Archive for March 11, 2013
Tremmell Darden leaves Zalgiris
Tremmell Darden (194 cm, Niagara’04) has left Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuanian League, VTB League, and Euroleague) the club has announced. The reason given for the American forward leaving Zalgiris is due to the growing financial problems at the club. 32-year old Darden will now move to European giants Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB…
Read MoreTop European teams lose recently
Top European teams from various leagues suffered losses recently. In Germany’s BBL, the top two teams of the league, Brose Baskets Bamberg and FC Bayern Muenchen lost their respective matchups recently. Brose Basket was stunned by 11th ranked Phoenix Hagen, and Bayern Muenchen were edged out by the Walter Tigers Tuebingen. Phoenix Hagen were led…
Read MoreRonald Steele signed by Hapoel Jerusalem
Shortly after parting ways with Sutor Montegranaro (Italy, Serie A), Ronald Steele (187 cm, Alabama’09) has signed with Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem from Israel’s Winner League. He was quickly thrown into action as he already suited up to play his first game for Hapoel Jerusalem. It was a rather uneventful game for Steele as he only…
Read MoreDeAndre Jordan’s electrifying slam
DeAndre Jordan (211 cm, Texas A&M’08) has been quiet lately. He was even relatively quiet in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 129-97 blowout victory over the Detroit Pistons. Jordan 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots. The silence was broken in the second quarter of the game when Jordan was the recipient of a…
Read MoreIsrael: Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv falls at home
It’s not difficult to look around the world of athletic competitions to find teams that have dominated their competitors for a period of time. Real Madrid, the New York Yankees, the Chicago Bulls, Western Province Rugby team, Bombay/Mumbai cricket team, and the Montreal Canadiens, to name a few, have all been long dominating in their…
Read MoreBoris Bakovic joins BC Beroe
Boris Bakovic (201 cm) is now playing in Bulagaria’s NBL for BC Beroe. Bakovic, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina also holds a Canadian passport. He has already played his first game for Beroe and tallied three points and one rebound. He began the 2012-13 season playing in France’s NM1 for Vendee Challans Basket.…
Read MoreJoshua Dollard added by Bucaros
Joshua Dollard (203 cm, USC Aiken’09) is headed to South America. He’s been signed by the Bucaros de Bucaramanga from Colombia (DPB). He is said to be replacing Timothy Jennings (193 cm, Gardner-Webb’06) in the lineup. Dollard adds size and athleticism to the team’s starting five. Dollard began the 2012-13 season playing for VAP Kolossos…
Read MoreAdriatic League: No. 1 Igokea falls to Partizan
With only three weeks of regular season to play in the Adriatic League and with eight teams still having a shot at making the playoffs prior to the Week 24 games, every point of every game for those eight teams in critical. Igokea and Red Star Beograd have clinched a spot in the playoffs, but…
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