Archive for November 2017
Arizona Reid pens with Leuven
Arizona Reid (196 cm, High Point’08) is taking his game to Belgium this 2017-18 after landing a deal to play for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears (Belgium-Euromillions League). He is an experienced, 31-year-old American international basketball player who also holds an Armenian passport. In 2016-17 the High Point alum played eight games for BC Urartu…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: groups at halfway points
Round 5 of the 7DAYS EuroCup closed for business on Wednesday and we are now officially past the halfway stage of deciding which teams will progress from the groups. Through five weeks, we have three teams with a foot already in the next round. Darussafaka, Lokomotiv, and Bayern Munich remains undefeated so far this season.…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA players arrested in China
Three UCLA freshmen have been arrested in China on charges of shoplifting. The UCLA Bruins were on a goodwill trip to China, which included a tour of Disneyland, an exhibition game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and a meeting with Joe Tsai, one of the co-founders of Chinese Megacompany Alibaba. The players involved in…
Read MoreJamar Wilson signs with Nanterre
Jamar Wilson (185 cm, Albany’07) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 on the roster of French club, JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A). Wilson is a 33-year-old American player who also holds a Finnish passport and has been Finnish National Team since 2015. The veteran guard spent the 2016-17 season playing in Spain for Movistar…
Read MoreEdy Tavares landed by Real Madrid
Real Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa) is strengthening its frontcourt with the addition of 25-year-old big man Edy Tavares (220 cm) this 2017. Tavares is a Cape Verdean player who also holds a Spanish passport. He’s played for the Cape Verde National Team from 2009 to 2015. After his release from the Cleveland Cavaliers in October, Tavares…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: 3 from 3 at home on Tuesday
We are at the midway point of the 2017/2018 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season and groups A through D are starting to take shape. We are still a long way off everything being decided, but pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. On Tuesday, not much was established as just three games opened Round 5…
Read MoreIsaiah Briscoe goes pro with Kalev/Cramo
Isaiah Briscoe (191 cm, Kentucky’17) will begin his professional international basketball career this 2017-18 with a stint in Europe, signing with BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML). The 21-year-old Briscoe was released by the Portland Trail Blazers in October 2017 has since opted to try his luck in Europe. He played 35 games for the University…
Read MoreCurtis Jerrells returns to EA7 Armani
Veteran journeyman Curtis Jerrells (185 cm, Baylor’09) is making his way back to EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) this 2017-18. He saw action for them back in the 2013-14 season. Jerrells heads to the Italian powerhouse after starting off the season on the roster of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League). He played two games for…
Read MoreTravis Releford signs with Limburg United
Travis Releford (198 cm, Kansas’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Euromillions League) this 2017-18 season. The Kansas City native was originally set to begin the season playing for Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) but parted ways with the team in October of this year. Releford started 2016-17,…
Read MoreRed Star drops Partizan in Derby Game in ABA
In front of 6,000 basketball-crazed fans, two of Serbia’s powerhouses locked horns in the ABA League in their first derby game of 2017-18. Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” MTS Beograd and BC Partizan took to the hardwood to battle it out for pride and glory. This came in Round 7 of the regular season of the…
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