dan Mavraides (193 cm, Princeton’11) has agreed to join Juve Caserta (Italy-SerieA), leaving Sidigas Avellino (Italy-SerieA), where he was averaging 7.7ppg through the first nine games this season. Last season Mavraides was with Aris Thessoloniki (Greece-A1), where he contributed 6.0ppg in 12 Eurocup games and 3.8ppg in 25 Greece A1 games). Mavraies is a 2011…
Read MoreVideo: Rudy Jomby drops a 3-ball at the horn
Cholet Basket and Ratiopharm Ulm were tied in the Eurocup Group G standings at 2-2 entering Week 5 with Ratiopharm holding a 22-point advantage in a tie breaker, so a win was critical for Cholet as a loss would eliminate them. With 1 second on the clock, Ulm’s Allen Ray had dropped in two singles…
Read MoreKobe Bryant: Youngest ever to reach 30,000
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant has become the youngest player in NBA history to eclipse 30,000 career points and only the fifth overall to hit that mark. Bryant entered the elite scoring club during the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New Orleans Hornets. He arrived in New Orleans 13 points…
Read MoreFrank Menz named German National Team Coach
Frank Menz was named the new head coach of the German National team today, replacing Svetislav Pesic, who left the post to take over as FC Bayern Munich’s coach. Menz has been a coach within the German Federation since 2005, assisting Dick Bauermann in 2009 and 2011 at the European Championships and assisting Svetislav Pesic…
Read MoreCourtney Fells: Eurocup Week 5 MVP
A great performance in a make-or-break battle not only kept former champion Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem in the mix to reach the Last 16, but the star of the game, Courtney Fells, also reaped Eurocup Regular Season Game 5 MVP honors with a performance index ranking of 41. Fells led Hapoel to a much-needed home win…
Read MoreSean May: EuroChallenge Week 5 MVP Honors
Sean May has been a consistent top performer for Paris Levallois this season, in both the EuroChallenge and the French Pro A. The 2.06m center was ranked fourth in the EuroChallenge efficiency ratings table during Regular Season Week 4 action, after propelling the Parisians to a home win over BCMU Pitesti with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds. On Tuesday, Paris were facing…
Read MoreEuroChallenge Standings – Week 5
EuroChallenge Standings – Week 5
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