Archive for March 3, 2014
Ray Willis added by Kauhajoki
Ray Willis (198 cm, North Carolina Central’13) will continue his professional career with Karhu Kauhajoki (Finland-Korisliiga) this season. Willis began 2013-14 with BC Prievidza from Slovakia’s Extraliga, but was with them only until the pre-season. He kicked things off with Maccabi Beer Yaakov (Israel-National League). Before the move Willis managed to put up averages of…
Read MoreRenado Parker moves to Salon Vilpas
Renado Parker (198 cm, Portland State’13) is moving up in the world of Finnish hoops as he joins the Salon Vilpas Vikings (Finland-Korisliiga). Parker is jumping up from Finland’s 1st Division team Pernion Urheilijiat Basket, where he began his rookie season as a pro. In 17 games Parker managed to produce averages of 20.2 ppg…
Read MoreOleksandr Lypovvy joins Red Star
Serbian KLS team Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd has acquired Ukrainian Oleksandr Lypovvy (200 cm) for the season. Lypovvy has been a member of the Ukrainian National Team from 2011 up to the present. Red Star will be Oleksandr’s first pro team outside of the Ukraine. He began 2013-14 playing for Ukrainian Superleague team…
Read MoreAllen Iverson’s jersey retired by Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers have retired Allen Iverson’s N0. 3 jersey during halftime in their game against the Washington Wizards on Saturday. His banner was raised between Maurice Cheeks’ No.10 and Charles Barkley’s No. 34. The emotional Iverson cupped his hand to his ear in the likeness of his iconic image one more time in front…
Read MoreNCAA: Arizona secures PAC-12 title
NCAA – The number three ranked Arizona Wildcats have clinched the PAC-12 division title after dispatching Stanford at home in a convincing 79-66 win. They are now 27-2 overall and 14-2 in the division. Despite injuries to key players, which accounted for their notches in the loss column, the former number one ranked team managed…
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