Archive for March 2013
NCAA: Tournament Results, Rounds 1-2
The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are in the books and as expected, the tournament has already been full of surprises, upsets, blowouts and nail-biters. On Thursday East No. 3 Marquette snuck by No. 14 Davidson, 59:58; West No. 1 Gonzaga had their hands full with No. 16 Southern, 64:58; Midwest No. 6…
Read MoreEuroleague: Besiktas upsets Montepaschi Siena
It took them 12 weeks of Euroleague Top 16 play, but Besiktas JK Istanbul have finally earned their first win, at the expense of Montepaschi Siena, 74:72. Siena’s loss and the Maccabi Electra’s win over Olympiacos puts the two clubs in a tie for the second spot in Group F with two other teams, Khimki…
Read MoreTelemach sees another coaching change
TTHCast Mercator Skofja Loka from Slovenia’s Telemach League is the fourth team to see a change in it’s head coach. After an early poor showing by the team, coach Sasa Doncic has stepped down and has been replaced by his assistant, Peter Hartman. It was a rough patch of the team only managing to win…
Read MoreDante Hunter added by Caribbean Heat
Dante Hunter (191 cm, Calumet’07) is headed to Colombia as has been signed by the Caribbean Heat de Cartagena. Hunter spent 2012 playing for Cartago from Costa Rica’s LBS. There he averaged 22.1 ppg and 11.0 apg in 15 games of action for the team. He signed there in May of 2012 after a brief…
Read MoreJordan Theodore joins Cedevita Zagreb
Jordan Theodore (182 cm, Seton Hall’12) has joined KK Cedevita Zagreb from Croatia’s A1 League. He is coming off playing 22 games for Antalya Buyuksehir Belediye from Turkey’s TBL. During that stint he averaged 14.8 ppg and 4.0 apg. He is no stranger to Croatia’s A1 League as he has been with KK Cibona VIP…
Read MoreEuroleague: Madrid falls, Barcelona rolls on
The quarterfinal picture in Euroleague Group E got much clearer on Thursday as three clubs clinched spots. It was very unceremonious as three of the four teams involved lost their Week 12 matches, but the key loss was No. 5 club Unicaja Malaga falling to CSKA Moscow to give them a three-game cushion with only…
Read MoreZalgiris players threaten strike
Lithuanian powerhouse Zalgiris Kaunas continues to struggle financially and the latest blow to the ailing giant is the news
Read MoreKevin Smith joins Albacomp
Kevin Smith (195 cm, Richmond’11) has had his contract bought out by his team Factum Sport Debrecen (Hungary, A Division) and has been traded to Hungarian powerhouse Albacomp. The departure of the 24-year old forward is the latest is a string of players that have left the financially stricken club. Kevin Smith follows Sean Carter…
Read MoreJustin Gray heads to Turkey
Justin Gray (188 cm, Wake Forest’06) has signed with Turkish TB2L side Pertevniyal Istanbul until the end of the current season. The 28-year old guard was a free agent after leaving Union Poitiers (France pro A) early last month and will now resume his season in Turkey. The American was averaging around 20 minutes on…
Read MoreVandeweghe lands key NBA role
Kiki Vandeweghe has done just about everything there is to do in Basketball and now the American is about to put another feather in his cap. The former NBA player has been named Vice President, Basketball Operations and will start in his new post from April 1st. NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations Stu Jackson…
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