Archive for 2013
Lukoil Academic announces Sasa Vezenkov as coach
Lukoil Academik Sofia (Lukoil Academic) of Bulgaria’s NBL have announced that its executive director Sasho Vezenkov will be the team’s coach for the remainder of the season. He will serve both as executive director and head coach of the team. Lukoil Academik is currently in first place in the NBL’s standings with an 11-2 record.…
Read MoreThaddeus McFadden returns to Usti nad Labem
It is a homecoming of sorts for Thaddeus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont St.’09), who returns to SLUNETA Usti nad Labem from the Czech Republic’s NBL. McFadden played for Usti nad Labem in the 2011-12 season and scored 18.2 ppg and handed out an average of 4.1 apg. That season the 25-year-old helped the team reach the…
Read MoreRyan Gomes leaves Artland Dragons
Former NBA player Ryan Gomes (201 cm, Providence’05) has parted ways with the German team Artland Dragons of Bundesliga, and has already returned to the United States. He played eight games for the Dragons in the BBL with averages of 12.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg. He also played two games in the EuroCup where he…
Read MoreMarcus Faison to play for Esteghlal Qeshm
Esteghlal Qeshm from Iran’s Superleague has signed Belgian-American Marcus Faison (196 cm, Siena’00). Faison started the season with BC Amia Tbilisi from Georgia’s Superleague. He garnered averages of 6.3 ppg and 1.2 apg in six games in the EuroChallenge. He averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.7 apg playing for Tbilisi in the Georgian Superleague. Before he…
Read MoreEuroCup: Lokomotiv Kuban stands alone…
Lokomotive Kuban stands alone after EuroCup Week 3 as the only undefeated club in Last 16 play. Valencia Baskets was handed their first loss by winless Bilbao, and Budivelnik was handed a huge loss at home by Buducnost VOLI. It’s still too early to start handing out invitations to the Quarterfinals, but Week 4 could…
Read MoreRed Star scandal; Brawl between President and Vice President
A real scandal took place today at Red Star Belgrade, the omni-sports club from Belgrade, Serbia. Apparently, the leader of the Basketball department Nebojša Čović, and his colleague from the football department, Dragan Džajić, got into a heated argument that quickly escalated to a shouting match and ended in a brawl! Dragan Džajić is the…
Read MoreJustin Hamilton 5th player leaving Cibona
Former 2nd round draft pick Justin Hamilton (210 cm, LSU’12) has left Adriatic League team Cibona Zagreb from Croatia. After Ante Mašić, Dustin Ware, Smush Parker and Tomislav Zubčić he is the 5th player to leave the former European champion. In addition, Sports Director Nikola Prkačin recently also left the club and before him head…
Read MoreWill the Suns shine once again? The Phoenix Suns saga in-depth
A list of baffling decisions, a catastrophic run of games, a backroom in chaos, a changing room in disarray, while the front office seems to be failing management 101. So what exactly is happening with the Phoenix Suns? It seems at the moment just about everything, and finding a place to start is no easy…
Read MoreAll-Star Argentina: game report
If you live outside Argentina you could be forgiven for that thinking that last nights All-Star Game (Juego de Las Estrellas) is just another
Read MoreMarreese Speights traded by Grizzlies to Cavaliers
Marreese Speights (208 cm, Florida’08) is the centerpiece in a multi-player trade consummated by the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Grizzlies are sending Speights along with Wayne Ellington (193 cm, North Carolina’09) and Josh Selby (188 cm, Kansas’11), plus a future first-round draft pick to the Cavaliers for John Luer (208 cm, Wisconsin’11).…
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