Archive for 2013
Ukraine Superleague: Top 3 have lost 7 of 9
Seven of the last nine games… That’s how many losses the top three teams in the Ukraine Superleague have lost recently. Currently sitting at the top of the standings, BC Budivelnyk has gone 1-2 over their last three games, with a home win on Sunday over BC Khimik, 89:67; a devastating home loss to then last-place…
Read MoreGiovanni Petrucci named head of FIP
Giovanni Petrucci has been named the new President of the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). He was the only candidate to replace outgoing
Read MoreMarin Dokuzovski released from Lukoil Academic
Marin Dokuzovski has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL), according to a statement on the club’s website. Miroslav Ralchev, assistant coach, has been named interim head coach while the club begins their search for a permanent replacement. Dokuzovski is the former head coach of the FYR Macedonian Senior National…
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: No. 1 Duke falls to NC State
The NCAA unbeaten squads are dwindling daily as No. 1 Duke was upset by neighbor university, No. 20 ranked North Carolina State, 84:76 on Saturday, in Raleigh, NC. The loss leaves No. 2 Michigan the current sole possessor of an unbeaten record at 16-0. Michigan faces No. 15 Ohio State on Sunday, in Columbus, so…
Read MoreTy Walker signs with Kotwica Kolobrzeg
Ty Walker (213 cm, Wake Forest ’12) has signed on to finish the season with Kotwica Kolobrzeg (Poland-TBL). He started the season with Limoges CSP Elite (France-ProA), where he played 11 games and averaged 3.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Walker finished his four years of collegiate eligibility with Wake Forest in the…
Read MoreOmar Wattad joins Rustavi
Omar Wattad (195cm, Chattanooga ‘012) has joined Energy Invest Rustavi (Georgia-Superleague) as his first professional team. He finished his NCAA eligibility last season after playing for the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga after playing for the team for four years. He averaged 14.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over 32 games his junior…
Read MoreEigirdas Zukauskas inks with Mazeikiai
Eigirdas Zukauskas (201 cm) has inked a deal with Mazeikiai (Lithuania-NKL) to complete the 2012-13 season, in his first game with the club he dropped in 16 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished off three assists. Zukauskas began the year with BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL) where he contributed 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in five Baltic League games;…
Read MoreRicky Hickman named Euroleague Top 16 Week 3 MVP
Ricky Hickman came through when needed most on Thursday night to lead Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv to its first win of the Top 16 and in doing so he also claimed Top 16, Game 3 bwin MVP honors. Hickman scored 17 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as Maccabi exploded past Fenerbahce Ulker…
Read MoreZoran Kascelan joins Tundja Yambol
Zoran Kascelan (188 cm) has joined Tundja Yambol (Bulgaria-NBL) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Kascelan started the season with SL Takovo Leotar Trebinje (Bosnia-Division I), averaging 12.9 points and 5.9 assists per game over 11 games. This was the start of Kascelan’s second season with Leotar, as he suited up for the Bosnian club in 2011-12, playing…
Read MoreJack Taylor, scoring mark holder, breaks wrist
Jack Taylor, the Grinnell College sophomore who broke the NCAA single-game scoring record with 138 points during a game in November, 2012, has broken his wrist and will be out for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Taylor, playing in a contest against Cornell (Iowa) on Wednesday, broke the radius of his shooting arm requiring…
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