Archive for 2016
Greek A1: Panathinaikos and Olympiacos open semis with wins
The Greek A1 playoff series is taking on a familiar pattern as Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos Piraeus opened their semi-final series’ with cruising home wins. It seems inevitable even with plenty to play for in the semis that the two giants of Greek A1 hoops will be challenging the final later this month. Both clubs…
Read MoreAl Manama clinches 4th straight Bahrain title
Al Manama tightened its grip on the Bahrain Basketball League, with the nation’s dominant club cementing its position as champions. The team claimed a fourth consecutive league title, and its 20th top flight crown overall. The victory came at the expense of Al Ahli (84-79) in the final, which was held in the Bahrain Basketball…
Read MoreTim Pickett moves to Guasave
Veteran international player Tim Pickett (192 cm, Florida State’04) is a new addition to the roster of Frayles de Guasave (Mexico-CIBACOPA) this 2016. Pickett began the 2015-16 season playing for the Gigantes Edomex Toluca (Mexico-LNBP). In 29 games Tim was able to deliver averages of 22.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg. In 2015 Tim played for…
Read MoreAntoine Wright now with Tijuana
Antoine Wright (201 cm, Texas A&M’05) has taken his game to Mexico this 2016 after signing a deal with the Zonkeys de Tijuana (Mexico-CIBACOPA). The former NBA forward has already played his first game for his new team and Wright chipped in 16 points and five rebounds in 18 minutes of action. Antoine just finished…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow sweeps Nymburk in VTB quarterfinal
CSKA Moscow continued to march to another VTB United League title with an impressive series sweep over CEZ Nymburk in the quarterfinal. Of course, there is a lot of Basketball left to be played, and tougher outfits than Nymburk to be navigated, but CSKA is looking formidable on the road to a title defence. There…
Read MoreMuhammad El-Amin inks with Al Sadd
Muhammad El-Amin (196 cm, Stony Brook’10) has reached an agreement to play for Al Sadd Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1) this 2016. This will be El-Amin’s third team for the 2015-16 season and his first time to play in Qatar. He began the season playing for Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A). He played seven games for…
Read MoreOusman Krubally lands with Umana Venezia
Ousman Krubally (201 cm, Georgia State’10) is set to reinforce the roster of Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) this 2015-16 post-season. His rebounding skills and presence in the paint should be a boon for the team as it plans for a deep run in the Italian Serie A playoffs. Krubally is a 28-year-old Gambian-American international…
Read MoreDerek Needham added by Grissin Bon RE
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) have strengthened their roster for hopefully a deep playoff run with the addition of Derek Needham (180 cm, Fairfield’13) this 2016. He will be able to solidify the team’s backcourt rotation moving forward. The 25-year-old guard started the 2015-16 season playing for Basketball Loewen Braunschweig (Germany-BBL). Derek played 31…
Read MoreCourtney Fells out of Trabzonspor
With many leagues’ seasons winding down, we’re seeing an exodus of foreign players whose contracts have expired. Courtney Fells (196 cm, North Carolina State’09) is one such example. He has parted ways with Turkish club Trabzonpor Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). Courtney joined Trabzonspor late into the season and saw action in eight of their remaining games. He…
Read MoreEuroleague Basketball sends FIBA peace proposal
Euroleague Basketball (ULEB) has sent a peace offering proposal to FIBA Europe in a bid to end the political war that has engulfed European Basketball over recent weeks. The body, which organizes both the Euroleague and Eurocup has been locked in a stalemate with FIBA Europe over the creation of a Basketball Champions League. FIBA…
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