Archive for January 20, 2014
Patrick O’Bryant signs with San German
Former NBA big man Patrick O’Bryant (213 cm, Bradley’06) has signed with Atleticos de San German from Puerto Rico’s BSN. He will be joining his new team when the current Taiwanese basketball season ends. The Central African-American center is currently playing for TTL Taiwan Beer from Taiwan’s SBL. Patrick has logged a total of 17…
Read MoreRobert Sarovic added by CSU Sibiu
Robert Sarovic (205 cm) is set to make a return to Romania after signing with Liga Nationala team CSU Atlassib Sibiu this 2013-14 season. Sarovic is a 36-year-old Serbian player who also holds a German passport, which he received in 2004. He’s already logged his first game for CSU Sibiu and was able to tally…
Read MoreTorey Thomas moves to Cholet
French Pro A team Cholet Basket has signed Torey Thomas (180 cm, Holy Cross’07) to reinforce their backcourt this 2013-14 season. Thomas is coming from another French Pro A team, Le Mans Sarthe Basket. He appeared in two Eurocup games for them and averaged 3.5 ppg and 4.5 apg. The 29-year-old was also able to…
Read MoreFinland NT wins 2013 Team of the Year
Finland – The Finnish National Basketball Team has been awarded the 2013 Best Team award during the 7th Annual Finnish Sports Gala. The team is coming off an impressive run during the 2013 Eurobasket tournament and they are still in the running to be awarded one of the coveted wild card slots for the Basketball World…
Read MoreMark Cuban fined $100K before Stern exits
Billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for “confronting officials on the court and directing inappropriate language toward them during his team’s 129-127 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers last week. Cuban had said several times this season that he wanted to be handed down the final fine…
Read MoreDennis Rodman checks into rehab facility
According to his agent, former NBA forward Dennis Rodman has checked into rehab facility to address his long-time struggle with alcoholism. Rodman recently returned from North Korea, where he and several retired NBA players played a basketball game against a North Korean team in celebration of the birthday of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un.…
Read MoreItaly Serie A: Four-way tie for the top spot
Four teams now share the lead in the Italy Serie A with identical 11-5 records after round 16 of the regular season. A loss by Pallacanestro Cantu and former top team Enel Brindisi have allowed EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Virtus Roma to catch up and tighten the race. Not too far behind are Montepaschi…
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