Archive for 2013
Sweden Basketligan: Three unbeaten after G2
The Swedish Basketligan completed the second round of league competition on Tuesday with three clubs remaining unbeaten, Borås, Södertälje, and Norrkoping. Borås used a big first frame over Jämtland to pick up their second win in as many games. Norrkoping came from down six to win by six after outscoring LF Basket 32:20 in the…
Read MoreCarl English leaves Estudiantes Madrid
Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii´03) will not stay with Asefa Estudiantes Madrid this season after parting ways with the Spanish Liga Endesa team. The Canadian has been in Spain since 2007 and has also played for Badalona, Sevilla, Laboral Vitora, and Gran Canaria in the ACB Liga Endesa. The guard had a very good season…
Read MoreAyinde Ubaka returns to Melbourne Tigers
Ayinde Ubaka (193 cm, California´07) will play in Australia once again after signing for NBL franchise the Melbourne Tigers. The guard will be familiar to Tigers fans as he spent the start of the 2011/2012 season with the team. Over that stint the American played eighteen games and picked up averages of 12.0 points and…
Read MoreJosh-Emmanuel Akognon leaves Memphis
Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180 cm, CS Fullerton´09) has been cut by the Memphis Grizzlies (USA, NBA) after joining the franchise earlier in the summer. The Nigerian native who also holds an American passport recently played the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas for the Dallas Mavericks where he proved to be in fine form. Over…
Read MoreFlorentino Valencia joins Saint John
Saint John Mill Rats of the Canadian NBL have tabbed American-Puerto Rican Florentino Valencia (198 cm, Toledo´07) for the coming season. The forward had a busy 2012/2013 season where he was on the roster of the London Lightning (Canada, NBL), Duoc UC (Chile, DAMAYOR) and Battle Creek Knights (USA, IBA) before the campaign started. He…
Read MoreDavid Reichel to Parque de Cordoba
David Reichel (203 cm, Cal State-San Bernardino´08) has agreed a deal that will see him play for Barrio Parque de Cordoba (Argentina, TNA). The forward is coming off a 2012/2013 season in which he posted fantastic averages while playing for the Bangkok Cobras (Thailand) and the Cockburn Cougars (Australia, SBL). Earlier in the campaign the…
Read MoreFedor Dmitriev returns to Asseco Gdynia
Fedor Dmitriev (203 cm) will return to Poland’s Asseco Gdynia this 2013-14. The Russian player played for them in the 2011-12 season. Dmitriev was a former member of the Russian National Team in 2006. Fedor spent the 2012-13 season in Mother Russia (PBL) where he played for Spartak St. Petersberg. He played 18 games for…
Read MoreMladen Pantic inks with Kryvbasbasket
Serbian veteran of international hoops Mladen Pantic (209 cm) will be returning to the Ukrainian Superleague after signing with Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih this 2013-14. Pantic had originally signed with Radnicki Kragujevac (KLS) from his home Serbia, but only stayed with the team up to the pre-season. He began the 2012-13 season playing at KK Borac…
Read MoreGeorge Blakeney to Wuber Estud. Bahia
George Blakeney (206 cm, UNC Pembroke’13) is set to begin his professional career in Argentina this 2013-14. He has been picked up by Wuber Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca (LigaA). The 22-year-old big man from Virginia will get tested from the get-go. In his senior year at University of North Carolina-Pembroke, George averaged 14.7 ppg and…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow beats Timberwolves in OT
In their first of two games against NBA clubs in the US, CSKA Moscow traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota and squared off against the Timberwolves in the Target Center on Monday. CSKA playmaker Milos Teodosic dropped a pair of singles with 7.5 seconds to play to send the contest into an extra frame and the Russian…
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