Archive for March 25, 2013
Germany BBL: ALBA Berlin wins German Cup
ALBA Berlin clinched the German Cup on Sunday with an 85-67 win over Ratiopharm Ulm. The win marked the German capital’s team’s first peace of silverware since 2009 while it was also the seventh time that ALBA has lifted the German Cup. ALBA Berlin was hosting the Beko BBL TOP FOUR in the O2 World…
Read MoreGarret Siler heading to Ponce
Garret Siler (213 cm, Augusta State’09) has signed a deal with Puerto Rican team Leones de Ponce (BSN) and moves from Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Nanjing (China, CBA). Former NBA center Siler has played 32 games with the Jiangsu Dragons this season and has recorded impressive averages of 18.3ppg and 11.2rpg. Garret Siler is known as…
Read MoreNCAA: Tournament Results, Round 3, Day 2
What Day 1 of Round 3 of the NCAA Tournament provided in upsets, Day 2 gave the March Madness faithful in close contests, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer and a driving layup, both of which were game winners. The day’s contests did also include the story of the tournament, South No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast University…
Read MoreBennet Davis joins Santruce
Bahamian player Bennet Davis (206 cm, Northeastern’07) is set to sign with the Cangejeros de Santurce from Puerto Rico’s BSN. In October 2012 he joined Marso NYKK from Hungary’s A Division. He played 24 games for them and averaged 16.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg. He moved to Hungary after playing just the pre-season with Palencia…
Read MoreDaniel McClintock to AS Monaco Basket
Big man Daniel McClintock (212 cm, Northern Arizona’00) has signed a deal to play for AC Monaco Basket from France’s NM1. Before this deal, the 36-year-old was with the Arizona Scorpions from the ABA. In the 2011-12 season he played for MBC Mykolaiv from Ukraine’s Superleague. That season, he played 35 games and averaged 12.4…
Read MoreMarko Milic heads to Al Kuwait
Marko Milic (201 cm) is headed to Kuwait to play for Al Kuwait SC from the country’s D1 League. The 36-year-old Slovenian began the 2012-13 season playing for Mahram Tehran from Iran’s Superleague. There he averaged 16.4 ppg and 9.0 rpg in 11 games. Prior to playing in Iran, Milic spent two seasons playing for…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Bubble teams have rough week
Liga Endesa No. 1 club Real Madrid and No. 2 club Caja Laboral got back to their winning ways with their Week 26 contests. Six clubs currently in the middle of the standings, fighting for the top eight spots and the league playoffs, lost this week, bringing eight teams within four games of each other.…
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