Archive for 2020
Brice Johnson signs with Budivelnyk Kiev
Brice Johnson (206, F/C) has signed with Budivelnyk Kiev from the Ukraine. Johnson started last season in the Italian Serie A 2, where he played for Capo D’Orlando and averaged 17.4 ppg and was second-best in the league in rebounds with 11.2 per game. In January, he moved to France and the Pro A team…
Read MoreSam Basket Massagno lands Ben Richardson.
Ben Richardson (190 cm, G) will play in Switzerland this season, as he signed for SAM Massagno. His first game will be this weekend when the Swiss league starts. Ben Richardson was a defensive specialist during his college career at Loyola Chicago and was the defensive player of the year’s conference in 2018. Even though…
Read MoreMark Ogden agrees with Wuerzburg
Mark Ogden (208 cm, F/C) has reached an agreement with the German team s. Oliver Wuerzburg. When Ogden played in college, for D2 school Dixie State, he was an All-PacWest 1st team selection in 2016 and defensive player of the year. He also averaged 13.1 ppg and 10.3 rpg. Nevertheless, he had a modest start…
Read MoreJimmy Butler continues to prove he belongs on NBA’s biggest stage
Jimmy Butler was selected at No. 30 in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. After a quiet rookie season, Butler transformed himself into one of the best two-way players in the league over the next several seasons. While Butler became a household name in the Windy City, the Bulls traded him to the…
Read MoreMore teams affected by COVID-19
As reported earlier, three players of CSKA Moscow have tested positive for COVID-19, but more teams have problems. Fellow Euroleague teams Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (import player Emanuel Terry) and Khimki Moscow Region (Jordan Mickey, Janis Timma, and Evgeny Voronov) have also reported confirmed COVID-19 cases. Previously Barcelona’s head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and assistant Darius Maskoliunas…
Read MoreJazzmarr Fergusson trades Italy for Greece
Jazzmarr Fergusson (185 cm, G) will leave his Italian club Assigeco Piacenza (Serie A 2), for the Greek team Charilaos Trikoupis Mesologiou (A 1). His new squad from Greece won the A 2 championship last season and now debuts in the A 1 that will start next weekend. Jazzmarr Fergusson has been around the block…
Read MoreJy’Lan Washington inks with BC Rustavi
Jy’Lan Washington (206 cm, F/C) has reached a deal with BC Rustavi from Georgia. It will be the first professional season overseas for the 23-year-old Washington. The past season he played for Tennesse State, where he averaged 10.5 ppg and 5.3 rpg.
Read MoreJimmy Butler ignites Heat in Game 3
Jimmy Butler put his stamp on Game 3 of the NBA Finals from start to finish on Sunday. The Miami Heat star’s 40 points on 14-for-20 shooting, 11 rebounds and 13 assists sparked the injury-plagued club in a 115-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Butler, who played a game-high 45 minutes, also provided two…
Read MoreHereda San Pablo Burgos wins 2020 Basketball Champions League winners
Spanish team Hereda San Pablo Burgos became a professional club back in 2015. Five years later, they are the winners of the Basketball Champions League, taking down Greek hosts AEK in the title game on Sunday, celebrating an 85-74 triumph. Burgos became the first team to win the Basketball Champions League coming from the Qualifying Rounds, and…
Read MoreIsaiah Taylor signs with Rahoveci
Isaiah Taylor (193 cm, G/F) will play in Kosovo this season for Rahoveci. He just reached an agreement with that team. Taylor is fresh out of college, where he started at the JUCO level then played at both NCAA D 1 and D2 level before moving on to the Canadian Lakehead University. There, he averaged…
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