Archive for 2014
Lionel 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…
Read MoreDeividas Dulkys joins Umana Venezia
Umana Reyer Venezia (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Lithuanian shooter Deividas Dulkys (196 cm, Florida State’12) for the 2014-15 season. Deividas began the 2013-14 season with Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania-LKL), then moved to Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-TBL) in October 2013. He managed to play 19 games for the Polish club and averaged 16.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Dulkys’…
Read MoreLawrence Hill stays with Artland Dragons
The Artland Dragons (Germany-BBL) have chosen to offer an extension to Lawrence Hill (203 cm, Stanford’09), keeping the player this 2014-15. The club was satisfied with the effort and production Hill delivered for them in the 2013-14 season. He played nine games for them in their brief Eurocup run and he averaged 9.2 ppg and…
Read MoreBen Woodside inks with TED Kolejliler
Ben Woodside (180 cm, North Dakota State’09) is taking his talents to Aykon TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) this 2014-15 season. Woodside is American player who also holds a Georgian passport. In 2013-14 Ben was on the roster of Vanoli Cremona from Italy’s Serie A. He suited for 24 games and averaged 9.4 ppg and 3.2…
Read MoreBostjan Nachbar re-signs with Barcelona
FC Regal Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has opted to re-sign Slovenian veteran forward Bostjan Nachbar (207 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Nachbar has been a long-time member of the Slovenian National Team with stints in 1999-2006, 2009-2010 and again in 2013. The former NBA forward provided some quality production for the team as a reserve during…
Read MoreNo Lowry and Gortat, Riley’s options dwindle
Two of the Miami Heat’s top free agent targets are now spoken for and Heat president Pat Riley’s options to surround his “Big 3” with talent are now dwindling. The Washington Wizards locked in Polish big man Marcin Gortat to a five-year, $60 million deal. Kyle Lowry has agreed to a 4-year, $48 million contract…
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