Archive for February 2017
Duke Crews joins Al Ittihad
Duke Crews (203 cm, Bowie State’10) will continue his pro career this 2017 as a member of Al Ittihad (Bahrain-Premier League). He last saw action on the court in 2015-16 when he suited up for the Toyama Grouses from Japan’s BJ League. He appeared in a total of 53 games for the Japanese club and…
Read MoreABA: Partizan upsets Crvena Zvezda, ends their win streak
The Eternal Derby recently marked another major landmark game between the rival clubs. Both teams clashed in the Adriatic or ABA League last night and it was a game of epic proportions. It was of grave importance not only because of the team pride at stake, but because it was one for the history books,…
Read MoreArtistic basketball courts
Basketball court design has taken a creative twist in recent years. Especially in college basketball. Here are some of the most artistic designs: Memphis Cal State Bakersfield Oakland University San Jose State Oregon
Read MoreNCAA: Baylor sliding as they drop two straight games
NCAA: The second-ranked Baylor University Bears are in serious need of regrouping. The team has lost two straight games. The Bears lost to the third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks 68-73 a few days ago. While unfortunate, the loss is something pundits could accept because it was a clash between two of the best teams in the NCAA…
Read MoreLateef McMullan added by Pertevniyal Genclik Istanbul (TBL)
Lateef McMullan (180 cm, Portland State’13) has reached an agreement with Pertevniyal Genclik Istanbul (TBL). He started this season in Latvia where he played for Liepaja/Triobet (Latvia-LBL). In the Latvian league, Lateef McMullan averaged 11,7 ppg and 3,7 aspg for them, while in the Baltic League his numbers were 16,2 ppg and 5,3 aspg.
Read MoreDamontre Harris agrees with Final Spor Genclik Bursa
Damontre Harris (208 cm, Campbellsville’15) has signed with Final Spor Genclik Bursa (Turkey, TBL). He comes from SK Cherkasy Monkeys (Ukraine-Superleague) where he started the 2016/2017 season. He spent the preseason with Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League), but he eventually ended up in Ukraine. Damontre Harris averaged 7 ppg in three games in the Ukranian Superleague.…
Read MoreLamarcus Reed signs with Targu Mures
Lamarcus Reed (196 cm, Texas Arlington’12) has parted ways with Kosovo team BK Peja. He is moving on to Romania where he has signed with Mures Targu-Mures (Liga Nationala). Last season Lamarcus Reed started in France with Rouen (Pro A) where he posted averages of 3.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg. Then he moved on to…
Read MoreZachary Andrews heads to Sagesse
Zachary Andrews (203 cm, Bradley’07) is heading to Lebanon where he will play for Sagesse. Andrews started the season with Earth friends Tokyo Z (Japan, B-League D2). In the land of the rising sun, he averaged 11,4 ppg and an impressive 11,8 rpg. Zachary Andrews played in Japan on two other occasions in his career…
Read MoreToure Murry leaves Yesilgiresun
Toure Murry (196 cm, Wichita State’12) is leaving Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-BSL). He joined the team as recently as December. Before that, he attended the Minnesota Timberwolves preseason training camp but failed to land a roster spot. In 2015 he was in the training camp of another NBA team. This time the Washington Wizards. After he…
Read MoreOrlando Johnson and Unics Kazan part ways
Orlando Johnson (196 cm, UCSB’12) has parted ways with Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB). John signed with the Russian club only three months ago, coming straight out of the Milwaukee Bucks’ training camp. Orlando Johnson als0 did a brief stint in China at the beginning of this season. He played for the Guangxi Rhinos (China-NBL). In six…
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