Archive for 2016
Levon Kendall pens with Estudiantes
Levon Kendall (209 cm, Pittsburgh’07) will continue his professional career this 2016 with Spanish club Movil Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa). Levon is a 31-year-old Canadian player who also holds an Irish passport. He has been a member of the Canadian national team from 2005 to 2011 and again in 2013. He is moving to Estudiantes after…
Read MoreLietuvos Rytas Vilnius suspended from LKL
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, one of the leading clubs in Lithuania, has been banned by its own Lithuanian Basketball Federation after deciding to side with the Euroleague in its fight with FIBA. The ULEB, which organizes the Euroleague and Eurocup, is embroiled in a political tug of war with FIBA after the world governing body launched…
Read MoreJimmy Baxter added by Culiacan
Jimmy Baxter (196 cm, Southern Florida’04) will continue his professional career this 2016 with the Caballeros de Culiacan (Mexico-CIBACOPA). Baxter is a 35-year-old American player who also holds a Jordanian passport. He was a former member of the Jordanian national team in 2013. He’s already played his first game for Culiacan and made a splash…
Read MoreCalvin Warner now with Marinos
Calvin Warner (201 cm, Jacksonville’03) has been picked up by the Marinos De Anzoategui (Venezuela-LPB) this 2016. Warner scored nine points and pulled down five rebounds in his debut game for his new team. Before signing with Marinos Calvin played four games for Globalport Batang Pier (Philippines-PBA). In his brief run Warner posted solid averages…
Read MoreChamberlain Oguchi cut by Anwil
Chamberlain Oguchi (196 cm, Illinois State’09) has been released by Polish club Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-TBL) this 2016. He is a 29-year-old Nigerian player who has been a member of the Nigerian national team since 2005. He helped Anwil make the Polish Cup semifinals this 2016. Unfortunately, injuries dampened the hype surrounding this talented player. Oguchi…
Read MoreErnest Bremer departs Konyaspor
Ernest Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) has parted ways with Turkish club Konyaspor Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. Bremer is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a former member of the Bosnian national team in 2007-08 and again in 2011. He played 25 games for Konyaspor in…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce and Vitoria sweep to Final Four
There were no fairytale comebacks in the Euroleague Playoffs on Tuesday as two of the competitions historic giants fell to defeat. As a consequence, the Last Four has two clubs in Fenerbahce Istanbul and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, both teams completing unlikely sweeps to make the Berlin showpiece weekend. Fenerbahce managed to overcome current champs Real…
Read MoreTaquan Dean back with Gipuzkoa
Taquan Dean (193 cm, Louisville’06) has found his way back to his former team Gipuzkoa San Sebastian (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. He previously saw action for Gipuzkoa back in the 2014-15 season. This will be the third team for Dean this 2015-16 season. He started off in the roster of Socar Petkimspor (Turkey-BSL) where he…
Read MoreMarcus Cousin wins claim vs. Krasny Oktyabr
Marcus Cousin and his agent Eric Fleisher filed a claim against BC Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, travel expenses, compensation for breach of contract, and agents fees. They submitted that the team failed to play the player his salary and bonuses as well as the agent’s…
Read MoreUmana Venezia wins key game over Giorgio Tesi Group
As the race for the playoffs in the Italian Serie A tightens with the passing of each remaining game, for several teams every win and/or every loss matters greatly. The last game of Round 28 of regular season action was one such example. Umana Reyer Venezia made a successful home stand and defeated Giorgio Tesi…
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