Archive for March 2013
Nilan Bisons add Jason Davis
The Nilan Bisons Loimaa from Finland’s Korisliiga have added Jason Davis (196 cm, Sacramento State’08) to bolster their roster. The Bisons are currently third in the Korisliiga standings with a record of 25-9, two games behind the league’s leader. The 28-year-old Davis is making the move from MBK Banik Handlova from Slovakia’s Extraliga. He played…
Read MoreSolomon Alabi joins Ikaros Kallitheas
Solomon Alabi (216 cm, Flordia St.’10) has found a new team. He has signed with Ikaros Kallitheas from Greece’s A1 League. He started the 2012-13 season playing for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles from China’s CBA, signing with them in December 2012. He then moved to the NBA D-League’s Idaho Stampede later that month. He…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona Regal clinches playoffs
Euroleague has it’s first quarterfinalist as FC Barcelona Regal outlasted 2012 Euroleague Champions Olympiacos Piraeus in Top 16 Week 10 action to clinch their seat at the table of eight. In the game of the week, Real Madrid snatched a victory from what looked like a sure thing for Zalgiris Kaunas, coming from seven down…
Read MoreCourtney Nelson moves to Cucuta
Halcones de Cucuta (Colombia, DPB) has brought in American guard Courtney Nelson (186 cm, William Pater’09) to strengthen the roster. Going the other way is American forward Omar Sanders (200 cm, South Carolina State’12) after just seven games. Nelson is known as a strong scorer and last season he set a three point record while…
Read MoreTerrell Taylor signs with Aguilas
Terrell Taylor (203 cm, Virginia Tech’03) has been brought into the team at Aguilas de Tunja (Colombia, DPB) to replace the injured Curtis Williams (205 cm, Louisiana Tech’00). 32-year old Taylor is a well-travelled pro who has huge experience playing in South America, especially in Argentina. For the last month the American has been playing…
Read MoreDonnell Harvey returns to Tropang
Donnell Harvey (203 cm, Florida’00) has returned to Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) where he enjoyed a successful stint last season. The former NBA power forward has been playing with the Tianjin Steel in the Chinese CBA where he took to the court 28 times and averaged 20.8ppg and 12.3rpg this season. Harvey…
Read MoreBritish Basketball Association to launch in 2014
The popularity of basketball in the UK has grown recently and the British Basketball Association (BBA) intends to capitalize on it. It intends to start a high-level league composed of eight teams from various UK cities in its first season, with an option to expand to 14 teams later on. The development of the league will…
Read MoreDalibor Bagaric waived by Amchit
Amchit Club of Lebanon’s Division A has announced that it will waive Croatian big man, Dalibor Bagaric (2.17m). He signed with the team in December 2012. He played nine games for Amchit before going to down with an injury. In those nine games Bagaric averaged 9.0 ppg and 11.2 rpg. Amchit signed Herbet Hill (208…
Read MoreMelvin Sanders signs with Karsiyaka
Not long after Melvin Sanders (196 cm, Oklahoma State’03) left Sigma Barcellona from Italy’s Lega2, he was quickly signed by Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey’s TBL. Karsiyaka is currently fifth in the TBL standings with a record of 16-4. They are hoping that Sanders’ addition will be enough of a boost to keep the team…
Read MoreEuroleague: Final Four logo unveiled
Euroleague Basketball is proud to present the visual identity for its flagship event, the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, to be held from May 10 to 12 at The O2 in London, with the unveiling of the event logo, which seeks to embody the United Kingdom capital’s unique blend of the modern and the…
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