Archive for 2012
OKC Thunder to help with Food Drive
Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 7 – The OKC Thunder will take part in Gov. Mary Fallin’s “Feeding Oklahoma Food and Fund Drive,” and fans attending the Thunder vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game on Sunday, Nov. 11 are encouraged to drop off donations before the game. The donation drive will kick off the team’s annual Holiday Assist…
Read MoreSuns to Host Military Appreciation Night
In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Phoenix Suns will pay tribute to military veterans and active duty personnel during Military Appreciation Night on Monday, November 12, when the team hosts the Denver Nuggets at US Airways Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. The special evening will serve as a launch to a season-long Suns’…
Read MoreEurosport 2 moves to twice-per-week Eurocup Coverage
To celebrate opening week of the Eurocup’s 11th season, broadcasting partner Eurosport 2 marks the continuation of its long-term collaboration with the competition by debuting its new, two-night-per-week schedule of live, multi-language game broadcasts. Throughout the season, Eurosport 2 will broadcast Eurocup games in prime time on both Tuesdays and Wednesday each week. Its live…
Read MoreEurocup 2012-13: Regular Season Week 1
The first week of the Eurocup 2012-13 regular season saw seven of the 16 contests going to road clubs, one going into overtime and seven of the games ending in margins of 13-points or more. Matthew Lojeski of Telenet Oostende earned the top spot on the Performance Index Rating coming in with a PIR of…
Read MoreNBA, NBPA, Cuban, Wade, MSG to donate big to Hurricane Fund
Some of the NBA’s biggest names are putting big dollars towards Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Last week, Sandy swept through the Northeast, causing widespread power outages, flooding and more than 100 deaths, according to CNN.com. The storm forced the postponement of a highly-anticipated season opener between the Knicks and Nets in Brooklyn’s Barclays Arena and…
Read MoreNemanja Gordic and BC Azovmash terminate contract
Nemanja Gordic (192 cm) and BC Azovmash (Ukraine-Superleague) have decided to mutually terminate the contract they had for the 2012-13 season. Gordic was averaging 6.8 points and 2.8 assists per game for the first six games of the VTB League and 10.3 points and 4.3 assists per game in 11 Superleague contests. Gordic last played…
Read MorePavel Revzin signs deal with Hoverla
Pavel Revzin (194 cm) has signed a deal with Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine-Superleague) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Revzin started the season with Mykolaiv (Ukraine-Superleague) and had seen court time in five contests, averaging 3.6ppg on 9.6 minutes per game. He played the 2011-12 campaign with Politekhnika-Halychyna Lviv (Ukraine-Superleague) and averaged 5.9ppg over 36…
Read MoreJeremiah Massey signs six-week deal with Samara
Jeremiah Massey (202 cm, Kansas State’05) has signed a six-week contract with Krasnye Krylya Samara (Russia-PBL) to replace the injured Andre Smith. Most recently Massey played for Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-PBL) where he saw action in three leagues during the 2011-12 season: Russia PBL – 20 games, 13.5ppg7.5rpg; VTB League – 22 games, 13.3ppg, 6.1rpg; Eurocup…
Read MoreRobert Dozier inks short term deal with Sevilla
Robert Dozier (206 cm, Memphis’09) has signed a one month deal with Cajasol Sevilla (Spain-ACB). Dozier was with the Miami Heat during training camp this season but was cut before the final rosters were set. Last season he suited up Cholet Basket (France-ProA) where he averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game over 22…
Read MoreRyan Richards agrees to terms with Prokom
Ryan Richards (212 cm) has accepted terms from Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL) to join their squad for the rest of the season. Richards, a 2010 draft pick of the San Antonio Spurs (US-NBA), last played for Sokhumi Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague), averaging 12.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in 5 Georgia Superleague contests. He started the 2011-12 season…
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