Archive for November 2016
Crvena Zvezda tops Partizan 83-72 at ABA Liga
Serbian basketball juggernauts, Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd and BC Partizan NiS Beograd took to the hardwood to clash in yet another derby game. The stage for this encounter would be played out in the Adriatic League (ABA Liga). This exciting and action-packed game resulted in Red Star managing to preserve their perfect 8-0…
Read MoreTre Brewer joins Cape Breton Highlanders
Tre Brewer (198 cm, Youngstown State’11) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with the Cape Breton Highlanders (Canada-NBL). This will be a chance for Tre to reinvigorate his career. He last saw action in 2014-15. It was a busy season for him. Brewer began with Al Ahli Sports club (Qatar-D1) where he averaged 13.3…
Read MoreChavdar Kostov inks with Kymis
GS Kymis (Greece-A1) has strengthened its roster this 2016 with the fresh addition of Bulgarian international player Chavdar Kostov (195 cm). The 28-year-old veteran has also been a member of the Bulgarian national team since 2007. This will be an upgrade in competition for Kostov as he was originally supposed to start the season playing…
Read MoreKevin Bristol agrees with by Nihzny Novgorod
Kervin Bristol (206 cm, Fordham’12) is a recent addition to the roster of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) this 2016-17. Kervin is a 28-year-old Haitian-American international player, who has already made his debut for the Russian club. In 19 minutes of action he scored five points and pulled down six rebounds. Bristol joined Nizhny Novgorod after…
Read MoreFC Barcelona beats Real Madrid in “El Clasico”
Round 7 of the 2016-17 season in the Spanish Liga Endesa is in the books. The most anticipated game of the round was an “El Clasico” encounter between FC Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid. In this chapter of their eternal rivalry, FC Barcelona would end up prevailing 85-76. Real Madrid was previously undefeated before…
Read MoreEuroleague: Friday Recap
The change of Euroleague format this season has changed how we see some days. As a consequence, Friday was an unusually quiet day for Europe’s elite competition. There were just three contests on the day as the previous six were played out on Wednesday and Tuesday. That’s how it is going to be in this…
Read MoreJorge Gutierrez signs with Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) has recently secured the services of Mexican international player Jorge Gutierrez (190 cm, California’12) this 2016. The 27-year-old Jorge Gutierrez has been a member of the Mexican national team since 2013. He was released by the Brooklyn Nets in October. Jorge Gutierrez originally began the 2015-16 season with the Milwaukee…
Read MoreLorenzo Brown landed by Unics
Lorenzo Brown (196 cm, North Carolina State’13) is taking his game back to Europe after agreeing to terms on a deal with Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) this 2016. Brown was on the training camp roster of the Detroit Pistons in the pre-season, but unfortunately did not make the final cut. He was released by the Minnesota…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow makes is five unbeaten
The fifth round of the Euroleague Regular Season continued on Thursday with a big showing from CSKA Moscow. The Russian club traveled to Olympiacos and came away from Greece with a win. Also with the winning feeling was Brose Baskets, which played out a classic encounter with Milan. Real Madrid’s steady progress continued with a…
Read MoreTrevor Mbakwe pens with Zenit
Trevor Mbakwe (207 cm, Minnesota’13) is set to strengthen the frontcourt of Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB) this 2016. Trevor is a Nigerian-American player who was recently added to the Nigerian national team this year. He moves to the Russian club after starting the season with Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa). He spent the 2015-16 season playing…
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