Archive for February 2014
NBA: East All-Stars win record-breaking game
The 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend culminated in what was an epic, record-breaking game between the East and West NBA All-Stars that was definitely one for the books. The East team rallied from an 18-point deficit, finished strong and came away with the 163-155 victory. The combined 318 points tallied by both teams is a new…
Read MoreDimitrios Mavroeidis wins arbitration vs. Bilbao
Greek player Dimitrios Mavroeidis (208 cm) has sought arbitration at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal versus his former team, Spanish club Bilbao Basket. The big man filed a claim against Bilbao for outstanding salary owed to him plus interest. He played two seasons for Bilbao from 2010 to 2012. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules,…
Read MoreStanley Jones heads to Quilpue
Stanley Jones (208 cm, Francis Marion´09) has penned a deal with Los Leones de Quilpue of the Liga Nacional in Chile. The center is an experienced player in South America after spending the last eighteen months with Sayago in the Uruguayan LUB. The American´s time with Sayago ended recently after eleven games this season where…
Read MoreChris Duhon signs for JuveCaserta
Chris Duhon (186 cm, Duke´04) will play outside of the NBA for the first time after signing for Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy, Serie A). The experienced point guard has called time on his NBA career after leaving the LA Lakers last summer. He played 48 times for the Lakers during the 2012/2013 season and averaged…
Read MoreBarcelona stays undefeated in the Top 16
A big final stanza pushed Barcelona past EA7 Milano 80-70 in a tough home clash as the Spanish club remained the only team in the Top 16 undefeated. The Catalan club is sending a message around Europe with its current Euroleague form, moving to the top of the Group E standings with a 6-0 record.…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow reclaims top spot in Group E
CSKA Moscow had to dig deep against a resilient Galatasaray in Turkey to take a 71-74 road win to move back to the top of Group E. The Russian club slipped off the summit of the table last night as Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv and Real Madrid grabbed wins on Thursday to leap frog CSKA. However,…
Read MoreJames Ennis to join Quebradillas
James Ennis (201 cm, Long Beach State´2013) will continue his rookie season in Puerto Rico after penning a deal with Piratas de Quebradillas (BSN). The swingman will join the franchise once his current season with the Perth Wildcats (Australia, NBL) is over. The American is in good form during his debut season in professional Basketball…
Read MoreTravon Bryant joins Oldenburg
Travon Bryant (206 cm, Missouri´04) has returned to Germany for the first time since 2007 after signing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (BBL). The forward spent last season playing for Cholet in the French ProA and the Eurocup. The American featured in thirty French league games and recorded averages of 8.9 points and 3.8 points per…
Read MoreTorrell Martin joins Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Torrell Martin (196 cm, Winthorp’07), a veteran of French basketball, has landed with a new team from France’s Pro A league. He joins Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, which will be his fourth team in the same league this season. Martin started off the season playing for Entente Orleans 45, where he played a couple of…
Read MoreDan Gadzuric to play for Petrochimi
Former NBA big man Dan Gadzuric (211 cm, UCLA’02) will be getting a taste of Asian hoops as he signs with Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbor (Iran-Superleague) this 2013-14 season. The big man who hails from the Netherlands is coming off a stint playing for the Marinos de Anzoategui from Venezuela’s LPB, joining them in February…
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