Archive for November 2016
Euroleague: wins for CSKA, Galatasaray, and Panathinaikos
There were three games to close the ninth round of the Euroleague, with plenty of interesting results to talk about. CSKA Moscow sent a clear message with a huge win over Baskonia Vitoria, while Galatasaray collected a huge win over FC Barcelona in Istanbul. Finally, Panathinaikos just edged out a tricky Darussafaka Istanbul in Athens.…
Read MoreNavid Niktash joins London Lightning
The London Lightning (United Kingdom-BBL) has landed French-Iranian international player Navid Niktash (203 cm) this 2016-17. The 25-year-old Niktash began the season playing for the Norrkoping Dolphins of Sweden’s Basketligan. He logged two games for them before his departure and averaged 1.5 ppg and 2.0 rpg. Before joining the Swedish organization, Navid spent the last…
Read MoreD.J. Shelton newcomer to Lavrio
D.J. Shelton (208 cm, Washington State’14) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a fresh addition to the roster of GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). This will be his first run playing in Greece. He began the 2015-16 season playing for Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A). He played 10 games for them and was able to…
Read MoreIan Hummer added by TED Kolejliler
Ian Hummer (201 cm, Princeton’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-BSL) this 2016-17. The 26-year-old Princeton graduate started his 2015-16 season on January 2016 when he signed with BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL). Ian played 16 games for them and produced averages of 14.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Round 9 tips off with five games
We are now on the final straight of the Euroleague regular season as five games ushered in Round 9 of the competition. There were big wins for Istanbul clubs as Anadolu Efes nailed Crvena Zvezda Belgrade at home and Fenerbahce took out Milan on the road. Also tasting away success was Maccabi Tel Aviv, thanks…
Read MoreKenny Gabriel moves to Panathinaikos
Kenny Gabriel (209 cm, Auburn’12) is making his way to Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016-17 after starting the season on the roster of Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB). Gabriel played five games for his former team in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg. He also appeared in five games…
Read MoreJohn Bryant switches to Monaco
AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A) has scored some reinforcements this 2016 with the addition of veteran big man, John Bryant (210 cm, Santa Clara’09). Bryant is coming over to the French club from Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). In two games for the Spanish team Bryant averaged one point per game. He saw minimal usage with…
Read MoreJeff Ayres parts ways with CSKA Moscow
Jeff Ayres (206 cm, Arizona State’09) has left Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) this 2016 and is now a free agent. He played four games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 6.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg. In three VTB United league games Ayres posted averages of 4.7 ppg and 2.0 rpg. Jeff saw the…
Read MoreCorey Hawkins signed by Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Euromillions league) has signed Corey Hawkins (190 cm, University of California-Davis’15) this 2016-17. The 25-year-old Hawkins is coming over after beginning the season on the roster of The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A). He played six games for them before parting ways and Corey recorded averages of 12.0 ppg and 3.5…
Read MoreEuroCup: Round 7 Recap
Round 7 of the EuroCup Regular Season got underway on Wednesday as the groups started to take more shape heading into the penultimate week. Gran Canaria and Valencia cemented their positions with wins in Group A and Group B. Malaga and Bayern Munich set up an exciting encounter in with wins in Group C. Group…
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