Archive for 2013
Vlado Ilievski to miss Cedevita season
Vlado Ilievski (190 cm) will not play again for Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia, Adriatic League) this season after picking up a foot injury. Ironically Ilievski recently returned to the court after recovering from an injury to his foot. Unfortunately the 33-year old point guard aggravated the injury upon his return and will now sit out the…
Read MoreProkom cuts long-term contracts
The financial woes at Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland) continue to escalate and it is increasingly looking like the financial situation at the club is un-repairable. Yesterday the general manager of Prokom, Walter Jeklin left the team after an unsuccessful attempt to turn around the fortunes of Poland’s most famed team domestically and internationally. The latest…
Read MoreVladimir Romanov resigns from Zalgiris
Vladimir Romanov has resigned from his position as chairman and from the board of Lithuanian basketball team, Zalgiris Kaunas. It does not come as a complete surprise. The bombastic owner of the ball club had been experiencing financial difficulties in recent times and even asked support from fans via the team’s official website. Romanov has…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic would coach an NBA team
Zeljko Obradovic, arguably the biggest name in basketball coaching outside of the NBA, has stated that he is open to coaching an NBA team. The Serbian coaching sensation recently attended a basketball camp with the Detroit Pistons. It must have been an eye-opening experience for him, as he goes on to say: “I thought I…
Read MoreAndrew Drevo returns to Bremerhaven
Andrew Drevo (202 cm, Nebraska’04) is joining his former team, the Eisbaeren Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL. Drevo played there in 2010-11 and averaged 9.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 37 games. The 32-year-old is moving to Bremerhaven from Le Mans Sarthe Basket from France’s Pro A. In five games for Le Mans Drevo managed to…
Read MoreRasheim Wright headed to Turkey
Rasheim Wright (192 cm, District of Columbia’05) has agreed to terms with Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi from Turkey’s TB2L. Wright, an American who gained Jordanian citizenship in 2007, is coming off a brief stint playing eight games for Al Gharafa Doha from Qatar’s D1. During that span, Wright averaged 18.0 ppg and 5.5 apg. He transferred…
Read MoreEuroleague: Brose takes Madrid to the buzzer
Euroleague Week 9 got off to a dramatic start as three of five contests were decided by fewer than four points. Winless Brose led for more than half their game with Real Madrid before falling 76:73 on a Dontaye Draper triple at the buzzer. Barcelona Regal held off BC Khimki Moscow Region, 71:69, to extend…
Read MoreRickey Gibson inks with MBC
Rickey Gibson (191 cm, Stillman’06) has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany, BBL) until the end of the season. The 28-year old guard has recently departed Switzerland based team SAV Vacallo (Premier League) after the team was forced to fold due to financial difficulties. The American had played 16 times with Vacallo this season and…
Read MoreDimitri Lauwers signs with Verona
Tezenis Verona (Italy, Lega2) has announced the signing of Belgian guard Dimitri Lauwers (187 cm) for the remainder of the campaign. Lauwers has yet to play this season as he has been between clubs but he will now hit the court with a Verona team that is currently 9th in the Lega 2 standings with…
Read MoreToros crowned LNBP champions
Toros Nuevo Laredo has become the new champions of the Mexican LNBP league, retaining the title that the team won last in 2011. Toros rose to victory in the penultimate game of the LNBP finals series against Halcones Xalapa securing the series by 4 games to 2 with a 96-83 win. 4 time champions Halcones…
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