Archive for March 2018
J.J. O’Brien added by Bosna-Royal
J.J. O’Brien (200 cm, San Diego State’15) has recently been picked up by KK Bosna-Royal Sarajevo (Bosnia-Division I) this March 2018. O’Brien has already made his debut for his team and scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes of action. He moved to Europe after spending most of the 2017-18 season playing…
Read MoreABA Playoffs: Buducnost and Crvena Zvezda Post First Wins
The tops seeds in the ABA Playoffs secured their first wins of the semifinals, which went down over the weekend. It’s not just about favorites bagging expected wins, but also about how they got them. Number two seed Buducnost narrowly edged out Cedevita 84-83 in what was a tightly contested game. In the end, the…
Read MoreLivio Jean-Charles inks with Unicaja Malaga
Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) is making a final push for a playoff berth with the signing of Livio Jean-Charles (202 cm) this March 2018. Jean-Charles is Guyanese international basketball player who also holds a French passport. He was a recent addition to the French National Team in 2017. Jean-Charles heads to the Spanish club after…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament Sweet 16 is Set
This is officially one of the wildest NCAA Tournaments in recent history. March Madness is almost an understatement at this point, considering how many stunning upsets we’ve already had so far. Now that we’ve concluded the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, some of the dust has settled and we now have Sweet 16…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament: the story of UMBC and the biggest March Madness upset in history
U.S. Basketball is still buzzing after a history making weekend in the NCAA tournament… March Madness indeed. Never in the history of this illustrious competition as the 16th seed defeated the No. 1 seed, not until this week. The record books were smashed apart by University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as it defeated Virginia…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA drops Fenerbahce
Friday’s Turkish Airlines EuroLeague clash between CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul was arguably a dress rehearsal for the final. Certainly these two clubs will be in contention through the Final Four this season? As it was, multiple former champ and league leader CSKA Moscow edged out current EuroLeague champs Fenerbahce. If this game is to…
Read MoreGreatest Basketball Players From South America
Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson and others have defined the game in the Americas. They are all among the best NBA players to ever play the game. But great basketball players from South America have also left a large imprint on the game. The greatest basketball players from South…
Read MoreNCAA Tournament March 15 Results Roundup
March Madness is here and the NCAA Tournament is underway. We have the results of the games played on March 15th. As expected, there were a few upsets here and there, like Buffalo stunning Arizona 89-68, but for the most part, favorites ended up moving on to the next round. OKLA 78 – 83 URI …
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: all eyes on 8th
Round 26 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague continued on Thursday after Real Madrid opened the round with a win over Milan on Tuesday. During this evening of action, the games became ever more exciting as the regular season winds down and teams hunt those all-important play-off positions. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade vs. Valencia Basket, 106-90 An…
Read MoreMarkeith Cummings signed by Panionios
Markeith Cummings (198 cm, Kennesaw State’13) has been picked up by Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1) this March 2018. This will be a big change of pace and scenery for Cummings who started out the 2017-18 season in South Korea with the Seoul Samsung Thunders (Korea-KBL). In 53 games for the Thunder Cummings dropped averages…
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