Archive for May 8, 2013
Magounis pens with Barcellona
Spyros Magounis (200 cm) has joined up with Sigma Barcellona (Italy, LegaDue) to help the team with its play-off run. The 27-year old has been playing the last two seasons with Panelefsiniakos in his native Greece. Last season he was promoted to the Greek A1 with the team and during 22 games with the club…
Read MoreGolubovic inks with Zaragoza
Vladimir Golubovic (213 cm) has moved from Dubai team Al Ahli (Division 1) to CAI Zaragoza (Spain ACB) the club has announced. The Montenegrin center has joined a Zaragoza team entering the Spanish ACB play-offs and has been added to bolster the roster for the remaining games. Earlier in the campaign Golubovic played with Antalya…
Read MoreKarl named coach of the year
George Karl, the coach of the Denver Nuggets has been named the NBA Coach of the Year for 2012-2013 it has been announced today. Karl has guided the Nuggets to the third seed in the Western Conference play-offs and to a league best home record of 38 wins against 3 losses. It is the first…
Read MoreRyan McDonough is Phoenix Suns new GM
The Phoenix Suns have found their replacement for former General Manager Lance Banks. The Suns have announced that they are hiring Ryan McDonough to fill the position. McDonough has been a long-time part of the Boston Celtics organization. He has served as assistant general manager for the past three seasons. “Ryan distinguished himself among an…
Read MoreBeasley investigated for sexual assault
Phoenix Suns forward, Michael Beasley (208 cm, Kansas State’08) has found himself in hot water once again. Beasley is under investigation by law enforcement authorities from Scottsdale Arizona regarding an alleged sexual assault. The alleged assault was said to take place on January 13th of this year. Here is part of the official statement made…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas wins Lithuanian title
B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas beat Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 83-65 to cap off a 4-0 sweep of the Finals series to win their third-straight Lithuanian league title. American guard Oliver Lafayette (188 cm, Houston’07) led Zalgris with 18 points and seven assists. The game was pretty close for majority of its duration, but a 17-2 run spearheaded…
Read MoreNBA: Knicks rout Pacers, OKC falls to Memphis
The NBA Conference semifinals moved to Game 2 with both games going to the club that had lost Game 1, tying up both best-of-seven series at 1 game each. In New York, the Knicks went on an unprecedented scoring run late in the contest to pick up not only the game, but also grabbed some…
Read MoreMugabe Thomas added by Tijuana
Zonkeys de Tijuana from Mexico’s CIBACOPA have recently added Jamaican player, Mugabe Thomas (193 cm, Cedarville’06) to their roster. Thomas has already played two games for Tijuana and produced early averages of 8.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg. He’s had a long history of playing in many Mexican teams. In the 2011-12 season he played for…
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