Archive for March 2018
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 28 Friday
Round 28 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was completed on Friday, ending a busy week of action. With just one playoff position left to play for, all eyes were on Baskonia as it visited Barcelona. The Vitoria team downed Barca and is now in a dominant position for the last playoff position. Elsewhere, CSKA defeated…
Read MoreAhli Dubai Wins 2017-18 UAE Basketball Championship
2017-18 seasons are winding down and smaller leagues are already crowning champions. Ahli Shabab Dubai captured the 2017-18 UAE Basketball Championship in convincing fashion. They ended the regular season in fourth place with a 6-6 record but proved to be flawless as they swept all comers in the playoffs. They swept Al Naser with an…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament: Four Teams Advance to Elite Eight
Half of the remaining field in the 2018 NCAA Tournament took to the hardwood to see who would advance to the Elite Eight. At this point, it should no longer come as no surprise that we would be surprised as to which teams managed to move on. Yes, more upsets greeted us on March 22nd.…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 28 recap
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season is winding down. On Thursday Round 28 tipped off with just two more rounds of actions to be played. Seven of the eight playoff places are taken and several clubs are already eliminated. Still, 8th place is proving to be the center of excitement during the final weeks as…
Read MoreJaron Johnson newcomer to Levallois
Jaron Johnson (198 cm, Louisiana Tech’14) has been picked up by the Levallois Metropolitans (France-Pro A) this 2018 to bolster their roster in order to make a push for the playoffs. The team is currently sitting on the eighth spot of the French Pro A standings but their position is precarious with several teams hot…
Read MoreJavon McCrea lands with Aguada
Javon McCrea (201 cm, Buffalo’14) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 as a fresh addition to Santeros de Aguada (Puerto Rico-BSN). McCrea departed the Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL) this March 2018. McCrea spent the 2017-18 season playing for two different clubs from the German Bundesliga. He started the season with Medi Bayreuth (Germany-BBL). McCrea…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Three progress
In a double-round Turkish Airlines EuroLeague week, there is some moving and shaking to be done. Round 27 tipped off with five playoff places up for grabs, but by the close of Wednesday only the final 8th position remained. CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos, and Fenerbahce had already qualified and those clubs were joined by Zalgiris, Panathinaikos,…
Read MoreHarper Kamp signed by Malvin
Malvin Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB) is bolstering its roster this 2018 with the recent addition of Harper Kamp (203 cm, University of California’12). This will be the first stint for Kamp with a Latin American club. He recently departed BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL) this March. Kamp played 10 games for the German outfit this 2017-18 and registered averages…
Read MoreJ.R. Giddens heads to Ferrocarril
J.R. Giddens (196 cm, New Mexico’08) is taking his game to Argentina after securing a deal to play for Ferrocarril Oeste Capital Federal (Argentina-Liga A) this 2018. The 33-year-old veteran heads to the Argentinian club after spending his 2017-18 season with the Correcaminos UAT Victoria (Mexico-LNBP). He played 17 games for them before parting ways…
Read MoreEuroCup: Lokomotiv and Darussafaka take semi-final leads
The semi-finals of the 2017/2018 EuroCup got underway on an exciting evening of high-class Basketball on Tuesday. We are down to the final four clubs vying to win Europe’s second largest competition and book a place in next seasons EuroLeague. After leg one of the best of three series, one club took a big enough…
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