Archive for 2020
Players of Virtus Roma have not gotten paid since the beginning of the season
The financial effects of the COVID-19 are now starting to take effect. Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A) has not paid any player salaries since the beginning of the season. Therefore, there was a symbolic protest yesterday in the game between Germani Brescia and Virtus Roma. The Virtus Roma players refused to play for the…
Read MoreBakken Bears sets new Danish three-point record
Bakken Bears set a new Danish record two weeks ago by hitting 26 three-pointers! They only needed 51 attempts to achieve that. Along the way, they also crushed their opponent BK Amager by winning with 128-59 in their gym. The previous Danish three-point record also belonged to Bakken Bears. They scored 22 three-pointers on 13-2-2020…
Read MoreMZT Skopje II signs Tramaine Isabell
Macedonian team MZT Skopje II has signed Tramaine Isabell (185 cm, G). Last season he played with Etha Engomis Nicosia from Cyprus. Isabell averaged 12 ppg there. It was his first professional season overseas since he came out of Saint Louis University, averaging 13.7 ppg. He had previously also played for Drexel and the University…
Read MoreMatt Neufeld starts his pro career in Tunisia
Matt Neufeld (211 cm, C) has signed with Etoile du Sahel from Tunisia, a team that has won four Tunisian titles. Canadian Matt Neufeld graduated a few months ago from the University of Cal Davis, where he averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He has also played for the Canadian U18 and U19 National Teams.
Read MoreCharles Mitchell signs in Uruguay
Charles Mitchell (203 cm, F/C) is leaving Japan and moving to Uruguay. He has signed with Nacional de Futbol Montevideo. The Uruguayan LUB (Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol) is wrapping up the 2019-20 season and about to start the playoffs after a seven and a half months break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Mitchell knows…
Read MoreUruguay resumes the 2019-20 season after a seven and a half months break
While the rest of the world has started the 2020-21 basketball season, Uruguay has yet to finish the past 2019-20 season! The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to all games on March 13, but unlike many other leagues, Uruguay was determined to crown a champion for the 2019-20 season so the league resumed yesterday after…
Read MoreNikola Rakocevic leaves Spain for Slovakia
Nikola Rakocevic (191 cm, G) is finally leaving Spain. The Montenegrin guard has played in Spain since 2006-07. First, in the junior team of Real Madrid and after that for numerous Spanish teams ranging from the ACB (1st tier) to the EBA (4th tier). Now he has signed with MBK Banik Handlova from Slovakia. That…
Read MorePuerto Rican BSN to start on November 10th
Puerto Rico has confirmed the start of the BSN (Baloncesto Superior Nacional) on November 10th. It will be in a bubble format and take place at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Golf & Beach Resort. The BSN event will last six weeks and all games will be televised. The very first game of the BSN…
Read MoreQuimsa wins Basketball Champions League Americas
Argentinian team Quimsa captured the first title of the Basketball Champions League Americas on Friday night with a 92-86 triumph over Flamengo. At the Antel Arena, the team from Santiago del Estero trailed, 68-63, with a quarter left but battled back and took the lead for good with less than four minutes remaining. Pablo Gramajo…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic hands Barcelona fourth straight EuroLeague win
Nikola Mirotic helped Barcelona survive a late thriller against Baskonia and register its fourth straight victory in the EuroLeague. The superstar forward of the Catalans made the game-winning block on Alec Peters and handed his team the win (71-72). Even though Baskonia led by 10 with three minutes to go (71-61), Barcelona closed the game…
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