Archive for 2018
Aaron Craft heads to Buducnost
Aaron Craft (188 cm, Ohio State’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) for the 2018-19 season. In 2017-18 Craft lent his talents to the 2017 French Pro A champions AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A). He played 19 games for them in the Basketball Champions League…
Read MoreKenny Gabriel joins Turk Telekom
Kenny Gabriel (209 cm, Auburn’12) will be reinforcing the frontcourt of Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-BSL) for the 2018-19 season. The 28-year-old Auburn product is coming off an impressive 2017-18 season playing for Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). Gabriel played 33 games for Panathinaikos in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and dropped averages of 2.9 ppg and 2.4 rpg.…
Read MoreWhat To Expect From The Upcoming NBA Free Agency
The 2018-19 NBA league year begins on July 1st. What does this mean? It marks the beginning of a free agent moratorium, free agents can begin reaching verbal agreements with teams, and restricted free agents can begin signing offer sheets. The said moratorium will end on July 6th, at which point teams can begin signing…
Read MoreNBA: Ben Simmons wins Rookie of the Year
Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (208 cm, LSU’16) has been named the NBA Rookie of the Year for 2017-18. The 21-year-old Australian player beat out Utah’s Donovan Mitchell and Boston’s Jayson Tatum. He was drafted by the Sixers first overall in the 2016 NBA draft but Simmons was unable to make his debut in 2016-17…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Third Window
The third window of the first round of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers tips off in two days. 16 teams participating in the event from Asian and Oceania region are competing for seven (7) slots in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The first two windows of the first round were played on November 2017…
Read MoreJordan Morgan signed by Banvit
Jordan Morgan (203 cm, Michigan’14) is taking his game to Turkey for the 2018-19 season after landing a deal to play for Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-BSL). The 26-year-old big man is coming off a productive stint playing for Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia-Liga Nova KBM). Morgan played 14 games in the Basketball Champions League for Olimpija…
Read MoreLe Mans Stuns Monaco For French Pro A Title
The French Pro A 2017-18 season drew to a close on June 24th when Le Mans Sarthe Basket edged out AS Monaco 76-74 to capture the league title. This was a stunning upset. Monaco was the league’s top team at the end of the regular season with an impressive 25-9 record. Le Mans ended the…
Read MoreThomas Walkup now with Zalgiris
Thomas Walkup (193 cm, SF Austin’16) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018-19 on the roster of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL). His 2017-18 campaign was spent with German club s.Oliver Baskets Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). Walkup played 26 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 11.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, and 4.2 apg.…
Read MoreSylven Landesberg, newcomer to Turk Telekom
Sylven Landesberg (198 cm, Virginia’10) is going to be a new face on the roster of Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-BSL) for the 2018-19 season. Landesberg is a 28-year-old American international basketball player who also holds an Israeli passport. He’s spent most of his pro career playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was part of their…
Read MoreCaleb Walker pens with Brussels
Caleb Walker (194 cm, Nebraska’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Basic-Fit Brussels (Belgium-Euromillions League) this 2018-19. The 28-year-old Walker is coming off a productive stint with ALM Evreux Basket (France-Pro B). The University of Nebraska product logged a total of 33 games for them in 2017-18 and dropped averages of…
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