Archive for 2015
T.J. Robinson joins Sheffield Sharks
T.J. Robinson (203 cm, Long Beach State’12) is a recent addition to the roster of the Sheffield One Health Sharks (United Kingdom-BBL). The Sharks are currently 0-1 for the season and are in search of their first victory. T.J. will get a chance to contribute from the get-go and help out his new team. The 26-year-old…
Read MoreDavid Holston signed by Dijon
David Holston (168 cm, Chicago State’09) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with French Pro A team JDA Dijon Bourgogne. David is coming in having spent the last couple of seasons playing for the Artland Dragons (Germany-BBL). In 2014/15 the 29-year-old Holston played 10 games for them in the Eurocup and was able to…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015, Quarterfinals set
The eight teams progressing to the Last Eight of the FIBA Asia 2015 tournament in Changsha, China have been locked. The quarterfinals will be taking place on Thursday, giving the players and national teams a day to prepare for the first knock-out stage of the competition so far. In Group E the Philippines built on…
Read MoreQuinton Hosley added by Yesilgiresun
Quinton Hosley (201 cm, Fresno State’07) is now a member of the roster of Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-BSL) this 2015/16. Hosley is a 31-year-old American player who also holds a Georgian passport. He recently departed Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB), early this September. Quinton spent the 2014/15 season playing for Polish club Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL). He played one…
Read MoreAleksander Czyz added by Giorgio Tesi PT
Giorgio Tesi Group Pisotia (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to a short-term deal with Aleksander Czyz (201 cm, Nevada’12) who is coming in as a replacement for an injured Marcus Thornton. Aleksander is a 25-year-old Polish player who has been a member of the Polish national team since 2013. He played the 2014/15 preseason with Enel…
Read MoreReal Madrid wins Intercontinental Cup
Sau Paolo, Brazil – Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid downed the 2015 Liga Americas champion, Bauru, 91-79 to claim the 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champs were in regular-season form as they took down their hosts in Game 2 of the series. Bauru edged Real Madrid 91-90 in Game 1. This is…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel-Aviv takes Winner Cup Title
Maccabi Tel-Aviv defeated Hapoel Eilat 87-80 to claim the 2015 Israeli Winners Cup this preseason. It is a good start for the team to gain some momentum during these warm-up games. Devin Smith led Maccabi Tel-Aviv with a game-high 26 points and was named the Most Valuable Player. His aggressiveness paid dividends both for him…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015: Philippines stuns Iran
Action in the FIBA Asia 2015 heated up yesterday as a heavy favorite fell to a dark horse in Group E. The Philippines played their hearts out and took down tournament juggernaut, Iran 87-73. The win secured a quarterfinals berth for the Philippines and are in line to be the top seed entering the knockout round.…
Read MoreEdi Sinadinovic signs with MZT Skopje
KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) has reached an agreement with Serbian player Edi Sinadinovic (193 cm). He tried out for BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) for the season, but failed to land a deal. In 2014/15 Edi played for BC Mures Targu-Mures of Romania’s Liga Nationala. In eight games he was able to…
Read MoreChris Braswell inks with Apollon
Chris Braswell (206 cm, Charlotte’13) is a new addition to the roster of Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Cyprus-Division A) this 2015/16. Chris last played for Lapuan Korikobrat (Finland-Korisliiga) in 2014/15. He appeared in 13 games for his former club and was able to produce averages of 19.1 ppg and 7.8 rpg. He signed with them…
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