Archive for November 2013
Adriatic League: Red Star downs Partizan
Last night the top two teams in the Adriatic League clashed and now a new leader sits atop the standings. Serbian clubs met in battle, Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd took home a thrilling overtime victory over BC Partizan NiS, 86:83. Both teams now have an identical 6-2 record, but because Red Star just won, they…
Read MoreRobert Mitchell heads to As de Sale
Robert Mitchell (198 cm) has been picked up by Moroccan club As de Sale for the 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old Mitchell began this season with Antranik Beirut from Lebanon’s Division A. He also played for a couple of ABL teams in 2013. Started off as a member of the starting five for the Palm Beach…
Read MoreVuk Radivojevic inks with Turk Telekom
Turkish TBL team Turk Telekom Ankara has brought in Serbian Vuk Radivojevic (196 cm) to reinforce their backcourt for the 2013-14 season. He was a one-time member of the Serbian National Team in 2007. Vuk began the 2013-14 season with FMP Beograd (Serbia-KML), but has since opted to make the move to Turk Telekom. In…
Read MoreDenham Brown transfers to Targu Mures
Romanian Liga Nationala team BC Mures Targu-Mures has picked up Canadian forward Denham Brown (198 cm, Connecticut’06) for the 2013-14 season. Brown has been a member of the Canadian National Team in 2003-05, 2007 and 2010-11. Denham is coming from another team from Liga Nationala, BC Timba Timisoara. Before this move, he was able to…
Read MoreDraelon Burns joins Okinawa GK
Draelon Burns (194 cm, De Paul’08) has found a team in Japan’s BJ League for the 2013-14 season, the Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa. Burns has already played his first game for his new team and has tallied 17 points and four assists in the win. In 2012-13 Burns averaged 21.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, and 4.6…
Read MoreXavier Silas comes to Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod from Israel’s Winner League has acquired the services of Xavier Silas (196 cm, Northern Illinois’11) for the 2013-14 season. Silas began the season with the Washington Wizards but was waived by the team. Not too long after that, Maccabi Ashdod decided to scoop him up. The team is looking for answers to get…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa: Barcelona gets first loss
FC Regal Barcelona felt it’s first taste of defeat in the Spanish Liga Endesa at the hands of Bilbao Basket on Sunday. The loss also knocks Barca off the pole position it once held. Real Madrid is now the last remaining undefeated team in the league. FCB Regal, now at 5-1, joins Herbalife Gran Canaria…
Read More2013/2014 Euroleague: Round 5, Friday
Round 5 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague season is done and dusted after Friday´s games. It proved to be a good night for home teams as no club recorded a road win as the night threw up several key contests. CSKA Moscow demolished Partizan in Russia to keep in touch in Group A, while Olympiacos came…
Read MoreChris Alexander opts for Taiwan
Chris Alexander (216 cm, Iowa State´03) is a newcomer at TTL Taiwan Beer (Taiwan, SBL) after agreeing terms with the franchise. The big man is no stranger to Asian Basketball after playing in South Korea, the Philippines and China. Last season the center played for Seoul SK Knights (South Korea, KBL) where he hit the…
Read MoreNovar Gadson returns to Lebanon
Novar Gadson (201 cm, Rider´12) has been announced as a new player at Amchit Club (Lebanon, Division A) and will be playing in the Middle East this season. The guard is already off the mark this season after turning out for Blu Basket Gruppo Treviglio in Italy´s LegaDue Silver. The American featured in six games…
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