Archive for April 2013
Alex Ruoff returns to Belgium
Alex Ruoff (198 cm, West Virginia’09) is returning to Belgium to play in the Ethias League after a stint playing for a couple of teams in the NBA’s D-League. He has been signed by Generali Okapi Aalstar, the same team he played for in the 2011-12 season, but had to leave in November 2011 as…
Read MoreCoup de France: Finals matchup now set
The Coup de France Finals matchup is now set. Paris-Levallois will be facing JSF Nanterre in the Finals after defeating ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket 72-65. Paris’ win was led by the 25-point scoring effort of Antoine Diot. It was a strong effort by winners as they developed a comfortable lead as early as the first quarter…
Read MorePortsmouth Invitational tips off… with a song
The 61st Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament tipped off Wednesday night in front of a near capacity crowd, both in the stands and at the scout tables as representatives of every NBA club and a number of others were in attendance. Before they put up a shot, there was an impromptu a cappella version of the…
Read MoreFIBA Europe wins arbitration case at CAS
It has been announced in an official press release that FIBA Europe has received a favorable ruling in the case “Lithuanian Basketball Federation et al vs. FIBA Europe.” The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has rejected a motion put forth by around 20 federations to bring forward elections for a new Board…
Read MoreEvan Brock signs with Brujos de Guayama
Evan Brock (204 cm, Alabama’06) has signed with the Brujos de Guayama from Puerto Rico’s BSN. He comes from playing a recent stint in the Philippines for the Barako Bull Energy (PBA) where logged 11 games as an import for the team. During that run Brock averaged 21.2 ppg and 16.0 rpg. Before playing in…
Read MoreEuroleague: Top seeds dominate QF game one
The main strategy for Game 1 of the Euroleague quarterfinals was simple, just be the home team… Technically, that meant being the top seeded team, so there was some work involved, but the common thread was that the winners and those that currently hold 1-0 records in the four, best-of-five, quarterfinals series, were all clubs…
Read MoreDionte Christmas joins Montepaschi Siena
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) has been signed by Montepaschi Siena from Italy’s Serie A. He started the 2012-13 season as part of the Boston Celtics during the NBA’s pre-season but was released by the team. In October 2012 Christmas joined CSKA Moskow from Russia’s PBL. He played eight games for them in the VTB…
Read MorePapa Dia to leave Siauliai
Papa Dia (208 cm, SMU’11) has reached a mutual agreement with BC Siauliai (Lithuania, LKL and Baltic League) to leave the team with immediate effect. The agreement has been reached to end Dia’s stay with Siauliai because the 26-year old forward will not play again this season and has not featured since February 6th when…
Read MoreJeleel Akindele joins Champville
Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05), also known as “Deji,” is headed to Lebanon to play in its Division A for Champville. He is coming off a 25-game run with Italian team Co.Fi.Ba JuveCaserta (Serie A). During that stint he averaged 12.6 ppg and 8.0 rpg. Aside from his size, Akindele brings…
Read MoreJay-Z sells stake in Nets to be an NBA agent
Shawn Carter – more commonly known as music mogul and rapper Jay-Z – is taking his involvement in professional basketball to another level. Jay-Z, who owns less than one percent of the Brooklyn Nets, worth about $350,000, has began the process of selling his minority stake in the team. While this move may come as…
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