Archive for 2013
EuroBasket 2013: Three from Group E qualify for QFs
EuroBasket 2013 Group E got Day 2 of Round 2 in the books on Friday and as a result France was the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals with a 102:91 win over Latvia. Lithuania got a big win over Belgium, but needed the French club’s win to pick up their tickets to the…
Read MoreSemaj Inge added by The Island Storm
Canadian NBL team, The Island Storm, have added Semaj Inge (193 cm, Temple’09) to strengthen their backcourt for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Inge is projected to come in as the team’s starting shooting guard. Semaj will get a chance to showcase his skills and hopefully revitalize his career. He played in Costa Rica’s LBS for…
Read MoreAnthony Myles inks deal with Argentino
Anthony Myles (208 cm, Xavier’04) will be continuing his career in Argentina this coming 2013-14 after inking a deal with Atletico Argentino Junin (LigaA). It was originally announced that the 30-year-old Myles was joining Japanese team Niigata Albirex (BJ League), but things have changed and his destination is now South America and not the Far…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 1 of Round 2 full of upsets
EuroBasket 2013 has put it’s first full day of the Round 2 in the books and to say it was an interesting day would be a gross understatement. With the quality of competition that the remaining 12 teams are capable of bringing on any given day it’s no surprise that there were surprises, but the…
Read MoreCurtis Kelly opts for Vanoli Cremona
Curtis Kelly (205 cm, Kansas State’11) is headed to Italy after signing a one-season deal with Vanoli Cremona this 2013-14. He played his rookie and sophomore season as a pro in Israel for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Talks fell through for him to extend his career with the Israeli club, so Kelly changed agents and opted for…
Read MoreLarry Blair heads to Al Gharafa Doha
Larry Blair (183 cm, Liberty’07) is the newly added import for Al Gharafa Doha from Qatar’s D1 this 2013-14 season. He spent his 2012-13 season in Lebanon, calling the plays for Hoops Club. Larry played in 32 games in the Lebanese league and led the league in both scoring and passing with averages of 27.3…
Read MoreMarcus Fizer to play for Al Muharraq
Former NBA fourth pick, Marcus Fizer (203 cm, Iowa State’00), has signed with Bahraini team Al Muharraq (Premier League) for the 2013-14 season. He was the fourth pick in the 2000 NBA Draft and was taken by the Chicago Bulls. His run in the NBA ended some time after the 2005-06 season. After that he…
Read MoreJared Homan joins Spartak St. Petersburg
Russia’s Spartak St. Petersburg (PBL) have landed 30-year-old Bulgarian-American Jared Homan (206 cm, Iowa State’05) as the latest addition to their roster for 2013-14. Spartak’s latest import was a former member of the Bulgarian National Team in 2010. Homan played for German BBL club FC Bayern Muenchen in 2012-13. He logged in 40 games for…
Read MoreUros Petrovic added by Trikala
23-year-old Serbian Uros Petrovic (205 cm) is headed to Greece this 2013-14 to play for Aries Trikala BC (A1). He spent the 2012-13 season playing in Bulgaria’s NBL for Balkan Botevgrad. In 37 games in the Bulgarian league, he averaged 11.1 ppg and 3.9 rpg. He helped his team reach the Bulgarian League semifinals in…
Read MoreDavin White signed by Lukoil Academic
Bulgarian powerhouse Lukoil Academic Sofia have added veteran Davin White (186 cm, CS Northridge’05) for the 2013-14 season. The 31-year-old White played in Germany’s BBL for Phoenix Hagen in 2012-13. He played in 36 games for them and averaged 17.2 ppg and 4.2 apg. In 2011-12 Davin suited up for Halcones UV Xalapa from Mexico’s…
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