Archive for 2015
Olympiacos sweeps to Greek league title
Olympiacos Piraeus bested great rival Panathinaikos Athens in Game 3 of the Greek A1 finals to sweep the championship series and win an eleventh title. This seasons beaten Euroleague finalists have looked superior throughout and a 93-74 win capped what has been a surprisingly comfortable finals series for the Piraeus giant. As for Panathinaikos, there…
Read MoreReal Madrid makes Spanish ACB final
Real Madrid advanced into the final of the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa with an 84-90 win over Valencia, while arch rival Barcelona was defeated by Unicaja Malaga. In victory, Real Madrid became the first club to punch its ticket to the championship series, while Malaga and Barcelona will play a decisive fifth game in their…
Read MoreLimoges opens ProA title defence with win
The French LNB ProA finals are underway with Limoges CSP looking to defend its crown against Strasbourg in the championship series. The defending champs got off to a great start in Game 1 by taking out Strasbourg 68-70 on the road, with Game 2 also in Strasbourg on Sunday. Limoges is hunting its eleventh LNB…
Read MoreJustin Brownlee stays with Brescia
Justin Brownlee (201 cm, St John’s’11) will suit up for Centrale del Latte Brescia again in Italy’s second division A2 Gold next season, the club revealed. It will be the American’s return to the club has he represented Brescia during this 2014/2015 campaign, playing 36 games and averaging 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.9 dimes…
Read MoreDarius Johnson-Odom to Trabzonspor
This season’s Eurochallenge runner-up Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey, TBL) has brought in Darius Johnson-Odom (187 cm, Marquette’12) for next season. The point guard is heading to the club after finishing this season playing for Cantu (Italy, Serie A), where he played 35 games and was solid with numbers of 14.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.1 assists…
Read MoreAaron Doornekamp pens with Skyliners Frankfurt
Aaron Doornekamp (198 cm, Carleton University’09) has extended his stay with Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany, BBL) through the 2014/2015 season. The Canadian international joined the club at the start of the 2014/2015 season and played 37 BBL games during the season, averaging 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. The forward also played seventeen Eurochallenge…
Read MoreToarlyn Fitzpatrick joins Tuebingen
The Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany, BBL Bundesliga) announced the signing of Toarlyn Fitzpatrick (203 cm, South Florida’13) for the upcoming 2015/2016 Basketball season. This season the American player has hit the hardwood with Apollon Patras in the Greek A1 and over 26 games he collected numbers of 11.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while…
Read MoreGarrett Stutz decides on Minsk
Garrett Stutz (212 cm, Wichita State’12) has opted to join Belarussian giant Tsmoki-Minsk (Premier League and VTB United League) next season. He is coming off the 2014/2015 season where he played for Czech Republic heavyweight CEZ Nymburk, helping them to a 12th consecutive NBL title. The American played 24 games in the NBL and recorded…
Read MoreZachery Peacock inks with Bourg
Zachery Peacock (203 cm, Georgia Tech’10) will be playing for JL Bourg Basket in the French ProA during the 2014/2015 season. The 28-year old center has played in France before, but his last post was in the Turkish TB2L playing for Meliksah Kayseri. The American finished the 2014/2015 season with the club and over fourteen…
Read MorePatrick Richard inks with Chalons-Reims
Patrick Richard (196 cm, McNeese State’12) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season with Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (France-Pro A). He is joining the French club after spending the 2014/15 season playing in the German Bundesliga for the Mitteldeutscher Weissenfels. In 32 games, Patrick was able to produce averages of 13.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg.…
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