Archive for February 23, 2017
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 23 underway
The 2016/2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague took a week off for domestic cup competitions, but the league is back with Round 23, which opened with four games on Thursday. Reigning champs CSKA Moscow took out Tel Aviv in a battle of the EuroLeague giants, while Fenerbahce edged Olympiacos. Elsewhere, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade demolished Galatasaray, and Barcelona…
Read MoreSteffphon Pettigrew decides on Mar del Plata
Steffphon Pettigrew (196 cm, W. Kentucky ’11) has decided to switch to Penarol Mar del Plata in the Argentine Liga A. As we reported earlier in the week, the American was supposed to join GECR Indalo in the same league. Instead, Steffphon Pettigrew opted to bring his scoring prowess to Mar del Plata. So far…
Read MoreThomas Abercrombie links with Buyukcekmece
Thomas Abercrombie (198 cm, Washington State’08) has secured a deal to play for Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket in the Turkish BSL this season. The New Zealand international has been on home turf so far this campaign playing for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL. Thomas Abercrombie has a long association with the franchise,…
Read MoreTaquan Dean to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Taquan Dean (193 cm, Louisville’06) is a newcomer at Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez in the French ProA and will wear the team colours for the rest of the season. The American is coming from his recent stint with Tenerife in the Spanish Liga Endesa and the first FIBA Basketball Champions League. In the domestic league, Taquan…
Read MoreJermaine Beal pens with Ziona
Jermaine Beal (191 cm, Vanderbilt’10) will suit up for Ironi Nes-Ziona in the Israeli National League during this 2017 season. The guard has been featuring for the Brisbane Bullets in the Australian NBL so far this campaign, and over 23 games Jermaine Beal secured averages of 11.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.…
Read MoreReggie Okosa pens with Osorno
Reggie Okosa (208 cm, La Salle’02) is taking his game to Osorno Basquetbol (Chile-Liga Nacional) this 2017. Reggie is a 36-year-old veteran Nigerian-American player who has had extensive experience with Latin American hoops via his journeys in his career. This 2016-17 Okosa began with Union Atletica Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB). He played two games there and averaged…
Read MoreDaiquan Walker added by Nevezis
Daiquan Walker (188 cm, Central Florida’16) is a recent addition to the roster of Nevezis Kedainiai (Lithuania-LKL). Walker failed to score in his first game for Nevezis, but he will get more chances to get acclimated to his new club. Daiquan began the 2016-17 season donning the colors of Michelin Etha Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A). Before…
Read MoreOmar Kayem newcomer to Prievidza
Omar Krayem (186 cm, California Baptist’09) has signed a deal with BC Prievidza (Slovakia-SBL) this 2017. He is a Palestinian-American international player who was a former member of the Palestinian national team in 2011 to 2013. In his debut game for Prievidza, Omar scored 14 points and pulled down 3 rebounds. Prior to this run,…
Read MoreErsan Ilyasova swapped for Tiago Splitter
The Philadelphia 76ers have traded Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova to the Atlanta Hawks for Brazilian-Spanish big man, Tiago Splitter. Atlanta also gets a future second-round pick, while Philly receives draft considerations. This will be Ilyasova’s third team this season. He played three games for the Oklahoma City Thunder where he averaged 5.0 ppg and 5.3…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic traded to Wizards
The Brooklyn Nets have sent Croatian guard, Bojan Bogdanovic and rookie Chris McCullough to the Washington Wizards. In exchange, the Nets will receive veteran Marcus Thornton and Canadian forward Andrew Nicholson, as well as a lottery-protected, first-round pick for 2017. Bojan has already played 55 games for Brooklyn and was in the midst of his…
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