Archive for June 2014
MZT Skopje takes third straight Prva Liga
MZT Skopje travelled to Rabotnicki and picked up a 79-88 road success to win the Macedonian league with a 3-1 series win. The club is now celebrating winning the Prva Liga for the third consecutive season after an impressive and nearly unbeaten domestic campaign. After finishing the regular season with an unblemished 10-0 record, Skopje…
Read MoreLevski Sofia triumphs in Bulgarian NBL decider
The Bulgarian NBL went right down to the decisive fifth game of the finals series, but in the end it was Levski Sofia who took the title with a 69-81 win over Lukoil Academic. It was a huge upset as 12 time consecutive defending NBL champions Lukoil Academic Sofia was at home, meaning Levski travelled…
Read MoreKutaisi wins Georgian Supercup
Kutaisi capped a stunning season by defeating Dinamo Tbilisi 80-74 in the Otar Korkia Supercup in Georgia. It was the second trophy of the campaign and the fourth time they have defeated league champions Dinamo through the year (2 regular season wins and 1 in the Superleague finals series). The Supercup is contest by the…
Read MoreCourtney Fortson returns to Trotamundos
Courtney Fortson (180 cm, Arkansas’10) is set to make his return to the Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela-LPB) this 2014. The 26-year-old Fortson is coming off a stint with 2014 Russian Superleague Champions Avtodor Saratov (Russia-Superleague). In 33 games Courtney put together averages of 17.0 ppg and 3.7 apg in 33 games. He last played for…
Read MoreCarlos Medlock heads to Wuerzburg
Carlos Medlock (183 cm, Eastern Michigan’10) will be suiting up for S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg in the 2014-15 season. The team was recently relegated to the German Pro A league after an unimpressive 2013-14 season in the German BBL. Medlock played the 2013-14 season with the Crailsheim Merlins (Germany-ProA). He was productive as the team’s starting…
Read MoreJeff Greer gets extension from Poitiers
French Pro B team Union Poitiers Basket 46 has decided to keep Jeff Greer (196 cm, Rutgers’01) for two more seasons and has signed the player to a contract extension. Greer is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. He was a former member of the Dominican Republic National Team from…
Read MoreHoerdur Vilhjamsson returns to MBC
Icelandic player Hoerdur Vilhjamsson (196 cm) is set to make his return to German Bundesliga team Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels this 2014-15 season. Hoerdur has been a member of the Icelandic National Team in 2009 and again in 2012-13. Vilhjamsson previously played for MBC from 2011-2013. His hiatus from the team led him to a spot…
Read MoreBilly McNutt moves to Etzella
Canadian forward Billy McNutt (203 cm) will be playing for a new team from Luxembourg’s Total league in 2014-15 as he pens a deal with Etzella Ettelbruck. The native of Nova Scotia played for Racing Luxembourg (Total league) during the 2013-14 season. In 14 games McNutt produced impressive averages in both scoring and rebounding categories,…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod to VTB Finals and Euroleague
The VTB league Finals match is set. CSKA Moscow swept their semi-finals series against BC Unics Kazan (3-0) to book their ticket, while BC Nizhny Novgorod dispatched Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 3-1 to earn their slot. Game 1 of the Finals is set for June 9, 2014. Nizhny Novgorod’s appearance in the finals does not only…
Read MoreShawn Huff extends with Ludwigsburg
German Bundesliga team MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg has decided to keep Finnish import Shawn Huff (198 cm, Valparaiso’08) for two more seasons and signed the player to a two-year contract extension. Huff is a 10-year veteran of the Finnish National Team (2003-2013). In his maiden season with the German club Shawn delivered averages of 10.1 ppg…
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