Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 9 preview

There is no EuroCup action this week, so instead of my usual recap I will focus on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and specifically what to expect this week. Round 9 will play out through Thursday and Friday in Europe’s elite club competition and the regular season is now taking some shape. As I mentioned last…

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Antoine Diot (knee) out several months

 Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) suffered a blow as they expect Antoine Diot (193 cm) to be sidelined for at least four months as he recovers from athroscopic knee surgery. Diot is a 28-year-old French international basketball player who has been a member of the French National Team since 2009. In 2016-17 Diot played 14 games…

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Surging Celtics Extend Streak to 16 Wins

 The Boston Celtics are in the midst of a fantastic run. Their ongoing win streak has reached 16 wins after their 110-102 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics have managed to rise above the adversity of losing Gordon Hayward on the first game of the season due to a nasty injury. Young players…

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Thaddus McFadden heads to Kymis

 Thaddus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont State’09) is a recent addition to the roster of GS Kymis (Greek-A1) in November 2017. McFadden is coming in to reinforce the team after starting the 2017-18 season playing for Karpos Sokoli 2000 Skopje (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga). He played two games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged…

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Quincy Miller-Scott departs Brose Baskets

 Quincy Miller-Scott (206 cm, Baylor’12) has been cut by German club, Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) this November 2017. In his lone game for Bamberg, Miller scored four points and pulled down five rebounds in 21 minutes of action. The Baylor product spent the 2016-17 season lending his talents to Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). He…

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Zoran Dragic moves to Anadolu Efes

 Zoran Dragic (196 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2017-18. He is a veteran Slovenian international player who played for the Slovenian National Team from 2010 to 2016. Zoran is the younger brother of Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic. Zoran recently parted ways with EA7…

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Devin Thomas signs with Bilbao Basket

 Devin Thomas (206 cm, Wake Forest’16) will continue his international basketball career this 2017-18 in Spain with a stint with Retabet Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). The 23-year-old Thomas spent his rookie campaign on the roster of Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-BSL). The Wake Forest University alum appeared in a total of 27 games for his…

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Greek A1: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos Grab Wins

 Round 6 of the Greek A1 2017-18 regular season ended with a bang with Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus taking on Kolossos H Hotels. Olympiacos dominated their opponents and came away with an easy 54-72 victory yesterday. Olympiacos is tied for second place in the league standings with ASP Promitheas Patras with both clubs managing to keep…

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