Archive for June 27, 2014
Darryl Strawberry joins Quebradillas
D.J. Darryl Strawberry (196 cm, Maryland’07) has signed for Piratas de Quebradillas for the Puerta Rican BSN summer season. It has been a busy year for the guard as he has played in two leagues and three competitions. D.J. started the campaign with KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia, A1 and Adriatic League) where he featured in…
Read MoreTommy Freeman joins Glasgow Rocks
Tommy Freeman (195 cm, Ohio’11) is returning to the United Kingdom BBL with inking a deal with Scottish franchise Glasgow Rocks. The American spent the 2011/2012 season in the BBL playing for the Worcester Wolves and made an impression during the campaign. Over 35 games Freeman secured impressive averages of 19.7 points (5th in the…
Read MoreRyan Toolson pens new deal with Malaga
Ryan Toolson (193 cm, Utah Valley’09) will return to Unicaja Malaga (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) after extending his contract with the club. The guard joined the Spanish outfit at the start of the 2013/2014 campaign and played during the Euroleague and Liga Endesa seasons. From 35 league appearances the American logged numbers of 11.3…
Read MoreA.J. Slaughter pens deal with Panathinaikos
A.J. Slaughter (191 cm, Western Kentucky’10) is headed to Greece this coming 2014-15 season to play for Panathinaikos Athens. Slaughter, who has spent the last couple of seasons playing in the French Pro A is in for a change in scenery. In 2013-14 he suited up for ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-ProA). He played 10 games for…
Read MoreRoburt Sallie joins Bakken Bears
Reigning Danish league champions, the Bakken Bears, have picked up Memphis alum Roburt Sallie (196 cm, Memphis’10) for the 2014-15 season. Sallie is coming off a run in Israel’s National league in 2013-14. He began the season playing for Elitzur Ramla, where he played just 10 games and averaged 21.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg. In…
Read MoreAndrew Wiggins is No.1 in 2014 NBA Draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers chose to use their first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft on a promising, athletic player from Canada in Andrew Wiggins (203 cm, Kansas’14). Going into the final minutes allotted to the team to make their pick there was much speculation on whether they would go with Wiggins’ upside, or Duke…
Read MoreBarcelona sees off Madrid to win title
Barcelona saved its best for until the end of the season to win the Spanish Liga Endesa with an 83-81 home win over arch rival Real Madrid. The Catalan club claimed its 17th Spanish title at the Palau Blau Grana in Barcelona and ended Madrid’s season with heartbreak by winning Game 4 to take the…
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