Archive for 2017
Euroleague: Bamberg crushes Barcelona
Euroleague Basketball is underway in 2017 with the season now in its second half. Round 16 of the Regular Season tipped off on Thursday with four excellent festivals of hoops. Anadolu Efes came out on top in an Istanbul derby, while Brose Bamberg’s excellent form continued. Elsewhere, Maccabi Tel Aviv picked up a win by…
Read MoreSteve McWhorter to New Heroes Den Bosch
Steve McWhorter (188 cm, University of Wisconsin’15) is switching teams this 2016-17 after landing a deal to play for New Heroes Den Bosch (Netherlands-Eredivisie). He joins them by way of France where he initially started the season playing for Union Poiters Basket 86 of the French Pro B. Steve was able to play 13 games…
Read MoreD.J. Shelton switches to Rilski
D.J. Shelton (208 cm, Washington State’14) is moving to Rilski Sportist Samokov (Bulgaria-NBL) this 2017 after starting the season with GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). Shelton played a single game for his former club and scored five points and pulled down three rebounds. He began the 2015-16 season playing for Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A). He played…
Read MoreVladimir Dasic to reinforce AEK
Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A) has recently bolstered its roster after landing the services of Vladimir Dasic (207 cm) this 2017. He is a 28-year-old Montenegrin player who has been a member of the Montenegrin national team since 2008. He played for them in the European Basketball championships in Lithuania in 2016 and in six…
Read MoreKevin Dillard joins Breakers
Kevin Dillard (183 cm, Dayton’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the New Zealand Breakers (Australia-NBL) this 2016-17. Kevin is a 27-year-old American player who also holds an Albanian passport. Dillard was recently added to the Albanian national team in 2016. He heads to the Breakers after starting the season playing…
Read MoreElijah Johnson lands with Wuerzburg
Elijah Johnson (192 cm, Kansas’13) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL). Johnson was released by Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) towards the end of 2016. Johnson signed with them in November 2016, but did not log any games with the team. Elijah began the 2016-17 season on the roster of…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League: Round 11 recap
The FIBA Basketball Champions League season continued this week with Round 11 of the league taking place. There were 20 games during the week and some shuffling in the groups during the eleventh week of the campaign. Below we will take a look at the results and where this week’s action leaves the clubs in…
Read MorePatrick Calathes newcomer to AV Cantu
Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-Serie A) has recently strengthened its roster with the addition of Patrick Calathes (207 cm, St. Joseph’s’08). Pat is a 31-year-old American international player who also holds a Greek passport. He started 2016-17 playing for Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). In nine games he produced averages of 2.7 ppg and 2.8 rpg. In 2015-16…
Read MoreLaQuinton Ross agrees with Dijon
LaQuinton Ross (203 cm, Ohio State’14) has agreed to terms on a deal with JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) and will join them this 2016-17 season. Ross pens with them after beginning the season with Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League). LaQuinton logged three games before his departure and posted averages of 9.3 ppg and 5.0 rpg.…
Read MoreTony Woods signed by Rilski
Tony Woods (211 cm, Oregon’13) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Rilski Sportist Samokov (Bulgaria-NBL). This will be a definite change of scenery for the big man. Woods started the season with AE Doxa Lefkadas (Greece-A1). Woods is no stranger to Greek hoops, having played the 2015-16 season on the roster of AS…
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