Archive for 2014
William Pharis agrees with Byblos
William Pharis (206 cm, Arkansas’04) will continue his professional career this 2014/15 season with Byblos (Lebanon-Division A) after being released by Champville this November. Pharis is a 33-year-old American player who is also a naturalized Lebanese citizen. He was a former member of the Lebanese national team from 2010-12. In 2013-14 he suited up for…
Read MoreCharles Tabet joins Homenetmen Beirut
Charles Tabet (205 cm, South Alabama’10) will be joining Homenetmen Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) this 2014-15 season. Charles is an American player who is also a naturalized Lebanese citizen and was a former member of the Lebanese national team in 2011-12. Tabet has played his entire professional career in Lebanon. In 2013-14 Charles began the season…
Read MoreNick Oudendag added by Floriana
Dutch player Nick Oudendag (210 cm) is on his way to Malta after penning a deal with Floriana Cafe del Mar (Malta-Powerade League). The 27-year-old Oudendag was a member of the Dutch national team in 2009 and again 2014. Nick signed with Bosnian club BC Igokea Aleksandrovac (Division I) this 2014/15, but was released by…
Read MoreRed Star downs Buducnost 83-69 in Adriatic
The top two teams in the Adriatic league locked horns and Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Telekom Beograd prevailed over Montenegrin club KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica 83-69. The 2014 league finalists are off to yet another stellar start this season and have thus far shown no signs of slowing down. They are now 6-0 and…
Read MoreSpain – FIATC Joventut Hands Barca First Loss
Spanish Liga Endesa – FC Regal Barcelona was upset by FIATC Joventut 82-83 in arguably the most noteworthy games in Round 5 of the 2014/15 regular season. It was one of seven games played on November 2, wrapping up the round’s action. Both Real Madrid and Unicaja Malaga managed to secure victories and are now…
Read MoreNenad Krstic breaks arm
Anadolu Efes Istanbul suffered a big blow on Sunday when learning it has lost its starting center and leading scorer Nenad Krstic with a broken left forearm. The big man is expected to be back on the floor in six to eight weeks, which means he is likely to miss the rest of the Turkish…
Read MoreDynile Forbes heads to Al Ansar
Dynile Forbes (188 cm, La-Monroe ’10) has signed with Al Ansar Medina from Saudi Arabia. The Bahamian International guard played in Iraq recently for Al Shurtah Police. During the 2012/2013 season Dynile Forbes had a short stint with Spanish Aurteneche Maquinaria Euskadi (LEB Silver) where the player averaged 11.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg in 18 games. Dynile Forbes…
Read MoreCanadian CIS opening weekend
The Canadian CIS League opened for the 2014/2015 season this weekend with ten games on Friday and Saturday with the remainder of the round to conclude midweek. The ten games saw the first five contests repeated through Saturday when only one of the results reversed. Trinity Western vs. Manitoba Manitoba collected a comfortable 56-84 victory…
Read MoreD-League Draft held
The D-League Draft was held on Saturday night, with the Grand Rapids Drive selecting Tennessee State’s Robert Covington with the first overall pick. The Drive were making their first-ever D-League selection, and they grabbed the 205 cm forward who has spent time with the Houston Rockets and was last year’s D-League rookie of the year.…
Read MoreCasper Ware to EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Casper Ware (178 cm, Long Beach State’12) has linked up with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German BBL for the rest of the 2014/15 season. The American player started the season with the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) and then was transferred to Brooklyn Nets (NBA), however released later in October. During the 2013/14 season Casper Ware was with…
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