Archive for May 2014
Bogdan Bogdanovic wins Rising Star award
Bogdan Bogdanovic (198 cm) of BC Partizan NiS Beograd has won the Turkish Airlines Euroleague’s Rising Star award for the 2013-14 season. The 21-year-old Serbian player was the top performer among players below the age of 22. He is the second player from Partizan to win this award. Bogdanovic shined this season as his role…
Read MoreMalvin crowned Uruguayan champs
Malvin Montevideo displayed their dominance over the Uruguayan LUB this season by clinching the league title for the third time. The franchise has been the best team in the competition this campaign and drove that fact home with an emphatic 4-1 series win over Defensor Sporting. Victory in this season’s league makes Malvin the most…
Read MoreValencia Basket wins the Eurocup
Valencia Basket stormed to success to lift the 2014 Eurocup after a 73-85 win over Unics Kazan in Russia on Wednesday. In winning, the Spanish club became the most successful in the history of the competition by claiming its third Eurocup crown. Much of the damage had been done last week when Valencia welcomed Unics…
Read MoreJames Nunnally added by Santurce
James Nunnally (201 cm, UCSB’12) has been added by the Puerto Rican team Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN) this 2014 season. He began the season playing for the Phoenix Suns. He was released in October. James then signed with D-League team Bakersfield Jam and there he 25 games and posted averages of 18.4 ppg and 4.6…
Read MoreAndre Smith released by Umana Venezia
Italian Serie A team Umana Reyer Venezia has handed Andre Smith (204 cm, North Dakota State’07) his walking papers. The forward played 28 games for Venezia in the Italian league and posted averages of 17.7 ppg and 7.2 rpg. In 2012-13 the 29-year-old Smith played for Russian club Krasnie Krilya Samara and suited up for…
Read MoreKevin Durant named 2013-14 NBA MVP
Oklahoma City Thunder’s superstar forward Kevin Durant has been named the 2013-14 NBA Most Valuable Player. This is Durant’s first time to win the award. He beat out the reigning MVP, Miami Heat’s LeBron James 119 votes to six. Durant averaged 32.o ppg, 7.4 rpg and 5.5 apg during the regular season. He also won…
Read MoreGreek A1: Quarter-Finals, Round 1
After the excitement of the Regular Season, the Greek A1 shows no signs of slowing as the competition enters its knockout phase. Round 1 of the quarter finals has proved that there is plenty action and drama to come from the eight teams remaining this season, although the presence of Panathinaikos and Olympiacos continues to…
Read MoreLeo Lyons departs Nizhny Novgorod
Leo Lyons (206 cm, Missouri’09) has parted ways with Russian VTB League club and Eurocup participant NC Nizhny Novgorod. The 26-year-old former Mizzou forward played a total of five games for Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB League and he produced averages of 12.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg. He moved to Nizhny Novgorod in January 2014…
Read MoreBakken Bears win 4th-straight Danish title
Once again the Bakken Bears have asserted and reaffirmed their dominance in Denmark’s Ligaen after sweeping Randers Cimbria in four games in the finals. The fourth and final game of the series was a convincing 81-91 victory on the road for the Bears. This is their fourth consecutive title and the team’s seventh championship over…
Read MoreAlex Legion joins Sagesse
Alex Legion (195 cm, FIU’12) will be playing for an Asian club for the first time in his career as he signs a deal to play for Sagese – Al Hekmeh Beirut this 2014. The 25-year-old player is coming off a 30-game stint in Italy’s Lega Due Silver, suiting up for Mec-Energy Roseto. He had…
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