Archive for November 26, 2020
Hungarian National Team leaving FIBA bubble
Several Hungarian National team players have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and therefore the team will leave the FIBA bubble in Ljubljana (Slovenia). They were there to play two FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier games and defend their 1st place in group F. The FIBA says; Following the Covid-19 Protocol for FIBA Official National Team…
Read MoreKhalid Boukichou inks with Gravelines
Khalid Boukichou (208 cm, C) has reached an agreement with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque from the French Pro A. The Belgian National Team player has played in France before, both in Pro A and Pro B. Aside from a detour to Kosovo, Khalid Boukichou has spent most of his professional career in his homeland Belgium. He defended…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli leaves the NBA for Virtus Bologna
Marco Belinelli (196 cm, G) is returning to Italy to play for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A after signing a three-year deal with the club, according to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport. Belinelli will be returning to his home country after not receiving any NBA offers that were to his liking. So, the…
Read MoreBrian Angola-Rodas is back. Signs with Ironi Ness Ziona
Brian Angola-Rodas (198 cm, G/F) started this season with Partizan Belgrade from Serbia but played only three games for them, and his performance wasn’t exactly jaw-dropping, so he and the club parted ways at the end of October. Luckily for Angola-Rodas, he quickly found a new team. This time in Israel, where he has signed…
Read MoreWill Rayman moves from Tartu to Göttingen
Will Rayman (203 cm, F/C) is leaving his Estonian team Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits and will sign with German Bundesliga team Göttingen. Rayman has been dominating the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League so far. His number are impressive; 22.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg. With those averages, you can be sure to draw some attention. Moving to…
Read MoreThomas Robinson signs with Bahcesehir
Thomas Robinson (208 cm, F/C) is about to sign with Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul from Turkey. Robinson started last season in China and then moved to Russia, where he played only a handful of games for Khimki in the VTB and Euroleague. Thomas Robinson had an impressive college career with the University of Kansas, where he was…
Read MoreCanada unable to participate in FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers
The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team will not participate in the November window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. “After in-depth evaluations with Canadian medical experts, it was deemed that we could not participate in the upcoming window of the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers,” said Glen Grunwald, Canada…
Read MoreCollege basketball starts the weirdest season ever
The 2020-21 college basketball season finally started on Wednesday the 25th. Originally, the season should have started on Thursday, Nov. 10. But it was pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Was it a normal opening day? Not really, but what’s normal in 2020? Like everything else in this pandemic world, it was odd and disjointed.…
Read MoreVillanova opens NCAA season with win over Boston College
On the opening night of the 2020-21 NCAA basketball season, the third-ranked Villanova Wildcats defeated Boston College 74-67 on Wednesday evening in the opening round of the Empire Classic in Uncasville, Connecticut. For Villanova, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was the key performer. He had 14 of his 18 points in the second half. As a result, the…
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