Archive for July 4, 2014
Laurence Ekperigin joins Nanterre
British-American forward Laurence Ekperigin (201 cm, Le Moyne’10) is taking his game to another level by signing with JSF Nanterre (France-ProA) this 2014-15. Laurence will be a solid addition to the team’s frontcourt. He was a former member of the British National Team in 2010. In 2013-14 Ekperigin played in France’s Pro B league for…
Read MoreLionel Chalmers signs with Champagne
Lionel Chalmers (184 cm, Xavier’04) is a new addition to the roster of Champagne Chalon-Reims Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. The 33-year-old guard played the 2013-14 season for Levski Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL). He played in 19 games for them in the regional Balkan league and was able to produce averages of 15.1 ppg and 2.7 apg.…
Read MoreEarl Calloway heads to Gaziantep
Earl Calloway (191 cm, Indiana’07) will be playing in Turkey this coming 2014-15 for Royal Hali Gaziantep (Turkey-TBL). Calloway has dual citizenship from the United States and Bulgaria and was a former member of the Bulgarian National Team in 2010. In 2013-14 Earl was on the roster of Spanish club Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa). In…
Read MoreSonny Weems extended by CSKA Moscow
Sonny Weems (198 cm, Arkansas’08) is set to play a third straight season for Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) this 2014-15. The former NBA guard was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (39th) in the 2008 NBA draft. Weems brought some solid numbers during his second year with the team in 2013-14.…
Read MoreCBC Championship Game 2 recap
Day 2 of the FIBA CBC Championship saw defending champions the US Virgin Islands romp to a second consecutive victory in Group B while the British Virgin Islands also made it two from two. In Group A Cuba crushed Saint Vincent to maintain a 100% record while Antigua registered its first win of the tournament.…
Read MoreTijuana ties CIBACOPA Finals series 3-3
The Mexican CIBACOPA Finals series is going to the wire after Zonkeys de Tijuana evened the title series by defeating Caballeros de Culiacan in Game 6. The franchise needed overtime to pick up the 86-80 victory though as Culiacan pushed in its pursuit of the title. Indeed, Tijuana trailed by nine points after thirty minutes…
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