Archive for 2013
NCAA: Gonzaga takes over the No. 1 poll spot
Gonzaga University isn’t the typical NCAA powerhouse basketball team that people think about when they start putting thoughts into March Madness brackets, yet anyone who’s paid attention to collegiate basketball in the US has heard of them. They don’t have multiple Final Four appearances, they don’t have National Championship banners flying in the McCarthy Athletic…
Read MoreJason Kapono asks to leave Panathinaikos
American forward Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) has requested to leave Panathinaikos (Greece, A1 and Euroleague). The experienced former NBA star is reportedly unhappy with the amount of game time he has been getting with the Greek giants. The 32-year old has played 9 A1 games and 8 Euroleague games this season and in the…
Read MoreBrandon Brown moves to Rio Claro
ACBD Rio Claro of the Brazilian Paulista league has signed American point guard Brandon Brown (178 cm, Montana West’12) until the end of the season. Brown is in his first season as a pro after leaving Montana West last summer. During last season in college the 23-year old played 35 games in the NAIA for…
Read MoreAnthony Grundy moves to Haceteppe
Hacettepe University of the TBL in Turkey has boosted its roster with the addition of American point guard Anthony Grundy (189 cm, North Carolina State’02). The 33-year old has had a busy season and Hacettepe will be the player’s third team of the campaign. He started the 2012-2013 season with Mahram Tehran (Iran) before moving…
Read MoreFelipe Reyes extends Madrid deal
Felipe Reyes (206 cm) has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid (Spain, ACB and Euroleague) that will keep him with the team for the next 2-years. 32-year old Reyes has been a fixture on the Madrid roster since he joined the club in 2004 and the contract extension is likely to mean the Power…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu to play in Spain
Former NBA big man, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (206 cm, George Washington’06) has been signed by Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from Spain’s ACB. He injured his knee when he played for England in the 2012 London Olympic games. After the injury, he soon parted ways with Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner League. In 2011-12 he was…
Read MoreDevan Downey added by BC Timisoara
BC Timisoara of Romania’s Liga Nationala has added Devan Downey (175 cm, South Carolina’10) to bolster its roster. In the 2011-12 season Downey played for VOO Verviers-Pepinster from Belgium’s Ethias League. He played five games for them before departing in November 2011. During that stint Downey averaged 7.4 ppg and 1.8 apg. He then moved…
Read MoreRasheem Barrett joins Naglis Palangos
Rasheem Barrett (196 cm, Auburn’09) has signed with Naglis Palangos from Lithuania’s LKL. He has already played his first game for the team and tallied 11 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Barrett began the 2012-13 season playing in Japan for the Tokyo Cinq Reves. He played 28 games in Japan’s BJ…
Read MoreSteven Burtt to Avtodor Saratov
Steven Burtt (185 cm, Iona’06) has been signed by Avtodor Saratov from Russia’s Superleague. Burtt, a holder of both an American and a Ukranian passport, is the son of Steve Burtt Sr.; a basketball player in the Italian league in the nineties. His 2012-13 season began with him playing in Turkey’s TBL for Tofas Bursa.…
Read MoreVideo: Heads up play by Khalil Edney wins ‘ship
Over the last 3:50 in the New York State Section 1 Class AA high school championship game New Rochelle had outscored their opponents from Mount Vernon 9:1 to get within two points, 58:60, with just 2.9 seconds left on the clock. New Rochelle had one last chance at winning the game as they had the…
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