Archive for April 9, 2017
Spanish ACB: top six shuffles as Valencia goes first
There was plenty of movement at the top of the Spanish ACB league, with a new club assuming first position in the standings. Through Round 28 of the Regular Season, Valencia (19-6) defeated Manresa to move top, while Real Madrid (19-7) moved to second place with a win over Baskonia Vitoria. Tenerife (19-8) lost out…
Read MoreShavon Shields picked up by Dolomiti Energia Trento
Shavon Shields (201 cm, Nebraska ’16) is joining Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A). The Italian team will add Shields for his scoring abilities and his length at the guard position. Trento is currently fifth in the Serie A with a 15-11 record. This season, the 22-year-old scored 14.0 ppg while grabbing 5.3 rpg with the Fraport Skyliners…
Read MoreDaniel Orton added by Champville
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentucky ’10) is on the move to Champville (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The big man heads to the Pepsi LBL for the first time in his career after playing this season with GS Kymis (Greece-A1). In 12 games with Kymis, Orton struggled to get on the floor. The team decided to put him…
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