Archive for 2013
Vassilis Spanoulis named Euroleague MVP
Vassilis Spanoulis has been named the 2012-2013 bwin Euroleague MVP. The Olympiacos Piraeus guard
Read MoreFrank Turner signs with Fos Quest
Frank Turner (178 cm, Canisius’10) has been signed by Fos Quest Provence from France’s ProB for the playoffs. Fos Quest is reinforcing its backcourt with the addition of the 24-year-old point guard. Turner played this 2012-13 season for Trefl Sopot from Poland’s TBL. He played 36 games for them in the Polish league, averaging 13.4…
Read MoreNBA: Heat blast Bulls, Warriors even series
They wrapped up Game 2 in the NBA Conference semifinals Wednesday, with all four series currently at 1-1 splits. The Miami Heat scored at will against the Chicago Bulls in a game that featured a nine technicals, two ejections, and what will most likely be a fine or two handed down by they NBA after…
Read MorePhillip signed by San German
Darren Phillip (201 cm, Fairfield’00) has been signed by Atleticos San German from Puerto Rico’s BSN. San German needs all the help they can get with a current record of 4-12. The British-American Phillip will be tasked to do some damage in the inside in order to open things up for the team’s outside game.…
Read MoreMagounis pens with Barcellona
Spyros Magounis (200 cm) has joined up with Sigma Barcellona (Italy, LegaDue) to help the team with its play-off run. The 27-year old has been playing the last two seasons with Panelefsiniakos in his native Greece. Last season he was promoted to the Greek A1 with the team and during 22 games with the club…
Read MoreGolubovic inks with Zaragoza
Vladimir Golubovic (213 cm) has moved from Dubai team Al Ahli (Division 1) to CAI Zaragoza (Spain ACB) the club has announced. The Montenegrin center has joined a Zaragoza team entering the Spanish ACB play-offs and has been added to bolster the roster for the remaining games. Earlier in the campaign Golubovic played with Antalya…
Read MoreKarl named coach of the year
George Karl, the coach of the Denver Nuggets has been named the NBA Coach of the Year for 2012-2013 it has been announced today. Karl has guided the Nuggets to the third seed in the Western Conference play-offs and to a league best home record of 38 wins against 3 losses. It is the first…
Read MoreRyan McDonough is Phoenix Suns new GM
The Phoenix Suns have found their replacement for former General Manager Lance Banks. The Suns have announced that they are hiring Ryan McDonough to fill the position. McDonough has been a long-time part of the Boston Celtics organization. He has served as assistant general manager for the past three seasons. “Ryan distinguished himself among an…
Read MoreBeasley investigated for sexual assault
Phoenix Suns forward, Michael Beasley (208 cm, Kansas State’08) has found himself in hot water once again. Beasley is under investigation by law enforcement authorities from Scottsdale Arizona regarding an alleged sexual assault. The alleged assault was said to take place on January 13th of this year. Here is part of the official statement made…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas wins Lithuanian title
B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas beat Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 83-65 to cap off a 4-0 sweep of the Finals series to win their third-straight Lithuanian league title. American guard Oliver Lafayette (188 cm, Houston’07) led Zalgris with 18 points and seven assists. The game was pretty close for majority of its duration, but a 17-2 run spearheaded…
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