Archive for 2018
Basketball Champions League Round 2 Qualifiers
 With the 2018-19 regular season looming just around the corner, the Basketball Champions League qualifiers are heating up in Round 2. The remaining teams aspiring to make the cut and participate in this season’s Champions League played some amazing basketball. đź“ŠÂ Here are the results of Leg 1 of the Qualification Round 2! Road teams pull…
Read MoreTrevor Mbakwe landed by Ludwigsburg
 Trevor Mbakwe (207 cm, Minnesota’13) has recently inked a deal to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) in 2018-19. He is a Nigerian-American international basketball player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2016. This is not his first time around the German Bundesliga, having seen action for Brose Baskets Bamberg in the 2014-15…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Claims 2018 ABA League Supercup
 Two Titans of the Adriatic locked horns in the ABA League Supercup Finals on September 23 and in the end, Crvena Zvezda toppled Buducnost 75-89. Both of these teams have been at the apex of this regional league over the last few seasons, so it should not come as a surprise that the creme de…
Read MoreIsaac Banks to suit up for Rustavi
 Isaac Banks (201 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’17) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) in 2018-19. The 23-year-old native of New Orleans, Louisiana played out his rookie campaign as a pro basketball player with the Manchester Giants (United Kingdom-BBL), signing with them mid-season in February 2018. Banks logged…
Read MoreLeo Westermann reunites with Zalgiris
 French international player Leo Westermann (198 cm) is back with his former team, BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) for the 2018-19 season. Westermann suited up for the Lithuanian Powerhouse back in the 2016-17 season. He returns to the Green Machine after spending the 2017-18 season on the roster of CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB). Westermann played 17 games for…
Read MoreDr. James Naismith, the founder of Basketball
Who Invented Basketball? Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical educator, created basketball in 1891. Today Basketball is the second most popular sport on the planet (after football, or “soccer”). In a way, it has its own culture. Its own language, style, and community. Basketball is a phenomenon that brings people of different cultures together. All…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Tips Off 2018-19 Season
 The French Pro A League capped off Round 1 of the 2018-19 season on Sunday, September 23rd with a game between AS Monaco and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Monaco hosted ASVEL but unfortunately, their homecourt advantage was not enough to give them a decisive edge and ASVEL took the win 63-66. ASVEL got off on the right…
Read MoreArmani Milano Tops Maccabi Tel Aviv in Preseason Friendly
 Emporio Armani Milano continued on their impressive preseason run with another victory. They defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 80-75 in a recent friendly tournament in Croatia. The Italian Powerhouse has been knocking down opponents left and right in the preseason and have been in mid-season form. They will be a team to watch both in the…
Read MoreNBA: Jimmy Butler Requests Trade From Timberwolves
 With a little less than a month away from the NBA’s opening night, all is not well with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization. All-Star guard Jimmy Butler has asked to be traded. He’s had a long-standing rapport with coach Tom Thibodeau from their days in Chicago Bulls. Thibodeau flew out to meet with him, hoping to…
Read MoreJosh Mason pens with Targu Jiu
 Josh Mason (193 cm, Fresno Pacific’14) has landed a deal to play for Asociatia Club Sportiva Targu Jiu (Romania-Liga Nationala) in the upcoming 2018-19 season. Mason is coming in hot after starting 2018 warmed up with a stint playing for Liberia (Costa Rica-LBS) where he averaged 21.0 ppg and 5.3 apg. In 2017 Mason played for…
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