Archive for 2012
Pre-Season 2012: NBA 3 – Euroleague 1
Saturday was a busy day in the Pre-Season 2012 NBA vs. Euroleague series as the schedule included three contests, two in the US and one in Europe. After Friday night’s upset win by Fenerbahce Ulker over the Boston Celtics, the Euroleague squads faltered Saturday, going 0-3 against the NBA squads. Dallas Mavericks – Alba Berlin…
Read MoreTodd Hendley signs with PVSK PECS
Todd Hendley (206 cm, UNV Wilmington’08) has signed with PVSK Pecs from Hungary. Hendley is expected to arrive on Tuesday. Last season Todd Hendley played in Finland for Karhu Kauhajoki where he averaged 14.9 ppg and 6.0 rpg.
Read MoreBill Clark joins Turkish club TSUK
Bill Clark (1.95m, college: Duquesne) has joined Torku Selcuk Universitesi Konya (Turkey-TB2L) for the upcoming season. Clark spent the pre-season with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque (France-ProA) and spent last season was with Fos Quest (France-ProB). With Fos Quest he averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game over a 40 game season.
Read MoreFenerbahce Ulker downs Boston Celtics 97-91
In the first game of the four-game NBA Europe Live 2012 series, the host squad, Fenerbahce Ulker, took advantage of a sloppy contingent from the NBA’s Boston Celtics to treat their fans to a 97-91 victory over the 17-time NBA Champions. Celtics Coach Doc Rivers stated, “Our goal was 14 (turnovers) and we had that…
Read MoreMantas Kalnietis inks three-year deal with Lokomotiv
Mantas Kalnietis (1.96m) has inked a three-year deal to suit up for Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-PBL). Kalnietis arrives from Zalgiris Kaunas, where Kalnietis also had a multi-year deal. While with Zalgiris he averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 assists. In June of 2009 he signed a three-year contract with Benetton Treviso (Italy-SerieA), but since he still had…
Read MoreDarnell Wilson joins Le Portel
Darnell Wilson (1.98m, college: Canisius) has agreed to join ESSM Le Portel Boulogne Cote d’Opale (France-ProB). In 2011-12 he played for the Antwerp Giants (EuroChallege), averaging 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game over 12 EuroChallenge contests. He also averaged 10.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game over 31 games in…
Read MoreJustas Sinica signs deal with Sakalai
Justas Sinica (2.03m) has signed on to wear team Vilniaus Sakalai’s (Lithuania-Baltic League) colors for the upcoming season. Sinica has been touring around looking for teams, he most recently was in tryouts with Varese Cimberio (Italy-SerieA) and Bologna Biancoglu (Italy-Lega2), but was release by both. Last season he played for Prienu Rudupis (Italy-Lega2) where he…
Read MoreMarjan Lazovski resigns as coach of F.Y.R. of Macedonia’s NT
Marjan Lazovski has stepped down as coach of F.Y.R. of Macedonia’s national team. Having served as an assistant for five summers, including last year when the side went on a magical run to the Semi-Finals of the EuroBasket in Lithuania, Lazovski replaced Marin Dokuzovski at the helm and coached the national side at the 2012…
Read MoreSani Becirovic denies signing in Iran
Sani Becirovic (1.96m) has denied reports that he signed on to play with Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour (Iran-Superleague) after they announced a deal was struck with him yesterday. Speaking to Soil.net, Becirovic said, “I have not signed in any club. I have three offers on the table and I will decide in the coming days”.
Read MoreChris Fleming gets contract thru 2016 from Brose
Chris Fleming, the current coach of Brose Baskets Bamberg, has been rewarded for the club’s successes with an extension to his contract that will have him pacing the side of the court through the 2016 season. Those successes included Brose winning the German Basketball Bundesliga three years in a row. In the last two seasons…
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