Archive for January 2016
Terry Smith now with ASVEL
Terry Smith (185 cm, Mercyhurst’08) will continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A). Smith is moving to the French club after starting off the 2015-16 season on the roster of Sakarya Isik Koleji (Turkey-TBL). In 17 games Terry managed to deliver averages of 16.5 ppg and 3.6…
Read MoreCurtis Jerrells lands with Galatasaray
Curtis Jerrells (185 cm, Baylor’09) has agreed to terms on a deal with Turkish club Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. The 28-year-old guard is coming over from Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB), where he spent the 2014-15 season. Jerrells had his hands full as a member of their backcourt rotation. He played in three leagues…
Read MoreValencia edges Barca 91-94 (OT) to stay Perfect
The top two teams of the Spanish Liga Endesa collided on Sunday in what proved to be an epic game. Valencia Basket proved to be resilient as it edged FC Barcelona, 91-94 in overtime to extend its undefeated run in the Spanish league to 17-0. Barcelona has now suffered its second loss of the season…
Read MoreVTB United League: top 2 win
Round 17 of the VTB United League Regular Season saw CSKA Moscow consolidate its position at the top of the standings with a roaring home success over Vita Tbilisi. Behind CSKA in second place, Unics Kazan kept pace with a clinical win against Tsmoki-Minsk, showcasing some solid offence in the process. Also in good attacking…
Read MoreDavid Blatt axed by Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with head coach David Blatt, dismissing the tactician late on Friday and replacing him with his top assistant. The news came as something of a surprise because Blatt was having a better second season with the NBA franchise than his first campaign. Certainly, if this news had landed this…
Read MoreEuroleague: classic Istanbul derby
After the drama of Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid in El Clasico on Thursday, the Euroleague Top 16 had a lot to live up to as Round 4 wrapped on Friday. Luckily the hoops are always of the highest quality in this competition and the Euroleague produced four memorable contests to send Basketball fans into…
Read MoreFIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers draw
The draw for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers was made by the Basketball governing body in Munich, Germany on Friday. The completed draw means the competing 27 nations in the qualifying round now know their opponents when the competition gets underway in September. The countries were split into seven groups, with six groups of four…
Read MoreBilly Rush joins Niagara
Less than two weeks after being cut by The Island Storm, Billy Rush (201 cm, Robert Morris’10) is back in the Canadian NBL playing for the Niagara River Lions. The American played seven games for the Storm this season and logged averages of 8.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Billy Rush has plenty of…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck returns to Bologna
Kenny Hasbrouck (191 cm, Siena’09) has inked a deal to come back to Virtus Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna (Italy, Serie A) the club announced on Friday. The American has played for the team before, spending the 2012/2013 season and over that stint played 22 Serie A games and averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists…
Read MoreEric Kibi added by Strsljen
KK Strsljen Gusinje (Montenegro-Erste Liga) is strengthening its roster with the addition of Eric Kibi (198 cm, Abilene Christian’12) this 2016. Eric has dual citizenship from Canada and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He will likely be inserted as a regular part of the team’s frontcourt rotation. He started the 2015-16 season playing for German…
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