Archive for March 2017
FIBA Basketball Champions League: Monaco and Karsiyaka claim wins
The first leg of the FIBA Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals were completed on Wednesday with two games to set us up perfectly for the deciding leg next week. Yesterday we saw Ludwigsburg come away from Banvit with a win, while ASVEL Lyon and Iberostar Tenerife played out a draw. On Wednesday, it was the turn…
Read MoreRobin Lopez, Serge Ibaka ejected after scuffle
Things got heated between the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Robin Lopez (CHI) and Serge Ibaka (TOR) were ejected after exchanging punches. The big men got into it after Ibaka, a Congolese-Spanish player who was traded to the Raptors this season from the Orlando Magic, appeared to hit Lopez with an elbow…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup semi-finals set
French club ES Chalon-Sur-Saone is the fourth and final team to secure its berth in the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals. They secured their seat after defeating KK Cibona Zagreb, 83-78. They join Belgium’s BC Telenet Oostende, German team Telekom Baskets Bonn, and fellow French club JSF Nanterre. Chalon will face Oostende and Nanterre will do…
Read MoreJerry Krause passes away at 77
Jerry Krause, the man responsible for putting together the team that would go on to successfully build the Chicago Bulls’ championship dynasty of the 1990s, passed away at age 77. The Chicago Bulls confirmed the passing of their former general manager on Tuesday. Krause had a very keen eye for talent and was responsible for…
Read MoreNCAA Division 3 All-America
Court Side Newspaper introduces the 2016/2017 season NCAA Division 3 All-America Team. We base our selection ONLY on the advanced statistics of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League: Quarter-Finals underway
We are at the Quarter-Finals stage of the first ever FIBA Basketball Champions League. The first two Quarter-Finals ties tipped off on Tuesday, with the other two to be played on Wednesday. Ludwigsburg took a major step towards the last four with a road success over Banvit. The Germans can seal the deal at home…
Read MoreCory Bradford moves to Liberia
Cory Bradford (191 cm, Illinois’02) has been tabbed by Liberia (Costa Rica, LBS) and will play this 2017 with the club. This season the American has been in his homeland playing UBA hoops for Maile Matrix. Through the 2015/2016 campaign, Cory Bradford featured for Sabios de Manizales in the Colombian DirectTV league. Over fourteen games…
Read MoreChauncey Orr inks with Dandenong
Chauncey Orr (193 cm, Hawaii-Pacific’17) has penned a deal to play for Australia franchise Dandenong Rangers (SEABL). The American is embarking on his rookie season and his first professional post as he has just left Hawaii-Pacific this month. In the NCAA 2 this term, Chauncey Orr has played 25 games an secured averages of 19.0…
Read MoreSpiro Leka takes helm of Pesaro
Spiro Leka has been promoted by Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) to head coach of the team this 2017. He is a 50-year-old Albanian-Italian coach, who is making history as the first Albanian to lead a team from the Italian Serie A. He’s had some history with the organization, having been a coaching assistant for…
Read MoreKentrell Gransberry to Guaiqueries
Kentrell Gransberry (206 cm, South Florida’08) is set to strengthen the frontcourt rotation of Guaiqueries de Margarita (Venezuela-LPB) this 2017. The big man is coming off a stint playing for Academia de la Montana Alvaro Contreras (Colombia-Liga DirecTV) this year. He played three games for them in the Liga Americas, where the USF alum produced…
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