Archive for April 3, 2017
Courtney Fells pens with San German
Courtney Fells (196 cm, North Carolina State’09) has signed a deal with Atleticos San German (Puerto Rico-BSN) and will be bolstering their roster this 2017. The former NBA veteran heads to the Puerto Rican franchise after spending his 2016-17 season in the NBA D-League. He played 10 games for the Texas Legends (D-League) and averaged…
Read MoreNAIA Division 2 All-America
Court Side Newspaper is proud to bring you the 2016/2017 season NAIA Division 2 All-America Team. We base our selection process only on the advanced statistic of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute (and per possession) productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s…
Read MoreDe’Mon Brooks extended by Bayreuth
Apparently, Medi Bayreuth (Germany-BBL) liked what they saw from De’Mon Brooks (201 cm, Davidson’14) this 2016-17 and have given the player a contract extension. The 24-year-old Brooks logged 26 games for the German club this season and posted averages of 12.4 ppg and 3.5 rpg. Prior to joining them, De’Mon spent his 2015-16 season playing…
Read MoreNAIA Division 2 Statistical Team Leaders
The 2016-17 NAIA Division 2 season is now in the record books, and Union College walked away with the NAIA Division 2 championship. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their own right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records and were…
Read MoreDacin Tigers cruise to 2017 Taiwanese SBL title
The Dacin Tigers (Taiwan-SBL) dominated Yulon Luxgen and swept their finals series 4-0 to bag the 2017 SBL title. This was the apex of what was one of their best seasons to date. They also finished the 2016-17 regular season with the best record in the league with 21 wins and nine losses. Yulon Luxgen…
Read MoreCentrum repeats as Norwegian BLNO champions
Centrum defeated Gimle BBK 87-74 in the finals and successfully defended their Norwegian BLNO crown this 2017. They are proving to be one of the more dominant clubs in recent history. The back-to-back titles are a testament to how the organization has managed to retain stability and consistency. Centrum was in command of this game…
Read MorePaul Jones inked by Durango
Paul Jones (198 cm, Western Washington’13) is a recent addition to the roster of the Aguilas Doradas de Durango of Mexico’s CIBACOPA this 2017. Paul has already made his debut for his new team. He scored 15 points and pulled down four rebounds. This is his first team for the 2016-17 season. He last saw…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Cedevita Zagreb books Finals berth
Cedevita Zagreb has become the first club to qualify for the Adriatic League Finals series after overcoming Serbian giant Partizan Belgrade. Arguably, the semi-finals stage is not going as many expected. It was widely predicted a Belgrade derby series between Crvena Zvezda and Partizan was in the pipeline. However, Cedevita Zagreb has eliminated on Belgrade…
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