Malik Hairston wins claim vs. Galatasaray (BAT)

Malik Hairston (198 cm, Oregon’08) filed a claim against his former team Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). He was claiming for outstanding salaries, bonuses, rental fees and interest. Hairston was on the roster of Galatasaray for the 2013-14 season. He is currently with AEK Athens (Greece-A1). The arbitrator of…

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Herve Lamizana inks with Moutahed

Herve Lamizana (208 cm, Rutgers’04) has agreed to terms on a deal with Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2016. Lamizana is a 35-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from France and the Ivory Coast, and has been a member of the Ivory Coast national team from 2010-13. Herve spent the 2015-16 season playing…

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Yao Ming to be Inducted in Hall of Fame

Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (226 cm) will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement will be made in Houston during the NCAA Final Four. The 35-year-old Chinese big man spent his eight-year NBA career with the Houston Rockets, averaging 19.0 ppg and 9.2 rpg. He played from 2002 to…

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Eurocup Semifinal: Galatasaray thumps Gran Canaria

The second Eurocup Semifinal contest tipped off on Wednesday as Galatasaray welcomed Gran Canaria to the furnace of Istanbul. As ever, the Turkish fans were in fine voice and created a daunting atmosphere for the visiting Spanish team. It was a hot crowd that spurred on the home team as Galatasaray put together a quality…

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Moses Sonko now with Boncourt

Moses Sonko (197 cm, Coastal Carolina’07) has recently signed with BC Boncourt Red Team (Switzerland-LNA) this 2016. Moses is a 32-year-old Gambian international player who has already played his first game for his new team. In his debut, Sonko scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. Unfortunately, Boncourt fell to Monthey in this game, 70-80.…

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Eurocup Semifinal: Trento downs Strasbourg

The Eurocup Semifinal are underway with the first game tipping off between Strasbourg and Dolomiti Energia Trento in France on Tuesday. With home advantage Strasbourg was favourite for the win, but Trento showed its class on the road to pick up an excellent 68-74 victory. The Italian club will now be protecting that six point…

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Diamantidis honored as Euroleague Legend

Dimitris Diamantidis (196 cm) will be honored as a Euroleague Basketball Legend on Friday, when in Panathinaikos Athens’ last home game in the Top 16. It will be a critical game both for the player and his team. If victorious over Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb, Panathinaikos will advance to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. The…

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Brandon Davis signs with Bucaneros

Brandon Davis (198 cm, Lamar’12) will continue his professional career with the Bucaneros de La Guaira (Venezuela-LPB) this 2016. The 27-year-old Davis spent the 2015-16 season playing in Mexico for Correcaminos UAT Victoria (Mexico-LNBP). He appeared in a total of 41 games for them and was able to register averages of 25.7 ppg and 6.5…

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Spanish Liga Endesa Round 25 Highlights

Round 25 of the Spanish Liga Endesa 2015-16 season recently concluded and there were a couple of surprises here and there as the race for the playoffs continue. As for the Top 3 teams, it was more of the same story as they came away with wins. FC Barcelona retains its hold on first place…

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Bobby Brown newcomer to Besiktas

Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) has recently agreed to terms on a deal with veteran Bobby Brown (188 cm, CS Fullerton’07) this 2016. Brown played the last couple of seasons in China for the DongGuan New Century Leopards (China-CBA). The 31-year-old former Sacramento Kings player appeared in a total of 37 games for them in 2015-16 and…

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