Archive for 2020
Unics Kazan wins first road game in Eurocup
There were two games on Tuesday night; UNICS Kazan held on for a tough road win at Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, and ratiopharm Ulm bested Germani Brescia. Group A UNICS Kazan collected its first road win of the season by holding off Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul 67-70 on Tuesday evening at Akatlar Arena. UNICS trailed by as…
Read MoreCeltics legend Tom Heinsohn dies at 86
Tom Heinsohn, a bruising, intense forward on the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and ’60s who later had success as the team’s coach, passed away on Tuesday. He was 86. Heinsohn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (1986) and as a coach (2015). He played on eight…
Read MoreHero Jairis inks Princeton Onwas
Hero Jairis, the newcomer in the Spanish LEB-Silver (3rd tier), has signed Princeton Onwas (198 cm, F). The 27-year old had a strong 2019-20 season in the German Pro-B, where he averaged 17.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg with BBC Cobourg. After graduating from San Jose State University in 2016, Princeton Onwas played in the G…
Read MoreJalen Jones agrees with Varese.
Jalen Jones (203 cm, F) is returning to Europe, where he has signed with Italian SerieA team Openjobmetis Varese. Last season Jones played in the G League. In fact, he has spent most of his career in the G League with occasional NBA call-ups, but they were few and far between. Jalen Jones was a…
Read MoreNew NBA collective bargaining agreement
The NBA and the player’s union have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement. Free agency will now begin on November 20 and allowing teams to sign free agents starting on November 22. Beyond agreeing to those proposed dates on Monday night, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association agreed that salary reductions would be…
Read MoreZadar tabs Kodi Justice
Kodi Justice (198 cm, G/F) is on his way to Croatia, where he will signwith Zadar. Last season Justice played in the Italian Serie A with Trieste and averaged 9.3 ppg. The season before that, he had split his time between teams in Russia and Poland. Justice came out of Arizona State University in 2018…
Read MoreXavier Cannefax moves to Kosovo
Xavier Cannefax (188 cm, G) has found a new club for the 2020-21 season, KB Ponte Prizren, from Kosovo. Last season he played in the Dutch Basketball League with Apollo Amsterdam, where he averaged 21.9 ppg and 4.5 aspg. The year before, he was also successful in Saudi Arabia and Sweden. Xavier Cannefax comes from…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League’s inaugural season to be delayed until 2021
The Basketball Africa League will delay its inaugural season until 2021 due to the global pandemic, according to basketball insiders. An announcement is imminent. Which means details will emerge about the new league’s plans for next year. The NBA- and FIBA-backed BAL was to begin play with 12 teams in March, but the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreJohn Bryant signs with Paderborn
American center John Bryant has finalized a contract with German second-division club Uni Baskets Paderborn. Bryant, 33, previously played for the Giessen 46ers from 2017-20. He signed a contract extension in 2018. In his final season with the 46ers, Bryant averaged 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds. The Santa Clara University product earned Bundesliga MVP accolades…
Read MoreRyan Boatright signs with Rytas
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, G) has signed with Lithuanian powerhouse Rytas. Last season Boatright started the season with Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia and ended it with Avtodor Saratov from Russia. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2015 (averaging 17.4 ppg and 3.8 aspg), Boatright wasn’t drafted, but he participated in NBA Summer Leagues…
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