Archive for April 2013
Chris Wright signs with Arecibo
Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico, BSN) has announced the signing of Chris Wright (185 cm, Georgetown’11) from the Iowa Energy in the D-League (USA). Wright has played 40 times this season for Iowa and has averaged well with 15.7 points and 7 assists over those appearances. The promising point guard attracted the attention of NBA…
Read MoreCedric Simmons stays with Enel Brindisi
American forward Cedric Simmons (206 cm, North Carolina State’06) has penned a contract extension at Enel Brindisi (Italy, Serie A) that will keep him with the team through the 2013-2014 season. The former NBA player joined with Enel Brindisi at the start of this season and the 27-year old has played a total of 27…
Read MoreIvan Maras heads to Ilysiakos
Ivan Maras (207 cm) has joined up with struggling Greek outfit Ilysiakos (A1) as the team continues its fight against potential relegation. The 26-year old Montenegrin has been playing with Etha Engomis Nicosia (Cyprus, Division A) since January and the power forward has recorded averages of 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over 14…
Read More2013 NBA playoffs snapshot
The NBA’s regular season has finally come to a close and the world is set to enjoy the 2013 NBA playoffs which is slated to kick off in a few days. The last day of action was perfunctory for a lot of teams with their playoff seeding was already set as early as a few…
Read MoreMarquise Gainous signed by Bayamon
Marquise Gainous (204 cm, TCU’00) has joined the Vaqueros de Bayamon from Puerto Rico’s BSN. He has already played his first game for Bayamon and made an immediate impact as he tallied 22 points and six rebounds. His addition comes in the wake of the release of Michael Sweetney by the team. Gainous comes from…
Read MoreBrian Egwuatu joins Aguilas de Tunja
Brian Egwuatu (199 cm, USC-Aiken’09) has been signed by the Aguilas de Tunja from Colombia’s DPB. The 27-year-old Nigerian is set to replace injured Tyrone Rayson. He is expected to bring athleticism to the team’s small forward position. He has been a free agent since December 2012 after leaving Club Stadio Italiano de Santiago from Chile’s…
Read MoreEuroleague: Efes and Caja force game four
Just when it looked like the Euroleague quarterfinals were going to be simple, three series of three and done and the one oddball matchup between Panathinaikos and Barcelona going four or even five games; Anadolu Efes and Caja Laboral decide that they want to keep playing too… As all four best-of-five series shifted to new…
Read MoreRed Star in total disarray!
Red Star Belgrade is experiencing an unprecedented collapse! They lost today in the Serbian league against Metalac Valjevo with 77-82. It was the first victory of Metalac and third loss in a row for Red Star! Red Star had a very good season so far. They won the Serbian Cup, finished second in the regular…
Read MoreRasheed Wallace retires from Basketball
Rasheed Wallace has retired from Professional Basketball the New York Knicks have confirmed. The forward has sat out much of this season for the Knicks with a stress fracture in his right foot, although he has featured in 21 games. The retirement will be the second time that the veteran has stepped away from the…
Read MoreKrasnye Krylia wins Russian Cup
Krasnye Krylia has claimed victory in the Russian Cup for the second year in succession with an 86-80 triumph over Spartak St. Petersburg. Wednesday’s final in Vladivostok was a close fought affair but ultimately Krasnye Krylia emerged victorious to claim their second consecutive Russian Cup, an accolade that pushed them into joint second for the…
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