Archive for 2014
Coach Jason Rabedeaux dies at 49
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Saigon Heat (Vietnam-ASEAN League) head coach Jason Rabedeaux passed Monday morning. He was 49 years old. Rabedeaux was the head coach of UTEP in the NCAA from 1999 to 2002. He also served as director of Basketball Operations for Marquette University in 2007-08. From there he moved on to…
Read MoreDarko Milicic Retires from Basketball
Former NBA center Darko Milicic (212 cm) has retired from Basketball and is now trying a new sport. Kickboxing! He will sign a contract with the World Kickboxing Association (WAKO). Milicic is a Serbian player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons second overall during the 2003 NBA Draft. His career in the NBA started…
Read MoreNick Galis Cup: Aris Edges CSKA Moscow, 60-59
Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) defeated CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) 60-59 in the final game of the Nick Galis Cup, yet another recently concluded preseason friendly tournament. The cup is held in honor of former Aris player Nikolaos Georgalis, who is commonly known as Nick or Nikos Galis. He was a Greek-American player who was named one of…
Read MoreAshley Hamilton signs with Cherkasy
The SK Cherkasy Monkeys (Ukraine-Superleague) have added British forward Ashley Hamilton (201 cm, Loyola Mary’13) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Hamilton was a member of the British national team in 2011 and again in 2013-14. The young pro began his rookie season with Victoria Libertas Pesaro (Italy-SerieA). In three games with the Italian club Hamilton…
Read MoreDarius Rice inks with Maccabi Ashdod
Israeli Winner league team Maccabi Ashdod has recently signed veteran Darius Rice (208 cm, Miami Florida’04) and will be bringing him on this 2014-15. The forward spent his 2013-14 season in Japan’s NBL where he played for the Hitachi Sunrockers Tokyo. Darius averaged 14.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg in 30 games of the Sunrockers. Before…
Read MoreJustin Safford added by Le Portel
ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-ProB) will be bringing in Justin Safford (204 cm, Missouri’11) as a new addition to their roster this 2014-15. This will be the first time he will be playing in France in his career. The 26-year-old forward played in Hungary’s Division A for the 2013-14 season, suiting up for Zalakeramia-ZTE…
Read MoreAndray Blatche heads to Xinjiang
Andray Blatche (211 cm) will continue his professional career with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China-CBA) this 2014-15 season. Blatche is an American player who also holds a Philippine passport. Despite dealing with some minor injuries Andray was one of the more inspiring performers at the FIBA World Cup 2014, playing for Philippine team Gilas Pilipinas.…
Read MoreEnel Brindisi wins BMW Cup
Hosts Enel Brindisi have triumphed in the preseason tournament BMW Cup IV Memorial Elio Pentassuglia. It is the fourth year that the two-day tournament, honoring the memory of great Italian player and coach Aurelio “Elio” Pentassuglia. He is an important coach in Italian basketball, earning the Van Zandt Coach of the Year award in 1969,…
Read MoreJustin Hamilton vs Cibona Zagreb at BAT
Justin Hamilton (213 cm, LSU’12) and his agency, ASM Sports filed a claim against his former team KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia-A1) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries and agents fees. The claimants submitted that the Croatian club made only partial payments. Cibona answered that the player did not comply with Croatian law…
Read MoreEuroleague qualifying preview
Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…
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