Archive for February 2018
Alan Wiggins heads to Dzukija
Alan Wiggins (206 cm, USF’07) will get a shot at a fresh start this 2018 after landing a deal to play for Dzukija Alytus (Lithuania-LKL). Wiggins joins the Lithuanian team after playing a single game for the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). It was a disappointing outing for the forward who scored two points and pulled down…
Read MoreNCAA: St. John’s upsets top-ranked Villanova
St. John’s Red Storm have become somewhat of a giant-killing team recently. They recently stunned No.4 Duke University, 81-77 on Saturday. This Thursday the once lowly, unranked Big East team upset number-one ranked Villanova, 79-75. This has been an impressive 2-game run for St. John’s, to say the least. Upsetting a top-tier team like Duke…
Read MoreEuroCup Top 16: Zenit and UNICS progress
And that’s a wrap. The EuroCup Top 16 closed for business on Wednesday and we now look forward to the quarter-final and the first knockout hoops of the competition. There were six games on the evening to close the EuroCup Top 16, with all eyes on Group F and Group H, which still had qualification…
Read MoreDominik Mavra signs with Lietkabelis
Dominik Mavra (195 cm) has landed with his third team for the 2017-18 season after signing with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). Mavra is a 23-year-old Croatian international basketball player who was recently added to the Croatian National Team in 2017. He began 2017-18 on the roster of Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played four games…
Read MoreOmar Strong moves to Windsor Express
Omar Strong (175 cm, Texas Southern’13) will be strengthening the backcourt rotation of the Windsor Express (Canada-NBL) this 2018. He transfers there after starting the season playing for the Niagra River Lions (Canada-NBL) so he’s making a switch within the same league. Strong appeared in 20 games for the Niagra River Lions before parting ways…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis out for season with torn ACL
NBA – Kristaps Porzingis (221 cm) suffered a devastating injury during the Knicks’ game against the Bucks on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old Latvian big man has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2017-18 season after being diagnosed with a partial tear in his ACL. This is awful news for both the young player…
Read MoreEuroCup Top 16: final round tips off
We are at the final round of the EuroCup Top 16, the second group stage of the competition. Many clubs have already booked passage to the quarter-finals, but there is still something to play for in Group F and Group H this week. To start off the final EuroCup Top 16 round, there was a…
Read MoreDrew Brandon added by Kouvot
Drew Brandon (193 cm, Eastern Washington’15) has been picked up by Finnish club Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) this 2018. This will be Brandon’s first time to play in the Finnish Korisliiga. The 26-year-old guard began the 2017-18 season playing in Poland for Czarni Slupsk (Poland-PLK). He played 16 games for them before his departure and registered…
Read MoreABA League: Crvena Zvezda Back on Top
The ABA League has a new team atop of its standings after Round 19. Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd has reclaimed the pole position after a dominating 100-77 win over FMP yesterday. Also, former league leader KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica fell to Cedevita Zagreb 71-76 on February 3rd. The shift in power is not carved in…
Read MoreWhere are the millions of Partizan?
Serbian team Partizan Belgrade is on the verge of bankruptcy. Despite making millions in the transfer of players. Where is that money? The financial problems of Partizan started 13 years ago when they had to borrow 1.3 million Euro from the Marfin Bank. More loans followed, and in the meantime, the debt has grown to…
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