Archive for 2013
Mexico takes Gold at 2013 FIBA Americas
It was a huge and exciting victory for the dark horses of the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, Mexico. The Mexicans defeated their Puerto Rican opponents, 91-89. This win was the final chapter in the “Cinderella story” that Team Mexico played out in this competition. It’s amazing to think that Mexico was just a replacement addition…
Read MoreClint Chapman heads to Manisa
Clint Chapman (208 cm, Texas’12) will embark on his second season as a pro after agreeing terms to play for Vestelspor Manisa (Turkey, TB2L). The forward played in Switzerland’s LNA last season where he played for EI Massagno over 26 games. During those appearances the American logged averages of 19.0 points (4th in league), 8.5…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 set to tip off Wednesday
Wednesday will mark the opening contests of Round 2 of EuroBasket 2013, with the top three teams coming out of each of the four groups that competed in Round 1 coming together to form two new groups. At the end of the Round 2 the top four teams in each of the two groups will…
Read MoreSchreiber not returning to Plymouth Raiders
It came as a surprise to Andreas Schreiber (206 cm, Pennsylvania’11) that he would not be returning to the United Kingdom’s Plymouth University Raiders for the 2013-14 season. Schreiber, an international player who holds dual American and Swedish citizenship, has been a member of the Swedish National Team from 2011 up to the present. Andreas…
Read MoreTony Woods goes pro with Nea Kifisia
Greek A1 club AE Nea Kifisia Athens will be bringing on a rookie to strengthen their frontcourt this 2013-14 season with the addition of Tony Woods (211 cm, Oregon’13). The 23-year-old Woods spent his first two years of college at Wake Forest before transferring to Oregon in the 2011-12 season. In his senior year at…
Read MoreFIBA Americas: Medal matches are set
Caracas, Venezuela. We are nearing the culmination of the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. The semifinal matches are done and we will be in for a good battle between tournament leaders Puerto Rico and dark horse bet Mexico for the gold medal. Argentina and the Dominican Republic will face off to determine the bronze medalist. Even…
Read MoreJosh Owens signs with Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Josh Owens (203 cm, Stanford’12) will be playing in Israel’s Winner League this 2013-14 season after signing a deal to play for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Owens initially signed a deal to play in Italy’s SerieA for Montepaschi Siena this coming season, but will be headed to Israel instead. Josh played his rookie season in the NBA’s…
Read MoreNakiea Miller heads back to Uruguay
Nakiea Miller (204 cm, Iona’01) will play for Goes Montevideo (Uruguay, Metropolitan League) next season and will continue his strong relationship with South American Basketball. The center has played in Latin American Basketball for much of his long career and has played in Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, and Argentina, while he has also enjoyed stints on…
Read MoreEdwin Ubiles opts for Kyoto
Edwin Ubiles (198 cm, Siena’10) will play in Japan next season after agreeing terms with second tier franchise Kyoto Hannaryz (BJ League). The Puerto Rican-American played for three teams in what was a busy 2012/2013 season. He started the campaign in the French ProA playing for Cholet Basket before heading back to the United States…
Read MoreTarrie Monroe returns to Montevideo
Veteran American Tarrie Monroe (202 cm, Lewis’00) has re-joined Union Atletic Montevideo (Uruguay, LUB) and will play in Uruguay for the sixth consecutive season. The experienced forward was playing for Sayago (LUB) in Uruguay where he played seventeen games and averaged 12.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. The 35-year old American last…
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