Archive for April 2018
Pauian Takes 2018 Taiwan SBL Crown
The 2018 Taiwan SBL Championship has been settled and at the end of a five-game series, Pauian prevailed over the Fubon Braves. This is a return to glory for a franchise that once dominated the league with consecutive titles from 2012 to 2016. Pauian finished the regular season strong in the second position with an…
Read MoreAl Manama Repeat as Bahrain League Champs
Al Manama capped off an impressive 2017-18 campaign by capturing the 2018 Bahrain League Championship. They defeated Al-Ahli 88-78 in Game 4 of the Premier League finals. Al Manama was a dominant force throughout the regular season, finishing 2017-18 atop of the standings with an impressive 23-1 record. So it comes as no surprise that…
Read MoreCarl Hall now with Mazatlan
Carl Hall (202 cm, Wichita State’13) is a recent addition to the roster of the Nauticos of Mazatlan (Mexico-CIBACOPA) this 2018. He’s already gotten two games under his belt for his new team and Hall has produced impressive averages of 20.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg. He has had a busy 2017-18 season, seeing action for three…
Read MoreHakim Warrick signs with Ironi Nahariya
Hakim Warrick (206 cm, Syracuse’05) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League) this 2018. This will be Warrick’s third team for the season. He played three games for the Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico-BSN) at the Liga Americas and averaged 9.7 ppg and 4.7 rpg. The forward also…
Read MoreMike James secured by Armani Milano
Mike James (195 cm, Lamar’12) has been inked to a multi-year deal by EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) worth $5 million. He is coming over after playing a dozen games for Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens (Greece-A1), where he recorded averages of 16.2 ppg and 4.1 apg. James moved back to Europe after a brief run…
Read MoreKR secures fifth consecutive Icelandic title
KR is once again the champion of Iceland after defeating Tindastoll to take the Dominos League title. The success marked a fifth consecutive league crown for KR, a half-decade of dominance that has seen the club become the king of Icelandic hoops. Indeed, the club now has a record 17 titles, pulling further ahead of…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid complete Final Four
It was a huge evening in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday as CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid progressed to the Final Four in Belgrade. CSKA took out Khimki at the death to edge its win and take a 3-1 series. Real Madrid also claimed a 3-1 series success after dominating Panathinaikos for long spells…
Read MoreDevin Williams joins Vaqueros de Bayamon
Devin Williams (206 cm, West Virginia’16) is headed to Puerto Rico this 2018 after inking a deal to play for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN). The 24-year-old forward is coming off a stint with the USA National Team in 2018. He also had a productive season with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA…
Read MorePatrick Baldassarre to Lugano Tigers
Patrick Baldassarre (200 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Lugano Tigers (Switzerland-SBL) for the tail end of the 2017-18 season. Baldasssarre is a 31-year-old Italian international basketball player who is moving to the Swiss club after starting the season at home in Italy, lending his talents to Met Extra…
Read MoreJeremy Pargo back with Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Jeremy Pargo (188 cm, Gonzaga’09) is reuniting with former team, Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) this 2017-18 season. The Gonzaga product played for them in multiple spots in his career. In 2010 to 2012 then again in 2014-15. So he does have some considerable history with the organization. Pargo is coming off a busy 2017-18…
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