Archive for January 4, 2015
Roman Martinez returns to Soles Mexicali
Roman Martinez (201 cm, New Mexico’10) is returning to Mexican Soles de Mexicali (LNBP). He just left Spanish Liga Endesa club MoraBanc Andorra where over eleven games he averaged 3.3 ppg and 2.1 rpg. Martinez is a 26-year-old Mexican-American player who has been a member of the Mexican national team since 2013. Prior to joining Andorra…
Read MoreTim Pickett moves to Gigantes
Tim Pickett (192 cm, Florida State´04) has been added to the roster of Gigantes Edomex Toluca (Mexico-LNBP). Through 2013/14 season the American started with Turkish TBL2 team Hacettepe University where he played just one game and collected 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He finished the season with La Union Formosa (Argentina-LigaA) where…
Read MoreStreet Basketball is dying
At Rucker Park in New York, people sat on rooftops and climbed trees to watch Julius Erving play street basketball. In Louisville, Kentucky, Artis Gilmore would pull up in his fancy car, still wearing his fancy suits, and just ball. Kevin Durant first measured the worth of his game on the D.C. playgrounds, and Arthur Agee…
Read MoreKrasnie Krilya sanctioned by FIBA
Russian basketball club Krasnie Krilya Samara was sanctioned by FIBA on December 2014 for its continued breach to honor an award granted by the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for two to of its former players, American DeJuan Collins (photo above) and American-Macedonian Jeremiah Massey. Both players filed a claim against Krasnie Krilya at the BAT…
Read More2014/2015 Adriatic League, Metalac and Olaj win
The action recommenced in the 2014/2015 Adriatic League after the competition broke for the New Year’s festivities. The league resumed on Saturday with two contests opening Round 16 as all clubs look to runaway leaders Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (15-0) at the top of the standings. None of the teams playing tonight are likely to challenge…
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