Archive for 2015
Yancy Gates moves to Hapoel Jerusalem
Yancy Gates (206 cm, Cincinnati’12) will be suiting up for Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) this 2015/16, moving from Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). The 25-year-old Gates played a total 36 games for Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the 2014/15 season and was able to record averages of 16.8 ppg and 6.3 rpg . His strong play for the…
Read MoreJohn Fields signed by Mons-Hainaut
John Fields (205 cm, Tennessee’11) is a new addition to the roster of Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium-Scooore League) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Fields is moving from Belgian Cup finalist Liege Basket (Belgium-Scooore League), where he spent the 2014/15 season. John played 31 games for his former team and was able to register averages of 15.1…
Read MoreLeBron James ties NBA Finals Series 1-1
LeBron James put together an impressive triple-double performance and lifted the Cleveland Cavaliers to 95-93 overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2, tying the NBA Finals series 1-1. James finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists. What he gave his team in terms of effort was met in kind by…
Read MoreMontengro claims GSSE Games gold
Montenegro won the title game over Iceland to be crowned the 2015 Games of Small States of Europe (GSSE) Basketball champions. Held every two years, the GSSE Games give smaller European nations the chance to compete on an even playing field and possibly taste some medal success. Montenegro overcame host nation Iceland in the final…
Read MoreBayern Munich takes Game 1 advantage in BBL finals
Round 1 of the Beko BBL German final got underway on Sunday as Bayern Munich and Brose Baskets Bamberg clashed to decide the destination of the championship. The Munich club managed to snatch an impressive 73-84 road win in Bamberg to open its account in the series and put early pressure on Brose Baskets. As…
Read MoreOlympiacos downs Panathinaikos to open Greek finals
The finals series of the Greek A1 has arrived and it has brought a familiar fixture as Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clash for the league title. The two biggest clubs in Greek Basketball and indeed two of the biggest in Europe are perennial opponents in the championship series. On Sunday the title decider got…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow take 2-0 lead in VTB final series
CSKA Moscow took another giant step towards retaining the VTB United League on Friday with a 94-81 win over Khimki Moscow Region. The result meant that CSKA took a 2-0 lead in the best of five championship series and now needs just one more win to lift the title. Game 3 will be held in…
Read MoreNikola Jankovic back to Charleroi
Young Serbian prospect Nikola Jankovic (205 cm) has signed a deal to play with Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium, Scooore League) for next season. It will be the second time that the 21-year old has played with the club as he represented Charleroi during the 2012/2013 campaign. During that stay the power forward hit the hardwood…
Read MoreT.J. Bannister inks with Bratislava
T.J. Bannister (180 cm, Liberty’08) has agreed terms with BK Inter Incheba Bratislava (Slovakia, SBL) for the upcoming 2015/2016 campaign. The American is coming off the 2014/2015 season where he played in Slovakia for Rieker Com Therm Komarno (SBL). During his stay with the club, T.J. Bannister hit the court in 42 games and proved…
Read MoreRay Jones Jr. deals with Kosice
Ray Jones Jr. (188 cm, Southern Utah’12) has agreed to represent Slavia TU Kosice (Slovakia, 1.Liga) during the 2015/2016 season. The 25-year old is experienced in Slovakian Basketball after donning the colours of MBK Lucenec this season. The American was impressive for Lucenec as he logged averages of 21.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 6.5 assists…
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