Archive for 2016
Liga Endesa: Real Madrid stays unbeaten
We are five rounds into the Spanish Liga Endesa season and things are already starting to take shape. Real Madrid is waltzing at the top of the standings, while arch rival Barcelona is getting warmed up after an indifferent start. Elsewhere, round 5 of Liga Endesa threw up plenty of other talking points. Read below…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce impress
The Euroleague is off to a hot start this season and the new competition format is certainly living up to all of its promise. The one league model of the Regular Season means all teams will play each other. As well a giant clashes, this also means a chance for smaller clubs to make their…
Read MoreJake O’Brien signs with Keravnos
Jake O’Brien (206 cm, Temple’13) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Keravnos Strovolou (Cyprus-Division A). This will be his second season with the team. He signed on with them in 2015-16 and in 20 games delivered averages of 11.2 ppg and 6.7 rpg. He helped his team reach the Cyprus league semifinals. The…
Read MoreCarl English back with Iberostar Tenerife
Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii’03) has reached an agreement with Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be rejoining the team this 2016-17. English is a 35-year-old Canadian player who spent a decade with the Canadian national team, from 2005 to 2015. He was originally slated to start the season with Dominion Bilbao Basket…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid and Milan stay unbeaten
Four contests opened Round 2 of the 2016/2017 Euroleague Regular Season, with the remaining four games to be contested on Friday. Real Madrid and EA7 Armani Milan maintained 100% records to move to 2-0 in the standings. Olympiacos and Brose Baskets Bamberg got off the mark, while Unics Kazan and Maccabi Tel Aviv are still…
Read MoreNick Okorie renews with Island Storm
Nick Okorie (185 cm, Texas Tech’10) has signed on to play another season with the Island Storm (Canada-NBL). He joined them in 2015-16 and ended up playing a total of 48 games for the club and was able to register averages of 12.6 ppg and 3.8 apg. He helped them bag the NBL Canada Central…
Read MoreDerrick Rose Cleared by Jury in Rape Case
New York Knicks point guard, Derrick Rose can now breathe a sigh of relief. A federal jury in Los Angeles, California has found that a woman’s claim of rape by Rose and his two friends not to be credible. The former NBA Most Valuable player and his friends were accused of breaking into the woman’s…
Read MoreEuroCup: Round 2 recap
Round 2 of the 2016/2017 EuroCup Regular Season played out on Wednesday with a complete schedule across Groups A through D. ALBA Berlin, Lietkabelis Panevezys, and Gran Canaria Las Palmas stayed unbeaten through two games. We also saw Bayern Munich go bucket crazy in the first half of its contest against Murcia, while Malaga opened…
Read MoreJordan Hamilton parts ways with Tofas
Jordan Hamilton (201 cm, Texas’11) has left Turkish club Tofas Bursa (Turkey-BSL) this 2016 and is now a free agent. Hamilton played a single game for them this season where he scored two points and pulled down three rebounds in 23 minutes on the floor. Jordan had a busy 2015-16 season. He last played eight…
Read MoreClay Tucker continues career with Byblos
Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) has landed the services of veteran player Clay Tucker (196 cm, University of Wisconsin’03) this 2016. The 36-year-old Tucker is coming off a stint playing in Puerto Rico for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN). In 32 games he registered averages of 14.0 ppg and 4.7 apg. His team reached…
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