Archive for 2013
Justin Howard added by Saigon Heat
The Saigon Heat are bringing in Justin Howard (208 cm, Mercer’03) to replace ABL leading scorer Dior Lowhorn who got injured in the squad’s April 17 match against the San Miguel Beermen. Howard was a former member of the ASEAN League’s Chang Thailand Slammers earlier this year. He played two games for the Thailand Slammers…
Read MoreMyles Walker joins Cader Montevideo
Myles Walker (203 cm, Indiana State’12) is beginning his professional career with Cader Montevideo from Uruguay’s Metropolitan league. In the 23-year-old’s senior year at Indiana State, Walker played 32 games and he averaged 7.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg. This was a slight an improvement from his junior year where he averaged 6.5 ppg and 5.3…
Read MoreMike Brown returns to Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be bringing Mike Brown back to coach their young roster of players. The agreement in principle for Brown’s return comes just after five days after the franchise let go of Byron Scott as head coach. The 2009 NBA Coach of the Year was on Cleveland’s shortlist of candidates which included former…
Read MoreNBA: Warriors drop 131; Celtics, Heat go 2-0
Day 2 of NBA Game 2 saw home clubs improve to 11-2 as the Miami Heat stopped the Milwaukee Bucks, the Knicks routed the Celtics, and the Golden State Warriors knocked down 131 points on 64.6% inside the arc (51-79) and 56.0% outside the arc (14-25) shooting, to tie up their series with the Denver…
Read MoreDevon Pearson to Pioneros de Los Mochis
Devon Pearson (198 cm, SMU’07) has signed with the Pioneros de Los Mochis from Mexico’s CIBACOPA. He already played his first game for Los Mochis and was able to tally an impressive 29 points and five rebounds. He began the 2012-13 season playing for CSS Giurgiu from Romania’s Liga Nationala. In October 2012 he moved…
Read MoreMike Dunlap fired by the Bobcats
Mike Dunlap has been released as the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (USA, NBA). The franchise decided to fire Dunlap after a poor season where the team found positive results hard to come by. The Bobcats finished one from last in the Eastern Conference Southeast Division with a less…
Read MorePaul George to win Most Improved Player award
The Indiana Pacers are set to announce on Monday that Paul George (206 cm, Fresno State’10) has won the Most Improved Player award. It is an honor that the 22-year-old is most deserving to receive after an amazing breakout season. The world already caught glimpses of what the young Fresno State grad was capable of…
Read MoreGM Lance Blanks fired by Phoenix Suns
After finishing dead last in the Western Conference this season with a record of 25-57, the NBA’s Phoenix Suns are shaking things up. First on the chopping block is General Manager Lance Blanks. “Lance has been a trusted friend and colleague,” said Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby. “I thank him personally and professionally…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck returns to Oknoplast BO
Kenny Hasbrouck (191 cm, Siena’09) is headed back to Oknoplast Bologna from Italy’s Serie A. He was on his way out allegedly due to lack of payments by the team. He was supposedly headed to Turkey and sign with a team there to resume his professional career. All of this, however, did a complete 180-degree turnaround after…
Read MoreNBA: Chicago evens series, CP3 puts LAC up 2-0
There were two games on the NBA Playoff schedule on Monday, the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies took the Los Angeles Clippers to the wire in LA. In Brooklyn, the Bulls used a 11-point advantage in the third quarter to even their best-of-seven series with the Nets at a game…
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