EuroChallenge 2013: Field of 32 is Complete

The field of 32 is set for EuroChallenge 2013 as Gaz Metan Media of Romania, Tofas SC of Estonia, Joensuum Kataja of Finland, and Apollon of Cyprus all earned places with victories in their two-game series yesterday. All four teams will open competition with home contests on November 6th. Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Gaz Metan…

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Vincent Grier released by Chalon

Vincent Grier (1.95m, college: Minnesota) has been released by ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-ProA) after a short try-out period. Grier comes to Chalon from Mersin (Turkey-TBL) where he played the last two seasons. In 2011-12, he averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game over 14-games played in the Turkish TBL. Grier has NBA experience with the…

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Antoine Young parts ways with Lions de Geneve

Antoine Young (1.82m, college: Creighton) and Lions de Geneve (Switzerland-LNA) and parted ways after Young had signed on to play for the Swiss squad during the 2012-13 season. Young averaged 12.1 points and 4.4 assists per game during his senior year at Creighton University, where he helped the Bluejays win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament…

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Christian Polk released by Polpharma

Christian Polk (1.90m, college: UTEP) was released today by Polpharma-Pakmet (Poland-TBL) after Polk went through a short try-out. Polk is a recent graduate of the University of Texas-El Paso, where he averaged 11.7 points per game on 32.6 minutes per contest his senior year. He also finished the season with an impressive 91.1% from the…

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Franklin Ferguson to play for Coopenae

Franklin Ferguson and Jatheiv Davis will be playing for Coopenae USJ Arba in Costa Rica for the upcoming 2013 tournament. Ferguson (forward, 6’6″) is 34 years old and is coming from having played with Ferretería Brenes Barva, another Costa Rican team. The idea is to take advantage of his skills to snatch up more rebounds.…

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Ricardo De Bem in, Martavius out for Olimpia

Olimpia has confirmed that Brazilian Ricardo De Bem (2.10m, college: Texas Tech), a center, as their second foreign player for the Uruguay Basketball League. Club Atlético Olimpia will be using their foreign players in their attempt at seizing the Uruguay League starting next week. De Bem is replacing Martavius Adams, an Uruguayan Player. Ricardo has…

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Glasgow Rocks Sign Team GB Olympian

TEAM GB STAR SIGNS WITH GLASGOW ROCKS AHEAD OF FIRST MATCH AT EMIRATES ARENA Scotland’s top basketball side, the Glasgow Rocks, have completed the signing of Team GB Olympian Kieron Achara ahead of their first home match at the stunning new Emirates Arena. Achara, who starred for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games,…

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Commonwealth Arena now named Emirates Arena

Airline Emirates has struck a £5m deal to secure the naming rights to the complex which will be Glasgow’s main 2014 Commonwealth Games sports venue and the Home of the Glasgow Rocks. The £113m complex, next to Celtic Park in the city’s east end, will be known as the Emirates Arena until 2022 – except…

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Zachary Peacock joins Fraport Skyliners

Zachary Peacock (2.03m, college: Georgia Tech) has committed to playing for the Fraport Skyliners (Germany-BBL) just days prior to the opening of the season. Peacock comes to the Skyliners from Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL), where he averages 11.8 points per game over 34 games.

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