Archive for 2012
James Parker pens contract with Vila Velha
James Parker (1.88m, college: Robert Morris) inked a new deal with Vila Velha/Garoto/MBG (Brazil-NBB) for the 2012-13 campaign. Parker was last with Gaiteros (Venezuela-LPB), where he averaged 11.0 points per game over seven games. He also played for ACBD Rio Claro (Brazil-Paulista) in the summer league.
Read MoreSead Sehovic signs with Szolnoki Olaj
Sead Sehovic (1.96m) will be wearing the uniform of Szolnoki Olaj (Europe-Adriatic League) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season replacing the recently released Calvin Watson (1.96m, college: N. Texas). Sehovic most recently played for Ewe Baskets Oldenburg (German-BBL) and was also a member of the Montenegro National Team that recently qualified for the EuroBasket…
Read MoreBobby Brown, Montepaschi, buzzer-beater
At the end of the first quarter Montepaschi Siena’s Bobby Brown took an inbounds pass and fired up a long range jumper against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in their Oct. 18th Euroleague contest… [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/viMKoPtAEKo?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=viMKoPtAEKo&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep6994″ /] Video courtesy: Euroleague
Read MoreSlovenian Police release statement regarding Romain Sato
The Police Department in Kranj, Slovenia has released a statement regarding Romain Sato. Police of Kranj has confirmed today that they arrested a foreign citizen, who didn’t have valid traveling documents to enter the country. On 18.10.2012. around 14.30 the officers at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik airport’s passport check discovered that the 31 years old…
Read MoreLeroy Hickerson named player of the day in Mexico
Leroy Hickerson was named player of the day yesterday in Mexico. The guard from the United States has been playing in Mexico with the Halcones for this season and has played in the Philippines and Venezuela previously. In the last two games, making a huge effort for his new team, he made 24 point, 9…
Read MoreRomain Sato arrested, Fenerbahce Ulker cries scandal
Romain Sato, member of the Fenerbahce Ulker basketball squad, has been arrested and detained by Slovenian police under suspicion of traveling with a fake passport. As the Fenerbahce Ulker squad went through normal credential checks upon arriving in Slovenia yesterday for today’s Euroleague match-up with Union Olimpija, Sato was detained while his papers were further…
Read MoreClose games in Euroleague Round 2
The theme for Game 2 in the Euroleague schedule seems to be how close can they finish the games as five of the seven contests currently played have ended in score differentials at the end of regulation of a total of nine points. Last year’s Final Four Runner-Up CSKA Moscow slid past Partizan mt:s Belgrade…
Read MoreABA Announces Pre-season Power Rankings
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced its Pre-Season Power Rankings for the upcoming season beginning in November. “With nearly 90 teams set to play, picking the Top 24 was really difficult,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “We have a lot of very strong teams, many of them our new expansion teams. The…
Read MoreDerick Nelson inks contract with Uhud Medina
Derick Nelson (1.96mm, college: Oakland) penned a new contract with Uhud Medina (Saudi Arabia-Premier League) for the 2012-13 campaign. His last team was the Lansing Capitals (US-IBA), the year prior to that he suited up for Lapuan Korikobrat (Finland-1st Division) and was stellar averaging 23.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per contest. He had started the…
Read MoreRovinari stuns Timisoara in OT – Romania A
In an early season stunner, Energia Rovinari gave Elba Timisoara their first loss of the Romanian Division A season, outlasting last year’s league runner-up in a 90-89 overtime win at home. Rovinari finished the 2011-12 campaign in the middle of the league at 16-12, while Timisoara was second in the regular season at 21-7. In…
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