Archive for February 2021
Aleksej Nikolic moves to Gravelines
Aleksej Nikolic (191 cm, G) has found his team for the remainder of this 20/21 season. Nikolic has signed in the French ProA with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral. Gravelines is 12th in the standings with a 4-6 record. He played last season in the Italian SerieA with Treviso. There, he averaged 10.8 ppg and…
Read MoreMouhammad Faye signs in France
Mouhammad Faye (207 cm, F/C) has left Promitheas. He has signed in the French ProA with Boulazac Basket Dordogne. Boulazac is last in the standings with an 0-8 record. Faye averaged 6.3 ppg and 5.3 rebounds in six EuroCup games with Promitheas this season. Last season he played EuroLeague with Crvena Zvezda. Mouhammad Faye, 35…
Read MoreOlympiacos suffers sixth straight EuroLeague defeat for the first time in 16 years
The downfall of Olympiacos continues in the EuroLeague, after the “Reds” suffered their sixth straight defeat for the first time in 16 years. Olympiacos attempted to make another epic comeback against CSKA Moscow, but came up short in the end. The Greeks trailed by 25 (26-51) early in the third quarter and by 16 early…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 and Quarter-Final hub locations confirmed
The FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 and Quarter-Final hubs will be organized in Botevgrad, Bulgaria; Oradea, Romania; and s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, with BC Balkan, CSM CSU Oradea and Heroes Den Bosch confirmed as the hosts of the March 23-26, 2021 hubs. The s’Hertogenbosch hub will host four Round of 16 pairings and the corresponding Quarter-Finals…
Read MoreThomas Heurtel back home
Thomas Heurtel (189 cm, G) has signed back in his home country. The French international signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket for the remainder of the season. Heurtel played the past three seasons for Barcelona. He also started this season with the Spanish powerhouse, but after somewhat of a soap opera in December, he left under…
Read MoreJeremy Evans signs with Milano
Jeremy Evans (206 cm, F/C) has signed with EuroLeague side AX Armani Exchange Milano. Evans also played EuroLeague last season. He averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.5 rebounds in 21 EuroLeague games with Khimki. Milano is third in the EuroLeague standings with a 16-9 record. They are atop of the Serie A with a 15-2 record.…
Read MoreNBA announces All-Star reserves
As an All-Star reserve, Zion Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, will make his NBA All-Star Game debut on March 7 in Atlanta. The New Orleans Pelicans star is one of four All-Star debutants announced on Tuesday. The others are Boston’s Jaylen Brown, New York’s Julius Randle and Chicago’s Zach LaVine.…
Read MoreJordan Crawford tabbed by Galatasaray Odeabank
Jordan Crawford (193 cm, G) is on the move to Turkey. There he will join Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul, which is currently 12th in the BSL standings with a 7-14 record. Crawford started this season in the VTB and the EuroCup. There he played 14 international games for Lokomotiv. Crawford averaged 16.6 ppg and 2.24 apg…
Read MoreNikos Pappas signs with Enea Zastal BC Zielona Gora
Nikos Pappas (195 cm, G) has found his new team. He has signed with Zielona Gora and coach Zan Tabak in the Polish EBL. Zielona Gora also plays in the VTB league, where they are currently 4th in the standings with a 10-8 record. Pappas played EuroLeague last year for Panathinaikos. The Greek ex-international averaged…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas remains alive in playoff race after sweeping series vs Crvena Zvezda
Zalgiris Kaunas maintained a playoff push in the EuroLeague, after its 75-62 win over Crvena Zvezda at home on Tuesday night. In a EuroLeague Round 24 makeup game, the Lithuanians came back from a 13-point deficit to defeat the Serbians. Zalgiris trailed by 13 in the first half (22-35), thanks to a 0-12 run of…
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