Archive for February 2018
William Bufford picked up by Goettingen
BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL) has reinforced its roster with the recent addition of William Buford (196 cm, Ohio State’12) this February. Buford was cut by BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) in December 2017. Before parting ways with the French club, he was able to play nine games where he registered averages of 10.4 ppg…
Read MoreDamjan Rudez inks with Monaco
Damjan Rudez (203 cm) is taking his game to France this 2018 after agreeing to terms with AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A). Rudez is a Croatian international basketball player who has been with the Croatian National Team for a decade now. He is coming off a brief stint playing for Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) this…
Read MoreTeam LeBron Wins 2018 NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star weekend culminated with the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. This season the game had a new selection process. The top-two vote recipients from the East and West, in this case, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, drafted their teammates. Team LeBron won the game 148-145. LeBron James was named the game’s Most Valuable…
Read MoreBarcelona wins 2018 Copa del Rey
Gran Canaria – It was an exciting El Clasico encounter in the finals of the 2018 Copa del Rey and in the end, it would be Barcelona to prevail over perennial rivals Real Madrid 90-92. Thomas Heurtel was named the tournament MVP. Real Madrid started the game as the aggressor and took control of the game…
Read MoreEuropean Basketball cup round up
This weekend in European Basketball has been dedicated to cup competitions with major cup tournaments held all around the continent. In some of the biggest countries in the European Basketball community, there have been plenty of thrills and quite a few spills over the weekend. Check out below the clubs that are celebrating being domestic…
Read MoreCopa del Rey: Semi-finals set
The Semi-Final of the 2018 Copa Del Rey has been locked after the Quarter-Final stage was played out over Thursday and Friday. The Four clubs competing in the Final Four in Gran Canaria on Saturday are reigning Champions League winners Iberostar Tenerife, Barcelona, hosts Herbalife Gran Canaria, and reigning Copa Del Rey champs Real Madrid.…
Read MoreRicky Tarrant signs with Atomeromu
Ricky Tarrant (188 cm, Memphis’16) will continue his professional basketball career this February 2018 with Atormeromu SE Paks (Hungary-A Division). Tarrant already began the 2017-18 season playing in France for Union Poitiers Basket 86 (France-Pro A). He played 18 games for them before parting ways and was able to record averages of 13.1 ppg and…
Read MoreNikola Jokic Makes NBA History
Nikola Jokic just made NBA History by recording the fastest triple-double in the last 20 years. He’s a Serbian big man playing center for the Denver Nuggets. Jokic recorded his triple-double in only 14 minutes and 33 seconds against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nuggets ended up winning the game 134-123, with Jokic finishing with 30…
Read MoreCleveland Cavaliers Contenders Once More?
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a new look. The organization had a busy trade deadline in which it made several moves that wholly reshaped the face of the team. And necessary this was amid a team rife with strife: calling each other out in team meetings, questioning loyalty, flailing trust in the locker room and overall…
Read MoreGreek A1 Regular Season Round 16
Panathinaikos Athens continued to maintain its iron-like grip on the Greek A1 standings through Round 16 of the competition. The runaway league leaders G.Larissa-Faros in comfortable fashion to enhance its position at the top. Arch-rival and biggest title threat Olympiacos Piraeus played on Tuesday and crushed Trikalla on the road. Lavrio, AEK Athens, and Promitheus…
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