Archive for 2015
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Read MoreJeffrey Crockett decides on Massagno
Jeffrey Crockett (201 cm, Texas Tech’14) has decided to link up with Swiss LNA team 5 STELLE SAM Basket Massagno for the rest of this season. The forward has been spending time with Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano in the Japanese BJ League, playing in ten games and impressing with numbers of 14.7 points and 8.0…
Read MoreDamontre Harris join Pertevniyal
Damontre Harris (208 cm, Campbellsville’15) will wear the colours of Pertevniyal Istanbul (Turkey, TBL) this season after deciding to join the club. This is the American’s first season as a professional Basketball player and he has been hitting the hardwood with PGE Turow in the Polish TBL. Damontre Harris has played eight TBL games and…
Read MoreRamel Bradley to Holon
Ramel Bradley (188 cm, Kentucky’08) has switched to Hapoel Holon (Israel, Winner League) for the rest of the 2015/2016 season. The 30-year old American has already had a station this season when he suited up for Yesilgiresun (Turkey, BSL). Over nine games Ramel Bradley played in Turkey he averaged 7.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.6…
Read MoreKhimki keeps pressure on CSKA
Khimki Moscow Region collected its fourth consecutive victory with a slick road win over Kalev/Cramo Tallin in Estonia on Wednesday night. Last season’s VTB United League runner-up Khimki is hunting down leader CSKA Moscow once again and now sits in third place with a 10-3 record, while CSKA sits top with a 12-1 showing. The…
Read MoreTyrone Brazelton moves to Gravelines
Tyrone Brazelton (183 cm, Western Kentucky’08) will be reinforcing the backcourt of BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) this 2015-16. The 29-year-old Brazelton is coming over after starting the season as a member of Torku Konyaspor (Turkey-BSL). He played eight games for them and averaged 10.8 ppg and 5.0 apg. He is no stranger…
Read MoreK.C. Rivers returns to Real Madrid
K.C. Rivers (196 cm, Clemson’09) is making his return to Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015. Rivers is a 28-year-old American player who also holds a passport from Guinea-Bissau. He comes to Real Madrid after starting the 2015-16 season with German club Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL). K.C. played 10 games for them in the…
Read MoreVTB United League, CSKA top at Christmas
Tuesday in the VTB United League saw some of the larger teams flex their muscles, particularly current five time champs CSKA Moscow with a win over Bisons Loima. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Nizhny Novgorod, two of the clubs who could dethrone CSKA got back on track with victories, both clubs have suffered patchy form of…
Read MoreAndrey Vatutin, CSKA Moscow President Assaulted
Andrey Vatutin, the president and CEO of Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow was attacked by unknown assailants in the Russian capital on Monday, December 21st. The 42-year-old basketball executive jumped as he exited a store and headed to his car on Monday night. He was beaten with a rubber hammer. Vatutin sustained a fracture to his…
Read MoreMuhammad El-Amin joins Nea Kifisia
Muhammad El-Amin (196 cm, Stony Brook’10) has moved to AE Nea Kifisia Athens (Greece-A1), where he is set to play for the remainder of the season. He began 2015-16 on the roster of Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A). Muhammad played seven games for his former club and averaged 5.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg. El-Amin has…
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