Archive for December 13, 2012
Kazuya Hatano joins Shimane Magic
Kazuya Hatano (192 cm) has moved from the Oita Heat Devils to the Shimane Susanoo Magic, both of the Japan BJ League. In the first 16 games of the season with the Heat Devils, Hatano averaged 8.1ppg and 5.6rpg. He’s played his entire career, starting in 2005, in the BJ League, having been drafted by…
Read MoreTaj Finger signs with Niigata Albirex
Taj Finger (205 cm, Stanford’08) has signed with Niigata Albirex (Japan-BJ League). He’s moving to the new club from Oita Heat Devils, also of the BJ League in Japan, where he spent the first eight games of the season and the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. During the eight games this season he averaged 13.1ppg, 5.6rpg…
Read MoreEuroCup: Last 16 Groups set
The EuroCup Last 16 have been set and the teams have been placed in their new groups for the next round of competition, which will begin January 9, 2013. As it was in the regular season, the Last 16 round will consist of each team playing the other three in their group in a home…
Read MoreEuroCup: Last 16 set, play begins Jan. 9
Heading into Week 6 of the 2012-13 EuroCup competition half of the Last 16 were yet to be determined, setting up a wild finish to the regular season with head-to-head games that would determine advancement, teams needing to beat point spreads and teams needing help from others. After it was all said and done, eight…
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