Archive for January 2015
PAOK upsets Panathinaikos to kick off 2015
PAOK Thessaloniki and Panathinaikos Athens took to the hardwood court early in 2015 to play out a postponed game from Round 6 of the regular season. The result was a surprising one as the Black and Whites came up with an amazing upset over the previous league leader in a 71-54 victory. Olympiacos (10-1) now…
Read MoreKnicks fans want coach Derek Fisher fired
Knicks fans turned their frustration toward first-year coach Derek Fisher by chanting “Fire Fisher!” during the closing seconds of New York’s 95-82 loss to Milwaukee at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Courtside microphones picked up fans chanting “Fire Fisher!” in the closing seconds of the double-digit defeat. The defeat, which was the Knicks’ 11th in a row, came with Carmelo Anthony,…
Read MoreDjordje Micic signed by Craiova
SCM CSU Craiova (Romania-Liga Nationala) is bringing in veteran Serbian player Djordje Micic (196 cm) this 2014/15 season. The 31-year-old Micic began the season with BC Levski Sofia from Bulgaria’s NBL, but soon signed with the KK Borac Mozzart Cacak (Serbia-KLS) in October 2014. In nine games for his former team Micic recorded averages of…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Gets 16th Adriatic League Win
The fans of Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS) have a lot to cheer about this 2015. Their team kicked off the new year by extending their record-breaking winning streak in the Adriatic League to 16 wins and remain undefeated. The latest victim is Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia-Telemach League), which had to endure its…
Read MoreRoman 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…
Read MoreJosh Asselin chooses Malvin Montevideo
Malvin Montevideo (Uruguay, LUB) has tabbed Josh Asselin (210 cm, Michigan’01) for the remainder of the season. A veteran, Asselin is now 36-years old, but is enjoying plenty of Basketball in the twilight of his career. Last season he played top flight hoops in Europe’s biggest league, Spain’s Liga Endesa. The American featured for La…
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