Archive for April 2015
Larry Turner released by Koroivos
Larry Turner (210 cm, Tennessee State’07) has been waived by ASA Koroivos Amaliadas (Greece-A1) this 2015. Turner is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. Before he and the team parted ways, the big man was able to play 10 games for them in the Greek league and averaged 4.6…
Read MoreMarcus Cousin agrees with Humacao
Caciques de Humacao are having a tough start for the Puerto Rico BSN 2015 season. They are currently in last place in the standings with their 2-12 record. They’ve made a change to their roster by adding Marcus Cousin (211 cm, Houston’09) as reinforcement. The 28-year-old big man played the 2014/15 season for Russian club…
Read MorePanathinaikos wins 4th-straight Greek Cup
Panathinaikos Athens flexed its muscles and asserted its dominance over AS Apollon Patras, 68-53, to win its fourth-straight Greek Cup title. This will be the 16th Greek Cup they will be adding to their already stacked trophy case. The green shirts took control of the game early and did not relinquish it at any point…
Read MoreWisconsin vs. Duke NCAA Finals Preview
We’re just several hours away from the culmination of the 2015 NCAA Tournament and it will be Wisconsin vs. Duke in the Finals. Duke is a four-time National Champion, while Wisconsin is hunting for its second; the first coming way back in 1941. As an institution, Duke has the experience advantage as far as competing…
Read MoreKentucky stunned by Wisconsin in Final Four
It seemed written in lore that the March Madness Final Four would go to form and that number 1 seeds Duke and Kentucky would progress to the championship game. However, Basketball is a funny old game and anything can happen over a single shootout on the hardwood. And so it proved as Duke lived up…
Read More2014/2015 Euroleague, CSKA downs Olympiacos
While Friday in the 2014/2015 Euroleague may not have produced the must see clashes of Thursday, Round 13 of the Top 16 wrapped with plenty of excitement. Zalgiris Kaunas outthought Crvena Zvezda at home in a dead rubber that let both teams let the shackles lose in Group E. In Group F a game of…
Read MoreBC Timisoara wins Romanian Cup
Despite displaying average form in the Regular Season, BC Timisoara has come through the pack to be crowned the Romanian Basketball Cup champion. The club downed Targu Mures 78-73 in the final, but needed overtime to ensure the success. Through the opening period Targu-Mures (also displaying mid-table qualities this season) took the lead and was…
Read MoreAL Rayyan wins 16th Qatari title
Al Rayyan Club survived a late rally from El Jaish to win the Qatari D1 League for a sixteenth time and to make it eleven league triumphs from the last 13 seasons. The pressure was on the biggest club in Qatari Basketball as Al Rayyan was hot favourite to win back the league crown it…
Read MoreMaalik Wayns to Manati
Maalik Wayns (185 cm, Villanova’12) will play outside the United States for the first time after inking with Atenienses de Manati (Puerto Rico, BSN). The American player has been featuring for the Delaware 87ers in the D-League and over seventeen games he logged 11.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists per game. The point guard was…
Read MoreMichael Ojo joins Patras
Michael Ojo (211 cm, Lehigh’11) has been tabbed by Greek A1 outfit Apollon Patras for the remainder of the season. The club will be contesting the Greek Cup final this year and is trying to bolster its ranks ahead of that important showpiece against Athens giant Panathinaikos. Michael Ojo has been playing for Eco Orebro…
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