Archive for 2016
Antoine Wright pens with Rain or Shine
Antoine Wright (201 cm, Texas A&M’05) has recently been selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (Philippines-PBA) to be their import this 2015-16. Wright has already made his debut for the Filipino team and he delivered 16 points in 29 minutes of action. He also pulled down eight rebounds in his maiden outing. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreVTB League: VEF Riga upsets CEZ Nymburk 81-73
Two games closed out Round 22 of the 2015-16 regular season in the VTB United League. Fans were treated to some outstanding basketball action. One outcome was expected while the other, an eye-opening surprise. The league’s leader, CSKA Moscow notched its 22nd win after a dominant 78-105 road win over BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn. One of…
Read MoreCameron Wright pens with J. Hradec
Cameron Wright (193 cm, Pittsburgh’15) will begin his career as an international basketball player this 2016 after signing on with the BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec (Czech Republic-NBL). The 24-year-old Wright was released by the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League in November 2015. In his senior year at Pittsburgh Cameron logged a total of 26…
Read MoreChris Goulding joins Auxilium Torino
Chris Goulding (192 cm) will be strengthening the roster of Auxilium Torino (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of 2015-16 season after signing a deal with the team. Chris is a 27-year-old Australian player who has been a member of the Australian national team since 2009. Goulding began the season playing in his home Australia for…
Read MoreJamario Moon added by Mayaguez
Veteran Jamario Moon (203 cm, Meridian CC’00) has agreed to terms with the Indios de Mayaguez (Puerto Rico-BSN) this 2016. He initially began the 2015-16 season with Al Wasi Dubai (United Arab Emirates-D1), but parted ways with the club in December 2015. Moon played a brief three-game stint for Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) in 2015.…
Read More2016 European Cups Roundup
Over the weekend many domestic 2016 European Cups were held across various domestic leagues. Some familiar teams took home the gold, while some others even cemented winning streaks to add to their growing legacy. Here is a roundup of some of the exciting and entertaining basketball action that took place. Copa del Rey: Real Madrid…
Read MoreCedevita Zagreb claims Croatian Cup
The Croatian Cup was big news as 9000 spectators watched Cedevita Zagreb defeat home team Zadar to win its third consecutive domestic cup title. It was not an easy win though, with Cedevita Zagreb eventually winning 74-70 after a battle on the hardwood that was buoyed by that ferocious crowd. The hosts held the score…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel Aviv wins State Cup
Israeli giant Maccabi Tel Aviv is having a torrid 2015/2016 season, thumped in the Euroleague, knocked out of the Eurocup, and trailing Hapoel Jerusalem in the Winner League. However, when all else fails, the club can always turn to the State Cup. The club has won the cup in other terrible seasons, and so it…
Read MoreGarnett Thompson to Hilal Riyadh
Al Hilal Riyadh (Saudi Arabia, SBL) inked its second American of the week with the addition of Garnett Thompson (206 cm, Providence’02) to the team roster. The veteran forward last had game time during the 2014/2015 season, when he played for Tadamon (Lebanon). The American was in blistering form in his single game for the…
Read MoreCourtney Pigram links with Hilal Riyadh
Courtney Pigram (185 cm, E.Tenn St.’09) is continuing in the Middle East after signing for Al Hilal Riyadh (Saudi Arabia, SBL). The guard last played in 2015 for Iranian Superleague outfit Shahrdari Gorgan, and over fifteen games he was one of the best players in the league. His averages for the stint were 23.5 points…
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