Archive for April 22, 2013
CSKA Moscow claims Russian title
A last gasp score from American swingman Sonny Weems was enough to give CSKA Moscow a narrow 68-66 victory over
Read MoreDiego Fajardo joins Pistoia
Diego Fajardo (208 cm) is returning to his native Italy to play with Lega2 team Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia for the remainder of the season. The 37-year old center has been on the roster at Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan (Iran, Superleague) but only managed to play one game with averages of 13 points, 18 rebounds, and…
Read MorePhil Jackson to coach Cleveland?
After parting ways with head coach Byron Scott last Thursday the Cleveland Cavaliers have reached out to veteran coaching legend Phil Jackson to guide the franchise forward. Jackson is reported to be interested in returning to the sport after stepping away two years ago, although it is thought the 67-year old would prefer a manager…
Read MoreRashad Anderson returns to Lebanon
Rashad Anderson (195 cm, Conneticuit’06) has signed a deal with Lebanese club Champville of the country’s Division A. Anderson is a free agent after leaving Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela, LPB) in March. The 30-year old American has had a busy season playing with Amchit Club (Lebanon), Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon), as well as with…
Read MoreMarcus Elliott signed by Navolato
Marcus Elliott (191 cm, Louisiana Tech’07) has been signed by Garra Canera de Navolato from Mexico’s CIBACOPA. Elliott began the 2012-13 season playing in Uruguay for Club Atletico Olimpia. In 32 games in the LUB he averaged 22.1 ppg and 7.5 rpg. In April 2012 he signed with Guaiquries de Margarita from Venezuela’s LPB, where…
Read MoreJason Siggers moves to Strasbourg IG
Jason Siggers (188 cm, Albany’07) is making the move from France’s ProB to ProA via a deal to play for Strasbourg IG. Siggers began the 2012-13 season playing for Lille Metropole Basket Clubs. He played 32 games for Lille and averaged 18.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg. The 28-year-old spent two seasons playing for yet another…
Read MoreBernard King joins Selcuk Universitesi
Bernard King (196 cm, Texas A&M’03) has been signed by Tokru Selcuk Universitesi Konya from Turkey’s TB2L. King is coming off a 28-game stint playing for STB Le Havre from France’s Pro A. During that run he averaged 16.8 ppg and 7.4 apg. He was also selected as a participant of the 2013 French ProA…
Read MoreWorld Team beats USA in Nike Hoop Summit
For the first time since the Nike Hoop Summit started in 1995, the World Team has recorded two consecutive victories over Team USA. World Team beat Team USA 112-98 this year and also managed a 84-75 win in 2012. The Nike Hoop Summit is an annual basketball game between a USA Basketball Men’s Junior Select…
Read MoreGalil Gilboa defends Balkan League title
In a tightly contested match, Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel defeated Levski Sofia from Bulgaria 87-79
Read MoreNBA: Conference playoff series begin
As the NBA finished up Game 1 of their Round 1 best-of-seven series one thing rang out from all eight contests, home-court advantage was definitely a huge advantage over the weekend as all eight home (higher seeded) clubs not only won, but seven of the eight games were decided by a margin of eight points…
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