Archive for 2013
Bryson McKenzie to miss season
Bryson McKenzie (211 cm, North Illinois’06) will miss the rest of the season his team CSS Giurgiu (Romania, Liga Nationala) has revealed. The center picked up an injury during the clubs game against CS U-Mobitelco Cluj and will now sit out the season. McKenzie had played 8 games with Giurgiu since joining the team in…
Read MoreDaniel Ewing to miss 6 weeks with Besiktas
Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) has announced that American guard Daniel Ewing (191 cm, Duke’05) will sit out the next 4-6 weeks of the season due to injury. 29-year old Ewing limped off the court in the recent loss to Fenerbache and did not return to the court. It has now been revealed that…
Read MoreDennis Rodman heading to North Korea
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is going to North Korea as part of a Basketball delegation, which means we can probably wave goodbye to world peace. Flamboyant Rodman is heading to the North Korean capital Pyongyang with the VICE Media Company in what is perhaps the most unlikely U.S. visit to the troubled nation ever.…
Read MoreMarcus Faison to KTP Basket Kotka
Marcus Faison (196 cm, Siena’99) has signed a deal to play for KTP Basket Kotka for Finland’s Korisliiga. Faison, who is a holder of both a US and Belgian passport, was initially working to be signed by BK Grodno-93 from Belarus’ Premier League early this year. That didn’t work out and Faison has instead found…
Read MoreBrandon Bowman to join Netanya
In less than a week after hitting the free agent market, Brandon Bowman (204 cm, Georgetown’06) has found a new team. He was recently released by Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League. He didn’t need to travel far though, as Bowman is set to join Greentops Netanya, also from Israel’s Winner League. He’s…
Read MoreJay-R Strowbridge signs with KK Danilovgrad
Jay-R Strowbridge (183 cm, Oregon’11) has agreed to terms with KK Danilovgrad from Montenegro’s 1A League. The 25-year-old Strowbridge is coming off a stint with CS Mobitelco Cluj Napoca from Romania’s Liga Nationala, where he started the 2012-13 season. He played four games for U.Mobitel.CN and averaged 7.5 ppg and 1.3 apg. He started the…
Read MoreShawn Taggart to Galil Gilboa
Shawn Taggart (207 cm, Memphis’09) is headed to play overseas once again as he signs with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League. He leaves the D-League’s Springfield Armor after a 13-game run with the team. In that stretch, the Memphis alum recorded averages of 8.1 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Taggart is no…
Read MoreDarryl Hudson signed by Charleville
Darryl Hudson (195 cm, Howard’07) is moving from Sweden to France via a signing with Etoile Charleville-Mezieres (Pro B). The 28-year-old Hudson started the 2012-13 season playing for KFUM Jamtland Basket from Sweden’s Basketligan. In 20 games for Jamtland Darryl averaged 16.7 ppg and 4.7 rpg. In 2012 he was a part of The Good…
Read MoreCyrus Tate joins Ironi Nes-Ziona
Cyrus Tate (203 cm, Iowa’09) has been signed by Ironi Nes-Ziona from Israel’s National League. He is coming off a stint with the Huracanes de Tampico from Mexico’s LNBP. He signed with them in early 2013 and played a total of seven games. In that span he averaged 15.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg. He transferred…
Read MoreNCAA: Indiana one vote shy of unanimous #1
With a 24-3 overall record, 12-2 in Big Ten Conference play, the University of Indiana Hoosiers came one first place vote shy of a unanimous No. 1 selection in the Associate Press NCAA Top 25 Poll released on Monday. They also took 28 of 31 first place votes in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Moving…
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