Archive for October 29, 2020
Mike Harris moves from Qatar to Puerto Rico
Mike Harris (198 cm, F) has signed with Indios de Mayaguez from Puerto Rico. The 37-year old veteran managed to play in three different countries during last season; Bahrain, South Korea, and Qatar. For Harris, that’s just business as usual because, during the 2017-18 season, he played in four countries; China, Iran, Lebanon, and the…
Read MoreCharlon Kloof signs with Fuenlabrada
Dutch National Team player Charlon Kloof (190 cm, G) has signed with the Spanish ACB team Urbas Fuenlabrada. It is a one-month deal with an option to extend. Kloof had started the season with another ACB team, MoraBanc Andorra. That too was a short-term deal, but ultimately the team didn’t have any more room on…
Read MoreAl Jazeera tabs Donald Robinson
Donald Robinson (192 cm, G) has signed with Al Jazeera from the United Arab Emirates. In the last two seasons, he played in Argentina and Uruguay. Donald Robinson went to an NAIA school and graduated from the West Virginia Institute of Technology in 2012. After that, he started his professional career in the British Basketball…
Read MoreTrey Lewis signs with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion
Trey Lewis (188 cm, G) has confirmed a deal with Israeli team Maccabi Rishon Le Zion (Winner League). Last season Lewis played in the French Pro A with BCM Gravelines and averaged 14 ppg while shooting an impressive 45.5 % from behind the three-point arc. He had played in the French Pro A before and…
Read MoreUtah Jazz to be sold for $1.66 billion
The Utah Jazz, who have had the same ownership group since 1986, will be sold for $1.66 billion to Ryan Smith, a local businessman. Numerous published reports this week announced the deal. The NBA Board of Governors must approve the transaction. Smith is a co-founder of Qualtrics, a survey software company. SAP bought the firm…
Read MoreFrench Pro A and Pro B suspended
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown until at least the end of November. As a result, the French Pro A and Pro B have been suspended. However, that was not obligatory under the new lockdown rules. President Macron said that under the new measures, starting on Friday, people would only be…
Read MoreBuzzer beater brings victory to Strasbourg in Championsleague
Bonzie Colson hit an incredible buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift Strasbourg over VEF in Riga. At the same time, Darüssafaka Tekfen and Limoges CSP were put to the test but managed to emerge victorious in their maiden games in the Basketball Champions League. All in all, it was a night of true nail biters across three…
Read MoreThree overtime games in the Eurocup
Round 5 was full of drama in the 7DAYS EuroCup. The visiting teams won six games, three games went to overtime, and another saw a team roar back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to win in regulation! Joventut Badalona and Virtus Segafredo Bologna are sitting pretty with 5-0 records, and Mornar Bar made history by…
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