Archive for 2017
EuroBasket 2017: two Final Phase places left after Gameday 4
EuroBasket 2017 kicked into high gear on Tuesday with the first full schedule of games in the competition so far. Groups A through D took to the courts across Europe on Gameday 4 (Day 6) as the phase entered its penultimate round. After today’s EuroBasket 2017 games, we mostly know the teams competing in the…
Read MoreClancy Rugg heads to Basket Esch
Basket Esch (Luxembourg-Total League) has landed the services of Clancy Rugg (203 cm, Vermont’14) for the 2017-18 season. Rugg has spent his entire pro career playing in Luxembourg’s Total League, so this move will not be a drastic change for him. He completed a three-year deal with the Musel Pikes (Luxembourg-Total League). In 2016-17 Clancy…
Read MoreAndrew Nicholson inks with Guandong
Canadian forward, Andrew Nicholson (206 cm, St. Bonaventure’12) is headed to China this 2017 as he lands a deal to play for the Guangdong Southern Tigers (China-CBA). He was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the first round (19th overall) in the 2012 draft. He also has been a member of the Canadian National Team…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Three more teams into Round of 16
Teams from Groups C and D took to the hardwood in the group phase of the FIBA EuroBasket 2017. With three games in the books, stronger teams have risen to the top. Three such teams have been so successful that they have secured their spots in the Round of 16. Group C Even with Pau…
Read MoreCleanthony Early joins AEK Athens
After a brief run with the New York Knicks organization, Cleanthony Early (203 cm, Wichita State’14) is taking his game to Europe this 2017. The 24-year-old forward has signed a deal to play for AEK Athens (Greece-A1). Early was drafted by the New York Knicks, 34th overall in 2014 NBA Draft. Cleanthony was sent to…
Read MoreVictor Rudd inks with Gaziantep
Victor Rudd (205 cm, Southern Florida’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2017-18. The 26-year-old University of Southern Florida product is coming off a successful stint playing for Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) in 2016-17. Victor played 30 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague where…
Read MoreFIBA Americup 2017: USA tops Argentina, bags gold
Cordoba, Argentina – The finals of the FIBA Americup 2017 came to an epic showdown between two of the region’s fiercest competitors. The stage was set and the tournament would be decided by a game between the USA and Argentina. An amazing second-half comeback by the US propelled them to their seventh Americas title. This…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017: Day 3 Groups A and B
Day 4 of EuroBasket 2014 saw Group A and Group B move through three rounds of games. The standings are starting to take shape, as we pass the half way point of this stage. Through today’s contests, only one team from both groups has managed to stay undefeated. Group A And that team is Slovenia,…
Read MoreDrive by Dunk or Driving People Crazy?
A Drive by Dunk Challenge is exactly what it spells, a definite challenge! This dunk off requires talent, not like the previous trends, such as the ice bucket challenge. It has garnered much attention because it tests people’s vertical and coordination when they execute a slam dunk. A teen by the Instagram name, “T.Currie” (Tyler…
Read MoreBasketball teamwork: poetry in motion
I was told my mother delivered me with some difficulty one night in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in the same year the NBA was born. Eight years later my world was called Hammel’s Housing Projects and back then, ten years after the WW ll Allies landed at Normandy, it was my entire universe. In our overcrowded…
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