Archive for November 8, 2014
Chris Woods joins Snaefell
Ungmennafelagio Snaefell are bringing Chris Woods (195 cm, Pfeiffer’11) back to the Icelandic Dominos League for the 2014/2015 season. The American is familiar with Basketball in Iceland as he has played in the Dominos League before, playing for the Valur Reykjavik during the 2013/2014 season. Through that campaign Chris Woods played 22 games and came…
Read MoreFizer heads to Zacatecas
Marcus Fizer (203 cm, Iowa State’00) is returning to the Venezuela LPB and will play for Barreteros de Zacatecas during this new stint. The veteran American played in the country last season, wearing the jersey of Guaros de Lara over 28 games and recording averages of 12.8 points and 5.2 reports per game. During the…
Read MoreJames Crowder deals with Labem
James Crowder (198 cm, Pfeiffer’10) has inked a contract with SLUNETA Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic NBL for the season. The forward played two games for Gigantes Edomax Toluca in the Mexican LNBP during the 2013/2014 season and through those games averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. The US player featured…
Read MoreAnthony Hilliard added by Nilan Bisons
Nilan Bisons Loimaa (Finland-Korisliiga) enticed Anthony Hilliard (193 cm, Elizabeth City’09) to Finland for the first time to wear the club jersey through the 2014/2015 season. The 28-year old American hasn’t had a station so far this campaign, but last term he spent the 2013/2014 season with Sharks Antibes (France-ProA) and over 11 games he averaged…
Read MoreCedric Simmons transfers to Enel Brindisi
Former NBA player Cedric Simmons (206 cm, North Carolina State’06) heads to Enel Brindisi from Italian SerieA. The American player, who also holds a Bulgarian passport, was recently released by the Greek giant Olympiacos. Cedric Simmons averaged 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in thirty appearances during the 2013/14 season. Simmons also played 22…
Read MoreKenny Mitchell inks with Gimnasia-Indalo
Kenny Mitchell (203 cm, Virginia State’ 13) has been picked up by Gimnasia-Indalo from Argentinian LigaA for the 2014-15 season. Kenny Mitchell went pro during the 2013-14 season with BK Jekabpils (Latvia-LBL) as he started with the team in the pre-season. Later, he moved to Georgia Gwizzlies (ABA), however his stint with the American team did…
Read MoreEuroleague, ALBA and Valencia win
Four rounds of Euroleague Regular Season action have now been taken care of and this week’s Basketball proved to be another spectacle of elite sport. The usual suspects are starting to control their groups, but as we have become accustomed to in Europe’s premier tournament, there are always plenty of shocks in the Euroleague. Who…
Read MoreBritish Basketball receives vital funds
Sport England has thrown a lifeline to British Basketball with a £1.18million [€1.50million] funding program that will be issued over the next three years. The donation will be used to secure the short term future of international teams in the British Basketball tier from under 20 to senior level. UK Sport had already refused income…
Read MoreNBA jersey sponsors? D-League suggests yes
While shirt sponsors in soccer and other sports are commonplace, NBA jerseys have been left alone, for the most part blank spaces that reveal only team colour, logo, player name and number. However, the globalization and commercialization of the sport, particularly in the NBA, is about to change that. Several NBA D-League affiliates are taking…
Read MoreEnglish added by AEK Athens
AEK Athens (A1) enticed Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii’03) to Greece for the first time to wear the club jersey through the 2014/2015 season. The Canadian hasn’t had a station so far this campaign, but last term he spent the 2013/2014 season with CB Canarias Tenerife (Spain, Liga Endesa) and over ten games he averaged…
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