Archive for 2016
ABA League: Buducnost and Partizan Belgrade Edge Wins
Buducnost voli Podgorica continued to set the early ABA league pace, but needed to dig deep to pass Igokea Aleksandrovac on the road. The Montenegrin club edged this contest by a single point, 92-93 to remain top of the ABA League through five weeks. Victory means Buducnost remains untouched through the early stages of the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Opening wins for Barcelona, Vitoria, Panathinaikos, and Fenerbahce
The dawn of a new Euroleague era has ended. Round one of an historic new Regular Season has closed as the competition embarks on a new frontier where each team will play every other in the first round. At this early stage it is no time to make lasting conclusions. However, on Wednesday and Thursday…
Read MoreJuevol Myles deals with Nitra
MBK SPU Nitra (Slovakia-SBL) has landed Canadian international player Juevol Myles (185 cm, South Dakota’13) this 2016-17 season. This won’t be his first time around the block in the Slovakian SBL. Myles began the 2015-16 season with BK Iskra Svit (Slovakia-SBL). He played 19 games for them and averaged 14.1 ppg and 3.3 apg. Juevol…
Read MoreKwame Vaughn heads to Fraport SKY
Kwame Vaughn (190 cm, CS Fullerton’13) is headed to the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany-BBL) after starting 2016-17 with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A). Kwame played three games for the French club before he bid them adieu and averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.0 apg. He started off the 2015-16 season on the roster of the Port…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA, Milan, and Darussafaka taste victory
After Real Madrid opened the 2016/2017 Euroleague season with a win over Olympiacos yesterday, more of the continent’s giants entered the fray on Thursday. There were three more contest from round one of the Regular Season on the night, with the rest of the round to play out on Friday. This is, of course, an…
Read MoreBryan Davis added by Spirou
After spending the 2016-17 preseason with Energa Czarni Slupsk (Poland-TBL), Bryan Davis (206 cm, Texas A&M’10) has signed with Proximous Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Euromillions League). He is coming off an eight game stint with the Wellington Saints (New Zealand-NBL). During his brief run, Davis averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg. In 2015-16 the big man played…
Read MoreNemanja Aleksandrov to Gaziantep
Nemanja Aleksandrov (210 cm) will be strengthening the frontcourt of Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2016-17. He is a Serbian international player who was a one-time member of the Serbian national team 2007. Nemanja played the last three seasons for German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany-BBL). In 2015-16 Aleksandrov played 17 games for them during their…
Read MoreOmar-Sharif Cook joins Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) is getting an infusion of veteran blood for the 2016-17 season with the addition of Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01). Cook is a 34-year-old American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He was a former member of the Montenegrin national team from 2008 to 2012. Omar-Sharif heads to the Greek…
Read MorePerry Jones III no longer with Khimky
Perry Jones III (211 cm, Baylor’12) has left BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) this 2016. He played one game for them in the VTB United league where he scored seven points and pulled down one rebound. Jones has reportedly received some interest from NBA teams, but nothing concrete has come out just yet. In 2015-16…
Read MoreEuroleague opens with Real Madrid win over Olympiacos
A new historic era of Euroleague Basketball opened on Wednesday and Real Madrid and Olympiacos opened the 2016/2017 season. This will be the first campaign in top flight European hoops where all clubs are guaranteed to meet each other. The path to the Final Four in Istanbul is harder than it has ever been, but…
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