Archive for May 1, 2018
Villa Clara wins Cuban crown
Villa Clara is today celebrating the Cuban LSB title. The club downed Ciego de Avila 86-77 in Game 4 of the finals series, enough to secure a commanding 4-0 sweep. Ciego de Avila sought to keep the title series alive and took a 17-15 lead in the first quarter. However, Villa Clara hit back in…
Read MoreCherkasy wins first-ever Ukraine Superleague
Cherkasy made history in Ukrainian Basketball on Tuesday as the club celebrated its first ever domestic title. A victory of Dnipro was enough to hand the team a 3-1 series victory and its first Superleague crown, an effort that sopped Dnipro winning its second. The 79-66 win was a comfortable home cruise for Cherkasy as…
Read MoreIke Ofoegbu returns to Arecibo
Ike Ofoegbu (205 cm, SMU’07) is making his way back to Puerto Rico this 2018, reuniting with former team Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico-BSN). He played for them back in 2015. Ofoegbu is a Nigerian-American international basketball player who has been a member of the Nigerian National Team since 2011. The big man spent his…
Read MoreKeron DeShields joins Rethymno
Keron DeShields (190 cm, Tennessee State’16) will be reinforcing the backcourt of the Rethymno Cretan Kings (Greece-A1) for the 2017-18 stretch run. He played eight games for Hapoel Alufa (Israel-National League) and averaged 23.8 ppg and 7.5 apg, so both his scoring and playmaking abilities could prove to be useful for his new team. DeShields…
Read MoreLimoges Improves Playoff Chances With Win
The French Pro A league capped off Round 31 of the 2017-18 season with an important game on April 30th. Limoges CSP Elite defeated the Levallois Metropolitans 79-66 to improve their chances at a shot at the playoffs. The much-needed win bumps them up to sixth place in the standings with a 17-14 record. Levallois…
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