Archive for 2018
EuroCup Top 16: Gran Canaria qualifies
We are into the penultimate round of the EuroCup Top 16 and plenty could be decided this week. Only two games happened on Tuesday as the round got underway, but the week will conclude with six contests tomorrow. Three teams have already qualified from the EuroCup Top 16 and were joined by Gran Canaria on…
Read MoreBlake Griffin traded
The Los Angeles Clippers sent Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for three players and a pair of draft picks on Monday. In return for Griffin, the Clippers acquired guard Avery Bradley, forward Tobias Harris, backup center Boban Marjanovic, a 2018 first-round pick and a 2019 second-rounder. The deal also sent reserve center Willie Reed and…
Read MoreABA League: Mornar Bar Stuns Buducnost 87-81
Round 18 of the ABA League 2017-18 may not be over yet, but we may have witnessed arguably the most important game. It was a clash between Montenegrin Titans. In the end, KK Mornar Basket Bar would upset ABA League leaders KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica 87-81. Despite the stunning loss, Buducnost keeps a slim hold…
Read MoreBradford Burgess pens with Groningen
Bradford Burgess (198 cm, VCU’12) has joined forces with Dutch club Donar Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) this 2018. This will be his first signing for the 2017-18 season. In 2016-17 the 27-year-old lent his talents to TLI-Alba Fehervar (Hungary-A Division). He played 12 games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup where he notched averages of 5.0…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: huge games on Friday
Five games closed Round 20 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday and we can now look ahead to the final ten games of the Regular Season. After two-thirds of the season, the standings have taken shape and the form of teams is mostly set. However, there is still plenty to play for as each…
Read MoreDanny Lawhorn to Feni Industries
Danny Lawhorn (183 cm, Midwestern State’15) has found his third team for the 2017-18 season. Lawhorn has inked a deal to play for KK Feni Industries (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga). He began the season playing for Basket Fio Banka Jindrichuv Hradec (Czech Republic-NBL). In eight games, Lawhorn posted averages of 10.3 ppg and 5.9 apg. In…
Read MoreDavid Holston reunites with Dijon
David Holston (168 cm, Chicago State’09) is returning to his former team, JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) this 2017-18 season. He played two seasons for them from 2015 to 2017, so there’s some history between him and the franchise. Holston began this season on the roster of Samunspor DSI (Turkey-TBL). In 16 games Holston produced averages…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Thursday three
Round 20 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague tipped off on Thursday with three big games before the round is completed with five contests on Friday. We are two thirds through the Regular Season and with 10 games to play, the standings continue to be hotly fought. However, CSKA Moscow continues to set the pace, but…
Read MoreDionte Christmas pens with Olimpico La Banda
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 with Ciclista Olimpico de La Banda (Argentina-Liga A). Christmas goes for a stint in Latin America after bidding goodbye to the NBA in 2016-17. After being let go by the Philadelphia 76ers, Christmas inked with their D-League affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. He…
Read MoreChaz Williams joins Thor Thorl
Chaz Williams (175 cm, Massachusetts’14) is a new face on the roster of Thor Thorlakshofn (Iceland-Dominos League) for 2018. The 26-year-old guard already began the 2017-18 season playing for UU-Korihait Uusikaupuni (Finland-Korisliiga). Williams played 11 games for his former team before his departure and was able to register averages of 12.6 ppg and 3.5 apg.
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