Archive for 2014
Eurocup, Paris-Levallois beats Strasbourg
There were just four games in the Eurocup on Tuesday as the fifth round of the competition got underway. The remaining scheduled games for this week will take place on Wednesday, fourteen encounters in total. As for tonight, there may have only been four games, but there was plenty of action on the hardwood, especially…
Read More2014/2015 Eurochallenge Round 2
Week two of the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge got underway on Tuesday evening with ten games taking place around the continent. As is usually the case, the Basketball was tight and exciting, and as we have become used to in this competition there were plenty of close ties. For example, two games went to overtime, while another…
Read MoreLeroy Hickerson heads to Uniceub/Brasilia
Thirty-two-year-old Leroy Hickerson (196 cm, Cumberlands’05) is switching teams in Latin America. The American player is headed to Uniceub/Brasilia (Brazil-NBB) for the 2014/15 season. In 2014 he played three games for San German (Puerto Rico-BSN) and had averages of 10.7 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Earlier during the season Leroy Hickerson played for Globalport (Philippines-PBA) and notched impressive…
Read MoreDragan Sakota to coach AEK Athens
AEK Athens (Greece-A1) has found a new head coach. They have agreed to terms with Serbian strategist Dragan Sakota and have signed him through 2016. The 62-year-old veteran and former head coach of the Yugoslavian national team has had previously coached in Greece in the early 2000s. Sakota coached AEK Athens from 2001-03. His last…
Read MoreAnton Gavel Out for One Month
FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) will be without the services of starting point guard Anton Gavel (189 cm) for around a month due to an ankle injury. Gavel is a Slovakian player who also has German citizenship. In 2014-15 he has played four games for the club in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and averaged 7.8 ppg…
Read MoreDaniel Goethals new coach of Kangoeroes
After a compiling a 0-6 record to begin the 2014-15 season, the Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek (Belgium-Scooore League) has decided to change things up in their coaching staff. Team ownership has opted to part ways with Serbian-Belgian head coach Aleksander Peldic. In his stead, Daniel Goethals will be take over leading the club. This will be…
Read MoreEmanuele Molin replaced by JuveCaserta
Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta is off to a dismal start in their Italian Serie A 2014/15 campaign. They are still without a win in five games. To address the situation, management has decided to make a change and head coach Emanuele Molin has ended up as the casualty. This was the 54-year-old Italian coach’s second season…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod downs Unics Kazan, to lead VTB
Round 5 of VTB United League action was capped off by a marquee match-up between two of the league’s top teams. Russian clubs BC Nizhny Novgorod and Unics Kazan did battle to settle which team would take pole position. After an exciting game, visiting Nizhny Novgorod held back their hosts in the fourth period to…
Read MoreReggie Hanson departs Shimane
The Shimane Susanoo Magic (Japan-BJ League), that have lost eleven straight games made a coaching change. The team parted ways with American specialist and former JBL star Reggie Hanson. Tomohiro Moriyama will take over the team in the upcoming games. The 46-year-old Hanson served as a longtime University of Kentucky assistant coach (2000-07) after his playing…
Read MoreVernard Hollins newcomer to Boncourt
Vernard Hollins (190 cm, Wright State ‘04) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with the Swiss club BC Boncourt Red Team (LNA). Vernard is a 34-year-old American guard who is well-known in Switzerland. During 2013/14 season Vernard Hollins played for Union Neuchatel Basket (LNA) where he averaged 12.0 ppg and 4.3 apg in 10…
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