Archive for 2017
Kyle Wiltjer pens with Olympiacos
Kyle Wiltjer (208 cm, Gonzaga’16) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 with a stint in Europe playing for Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1). He is a 25-year-old Canadian basketball player who played for the Canadian National Team in 2015. Wiltjer was released by the Toronto Raptors this October and he has since decided to…
Read MoreEuropean Basketball weekend roundup
It was another busy week of European Basketball. After the mid-week excitement of the various continental competitions, it was time for domestic leagues to take centre stage once again. Looking across the map of European Basketball, there was plenty of action and drama as the Regular Season kicks into full swing. Spain In Spain, surprise…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines Euroleague: big wins on Friday
As Round 4 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague closed on Friday, there were intruiging contest aplenty. In Spain, Valencia destroyed Unicaja Malaga in a repeat of the 2017 EuroCup final. Brose Bamberg capped its solid week with a win over sorry Baskonia, while CSKA Moscow claimed a high-scoring away win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Finally,…
Read MoreDamjan Rudez pens with Valencia
Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) has secured the services of veteran Croatian international basketball player, Damjan Rudez (203 cm) this 2017. He is a 10-year veteran of the Croatian National Team, joining them in 2007. Rudez was recently released by the Orlando Magic and has since opted to return to Europe where he will resume his…
Read MoreBenjamin Ortner moves to Scandone Avellino
Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) has switched teams this 2017 and has landed with Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A). The Austrian forward originally signed with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) for the start of the season but will continue 2017-18 suiting up for Avellino. He played the last three seasons for Umana Reyer Venezia…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: round 4 underway
Round 4 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague tipped off on Thursday and there was plenty of action to start the second round of the week. The big news of the day is that only two clubs remain undefeated after the third fell away. That’s because Olympiacos downed Khimki in a contest between 100% records. Real…
Read MoreDorell Wright switches to Bamberg
Dorell Wright (206 cm) is taking his game to Germany this 2017 after agreeing to terms on a deal with Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL). He began the season playing for BC Igokea Aleksandrovac (Bosnia-Division I). In four games for his former team, Wright managed to put together averages 26.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg. This is…
Read MoreMaalik Wayns signed by Joventut
Maalik Wayns (185 cm, Villanova’12) is a fresh face on the roster of Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017. He is a 26-year-old American international player who also holds a Belarusian passport. He played for the Belarusian National Team in 2016. Wayns got a camp deal with the Dallas Mavericks but was waived…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: three remain unbeaten
We have a busy week of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague as Round 3 and Round 4 are being held from Tuesday through Friday. Real Madrid, Khimki Moscow Region, and Olympiacos stayed unbeaten, while CSKA Moscow got back on track with a win over Panathinaikos. Elsewhere, Zalgiris defeated Barcelona in Spain, while Fenerbahce claimed the Istanbul derby…
Read MoreJohn Fields now playing for Apoel
John Fields (205 cm, Tennessee’11) is now suiting up for Cytavision Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A). He has already made his debut for his new team and Fields made an instant impact with 16 points and nine rebounds to his name. University of Tennessee alum. Started the 2017-18 season with Maccabi Hod Hasharon (Israel-National League). He…
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