Archive for August 16, 2017
FIBA Asia Cup: Iran and South Korea progress
The quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 are underway. There were two contests on Wednesday as the one of the tournament favourites, the Philippines, played South Korea and Lebanon hosted Iran. The final two games of the last eight will take place on Thursday. However, today there was plenty of action and one very…
Read MoreJoseph Wall to Legia Warszawa
Joseph Wall (199 cm, Seattle Pacific’13) has been signed by Polish club Legia Warszawa (Poland-PLK) and will be playing for them this 2017-18. Wall spent the last three seasons playing for BK JIP Pardubice (Czech Republic-NBL). He played a dozen games for his former team in the FIBA Europe Cup and averaged 12.8 ppg and…
Read MoreTravis Warech inks with Maccabi Ashdod
Travis Warech (193 cm, Ithaca’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) this 2017-18. Warech is a German-American international player who has spent his entire pro career playing for various German teams. In 2016-17 Travis suited up for SC Rasta Vechta (Germany-BBL). He played 29 games for them…
Read MoreMatti Nuutinen added by Pitesti
Matti Nuutinen (202 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of BCM U Pitesti (Romania-Liga Nationala) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Matti is a 27-year-old Finnish player who has been with the Finnish National Team since 2012. In 2016-17 Nuutinen lent his talents to Chorale de Roanne (France-Pro B). He logged a total of…
Read MoreHenry Sims joins Vanoli Cremona
Former NBA big man, Henry Sims (208 cm, Georgetown’12) will be reinforcing the frontcourt of Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A) this 2017-18 season. Sims played for two different teams in 2016-17 and traveled across two different continents to play hoops. Henry started the season on the roster of the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: last eight complete
The quarterfinal of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 has been set, with the final four teams completing the picture on Tuesday. Iran, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia had already qualified for the last eight as group winners. They are now joined by China, South Korea, Jordan, and Lebanon after those nations progressed after today’s…
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