Archive for January 2016
Bakken Bears wins Danish Cup
Bakken Bears are celebrating winning the Danish Cup after overcoming Horsens IC in the showpiece final, running out comfortable winners. The Bears decided the final in style, claiming an 83-66 victory on the back of 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists from Shawn Glover (201 cm, ORU). The victory marked the eighth time the…
Read MoreFIBA: Italian and French clubs commit to governing body
FIBA met with the top Basketball federations of Europe on Thursday in London and on the agenda was the prospect of creating a Basketball Champions League in the continent. The federations of France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain and Turkey met with FIBA Vice-President/FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel and Secretary General Patrick Baumann chairing the…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: Round 3 wraps
Round 3 of the Euroleague Top 16 wrapped on Friday with four contests completing the picture in Europe’s elite club competition for another week. A single game was played in Group E, but it was one to remember as Anadolu Efes and Darussafak Dogus met in an Istanbul derby that was won by Anadolu Efes…
Read MoreJordan Collins to Boca Juniors
Jordan Collins (208 cm, North Carolina State’05) is bringing his experience to Aerochaco Boca Juniors Capital Federal (Argentina, LigaA) this season. The 32-year old American has already made his Boca debut, playing a home win over Bahia Basket and contributing 10 points and 6 rebounds. The power forward is fresh this season and this is…
Read MoreBrandon Hogg decides on Sheffield
Brandon Hogg (190 cm, South Indiana’12) has penned with British Basketball League (BBL) franchise Sheffield One Health Sharks the team announced. The American played the 2014/2015 season for Vllaznia Shkodra (Albania, Superliga) and it was a memorable campaign as Brandon Hogg helped the team win the league title after finishing the regular season in second…
Read MoreBoris Savovic deals with Venice
Umana Reyer Venice (Italy, Serie A and Eurocup) has bolstered its roster with the addition of Boris Savovic (206 cm) for the remainder of the season. The Italian club is competing for the Serie A title while also being in the mix of the Eurocup Last 32, so the experience of the Montenegrin-Serbian could come…
Read MoreLiam McMorrow signs with Yulon Luxgen
Canadian big man Liam McMorrow (218 cm, Tennessee Tech’12) is now a member of Yulon Luxgen (Taiwan-SBL) this 2016. Liam has already made his debut for his new team and he was able to produce a double-double performance with 24 points and 18 rebounds. Unfortunately, his team still lost that game to Pure Youth. McMorrow…
Read MoreDarius Washington joins Betaland CdO
Betaland Capo d’Orlando (Italy-Serie A) is shaking up its roster this 2016 with the recent addition of Darius Washington (188 cm, Memphis’06). Betaland CdO is struggling in the Italian league. They are in last place with a 4-11 record. Hopefully, Washington can help turn things around for the team. Washington last saw action in 2014-15…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA defeats Barcelona
Four games opened round 3 of the 2015/2016 Euroleague Top 16, with the rest of this week’s action set to happen on Friday. It was a busy evening in Group E with three games, including Fenerbahce impressing again with a win over Lokomotiv. Panathinaikos was shocked at home at the hands of Crvena Zvezda, while…
Read MoreChristopher Evans moves to Ironi Nahariya
Christopher Evans (203 cm, Kent State’13) will continue his professional career this 2016 with Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League). He began the season playing for Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League), but was released by the team in December 2015. Evans was able to play nine games for his former team before his departure and he recorded averages…
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