Archive for February 16, 2016
FIBA Europe Cup: 1/8 finals underway
The Round of 16 is underway in the FIBA Europe Cup with two games opening the knockout phase of the competition, which will see club clash over two legs in pursuit of the quarter-final. On Tuesday, there were two contest between French and Belgian clubs, with the French clubs playing hosts in both games. Home…
Read MoreDevon Austin cut by AZS Koszalin
Devon Austin (202 cm, Manhattan’09) has parted ways with Polish club AZS Koszalin (Poland-TBL) this 2016 and is now a free agent. Devon originally joined AZS Koszalin back in 2014. Before his release this season Austin was able to play 19 games for them before his release and averaged 6.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg. In…
Read MoreMaurice Walker moves to Keravnos
Maurice Walker (208 cm, Minnesota’15) will continue his rookie season as a pro this 2016 with Keravnos Strovolou (Cyprus-Division A). Walker is a 24-year-old Canadian player who began his rookie campaign this 2015-16 playing in Italy for Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A). Maurice was able to play 13 games for his former club before parting…
Read MoreJared Berggren to Dolomiti Trento
Jared Berggren (208 cm, Wisconsin’13) has moved to Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A) this 2016 after starting the season with Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-Serie A). The 25-year-old Berggren played nine games for AV Cantu in the FIBA Europe Cup and averaged eight points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He also logged 14 games in the…
Read MoreDeAngelo Casto inks with Osaka Evessa
DeAngelo Casto (203 cm, Washington State’11) is getting another crack at success playing in Japan after signing with Osaka Evessa (Japan-BJ League) this 2016. In his first game for Osaka Evessa this season, Casto scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds. The 36-year-old forward had a brief stint playing in the Japanese BJ League in…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Four-way Tie for Lead
There is now a bottleneck atop of the French Pro A league standings with four teams tied for the lead. This is just another testament at how competitive France’s premier basketball league is this 2015-16. Strasbourg, Le Mans, Gravelines and Monaco all sport identical 14-6 records. The four-way tie was precipitated by arguably the most…
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