Archive for March 2017
March Madness: Who’s going dancing in Phoenix?
A trip to the Final Four is merely a dream for every college basketball player in the nation. Two teams accomplished their dream by advancing past the Elite Eight and into the Final four in Phoenix. One team won in easy fashion, while one was forced to fight for all 40 minutes. Both teams had…
Read MoreTomas Kyzlink signs with Bourg
Tomas Kyzlink (195 cm) inked a deal to move to JL Bourg Basket (France-Pro B). The Czech heads to the French league after playing 36 games with Helios (Slovenia- Liga Nova KBM) this season. In the Slovenian league, the 23-year-old guard scored 11.2 ppg while grabbing 3.6 rpg in 28.7 mpg. Helios made it to…
Read MoreMarch Madness: Elite Eight picture complete after night of big wins
Sweet Sixteen of the 2017 NCAA March Madness season tipped off on Thursday. As we reported yesterday, while the top seeds sailed through to the Elite Eight, the four contests also showed why Sweet Sixteen is such a minefield. 11th seed Xavier took out second seed Arizona in one of the shocks of the Big…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: 8th Play-Off berth still open
The door on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague could have been closed on this season, but the action will go to at least next week with one berth up for grabs. That’s because Crvena Zvezda Belgrade missed its chance to make the next round with a loss at the hands of FC Lassa Barcelona. Elsewhere, Darussafaka…
Read MoreIvan Aska joins Thessaloniki
Ivan Aska (200 cm, Murray State’12) has decided to suit up with Greek outfit PAOK Thessaloniki (A1) until the remainder of the season. The US-Virgin Islands player started this season playing for Ironi Kfar Hamaccabia Ramat Gan (Israel, National League). Over eleven games he secured numbers of 22.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per…
Read MoreKenny Brown deals with Al Shurtah
Kenny Brown (188 cm, Ferris State’13) has joined the roster at Iraq club Al Shurtah Police (Superleague) for the rest of the season. This is not the first time the guard has played in the Iraqi top flight after previously playing for Al Karkh during the 2015/2016 season. Last year, Kenny Brown also played for…
Read MoreNick Okorie leaves Niagara River Lions
Nick Okorie (185 cm, Texas Tech’10) has departed Niagara River Lions (NBL Canada) after the franchise cut him from the roster. The American joined the franchise earlier in the month and over two contests averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. During the season, Nick Okorie has featured for the Island Storm…
Read MoreMarch Madness: All Top Seeds Advance Except for One
The Sweet Sixteen is the round which separates the men from the boys in this tournament. The ones who might have scraped by the first two rounds will need to prove themselves in order to advance. With 12 of the 16 teams being top-four seeds or better, there is no shortage of elite teams…
Read MoreTony Weeden newcomer to Mayrouba
Tony Weeden (183 cm, Chicago State’05) is a recent addition to the roster of Mayrouba (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017. The veteran made his debut and was able to score 19 points and grab four rebounds. The 33-year-old Weeden spent 2016 lending his talents to Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague). Tony appeared in a total of 25…
Read MoreDanny Agbelese to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Danny Agbelese (206 cm, Hampton’12) will be strengthening the roster of Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A) this 2017. The team is making improvements for the post-season. They are currently in third place in the French Pro A standings with a 17-6 record. Danny is a 27-year-old Nigerian-American international player who started the 2016-17 season playing…
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