Archive for 2018
Anwil Wins 2018 Polish League Championship
Anwil Wloclawek downed BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wlkp in Game 6 of the finals 73-65 to capture the 2018 Polish League (PLK) championship. This is the second Polish League title for the organization. They won their first championship a decade a half ago in 2003. Anwil has slowly built up their resources to get to…
Read MoreAntoine Mason added by Fujian
Antoine Mason (191 cm, Auburn’15) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 as a new member of the Fujian Lightning (China-NBL). He’s the son of NBA veteran Anthony Mason. He spent the last two seasons on the roster of the Halifax Hurricanes (Canada-NBL). In 2017-18 Mason played 51 games for the Hurricanes and posted…
Read MoreTyler Cain extended by Varese
Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A) are getting some continuity for the 2018-19 season after extending Tyler Cain (203 cm, University of South Dakota’10). They liked what they got from the big man in 2017-18, seeing him provide a solid presence in the paint with 9.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg in 33 games. In 2016-17 Cain played…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Warriors Cruise to Easy Game 2 Win
The Golden State Warriors preserved their homecourt advantage over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals via a convincing 122-103 win in Game 2. Klay Thompson played through a high-ankle sprain injury and finished with 20 points in 34 minutes. The Bay Area fans jeered J.R. Smith with “M-V-P” chants when he went to the…
Read MoreCedevita Retains Croatian Premijer Liga Crown
Cedevita Zagreb remains the most dominant team in the Croatian Premijer Liga after bagging a fifth consecutive championship in 2017-18. They downed city rivals Cibona Zagreb in Game 4 of the finals 77-68. Cedevita ended the regular season tied with Zadar for the best record with 23 wins and one loss. Cibona came in third…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa Final Four Complete
June started off with a bang as two decider games in the Spanish Liga Endesa quarterfinals saw FC Barcelona and Herbalife Gran Canaria advance to the Final Four. They join Real Madrid and Baskonia, which swept their respective matchups. Real Madrid will face off against Gran Canaria tonight, while Baskonia and Barcelona will hit the…
Read MoreMornar Bar Upsets Buducnost to Win Montenegrin Title
There has been a dramatic shift in power in the Erste Liga with Mornar Bar upsetting overwhelming favorite Buducnost in the finals to capture the 2018 Montenegrin title. Their championship was locked up after a 75-63 win in Game 4 on Friday. This marks the end of an almost decade-long dominance of Buducnost over the Montenegrin…
Read MoreBrandyn Curry inks with Le Portel
Brandyn Curry (187 cm, Harvard’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro A) in 2018-19. The Harvard product is coming off a successful season playing for the recently crowned Dutch champions, Donar Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie). He played six games for them in the Basketball Champions League and…
Read MoreDinamo Tbilisi Wins 2018 Georgian Superleague
Dinamo Tbilisi gets to stay on top of the Georgian Superleague this 2017-18 after prevailing over Kutaisi 77-69 in Game 5 of the finals. It was a tough series that ended up going the distance but the defending champions protected their crown with an upset. This is the fifth Georgian Superleague title for the team…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Warriors Take Game 1 in Overtime
Game 1 of the NBA Finals ended as expected with the Golden State Warriors coming away with the win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. How they got there, however, was a bit surprising and frankly eye-opening. The underdog Cavs, led by LeBron James, came to play and put up an impressive effort. Some miscues and misunderstandings…
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