Archive for 2018
Jordan Callahan inks with Balkan
27-year-old Jordan Callahan (184 cm, Tulane’13) is a recent addition to the roster of Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgaria-NBL) this 2018. He moves there after starting 2017-18 with Al Gharafa Doha (Qatar-D1). Callahan saw action for Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK) in 2016-17. He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 11.4 ppg and…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: UNICS passes Limoges
A single game opened Round 2 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 on Tuesday, with the remaining seven contests scheduled for Wednesday. It was left to Limoges and Unics Kazan to get the week’s action underway, with Kazan making the journey to France. We are only two games into the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 and…
Read MoreJevohn Shepherd heads to Nancy
International basketball player Jevohn Shepherd (196 cm, Michigan’09) will be reinforcing the roster of SLUC Nancy Basket Pro (France-Pro A) this 2018. Shepherd is a 31-year-old veteran Canadian player who also holds a Jamaican passport. He suited up for the Canadian National Team from 2006 to 2014. He initially started 2017-18 playing for ES Chalon-Sur-Saone…
Read MoreJ.P. Prince signed by Antibes
J.P. Prince (203 cm, Tennessee’10) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 with the Sharks Antibes (France-Pro A). This is the first signing for 2017-18 for the 34-year-old University of Tennessee product. He’s no stranger to the French Pro A, however, having seen action for Entente Orleans 45 at the end of 2016-17. Prince…
Read MoreABA League: Buducnost Reclaims Solo Lead
KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica claimed the solo lead in the ABA League after toppling Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd 92-86 on Monday. The Adriatic saved this game to close out Round 15 and it did not disappoint. Coming in, both teams sported identical 12-2 records. Buducnost (13-2) now has a one-game lead over both Crvena Zvezda…
Read MoreALBA Berlin Climbs to 2nd Place in German BBL
ALBA Berlin has been making waves recently in Germany’s Easycredit BBL. On January 7th they came away with a crucial blowout win over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 86-67. The home win allowed ALBA Berlin (13-4) to swap places with Ludwigsburg (13-4) in the standings. Both clubs still trail league-leaders, FC Bayern Muenchen three games. The Berliners…
Read MoreVTB United League: Loko Hands CSKA Moscow First Loss
VTB United League leaders, CSKA Moscow saw their winning streak ended at 10 games after falling to an energized Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar club 90-79. It was an impressive effort by the railroad tycoons put up a big run early in the fourth quarter to pull away in a tightly contested game. CSKA could not provide…
Read MoreKervin Bristol pens with Vytautas
Kervin Bristol (206 cm, Fordham’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017-18 season. The big man will be joining his second team, after starting the season playing for Ukraine’s Budivelnyk Kiev (Ukraine-Superleague). He played two games in the Basketball Champions League where he was able to average…
Read MoreNCAA: Ohio State Upsets Top-ranked Michigan State 80-64
The Michigan State University Spartans got a stinging reminder that no team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament should be taken for granted or underestimated. The top-ranked school as of Week 9 had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat as Ohio State stomped them to the ground 80-64. Over the last couple of weeks,…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague; Round 16 completed
Round 16 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season closed for business on Friday with five hot games completing the week’s action. At home, reigning champ Fenerbahce got its second half of the campaign off to a flyer with a win over Baskonia, while Crvena Zvezda overcame Zalgiris Kaunas in Belgrade. Elsewhere, Olympiacos moved up with…
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