Archive for 2013
Denis Clemente finds new team
In a recent post on Court Side Basketball News, it was reported that Denis Clemente (183 cm, Kansas State’10) was leaving Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy, Serie A). The Kansas State grad, who has roots in Puerto Rico, has now found a new team. He has signed to play for Caciques de Humacao from Puerto Rico’s BSN. It…
Read MoreMarius Prekevicius signs with Sanaye Petrochimi
Marius Prekevicius (195 cm, S.Florida’05) is bound for Asia, specifically the Islamic Republic of Iran where he’s signed with Sanaye Petrcohimi Mahshahr (Superleague). The Lithuanian played 24 games for BC Siauliali from his native country’s LKL in 2011-12 and averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.5 apg. He also represented the team in the Baltic League where…
Read MoreRussell Robinson to play in Poland
Russell Robinson (185 cm, Kansas’08) is set to play in Poland for PGE Turow Zgorzelec (TBL). Robinson, an American-Guinean, played for Angelico Biella from Italy’s Serie A at the beginning of this season. In 15 games for Angelico, he averaged 12.6 ppg and 2.1 apg. In 2011-12 the 27-year-old played for Trabzonpor Basketball from Turkey’s TBL…
Read MoreJeron Belin to play for AB Contern
Jeron Belin (198 cm, St. Peter’s’11) is set to play for AB Contern from Luxembourg’s Total League. Belin is coming from a four-game stint in Iceland this 2012-13 season, playing for UMFN Ndjardvik (Dominos League). In those four games Belin averaged 22.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg. The 25-year-old played for Bupa Luxol from Malta’s Powerade…
Read MoreManuchar Markoishvili headed to Turkey
Manuchar Markoishvili (196 cm) is headed to Turkey to play for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (TBL). He is leaving Mapooro Cantu from Italy’s Serie A. Markoishvili’s contract is expiring next summer and Galatasaray and Cantu are just finalizing the last details of the buyout of his contract. The Turkish team is looking for talented manpower…
Read MoreGreece A1: PAOK gives Olympiacos 1st loss
Riding on a 13-0 record in the 2012-13 Greece A1 league and having not lost a league match since May 4th of 2012, Olympiacos took to the road to take on PAOK, who was in the fifth spot at 9-4. Not only had Olympiacos won their first 13 Greece A1 games, they also had an…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Strasbourg knocks off Le Mans at home
Coming in to Week 17 of the French Pro A league there were three clubs sitting at the top of the 16 team field, Gravelines-Dunerque, Strasbourg
Read MoreMichael Fey signs in Japan
Michael Fey (213 cm, UCLA’06) has signed in Japan with BJ League team Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano. Fey started this season in Hungary, where he played for Falco-Szova and averaged 16.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Last season he played in Venezuela and before that in Hungary, Japan, D-League, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Jordan and…
Read MoreEuroleague: Williams and Bogdanovic named co-MVPs
For the first time in the Top 16, the weekly bwin MVP honors will be shared by two players. Bojan Bogdanovic of Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and Marcus Williams of Unicaja Malaga both put up a lot of points in leading their respective teams to crucial wins. In the end, their performance index ratings were the…
Read MoreNCAA: Villanova slays 2 top 5 teams in week
The Villanova Wildcats came into the week on a three-game losing streak and had an 11-7 overall record, 2-3 in the Big East. The had lost to Syracuse by 11 at Syracuse, lost by 15 at home against Pittsburg and fell to Providence on the road in an eight-day stretch. When Louisville came to town on Tues., Jan. 22, the ink was barely dry on the newly released Associated Press Top 25 Poll that was released on Monday that named the squad the No. 5 ranked team in the NCAA, down from No. 1 a week prior due to a 68:70 loss to Syracuse two days earlier. When they left town, the Cardinals had been handed their third loss of the season, a solid 73:64 defeat. On Saturday, Nova would face their second Top 5 ranked team when the same Orangemen of Syracuse that had knocked off Louisville a week earlier would travel to Philadelphia, PA and would also meet the same fate as Louisville, a 75:71 loss to the unranked Wildcats.
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