Archive for February 24, 2015
Brian Cook joins Atletico Aguada
Veteran forward Brian Cook (208 cm, Illinois’03) is bound for Uruguay after agreeing to terms with Atletico Aguada (LUB) this 2015. He has already played his first game for his new club and he tallied seven points and seven rebounds against Hebraica. Cook signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) in December 2014, after…
Read MoreGal Mekel pens with Nizhny Novgorod
Russian club BC Nizhny Novgorod (VTB) has agreed to terms with former NBA guard Gal Mekel (190 cm, Wichita State’08) this 2015. Mekel is an Israeli player who also holds a Polish passport. He most recently played for the New Orleans Pelicans, logging in four games and averaging 1.5 ppg and 3.3 apg as a…
Read MoreAndrei Kirilenko reunites with CSKA Moscow
After recently being waived by the Philadelphia 76ers, Russian-American Andrei Kirilenko (206) is returning to Europe. He is reuniting with former club CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB). Hampered by injuries, AK47 was only able to play seven games for the Brooklyn Nets in 2014/15, before being traded to the Sixers. He barely saw any action, averaging just…
Read MoreNCAA: Kentucky stays perfect, still No. 1
NCAA – At the end of Week 16 the Kentucky Wildcats maintain their unanimous number one ranking across various polls, riding on their pristine 27-0 record. They took down Tennessee and Auburn last week in convincing fashion. They are set to face Mississippi State and Arkansas (22-5) this week, and remain as the heavy favorites…
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