Archive for 2017
7DAYS EuroCup: Round 2 underway with 4 games
Four games opened the second week of the 7DAYS EuroCup 2017/2018 season on Tuesday, with the rest of Round 2 to be played out tomorrow. It is still too early in the campaign to make lasting conclusions, but two clubs in action on Tuesday have stayed unbeaten so far. One of the them was Italian…
Read MoreLangston Hall moves to Promitheas
Langston Hall (193 cm, Mercer’14) has switched teams and is now with ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1) this 2017. The 25-year-old Mercer product began the season playing for KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1). Hall played four games for them in the ABA League, where he managed to produce averages of 4.5 ppg and 3.5 apg. He…
Read MoreGerman BBL: Wuerzburg Surges to Top with 5-0 Start
s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg is the top team in Germany’s easyCredit BBL right now. They are in the midst of a scorching-hot run and are the last remaining undefeated team in the league with a 5-0 record. They have revamped their offense and have been sharing the ball quite well. Their offensive game has been on point…
Read MoreQyntel Woods reunites with AZS Koszalin
Qyntel Woods (202 cm, Northeast Mississippi’02) will be reinforcing the roster of Polish club, AZS Koszalin (Poland-PLK) this 2017-18. The 36-year-old veteran is making a comeback to the club. He played for them in 2014-15, so there is some history here. He played 30 games for them then and was able to deliver averages of…
Read MoreThree Share Lead at Spanish ACB
After four rounds of action this 2017-18 season, only three teams remain undefeated in the Spanish ACB or Liga Endesa. They sit atop of the league standings and they are FC Barcelona, Montakit Fuenlabrada, and Real Madrid. FC Barcelona has retooled and rebuilt their team after a disappointing 2016-17 campaign. They appear to have bounced…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 1 Friday recap
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague basketball returned yesterday at its very best. There were victories for title chasing clubs like Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, and Olympiacos. Former champ Maccabi Tel Aviv also won, but reigning title holders Fenerbahce Istanbul was edged by EuroCup champion Unicaja Malaga. On Friday, three other former Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions were back…
Read MoreIke Ofoegbu pens with Usak
Ike Ofoegbu (205 cm, SMU’07) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Muratbey Usak Sportlif Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2017-18 season. Ike is a Nigerian-American international basketball player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2011 and 2016. He is no stranger to Turkish hoops, seeing action for Best Baliksehir Basketbol Kulubu…
Read MoreD.J. Cooper leaves Gravelines
D.J. Cooper (183 cm, Ohio’13) has parted ways with French club BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) this 2017. He played four games for his former team this season and delivered averages of 9.5 ppg and 9.3 apg. In 2016-17, Cooper played for a different French Pro A team, Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A).…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: 2017/2018 tips off
International basketball fans have been waiting over a long summer for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to return. The 2017/2018 season in Europe’s elite competition tipped off with a typical bang. Last season’s Final Four were all in action, including reigning champs Fenerbahce Istanbul. Now is as good a time as any to reflect on Fener’s…
Read MoreAlan Wiggins pens with Adelaide 36ers
Alan Wiggins (206 cm, USF’07) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 season with the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). This will be a big change in scenery for Wiggins, who spent the 2016-17 season playing in Japan for the Aomori Watts (Japan-B League D2). He logged a whopping 60 games for his former team and…
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