Archive for March 2018
Ian Miller joins now playing for Gravelines
Ian Miller (190 cm, Florida State’14) will be bolstering the backcourt rotation of BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. The team has an outside shot of making the playoffs but will need to pull off a miracle or two to get there. Miller began 2017-18 playing in…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League: quarter-finals underway
We are at the quarter-final stage of the FIBA Basketball Champions League and the round was opened with two contests on Tuesday evening, with the other two to be played on Wednesday. The best of 3 series tipped off as Bayreuth defeated Ludwigsburg in an all-German tie to take a 1-0 series lead. Elsewhere, Murcia…
Read MoreThe NBA’s Growth In Popularity In China & Taiwan
Walking through the streets of China, you’re likely to find Steph Curry’s face plastered on billboards wherever you walk. At the same time, Klay Thompson is one of the few NBA players to wear Chinese brand Anta on his feet. It is part of a ten-year $80 million deal. These are just two examples of…
Read MoreTaylor Braun added by VL Pesaro
Taylor Braun (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) has reached an agreement to play for VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) to close out the 2017-18 season. He returns to Europe after spending 2017-18 in the NBA G-League, lending his talents to the Salt Lake City Stars, where signed with after getting cut by the Utah Jazz. In…
Read MoreABA Playoffs: Semifinals Series All Tied Up
Nothing comes easy in the ABA League nowadays. Both Cedevita and KK Mornar Bar dug deep and came up with victories over the weekend to even up their respective semifinals series in the ABA Playoffs. The underdogs rose to the occasion, avoided elimination and forced a third, deciding game in their respective series. Cedevita 82…
Read MoreZeke Upshaw passes away following on-court collapse
This morning we reported on Zeke Upshaw, a 26-year old Detroit Pistons developmental player who collapsed during a game and was in critical condition. The Grand Rapids Drive, the team he was representing, has announced Zeke Upshaw has sadly passed away. Jewel Upshaw, the player’s mother released a statement confirming his passing, while taking the…
Read MoreBen Carter goes pro with Hapoel Jerusalem
Ben Carter (206 cm, Michigan State’18) will begin his professional basketball career this 2018 with a stint playing in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League). Carter is born in Israel but also holds an American passport. He is a recent graduate of Michigan State University. Carter played 23 games for them in his senior year…
Read MoreZeke Upshaw in Critical Condition after Collapsing in Game
G-League player Zeke Upshaw (198 cm, Hofstra’14) was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after collapsing on the court during a game. The 26-year-old Upshaw was in cardiac arrest and is currently in critical condition. This is his second season with the Grand Rapids Drive. Upshaw played 41 games for them this season and produced…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament Final Four is Set
And then there were four… Kansas and Villanova are advancing in the 2018 NCAA Tournament after wins against their respective opponents and head to the Final Four. They join Chicago-Loyola and Michigan who punched their tickets on March 24th. Loyola-Chicago continues on its amazing Cinderella run in the tournament with nothing to lose and everything…
Read MoreSpain ACB Liga Endesa: Real Madrid beats champs
The biggest game of Round 24 of the Spain ACB Liga Endesa was held between Real Madrid and Valencia Basket in the Spanish capital. This was a clash between Real Madrid, the winningest club in Spain ACB Liga Endesa history, and Valencia, the surprise package from last season that won its first title last season.…
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