Archive for September 27, 2014
Keon Lawrence heads to Tromso
Keon Lawrence (187 cm, Seton Hall’11) is heading to Norway for the 2014/2015 season after contracting himself to Tromso Storm (BLNO). It will be the 27-year olds first posting outside of the United States and he will wear the jersey of a Storm team that finished last season in fourth place and reached the semi-final…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins Gloria Cup
CSKA Moscow has defeated Unicaja Malaga to win the Gloria Cup international pre-season tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. opponents to win the game 88-84 after a close fought contest that sets both clubs in good stead before the start of the Euroleague. CSKA Moscow made the early moves in the game, outpacing Malaga in the first…
Read MorePau-Lacq-Orthez opens ProA with a win
The French ProA got underway on Friday evening as Pau-Lacq-Orthez welcomed Entente Orleans and took a 72-60 home win. As meaningless as it is at this stage of the campaign, Pau are now sitting pretty at the top of the league while the downed visitors are rooted to the bottom. That is likely to change…
Read MoreCaleb Sutton pens with Palangos
Caleb Sutton (198 cm, Judson’13) will play in the Lithuanian second division this season after inking with NKL club Naglis Palangos. The forward is entering the club just as another American leaves, with confirmation of Jermaine Love-Roberts departing Palangos earlier today. Sutton played for Union Sportive Fecampoise in the French NM2 and has previously featured…
Read MoreRajon Rondo out for two months
The Boston Celtics have suffered a setback in their pre-season preparations with the news that Rajon Rondo underwent surgery on Friday for a broken left finger. The four time All-Star picked up the injury after falling at home on Thursday night, but the Celtics did not elaborate on the cause and nature of the break.…
Read MoreJermaine Love-Roberts joins Vilnius
Jermaine Love-Roberts (188 cm, Illinois Sprginfield’12) has penned a deal to play for Vilnius MRU in the Lithuanian NKL during the current season. The guard is already familiar with the Lithuanian second division after he represented Naglis Palangos during what was his first season in professional Basketball. During the campaign the American hit the floor…
Read MoreUnics Kazan reaches the Euroleague
Russian club Unics Kazan punched its ticket to the Euroleague Regular Season after gunning down French outfit ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne 79-88 in the final of the qualifying tournament. After a week of competitive do or die contests, the competition was whittled down to these two teams. Unics rallied back from a huge deficit to snatch…
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