Archive for June 2014
Joe Chapman joins Shimane SM
Joe Chapman (193 cm, Marquette’06) will be playing for a different team in the Japanese BJ league this coming 2014-15 season. Chapman will be suiting up for Shimane Susnoo Magic after playing the 2013-14 season for Bambitious Nara. Chapman displayed solid averages during his 50 games for Bambitious Nara. He scored 16.1 ppg and averaged…
Read MoreAaron Broussard inks with Fos Quest
Aaron Broussard (195 cm, Seattle’12) has been picked up by French Pro B team Fos Quest Provence for the upcoming 2014-15 season. This is a step up for the young player, who played the 2013-14 season in France’s NM1 league for Sourges BC. Aaron showed off some of his potential with Sourges, posting averages of…
Read MoreDwight Hardy added by Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-TBL) has managed to land Dwight Hardy (188 cm, St. John’s’11) for the 2014-15 season. Hardy is an American player who also holds a Congolese passport. Dwight is a multi-season veteran of Italian basketball. In 2013-14 he played for Granorolo Bologna (Italy-SerieA). He played a total of 29 games in the Italian Serie…
Read MoreRotnei Clarke newcomer at Aalstar
Butler alum Rotnei Clarke (183 cm, Butler’13) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with Belgian team Okapi Aalstar. The 24-year-old Clarke is coming off a successful rookie campaign with the Wollongong Hawks from Australia’s NBL. In 30 games Rotnei managed to produce averages of 21.1 ppg and 3.4 apg, helping lead his team…
Read MoreDavid Blatt receives offer from Cavs
The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially offered Israeli-American David Blatt the opportunity to fill their vacant head coaching job. The team has done their due diligence and have met with the 55-year-old Blatt several times. If he accepts, David will be the first European-based coach to be at the helm of an NBA team. It came…
Read MoreBarcelona draws first blood against Real Madrid
Barcelona came away from Real Madrid’s home with a huge opening win in the Spanish Liga Endesa finals series. The Catalan club registered the first blow in the series by inflicting a 93-98 defeat on its bitter rival in the Spanish capital. The Classico lived up to expectations with the players producing a high scoring…
Read MoreAl Riyadi wins Lebanese Division A
Al Riyadi came back from a losing position on the road to defeat Sagesse 50-57 to clinch the Lebanese Division A title in Game 6 of the finals. The victory meant the Beirut club defeated its city based rival 4-2 in the series to clinch its 24th Division A trophy, but its first since 2011.…
Read MoreBayern Munich wins first BBL since 1955
Bayern Munich claimed the German BBL to become the new champion after a 62-75 triumph over ALBA Berlin on the road. The victory marked Bayern’s first BBL title since 1955 and capped what has been a very good finals series and season for the Bavarian club. The team marched to a 3-1 series win to…
Read MoreMorgan Grim extends with Finke
Morgan Grim (204 cm, Utah State’12) received a contract extension from German Pro A club Finke Baskets Paderborn. The 25-year-old had a reasonably productive first season with Finke Baskets in the 2013-14 season. In 30 games Morgan scored 11.1 ppg and grabbed 4.9 rpg. Grim has shown improvement compared to his rookie season as a…
Read MoreTreVon Hughes switches to Bayreuth
TreVon Hughes (184 cm, Wisconsin’10) will be donning different colors this 2014-15, but will still be competing in the German Bundesliga. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican-American import will be playing for Medi Bayreuth, moving from TBB Trier. In 2013-14 Hughes played a total of 31 games for TBB Trier and was able to post averages of…
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