Archive for June 2013
Mykal Riley joins JDA Dijon Bourgogne
Mykal Riley (198 cm, Alabama’08) is headed to France to play in its ProA for JDA Dijon Bourgogne in the 2013-14 season. He was signed in 2012-13, but tested positive for banned substances and had to sit out the season. Riley took his talents instead to Venezuela in January 2013 and played for the Bucaneros…
Read MoreMontepaschi Siena retains Serie A
Montepaschi Siena have made it seven Italian Serie A titles in a row after defeating Acea Virtus Roma 63-79 on the road to once again be crowned champions of Italian Basketball. After finishing the Regular Season in fifth spot, many doubted whether Montepaschi would be able to once again defend the Serie A crown, but…
Read MoreReal Madrid wins Spanish ACB
Real Madrid overcame a stern test from Regal FC Barcelona in the decisive game of the Spanish ACB finals series to be crowned the champions of the ACB Liga Endesa. The result 79-71 means that Madrid snatched the league title by 3 games to 2 over the series to claim the clubs 31st championship, a…
Read MoreJamar Smith added by Brose Baskets
Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) are set to sign Jamar Smith (191 cm, Southern Indiana’10) for the 2013-14. The news didn’t come too long after Alex Renfroe (191 cm, Belmont’09) was not going to continue with the team for the upcoming season. Smith is a strong candidate to take over Renfroe’s role on the team. In…
Read MoreRobert Ferguson joins BG Karlsruhe
Robert Ferguson (203 cm, St. Joseph’s’08) has been added by BG Karlsruhe from Germany’s ProA. The 28-year-old Ferguson is moving from SC Rasta Vechta, also from the German ProA. Vechta finished the season as the league’s regular season champion and also ended up going all the way to win the 2013 German 2 Bundesliga ProA…
Read MoreFlorent Pietrus parts with Valencia
Florent Pietrus (202 cm) is leaving Valencia Basket from Spain’s ACB. The Frenchman has been part of the club since 2010. The team won the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) and reached the semifinals of the Eurocup this 2013. Pietrus was used sparingly off the bench, only managing to average 14.3 minutes of playing time…
Read MoreAlex Renfroe not to continue with Bamberg
Alex Renfroe (191 cm, Belmont’09) will not be continuing his career with Brose Baskets Bamberg from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. Renfroe signed with the team in late Frebruary, 2013. He was also part of the team’s starting back court when they captured the 2013 German BBL title. The team also finished atop of…
Read MoreNBA: Heat come from behind, force Game 7
The San Antonio Spurs held a five-point lead with just under 30 seconds in Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night, only to let it slip away when Ray Allen drained a three-ball from the right corner to knot the score at 95. Tony Parker had 5.2 seconds to pull off the win, but…
Read MoreAleksandar Dzikic returns to Krka
Experienced Serbian coach Aleksandar Dzikic has returned to Slovenia and will be the new head coach of current Telemach League champions Krka. Fans of the club will already be very familiar with Dzikic after he coached the team between 2009 and 2011, including two championship winning seasons in 2010 and 2011. The coach has also…
Read MoreDerrick Byars leaves Humacao
Caciques de Humacao (Puerto Rico, BSN) has announced that the club has waived the contract of American Derrick Byars (207 cm, Vanderbilt’07) and he is now a free agent. The experienced swingman has featured in 7 BSN games this season after joining Humacao from German BBL team ALBA Berlin. With Berlin earlier in the campaign…
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