Archive for February 2017
The New York Knicks Can’t Escape Chaos
Two years ago, the New York Knicks decided to name Phil Jackson the team president to help turn this team around. Not much has gone right since then and the Knicks are falling into a bad place. How Did This Start? This all started with Phil Jackson publicly criticizing the franchise player, Carmelo Anthony, through the…
Read MoreRay Turner joins Willetton Tigers
Ray Turner (206 cm, Texas A&M’13) is headed Down Under after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for the Willetton Tigers (Australia-SBL) this 2017. The Texas native recently departed Falco KC Szombathely (Hungary-A Division). Turner did play 11 games for the Hungarian club before parting ways and the big man recorded averages of…
Read MoreKurt Looby inks with Vichy Clermont
Kurt Looby (210 cm, University of Iowa’08) will be donning the colors of Jean Darc Vichy Clermont Metropole (France-Pro B) this 2017. He is a 32-year-old Antiguan-American international player who has been a member of the Antiguan national team since 2004. This will be the first team he will play for this 2016-17 season. Kurt…
Read MoreJeffrey Crockett moves to Trapani
Jeffrey Crockett (201 cm, Texas Tech’14) has agreed to terms on a deal that sends him to Lighthouse Conad Trapani (Italy-Serie A2) this 2017. This will not be a major move for the 25-year-old product of Texas Tech. He is transferring from a club from the same country, Unieuro 2.015 Forli (Italy-East). Jeffrey played 19…
Read MoreRonald Farmer-Blanchard heading to Rahoveci
Ronald Farmer-Blanchard (208 cm, Washington Adventist ’16) signs with KB Rahoveci (Kosovo-Superleague). The American center will bring in big man depth to Rahoveci. The team currently sits in sixth place with a 6-9 record in the Superleague. Farmer-Blanchard played with Venta de Banos (Spain-EBA) for seven games earlier this season. He averaged 8.4 ppg and…
Read MoreCorday Sims heads to Al Karkh
Corday Sims (195 cm, Peru State’16) will continue his rookie season as a professional this 2017 playing in Asia after signing a deal with Al Karkh (Iraq-Superleague). The 25-year-old Sims began the 2016-17 playing in Europe where he suited up for BBC Arantia Larochette (Luxembourg-Total League). He played 13 games for them before parting ways…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid stays on top
Round 22 of the Euroleague Regular Season is underway, with five games opening the week’s action on Thursday. Real Madrid maintained its hold on the league with a road win over Unics Kazan, while nearest rival CSKA Moscow went big at home to take apart Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Anadolu Efes Istanbul also tasted home success…
Read MoreRobert Nortmann back with Island Storm
Robert Nortmann (205 cm, Dalhousi’12) is making his way back to the Island Storm (Canada-NBL) this 2017. He was originally set to play for Francavilla Fontana (Italy-Serie C Silver), but instead will be reuniting with the team he played for in 2015-16. Rob is a 29-year-old Canadian-Bahamian international player. In 2015-16 Nortmann played 35 games…
Read MoreJason Calliste joins Kitchener Waterloo Titans
Jason Calliste (188 cm, University of Oregon’14) is a recent addition to the roster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans (Canada-NBL) this 2017. Jason is a 27-year-old Jamaican player who also holds a Canadian passport. He began te 2016-17 season playing in the United States’ NBA Developmental League for the Maine Red Claws. Calliste appeared in 19…
Read MoreJordan Callahan parts with Rosa Radom
Jordan Callahan (184 cm, Tulane’13) has parted ways with Polish club Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK) this 2017. He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 11.4 ppg and 3.5 apg. Callahan also logged nine games in the domestic Polish league and there he managed to put together averages of 12.8…
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