Omar Thomas now with Hoops

Omar Thomas (196 cm, UTEP’05) has agreed to terms with Lebanese organization Hoops Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) and will be joining the team this 2016-17. The 34-year-old veteran already began the season playing in Europe for Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A). Omar played six games for them before parting ways and posted averages of 6.2 ppg and…

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Dejan Ivanov returns to Yesilgiresun

Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) is reuniting with former club Yesilgiresun  Belediye (Turkey-BSL) this 2016-17 season. Dejan is a 30-year-old Bulgarian player who has been a member of the Bulgarian national team from 2005 to 2013. He saw action for them in 2015-16. Ivanov comes over after starting off the 2016-17 season playing for Gaziantep Basketbol…

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Crvena Zvezda stays undefeated in ABA at 15-0

Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” MTS Beograd had a lot to celebrate on Christmas day. The team is completely dominating the ABA league this 2016-17 season. They defeated KK Cedevita at Zagreb 91-95 to stretch their undefeated streak to 15 wins. The loss was a tough blow to Cedevita as it knocks down the…

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Merry Christmas

We at Court Side Basketball Newspaper would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers our warmest thoughts and a very Merry Christmas.

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Eric McClellan signs with Walter Tigers

Eric McClellan (193 cm, Gonzaga’16) is bound for Germany as he agrees on a deal with the Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL) this 2016-17. He continues his journey in his rookie campaign as a pro with the German club, after starting the season playing in Belgium for Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Scooore League). Eric played two games…

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Grayson Allen suspended by Duke

Grayson Allen (196 cm) has been suspended indefinitely by Duke University. This comes after the player received a technical foul for tripping Elon player, Steven Santa Ana. This is not the first time Allen has tripped another player. He was caught doing so twice before. Coach Mike Krzyzewski called Grayson’s actions “unacceptable and inexcusable”. The…

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Euroleague Round 14: Crvena Zvezda stuns Real Madrid

As Round 14 opened in the Euroleague, there were four games on Thursday ahead of the round being completed with four contests on Friday. The story of today was Serbian champ Crvena Zvezda Belgrade seeing off Real Madrid at home. Elsewhere, Anadolu Efes took out Galatasaray in an Istanbul derby and Unics Kazan was too…

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Jerel McNeal added by Brose Baskets

German club Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) has landed the services of veteran guard Jerel McNeal (191 cm, Marquette’09) this 2016-17. The 29-year-old McNeal began the season playing for Greek team, Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). Jerel left the team in September and has not signed with another team since.  Back in 2015-16 he played 16 games for…

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Anthony Goods inks with Pau-Lacq-Orthez

Anthony Goods (191 cm, Stanford’09) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with French club Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A). He completed a stint with Soles de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2016. He played 23 games for them and produced averages of 9.9 ppg and 1.9 apg. The 28-year-old veteran started the 2015-16 season…

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