Archive for 2017
Jaraun Burrows heads to Provence Basket
Jaraun Burows (203 cm, IPFW’08) will continue his professional career this 2017 with FOS Provence Basket (France-Pro B). This will be his first time to join forces with a French club. Burrows is a 31-year-old veteran Bahamian international player who has been a member of the Bahamian national team since 2007. This 2016-17 season, Burrows…
Read MoreChristophe Massie pens with Marinos
Christophe Massie (206 cm, Memphis’03) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Marinos de Anzoategui (Venezuela-LPB) this 2017. This is the first team for the 29-year-old veteran this 2016-17 season. Christophe played for two teams in 2015-16. He started off with Atletico Aguada (Uruguay-LUB), where he played 26 games and posted…
Read MoreRichard Howell commits to Jerusalem
Richard Howell (203 cm, North Carolina State’13) has already been signed by Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) for the 2017-18 season. He is an American international player who also holds an Israeli passport. Howell played for Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) in 2016-17. He logged 26 games for them this season and posted averages of 13.5 ppg…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade wins ABA League three peat
Serbian heavyweight Crvena Zvezda Belgrade reclaimed the Adriatic League (ABA League) for the third consecutive year with a comfortable 61-77 road win over Cedevita Zagreb. The win came in the third game of the finals series, giving the current Serbia league champs a clean sweep to win the title. Crvena Zvezda has eased through this…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League 2018 winner to get €1 million
Despite being a lower tiered competition in Europe, the FIBA Basketball Champions League has been an enormous success. During its inaugural campaign, it has managed to co-exist with the EuroLeague and EuroCup. Buoyed by the success, Basketball Champions League CEO Patrick Comnino has discussed how the competition will grow next season. Firstly, the winning club…
Read MoreNBA breaks attendance record with nearly 22 million fans
The NBA continues to be the biggest attraction in global Basketball. The league has today announced it has comfortably beat its attendance record. Through the 2016/2017 season, nearly 22 million fans have turned out to see teams play around the USA. In a press report on Thursday, the NBA confirmed 21.9 million people have watched…
Read MoreDemitri Harris cut by Island Storm
Demitri Harris (198 cm) has been cut by the Island Storm (Canada-NBL) and is now a free agent. He is a 26-year-old Greek-Canadian international player who joined the club this 2016-17 and played a dozen games for the storm. Unfortunately, Harris did not live up to their expectations. He averaged just 0.3 ppg and 0.2…
Read MoreCollege Basketball Advanced Statistics All-American Team
Court Side Newspaper is proud to introduce the 2016/2017 season College Basketball Advanced Statistics and the 1st Team All-America Team. However, our selection is ONLY based on the advanced statistics of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a…
Read MoreDutch Basketball League Statistical Team Leaders
Groningen ranks 1st at the end of the regular season of the Dutch Basketball League. They will be the clear favorites for the coming playoffs. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their own right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records…
Read MoreStatistical 1st team All-DBL
The Dutch regular season is over, and the playoffs are about to start. That’s the perfect timing to introduce the 2016/2017 season 1st Team All-DBL. We base our selection ONLY on the advanced statistics of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic…
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