Archive for February 2015
Jerry Smith now with Bremerhaven
Jerry Smith (188 cm, Louisville’10) will continue his professional career this 2014/15 with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL). The 27-year-old guard is making moving to Germany from Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League). He played 19 games for them and delivered averages of 9.6 ppg and 2.9 apg. Jerry transferred to Maccabi Rishon early into the season after…
Read MoreHrvoje Kovacevic joins Anwil
Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-TBL) is strengthening their roster this 2015 with the signing of Croatian guard Hrvoje Kovacevic (190 cm). He kicked off his 2014/15 season late, signing with KK Zagreb (Croatia-A1) in January 2015. Hrvoje did manage to get five games under his belt before making the team switch this February. He recorded averages of…
Read MoreSasu Salin links with Gran Canaria 2014
Spanish Liga Endesa club Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 is bringing in Finnish player Sasu Salin (192 cm) for the remainder of the 2014/15 season. The 23-year-old guard has been a member of the Finnish national team from 2010 up to the present and represent his country in the 2014 FIBA World Cup held in Spain.…
Read MoreEA7 Armani tops Umana Venezia in Top 4 clash
Italian Serie A – Two of the league’s Top 4 teams collided in what would be one of the most important games in Round 18 regular season action. League leader EA7 Emporio Armani Milano came away with a win on the road against third-placer Umana Reyer Venezia 84-74. This is Armani’s 16th win in 18…
Read MoreDouglas Thomas to Mississauga Power
The Mississauga Power (Canada-NBL) are bolstering their roster with the addition of Douglas Thomas (206 cm, Iowa’06) this 2015. The team is currently in last place in the Canadian NBL Central Division with their 7-17 record. Douglas has already logged his first game for the Power and managed to tally seven points, seven rebounds and…
Read MoreDonell Taylor heads to Maccabi Ashdod
Donell Taylor (198 cm, UAB’05) is a newcomer to Israeli Winner league team Maccabi Ashdod this 2015. The 32-year-old Taylor began the season on the roster of Grissin Bon Reggio Emila from Italy’s Serie A. He played eight games for his former club in the Eurocup and was able to average 12.0 ppg and 1.9…
Read MoreBranko Cvetkovic pens with Fuenlabrada
Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) has signed Serbian player Branko Cvetkovic (200 cm) to strenthen their roster this 2015. The 30-year-old veteran was a former member of the Serbian national team in 2007-08. This is his first team for the 2014/15 season. In 2013/14 Branko played for BC Astana (Kazakhstan-D1). He played 19 games for BC…
Read MoreKim English agrees with Guaros de Lara
Kim English (200 cm, Missouri’12) has agreed to terms with Venezuelan club Guaros de Lara (LPB) for the 2015 season. The 26-year-old English spent the early part of the 2014/15 season playing for a couple of French Pro A clubs. He left the NBA after failing to land a permanent roster spot with the Chicago…
Read MoreKrka ends Red Star’s Adriatic win streak at 20
The historic winning streak of Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd in the Adriatic league has finally ended at 20 wins! They fell on the road to Slovenian club Krka Novo Mesto, 77-67. With the loss, the dream of a perfect regular season record is over for Red Star. Nonetheless, the Serbian franchise has set…
Read MoreDean Smith sadly passes away
Dean Smith, a revolutionary coach and a titan of American Basketball has passed away at the age of 83. The retired tactician is reported to have died peacefully while in his North Carolina home on Saturday night. The news was announced by North Carolina University, where Smith made such a monumental impact as a coach.…
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