Archive for 2012
NBA D-League Transaction Report
December 12, 2012 The following player has been waived: Sean Sonderleiter (FWN) The following NBA player has been assigned: Jared Cunningham (TEX from DAL) The following NBA player has been recalled: Mike Scott (BAK) The following player has bought out of his contract: Chris Daniels (SCW) December 10, 2012 The following player has been waived:…
Read MoreEurochallenge: Last 16 Groups Set
The Eurochallenge 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 15, 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 MoreLithuania, Russia claim Champions Cups
From 3 December until 8 December, U14 boys and girls basketball teams from 13 participating nations arrived in Moscow, Russia for the Sixth Champions Cups. The club teams, coming from Serbia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Poland France Russia Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic and Ukraine, qualified to travel to Moscow on account of winning…
Read MoreSiutat Re-elected as FFBB President
On Saturday, the general assembly of the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) re-elected FIBA Europe board member Jean-Pierre Siutat as President. The 53-year old will now lead one of the biggest European Federations for a four-year cycle until 2016. 184 delegates, representing the 4,456 registered clubs as well as all licence holders voted in a secret…
Read MoreAndrew Warren signs with Apollon Limassol
Andrew Warren (195 cm, Bradley’11) has signed with Pizza Express Limassol from Cyprus. Warren started the season in the Italian second division where he averaged 10 ppg, 5 rpg and 3.3 aspg in three games for Nuovo Napoli. Last season he played in the Australian NBL for Cairns Taipans.
Read MoreEurochallenge: Last 16 set to tip-off January 15
The Eurochallenge regular season is in the books and the field for the Last 16 is finally set. In some groups the decision wasn’t made until the last seconds of the Week 6 games, in some, the decision was done long before today. Bottom line though, the Last 16 brackets are set with the first…
Read MoreGregg Popovich turned down an offer to coach Russian National Team?
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was offered to coach the Russian National Team but he turned down the proposal due to personal reasons. Popovich, according to Russian website www.championat.com, loves the Russian culture and has been to the country several times but nevertheless turned down the offer. Since David Blatt left, the Russian…
Read MoreLenny Daniel signs with Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Lenny Daniel (203 cm, California State Northridge’11) has signed with Israeli second division team Maccabi Kiryat Gat. Daniel started the season in Korea, then moved to the D-League and is now heading to Israel where he already played one season ago (Ironi Kiryat Ata).
Read MoreJermaine Anderson signs with Braunschweig
Canadian guard Jermaine Anderson (188 cm, Fordham’06) has signed with German Bundesliga team Braunschweig. Anderson comes from Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) and also played in Germany before (Tubbingen and Bamberg). Anderson, who is a member of the Canadian National Team, also played in Poland, Russia, and Greece.
Read MoreCourtney Pigram joins s.Oliver
Courtney Pigram (185 cm, East Tennessee State’09) has signed on with s.Oliver Baskets (Germany-BBL) for a short-term medical assignment to replace the injured John Little (184 cm, Northern Iowa’06). Pigram last played for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League, were he averaged 12.1ppg over 36 games. He was a four-year member of the…
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