Archive for 2013
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Read MoreOlympiacos falls to first defeat
Round 11 of the Greek A1 took place on December 29th and the round saw Olympiacos lose their first game of the season. The current two time Euroleague champions have started the season in fine fashion going ten unbeaten on the continent and ten unbeaten in the A1. However, the 20 game run was put…
Read MoreReal Madrid beats Barca for 25th unbeaten
Real Madrid welcomed Barcelona to the Madrid Caja Magica last night and secured a 98-84 victory over their great rivals. The “El Clasico” was another blockbuster game befitting one of the biggest fixtures in European Basketball as the two giants of Spanish Basketball clashed in the league. The victory was Madrid´s 13th so far in…
Read MoreAnderson wins arbitration vs. Buducnost
Jermaine Anderson (188 cm, Fordham’06) has sought arbitration from the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) versus his former team, KK Buducnost Voli. Anderson is a Canadian-Jamaican guard who currently plays for TBB Trier in the German Bundesliga. He was a player for the Montenegrin team KK Buducnost in the 2011-12 season. The player was seeking abitration…
Read MoreTim Pickett moves to Formosa
Tim Pickett (192 cm, Florida State´04) has been added to the roster at La Union Formosa in the Argentine Liga A. The American has already started the season with Turkish TBL2 team Hacettepe University where he played just one game and collected 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. The swingman has never…
Read MoreForte to Saint Vallier
Jason Forte (196 cm, South Mississippi’06) is returning to France to play for Saint Vallier Basket Drome (Pro B) after already starting the season with the London Lightning (Canada, NBL). The swingman played in France last season for JL Bourg Basket (ProB) and played twenty games with the club, claiming averages of 10.9 points and…
Read MoreJean Manuel Sousa fired by Cholet
Jean Manuel Sousa will be looking for a new position in the New Year while Cholet Basket (France, ProA) will be looking for a new coach. The French outfit decided to let go of the tactician after the team lost seven in a row in the league to leave the club´s season in tatters with…
Read MoreLeBron James named AP Athlete of the Year
LeBron James has won just about every team and personal award in Basketball and now it seems the Miami Heat star is sweeping up away from the sport. The forward was named the winner of the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year Award for 2013, becoming just the third Basketball player to claim the…
Read MoreMorrison arbitration vs. Besiktas dismissed
The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) has dismissed the arbitration case filed by American basketball player Adam Morrison (203 cm, Gonzaga’06) versus Besiktas JimBenastik Kulubu. Morrison sought arbitration from the BAT for payment of salary installments due him at the end of March 2012. As of April 30, 2012 Morrison exercised his right to terminate his…
Read MoreVictor Khryapa retires from Russian team
Victor Khryapa has called time on his international career by officially announcing his retirement from the Russian National Team. The legend of the modern age of Russian Basketball has only confirmed something that had been apparently inevitable for some time after he pulled out of Eurobasket 2013 in September. The former NBA star and current…
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