Archive for January 17, 2017
Dijon Thompson reunites with Nizhny Novgorod
Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA’05) has landed with his third team for the 2016-17 season. Thompson is reuniting with former club, BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) this 2017. The veteran began the season playing for Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A). In two Basketball Champions League games he was able to average 7.5 ppg and 3.0 rpg.…
Read MoreDevyn Marble now with Trento
Devyn Marble (198 cm, Iowa’14) is making the move to Italy after reaching an agreement with Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. The former NBA guard began the 2016-17 season playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 10.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He…
Read MoreAlex Kirk to bolster Anadolu Efes
Alex Kirk (211 cm, New Mexico’14) will be a fresh face in the front court of Turkish club Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2017. The 25-year-old big man is coming over by way of China where he began the 2016-17 season, playing for GuangZhou Securities (China-CBA). He played seven games for them before his departure…
Read MoreWhat’s happening in College Basketball?
UCLA If there were to be a favorite, it would have to be the UCLA Bruins. Their offense is loaded with talent which is led by a freshman, Lonzo Ball (198 cm), who you will be seeing in the NBA in the near future. Ball is averaging 14.6 ppg, 8.0 aspg, and 5.5 rpg, and…
Read MoreDwayne Mitchell signed by Olimpia
Dwayne Mitchell (196 cm, University of Louisiana’06) has signed on to play for Club Atletico Olimpia Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB) this 2017. The 34-year-old veteran has already made his debut for his new team and he managed to score 10 points and grab two rebounds in a loss to Welcome. Dwayne was busy in 2016, lending his…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow tops Unics in VTB clash
The VTB United League “saved the best for last”, at least that was the case for Round 15 of 2016-17 regular season action when the top two teams collided in an epic game. CSKA Moscow and Unics Kazan took to the hardwood to settle which team would take solo leadership of the VTB League. After…
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