Archive for August 21, 2014
Yakhouba Diawara joins Cimberio Varese
Italian Serie A club Cimberio Varese has agreed to terms with French forward Yakhouba Diawara (201 cm, Gravelines’05) and will be adding him to their roster for the 2014-15 season. He was a former member of the French national team from 2006-2008 and again in 2012. Diawara played in the French Pro A league in…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read MoreKaspars Berzins added by Krasnie Krilya
Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia-VTB) has landed Latvian seven-footer Kaspars Berzins (213 cm) for the 2014-15 season. The 29-year-old veteran is a multiple-time member of the Latvian team, beginning in 2005 up to the present. In 2013-14 he penned with Rio Natura Monbus Obradorio CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa). Kaspars played 15 games for them in the Spanish…
Read MoreU16 European Championships day 1
The U16 European Championships are underway in Latvia and there was plenty of action across the groups on day 1, with reigning champs Spain getting their title defence off to a good start. Group A Serbia emerged victorious with a relatively comfortable 79-55 win over Finland in Ogre. The teams were tied at 8-8 after…
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