Archive for May 2014
Serge Ibaka returns to power OKC win
Serge Ibaka returned to the Oklahoma City Thunder lineup for Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs and his presence on the court was a big factor in the Thunder’s 106-97 win. He was originally expected to miss the rest of the playoffs with a calf strain and the…
Read MoreRyukyu Golden Kings win Japanese BJ title
The Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa have won their third Japanese BJ League title after defeating the Akita Northern Happinets 89-103. They used a third-quarter surge to close out the game, by setting up a 20-point lead heading into the final period. The Kings were able to use a window when their three-point shots found their…
Read MoreBenfica wins Portuguese LPB
Benfica clinched its third successive Portuguese LPB after defeating Vitoria SC 72-88 to sweep the best of five series 3-0. It is the clubs’ fifth title in six years and its 25th overall, making Benfica comfortably the most successful club in Portugal’s Basketball history, beating the 11 titles owned by Porto. Despite a blip in…
Read MoreChristian Burns wins arbitration vs Sutor
Christian Burns (203 cm, Philadelphia’07) filed a claim at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) against his former team, S.S. Sutor Montegranaro for outstanding salaries, agents fees, tax certificates and interest. In addition, the Claimants filed a request for provisional measures preventing the Club from depleting its funds, and requested injunctive relief. Burns played 30 games for…
Read MoreLaron Griffin signs for BBC Nitia
Luxembourg League N2 club BBC Nitia has announced the signing of Laron Griffin (203 cm, East Washington’12) for next season. The centre started the 2013/2014 campaign playing for North Dallas Vandals in the ABA and picked up averages of 8.4 points and 5.8 rebounds from his five games. During the 2012/2013 season Laron Griffin took…
Read MoreDuke Crews returns to Cader Montevideo
Duke Crews (203 cm, Bowie State’10) is returning to Cader Montevideo in the Uruguayan Metropolitan league the club has announced. It will be the second stint Duke Crews has had with the team after he previously wore the jersey of Cader during the 2011/2012 season. The first time he was with the team proved fruitful…
Read MoreMatthias Weissl inks with Leeds
Matthias Weissl (188 cm, Fort Lewis’13) will head to the United Kingdom next season to play for BBL franchise Leeds Carnegie. The Austrian graduated from Fort Lewis in 2013 after a final season where he played 29 games and had averages of 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. The guard played his debut season…
Read MoreTyshawn Taylor departs San German
Tyshawn Taylor has called time on his stint with Atleticos de San German in the Puerto Rico BSN after three months with the franchise. The guard arrived in San German from the USA and has played seventeen games for the team since pulling on the jersey for the first time. The American has been in…
Read MoreJonathan Wallace stays in Tuebingen
Jonathan Wallace (187 cm, Georgetown’08) has been retained by the Walter Tigers Tuebingen from Germany’s BBL for the 2014/2015 season. The point guard has been in good form wearing the Tigers jersey all season and he has collected averages of 14.6 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.9 rebounds per game from 27 appearances. During his season…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow ties VTB League series
CSKA Moscow scraped a victory in Game 4 of the VTB League quarterfinal to tie its best of five series with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. It has been a productive few days for the Moscow giant in the competition as the club came back from 2-0 down in the series to secure a 2-2 score line…
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