Archive for May 28, 2013
Bojan Bogdanovic heading to the NBA?
Bosnian shooting guard Bojan Bogdanovic (203 cm) is set for the NBA next season with the Brooklyn Nets. Reports today suggest that Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov will buyout the players contract with European club Fenerbache Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL, Euroleague) where he played 21 Euroleague games this season and averaged 15.9ppg, 1.5rpg, and 1.2apg. Bojan…
Read MoreFIBA Hall of Fame: 5 Europeans on list
The list of inductees for the 2013 FIBA Hall of Fame has been announced and includes five players from the history of European Basketball. As always, inductees into the Hall of Fame are from all walks of Basketball on and off the court and includes important figures from the sport’s history on a global level.…
Read MoreCameron Moore leaves Ferro-ZNTU
American forward Cameron Moore (208 cm, UAB’11) has left Ferro-ZNTU (Ukraine, Superleague) after one season with the club. The 22-year old played 53 times for Ferro-ZNTU throughout the season and recorded averages of 13.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game along the way. The forward helped the team to finish second in the…
Read MoreCalvin Haynes signs with Horsens
Calvin Haynes (187 cm, Oregon State’11) has been signed by Danish Ligaen team Horsens as a replacement for fellow guard Skyler Brown (190 cm, Missouri South’ 11). The American last played during the 2011-2012 season for Guruyu Waston (Uruguay, LUB) where he played just three games and averaged 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists…
Read MoreLouis Darby stays with Rovinari
Louis Darby (196 cm, Long Beach State’07) is staying with CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu from Romania’s Liga Nationala for the 2013-14 season. Darby is a prolific scorer and makes a good case for the team’s decision to keep him. This will be his fourth season with Rovinari. In 2012-13 he averaged 20.7 ppg and…
Read MoreSteve Clifford to coach Charlotte Bobcats
Former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Steve Clifford has agreed to terms with the Charlotte Bobcats and is slated to sign a three-year, $6 million contract to be their new head coach. The third year is a team option. He is replacing Mike Dunlap, who was fired in April. This is Clifford’s first time at…
Read MorePhilippines-Taiwan tensions hurting hoops
Philippine basketball has taken big hit recently due to strained Philippines-Taiwan relations. The Philippine National Basketball Team has had its invitation to
Read MoreNBA: Spurs sweep Grizzlies, now wait for East
Tony Parker dropped 37 Monday as the San Antonio Spurs put the finishing touches on the NBA Western Conference Finals with an 86:93 Game 4 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, in Memphis. The win means that the Spurs win the series in four straight and now wait until the NBA Finals start on June 6th.…
Read MoreVEF Riga are three-time Latvian champs!
Latvian basketball has now officially entered a “VEF Riga Dynasty” as the team has now won its third-straight Latvian League Championship. VEF Riga defeated BK Ventspils 100-81 in Game 5 of the finals. Even though they finished the regular season third overall, they pushed hard in the post-season and made it all the way through…
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