Archive for 2016
Euroleague: Mid-table shuffle as Round 12 begins
A busy Thursday in the Euroleague ushered in Round 12 of the Regular Season with five big games around the continent. As it transpired, most of the games focused on clubs in the middle and bottom of the standings. There was plenty up for grabs then as positions changed hands. Baskonia edged Unics Kazan by…
Read MoreBrion Rush no longer with Manresa
Brion Rush (186 cm, Grambling State’06) has parted ways with Spanish club ICL Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. Rush is a 31-year-old American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He played five games for Manresa and averaged 4.2 ppg and 3.0 apg. Rush was set to play the 2015-16 season for Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga…
Read MoreLoukas Mavrokefalidis to Qingdao Eagles
Greek international player, Loukas Mavrokefalidis (207 cm) will continue his pro career this 2016-17 with the Qingdao Double Star Eagles (China-CBA). He is 32 years old and is a former member of the Greek national team from 2010 to 2013. This will be his first team this season. In 2015-16 Loukas played for AEK Athens…
Read MoreSarunas Vasiliauskas heads to Usak
Muratbey Usak Sportlif Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) has agreed to terms on a deal with Sarunas Vasiliauskas (188 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this 2016. Sarunas is a 27-year-old Lithuanian player who was a former member of the Lithuanian national team in 2014. The guard already started the 2016-17 season playing for Divina…
Read MoreEuroCup Regular Season closes, Top 16 locked
The EuroCup Regular Season has concluded. We know which clubs will be progressing to the next round and which will be ending their continental run this season. The Top 16 is now locked and here is how the day’s action played out. Nizhny Novgorod vs. Cedevita Zagreb, 82-84 Cedevita Zagreb secured second place in Group…
Read MoreJustin Dentmon parts ways with Galatasaray
Justin Dentmon (183 cm, University of Washington’09) will no longer play for Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. The 30-year-old Dentmon played eight games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 12.3 ppg and 2.3 apg. He also logged four games in the domestic Turkish league and there he notched averages of 10.5 ppg and…
Read MoreJarrid Famous cut by Maccabi Haifa
Jarrid Famous (209 cm, Southern Florida’11) has been cut by Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League) this 2016 after seeing action in six games. The player did not live up to the team’s expectations so the organization in looking into other options. In his brief run, Jarrid averaged 4.8 ppg and 4.7 rpg in 12 and…
Read MoreSteve Francis in police custody for burglary
Former Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis is in police custody after he turned himself in for an arrest warrant for a burglary charge earlier this year. The three-time All-Star allegedly ransacked a woman’s car in Florida and purportedly stole $7,000 worth of stuff. If convicted Steve could face up to five years in prison. Francis…
Read MoreParis Horne released by Kouvot
Paris Horne (191 cm, St. John’s’11) has been released by Finnish club Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) this 2016 and is now a free agent. Horne joined the team at the beginning of the 2016-17 season and played 12 games for them. During his brief run Paris posted averages of 8.3 ppg and 3.4 apg. He spent…
Read MoreAleksandar Yanev Georgiev to Kozuv
KK Kozuv Gevgelija (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) has landed Aleksandar Yanev Georgiev (203 cm) this 2016-17. He is a 26-year-old Bulgarian international player who has been a member of the Bulgarian national team since 2009. The experienced forward joins Kozuv after starting the season playing for Cherno More Ticha (Bulgaria-NBL). He played eight games for them…
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