Archive for May 20, 2013
Calvin Cage with Guayana
American guard Calvin Cage (188 cm, Buffalo’06) has joined Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela, LPB) after trying out with Al Gharafa in Qatari D1 league. Cage has already played his debut game for Guayana playing in the home victory over Gaiteros de Zulia on Friday night. Earlier this season the athletic guard features in three games…
Read MoreZoran Lukic extends with Novgorod
Zoran Lukic will be staying in Russia after PBL and VTB United League team BC Nizhny Novgorod extended his contract as head coach. The Serbian guided Novgorod to a lowly 8th in the Russian PBL this season with a record 8-10. The tactician will now stay at the helm of the club after extending his…
Read MoreDoron Perkins leaves Olympiacos
Doron Perkins (188 cm, Santa Clara’05) has parted company with Olympiacos Pireus (Greece, A1 and Euroleague) after 3 months with the team. Perkins joined with the Greek giants in February from China’s CBA team Foshan Long Lions but has found minutes on the court hard to come by. In fact the American point guard did…
Read MoreBill Walker signs with Carabobo
American swingman Bill Walker (198 cm, Kansas State’08) has signed a deal with Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela, LPB) for the remainder of the season. Walker joins compatriot Durell Summers as a new signing for Carabobo and will see out the LPB season with the franchise. The 25-year old has been playing with the Austin Toros…
Read MoreYokohama B-Corsairs win Japan’s BJ title
The Yokohama B-Corsairs’ 101-90 win over the Fukuoka Rizing marked a couple of firsts in Japanese basketball. The
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Playoff matches are now set
The Spain Liga Endesa wrapped up their 34-week regular season on Sunday, locking in team positions and setting up the playoffs as well as determining which two clubs will be relegated to the Liga Española de Baloncesto for the 2013-14 season. The top eight clubs, that will participate in the post-season, are (in order from…
Read MoreMindaugas Kuzminskas headed to Spain
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205 cm) will get to test his professional basketball skills outside of his home Lithuania soon. He will soon be headed to Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB. He’s been playing for BC Zalgiris Kaunas since 2010. This 2012-13 season he played 19 games for them in the Lithuanian league and averaged 13.6 ppg…
Read MoreChad Gray added by AB Contern
Chad Gray (200 cm, Coastal Carolina’11) is joining AB Contern from Luxembourg’s Total league. Gray is coming off a stint with the Giants Noerdlingen from Germany’s ProB, a team he signed with in January 2013. He played 14 games for the Giants and averaged 17.4 ppg and 9.8 rpg. In the 2011-12 he played for…
Read MoreKyle McAlarney signed by Orleans
Kyle McAlarney (185 cm, Notre Dame’09) has been added by Entente Orleans 45 from France’s ProA. He spent the last two seasons with Limoges CSP Elite, also from ProA. In the 2012-13 season McAlarney managed to play 30 games for Limoges and averaged 10.7 ppg and 1.4 rpg as the team’s starting shooting guard. Limoges…
Read MoreNBA: San Antonio runs over Memphis in Game 1
The NBA Western Conference finals tipped off on Sunday with the Memphis Grizzlies hitting the road to face the San Antonio Spurs in the AT&T Center. Playing in front of a published attendance of 18,581, the Spurs got their best-of-seven series with the Grizzlies off to a solid start as the put up a 17…
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