Archive for April 2013
Kevinn Pinkney to join Trabzonspor
American forward Kevinn Pinkney (207 cm, Nevada-Reno’05) has opted to join Trabzonspor (Turkey, TBL2) from Angelico Biella in Italy’s Serie A. The big man joined with Biella in January and over his 11 games with the club he has recorded impressive averages of 20.0ppg and 8rpg. The 29-year old will be returning to Turkey after…
Read MoreKyle Visser leaves Radnicki
Kyle Visser (211 cm, Wake Forest’07) has parted ways with Serbian A-League team Radnicki Kragujevac (Adriatic League) after 5 months with the team. Since joining Radnicki on December 12th Visser has taken part in 10 games and managed just 3.2ppg and 1.5rpg from an average of 10.1 minutes on the court. The 27-year old American…
Read MoreDejan Ivanov signs with Cimberio Varese
27-year-old Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) has been signed by Cimberio Varese from Italy’s Serie A. The Bulgarian player started the 2012-13 season playing for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania’s LKL. Ivanov played 10 games for the team in the Euroleague and averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg. He played 16 games in the VTB United…
Read MoreLawrence Frank fired by Pistons
After two seasons as the Head Coach of the Detroit Pistons, Lawrence Frank has been fired by the team. The Pistons finished with a very disappointing 29-53 (.354) record this season. The team management wants a more drastic improvement for the team for this upcoming 2013-14 season, especially after their acquisition of Spanish point guard…
Read MoreTarence Kinsey to Unicaja Malaga
Former NBA guard Tarence Kinsey (200 cm, South Carolina’06) is headed to Spain (ACB) to play for Unicaja Malaga. He is making the leap from Victoria Libertas Pesaro from Italy’s Serie A. He will be foregoing the last three games at Serie A and instead proceed right away to join his new team. Kinsey played 16 games…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barça evens series to force Game 5
In a margin of victory that doubles that of the three previous games, FC Barcelona Regal kept their hopes for a Euroleague Final Four appearance alive Thursday with a 60:70 win over Panathinaikos in Athens. Regal’s playmaker, Juan Carlos Navarro, led the Spanish club with 17 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, to send the…
Read MoreNew Orleans Pelicans becomes official
NBA franchise the New Orleans Hornets has changed its name to become the New Orleans Pelicans it announced today
Read MoreByron Scott fired by the Cavaliers
Byron Scott, the seasoned head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association (NBA) has been fired by the franchise. Scott has been with the Cavaliers since 2010 and in his three years in charge of the team he recorded a less than impressive 66 wins against 166 losses. During the summer of…
Read MoreEddie Jordan to coach Rutgers
Experienced NBA coach Eddie Jordan has agreed to become the head coach of NCAA BEC team Rutgers State University (USA). Sources close to the deal suggest that negotiations are drawing to a close and Jordan has agreed a deal in principle that will see Rutgers pay $6.25 million over five years. Jordan is a familiar…
Read MoreOldenburg loses to end streak
EWE Baskets Oldenburg slipped at the last hurdle in their quest to enter next week’s Eurochallenge Final Four on the back of a huge winning streak. The German team has been in fine form of late and has won its last six games while also picking up 10 victories in the last 11. However, it…
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