Archive for September 27, 2013
Mario Kasun moves to Dubai
Mario Kasun (213 cm) will head to the Middle East for the first time after signing for Al Wasl Dubai (United Arab Emirates, D1). A very experienced center at league and Euroleague level, Kusan spent last season with Serie A champions Montepaschi Siena (Italy). The Croatian made nine appearances in the league for Siena and…
Read MoreDejuan Wright inks for Orchies
Dejuan Wright (190 cm, Florida International Univeristy´13) will play in France this season for BC Orchies (ProB). The American spent the 2012/2013 season playing for Eiffel Towers Den Bosch in the Dutch Eredivisie. The guard played 41 games for Den Bosch and managed averages of 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while he backed…
Read MoreSteve Mills rejoins Knicks as GM
Steve Mills will return to the New York Knicks after being announced as the new president and general manager of the franchise. He will replace outgoing GM Glen Grunwald, and although Grunwald will remain with the franchise as an advisor some are viewing the hiring of Mills as a shock. Grunwald led the Knicks to…
Read MoreTomas Delininkaitis agrees with Riga
Tomas Delininkaitis (190 cm) will bring his experience to VEF Riga (Latvia, VTB, LBL and Euroleague) after penning a one year deal with the club. The veteran guard will join the club in a bid to strengthen the backcourt and the 32-year old will look to build on a solid season during 2012/2013. The Lithuanian…
Read MoreEd O´Bannon settles with EA and CLC
The antitrust class action lawsuit led by Ed O´Bannon against video games publisher Electronics Arts (EA), the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), and the NCAA scored a victory today. Both EA and the CLC have agreed settlements with O´Bannon over the use of player’s names and likenesses in the popular NCAA college Basketball games published by…
Read MoreBritish Basketball League opens with 3 games
September 27, 2013 – The British Basketball League gets ready to tip-off for the 2013-14 season. They open with three games. We have the London Lions facing off against the Manchester Giants in their new home, the Copper Box Arena. The One Health Sharks Sheffield will be at home at EIS Sheffield versus the Cheshire…
Read MoreRixos Cup: Olympiacos – Besiktas in finals
With Day 3 of the Rixos Cup 6 completed on Thursday the championship match-up has been determined with Olympiacos Piraeus set to square off against Besiktas on Friday. The preliminary round completed on Thursday with two matches, Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Anadolu Efes 83:78 in the first match of the day and Zalgiris Kaunas downed Fenerbahce…
Read MoreJoseph Taylor to Apollon Patras
Joseph Taylor (205 cm, Wyoming’09) will be headed to Greece instead of the United Arab Emirates. He has been added by AS Apollon Patras from Greece’s A1 league for the 2013-14 season. Taylor began the 2012-13 season playing for the White Eagles Stockholm from Sweden’s Basketligan. He managed to log nine games for them and…
Read MoreHamed Haddadi to play for Sichuan
Former NBA center Hamed Haddadi (218 cm) has been added by the Sichuan Blue Whales, a newcomer to China’s CBA this 2013-14 season. The Iranian big man has been a member of the Iranian National Team from 2004 up to the present. He recently won M.V.P. honors as he led Iran to a gold-medal finish…
Read MoreDonatas Zavackas signs for Bonn
Donatas Zavackas (203 cm, Pittsburgh´03) will return to Germany and the BBL Bundesliga after agreeing terms with Telekom Baskets Bonn. The Lithuanian is an extremely experienced player in the European game and has previously played in the Ukraine, Italy, Latvia, France, Spain, Germany and his native country. Last season the forward represented REF Riga (Latvia,…
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