Archive for May 17, 2017
German Bundesliga: three clubs reach semi-finals
The German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) now has three clubs sitting in the Final Four after the latest round of Quarter-Finals action. EWE Baskets Oldenburg, Bayern Munich, and Brose Bamberg all reached the last four and are now awaiting the winner between the series of Ratiopharm Ulm and Ludwigsburg. Those two clubs will continue their winner…
Read MoreDwight McCombs joins Soles de Santo Domingo
Dwight McCombs (203 cm, UCF’12) is a newcomer to the roster of Soles de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2017. The 27-year-old McCombs joins Soles after spending the last two seasons playing in Chile for Club Deportes Espanol de Talca (Chile-Liga Nacional). In 2016-17 he logged a total of 52 games for his former club…
Read MoreChris Johnson landed by Anhui
Chris Johnson (210 cm, LSU’09) will be strengthening the frontcourt rotation of Anhui Wenyi (China-NBL) this 2017. This will be his return to China, having seen action in Chinese CBA in 2014-15. The 31-year-old forward heads to Asia after seeing action for the Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico-BSN) in 2016. He appeared in a total…
Read MorePe’shon Howard signed by Mazatlan
Pe’shon Howard (190 cm, USC’14) has agreed to terms on a deal with the Nauticos of Mazatlan (Mexico-CBIACOPA) this 2017. Howard spent his 2016-17 season playing in the NBA D-League, on the roster of the Reno Bighorns. He played 40 games for his former team and recorded averages of 8.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg. This…
Read MoreMatt Bingaya goes pro with Limburg United
Matt Bingaya (193 cm, Fairmont State’17) will begin his professional career with a stint in Europe, signing with Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Euromillions League) for the 2017-18 season. The 22-year-old product of Fairmont State played 32 games for his alma mater in his senior year and registered averages of 19.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg. Matt helped…
Read MoreRare Euro-style incident in NBA
A rare Euro-style incident occurred last night at the game between Boston and Washington. We have seen hooligans fight each other in European football (soccer) games before, and even at basketball games, but it is a very rare sight in the NBA. Neverthless, it happened yesterday. A Wizards fan punches a Celtics fan in the…
Read MoreBoston Celtics win 2017 NBA Draft Lottery
Things are looking up for the Boston Celtics. They are not only headed to the Eastern Conference Finals as the top seed to duke it out with the Cleveland Cavaliers but they also have won the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery and now own the number one pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. This was the…
Read MoreGolden State dominates San Antonio to go up 2-0
The San Antonio Spurs were in need of a miracle after losing game one like they did. They blew a 25-point lead while losing their best player who they rely on heavily. Golden State came back from a 25-point deficit in game one to steal the momentum of the series. They carried that with them…
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