Archive for March 26, 2013
Scariolo on the brink at Milano
Sergio Scariolo, the coach of Olimpia Milano (Italy, Serie A and Euroleague) is under increasing pressure as the
Read MoreHoop Summit rosters revealed
The rosters for the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit have been decided upon and unveiled, with the USA and World Team
Read MoreRonald Davis inks with Sopot
Ronald Davis (190 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’06) has signed with Polish outfit Trefl Sopot (TBL) from Ukrainian Superleague team DniproAzot. In 38 games with Dnipro this season the 29-year old guard recorded averages of 13.1ppg, 3.9rpg, 2.8apg and 1.5spg. Davis is well travelled and last season the American played Aris Thessaloniki (Greece, A1) where he played in…
Read MoreVictor Toribio joins Valerio
Victor Toribio (198 cm) is returning to his native Dominican Republic to play with Plaza Valerio (LNB) for the second time in his career. The swingman who also holds nationality in the USA has been playing in various leagues around the globe since he last played with Valerio four years ago. In that time he…
Read MoreJustin Greene leaves NH Ostrava
Justin Greene (203 cm, Kent State’12) has parted ways with BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic, NBL) the team announced today. NH Ostrava team spokesman Vladimir Raszka said that the club decided that it would not need Greene’s services as it shortens its rotation for the upcoming NBL playoffs. Ostrava is sitting third in the…
Read MorePete Mickeal’s season ended by blood clot
It is a tough blow for Regal FC Barcelona as they announce that Pete Mickeal (199 cm, Cincinnati’00) is done for the season due to the recurrence of a dangerous pulmonary embolism. The 35-year-old Mickeal also missed a big chunk of the 2010-11 season due to a similar blood clot, which was a complication following…
Read MoreOmar Sneed departs Mersin
Omar Sneed (198 cm, Memphis’99) has left Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi from Turkey’s TBL. He played 11 games for them this 2012-13 season and logged averages of 12.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg. That 11-game stint was actually a return engagement between him and Mersin. He was with the team during the 2011-12 season and played 15…
Read MorePredrag Krunic is new coach of Bayreuth
BBC Bayreuth from Germany’s BBL has recently announced that Predrag Krunic will be the team’s new Head Coach. Krunic, who hails from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is not on a rescue mission to salvage what’s left of Bayreuth’s season, but actually being positioned should the team avoid gettting eliminated. Krunic has had a long-standing background coaching…
Read MoreItaly SerieA: Montepaschi snaps losing streak
Coming into their Week 24 SerieA contest with Lenovo Cantu, Montepaschi Siena had lost three straight SerieA contests and three straight Euroleague games, including the most recent loss that gave Besiktas JK Istanbul their first Top 16 win on the season. To say that the Montepaschi men had fallen on hard times as of late…
Read MoreTubby Smith fired by Minnesota
Tubby Smith was hired as Head Coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers in March 2007. That was after he had spent nine years with Kentucky. In the six seasons that 61-year-old has coached the team he can proudly say that he guided them to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in 2008, the Big Ten Tournament…
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