Archive for March 2015
Olympiacos, Panathinaikos cruise in Greek A1
Round 21 in the regular season of the Greek A1 ended with a bang yesterday as the league’s top two teams took to the court to do battle with respective opponents. League powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus recorded their 20th win in 21 games with an easy home game against the visiting KAO Dramas team. Second-place…
Read MoreEugene Jeter landed by Limoges
French Pro A club Limoges CSP Elite has landed veteran guard Eugene Jeter (180 cm, Portland’06) this 2015. Jeter is an American player who also holds a Ukrainian passport. He also has been a member of the Ukrainian National Team since 2013. Eugene is coming off a three-season stint in China playing for the Shandong…
Read MoreSteve Nash Announces Retirement
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash (190 cm, Santa Clara’05) has announced his retirment from basketball. The 41-year-old Nash will be remembered as one of top Canadians to ever play in the NBA as well as arguably one of the all-time greatest point guards to ever handle NBA leather. He spent most of his…
Read MoreChina: Beijing Ducks win third CBA Title
China – The Shougang Beijing Ducks edge out the Liaoning Jeibao Hunters 108-109 in Game 6 of the CBA Finals to repeat as league champions and claim their third title. The Ducks were led by former NBA guard Stephon Marbury whose impressive performance during the series earned him the Most Valuable Player Award. Marbury out-dueled…
Read MoreSuleiman Braimoh joins IMS Hawks
The IMS Payroll Hawks from New Zealand’s NBL have locked in Nigerian-American Suleiman Braimoh (203 cm, Rice’11) for the 2015 season. He spent the 2014/15 season playing in Mexico for the Huracanes de Tampico (LNBP). Suleiman logged a total of 46 games for the Huracanes and produced solid averages of 20.1 ppg and 8.2 rpg.…
Read MoreNCAA March Madness: Sweet 16 Teams Set
The NCAA March Madness is perculating to higher temperatures as the last eight teams secured their seats to the Sweet 16. There were a couple of teams that pulled off some shocking upsets as they moved on. This is the second straight year the Michigan State has dowsed the the flames of the University of…
Read MoreMarch Madness, who made Sweet 16?
March Madness continued on Saturday and threw up the typical array of interesting facts, while posing a number of questions as the tournament progresses. We saw the first Number 1 seed fall as Villanova came up short against North Carolina State, but the Kentucky Wildcats continued their unbeaten season with a win over Cincinnati. UCLA…
Read MoreDamian Hollis signs for Biella
Damian Hollis (203 cm, George Washington’10) is linking up with Angelico Biella of the Italian A2 Gold for the remainder of the season. So far this season the American has been taking to the court with FoxTown Cantu in the Italian Serie A top flight. He featured in twenty games for the club and put…
Read MoreKareem Johnson inks with Pacific Saints
Kareem Johnson (203 cm, Cincinnati’04) has been picked up by the Pacific Jewellers Saints (New Zealand, NBL). The American has played extensively in the New Zealand top flight before, including last season when he featured for the HBS Banks Hawks. With the Hawks the power forward played twenty games and put together solid averages of…
Read MorePanathinaikos stun Real Madrid in Euroleague action
Panathinaikos Athens took down Group E leaders Real Madrid in the Greek capital during the closing day of round 11 in the Euroleague Top 16. The victory stopped a recent surge from the Spanish club, as Panathinaikos enhanced its chances of making the Play-offs. There were also two games in Group F, where Fenerbahce continued…
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