Archive for November 22, 2016
EuroBasket 2017 draw, mascot, and new trophy introduced
The draw for next year’s historic EuroBasket 2017 tournament has been made, with the 24 participating nations now aware of their groups for the competition. FIBA Europe made the draw at the Ciragan Palace on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul. The Draw Ceremony was also used to debut a new EuroBasket trophy and…
Read MoreTony Mitchell inks with Hapoel Eilat
Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) has secured the services of Tony Mitchell (198 cm, University of Alabama’12) this 2016-17. He joins them after coming off a stint playing in China for Hebei Xianglan (China-NBL) this 2016. In 27 games Mitchell posted impressive averages of 42.9 ppg and 10.9 rpg. Tony had a busy 2015-16 season. He…
Read MoreRyan Boatright moves to Cedevita
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, University of Connecticut’15) will be strengthening the backcourt rotation of KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) this 2016-17. The 23-year-old makes his way back to Europe after starting the 2016-17 season playing in China for Guanzhou Securities (China-CBA). He played five games for them before his departure and was able to post averages…
Read MoreABA League Round 10 roundup
Round 10 of ABA League regular season action is now in the books and it was, for the most part, “business as usual” for some of the teams as the top squads bagged wins, while others struggled to stay afloat in one of Europe’s more competitive leagues. The round was capped off by no less…
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