Archive for 2018
Croatia Wins FIBA U16 European Championship 2018
The Croatian team prevailed over Spain over the weekend 71-70 to celebrate the FIBA U16 European Championship 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia. These Young Guns left it all on the line on August 18th. It was a game for the ages and both squads showed all the fans in attendance that the future of basketball…
Read MoreNCAA: Armando Bacot Commits To UNC
NCAA – Five-star recruit Armando Bacot (206) has announced that he is committing to the University of North Carolina for the 2018-19 season. He is the 21st ranked prospect at the moment and will bring some size and athleticism to the Tar Heels frontcourt. Duke, Georgia, Kansas, and Villanova were among the schools in his…
Read MoreRyan Wright signs with Kataja
Ryan Wright (206 cm, Oklahoma’10) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Joensuun Kataja Basket (Finland-Korisliiga) for the 2018-19 season. Wright is a Canadian international basketball player. He played in the Finnish League back in 2014-15 for Namka Lahti (Finland-Korisliiga). He began the 2017-18 season with the Singapore Slingers (Singapore-ASEAN League). Wright…
Read MoreRyan Richardson goes pro with Dutch Windmills
Ryan Richardson (193 cm, Weber State’18) will begin his professional basketball career this 2018-19 with a stint in Europe, playing for the Dutch Windmills (Netherlands-Eredivisie). In his senior year at Weber State, Richardson logged 30 games and was able to put together averages of 13.4 ppg and 3.2 rpg. He was named to the All-Big…
Read MoreHilton Armstrong now with Bnei Hertzeliya
Former NBA big man Hilton Armstrong (210 cm, Connecticut’06) is making his way back to Europe in 2018 after signing with Bnei Hertzeliya (Israel-Winner League). The 33-year-old University of Connecticut product spent his 2017-18 season playing in Japan as part of the frontcourt rotation of the Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa (Japan- B League). He played…
Read MoreNigel Hayes signs with Galatasaray
Nigel Hayes (203 cm, Wisconsin’17) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 with Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). He played out his rookie campaign (2017-18) suiting up for various teams in the NBA and in the G-League. Hayes, who was undrafted, played two games for the Los Angeles Lakers and averaged 1.5 ppg and 1…
Read MoreJackie Carmichael, newcomer to Avtodor
Jackie Carmichael (206 cm, Illinois State’13) is a recent addition to the roster of Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. The Illinois State product spent the 2017-18 season playing in Turkey. Carmichael began the season with Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket (Turkey-BSL). In October he moved to Muratbey Usak Sportlif Baskebtol (Turkey-BSL). He played 23…
Read MoreNBA: Jordan Clarkson Cleared to Play in Asian Games
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson (196 cm, Missouri’14) has been granted a one-time exception to play for the Philippine Team in the Asian Games, set to take place this week in Jakarta Indonesia. Aside from Clarkson, Chinese players Zhou Qi (Houston Rockets) and Ding Yanyuhang (Dallas Mavericks) have also been granted permission to play for…
Read MoreMarkus Kennedy joins Petkimspor
27-year-old Markus Kennedy (206 cm, SMU’16) will be reinforcing Socar Petkimspor (Turkey-TBL) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. He had a busy 2017-18 campaign, seeing action for three different teams. Kennedy began the season with The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A), where he played eight games and registered averages of 10.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg. In January…
Read MoreRiga Wins Bucharest FIBA 3×3 Challenger
Bucharest, Romania – Team Riga from Latvia prevailed on August 13th and prevailed over Serbia’s Novi Sad Al Wahda 21-20 in the final of the Bucharest FIBA 3×3 Challenger. It was an impressive win, considering that Novi Sad Al Wahda is ranked as the top team in the world at the moment. This allowed them to punch their ticket…
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