Archive for 2017
Zalgiris needs one win for LKL title
EuroLeague stalwart Zalgiris Kaunas is marching towards another Lithuanian LKL league title after defeating Lietkabelis 59-72 on the road in Game 4 of the finals series. The victory handed Zalgiris a 3-1 lead and the club needs just one more win to lift the title. A win at home in Game 5 on Friday will…
Read MoreTorun stops Stelmet in PLK finals
Torun halted the march of Stelmet Zielona Gora in the Polish PLK finals series, claiming a 84-74 home win to a snap a two-game losing streak. Reigning double champions Stelmet had won the opening two contests of the series and would have been one game from a fourth title in five years with a win…
Read MoreAaron Doornekamp re-signs with Iberostar Tenerife
Spanish club Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias (Spain-Liga Endesa) has opted to keep Aaron Doornekamp (201 cm) on their roster for the ipcoming 2017-18 season. Aaron is a 31-year-old Dutch-Canadian international player who played for the Canadian national team from 2006 to 2015. He played for Iberostar in the Basketball Champions League, logging 20 games and…
Read MoreJamal Shuler parts ways with Monaco
Jamal Shuler (192 cm, VCU’08) has departed AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A) and is now a free agent entering the 2017-18 season. The veteran had a reasonably productive 2016-17 season with the club. He played 13 games for them in the Basketball Champions League, where he recorded averages of 10.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg. Jamal…
Read MoreSeth Tuttle added by Spirou
Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Euromillions League) have continued assembling their roster for 2017-18 with the addition of Seth Tuttle (203 cm, Northern Iowa’15). He comes to the team after having played for Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Euromillions League) in 2016-17. The 24-year-old Tuttle played six games for Limburg United in the FIBA Europe Cup, where he registered…
Read MoreScott Thomas heads to Spirou
Scott Thomas (198 cm, Bowling Green’12) will be donning the colors of Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Euromillions League) in 2017-18. Thomas will not be travelling far. Prior to missing 2016-17, he played the two prior seasons on the roster of Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Euromillions League). In 2015-16, Scott appeared in a total 34 games, posting averages…
Read MoreScott Bamforth lands with Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Scott Bamforth (188 cm, Weber St. ’13) agreed to terms with Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A). Bamforth heads to Italy for the first time in his five-year professional career. Since graduating, only Spain is where the 27- year-old swingman has competed. Last season, Bamforth signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) where he scored 14.5…
Read MoreBrandyn Curry moves to Donar Groningen
Brandyn Curry (187 cm, Harvard ’14) is heading to Donar Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie). The move follows half of a season with Helios (Slovenia-Liga Nova KBM) where he played 25 games with the team. Curry split ways with Helios in January 2017. No team signed the American guard for the remainder of the season. The guard scored…
Read MoreDoron Lamb inks deal with GS Lavrio
Doron Lamb (193 cm, Kentucky ’12) is heading to GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). Playing in Greece will be a new experience for the 25-year-old guard. The team he is joining finished eighth in the A1 last season with an 11-15 record. They exited the A1 playoffs in the first round with a loss to PAOK (Greece-A1) in…
Read MoreBesiktas Crushes Efes to reach BSL final
Besiktas maintained its excellent 2016/2017 season form and saw off Anadolu Efes to reach the finals of the Turkish BSL. This series has pitted two Istanbul clubs against each other, and Besiktas can look forward to another derby series in the finals, as EuroLeague champions Fenerbahce awaits. As for the semi-finals run, Besiktas claimed a…
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