Archive for April 8, 2021
Jay Threatt tabbed by Pau-Orthez
Jay Threatt (180 cm, G) is on the move to France. There he will join Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Pau is 4-13 this season and sits in second to the last place in the ProA standings. Threatt started this season in the Polish EBL. Threatt averaged 12.4 ppg and an amazing 9.5 assists for Stargard. Last…
Read MoreFausto Ruesga to ACB
Fausto Ruesga (200 cm, G/F) is 20 years old and is in the ACB. The young talented Argentinian forward played in his home country his entire career. This season he averaged 13.1 ppg and 8.2 rebounds for Bahia Blanca in the Liga A. Fausto Ruesga signed with MoraBanc Andorra. The team is 10th in the…
Read MorePaulius Dambrauskas to Sharks Antibes
Paulius Dambrauskas (195 cm, F/G) has left Polish side Bydgoszcz. He has signed in the French ProB with Antibes. Antibes is 16th in the standings with a 4-11 record. Dambrauskas played in the French ProB before. During the 16/17 season, he averaged 11.2 ppg and 3 assists for Aix-Maurienne. Paulius Dambrauskas, 29 years old, has…
Read MoreSha’markus Kennedy from Italy to Germany
Sha’markus Kennedy (203 cm, F/C) has signed in with Rasta Vechta in the German BBL. He will join coach Derrick Allen, and the last effort push against relegation to the Pro A. Vechta is last in the BBL standings with a 4-23 record. They would have to win 3 more games of the remaining seven…
Read MoreFIBA Championsleague Final Eight field confirmed
The 2021 Basketball Champions League Final 8 field has been set, after the last ticket was awarded to SIG Strasbourg on Wednesday night. Eight teams representing six countries will participate in the final event of the Basketball Champions League’s fifth season. The qualified teams are the following (in alphabetical order): Casademont Zaragoza (ESP), ERA Nymburk (CZE), Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon (ISR), Hereda San…
Read MoreStrasbourg tops Turk Telekom in do or die FIBA Championsleague play off game
SIG Strasbourg came up big in crunch time and prevailed over Turk Telekom in a hard-fought clash which had the eighth ticket to May’s Final 8 as the prize. The French team became, therefore, on Wednesday, the only team to qualify to the 2020-21 season-ending tournament despite starting the Play-Offs with three losses in as…
Read MoreFull capacity crowds to return to NBA in 2021-22: report
Working with a biometric screening company, the NBA is forging ahead with the expectation of having full capacity crowds for the 2021-22 season. The NBA’s league-wide partnership with CLEAR is to be formally announced this week, according to an ESPN report this week. CLEAR is involved in the screening of travelers at hundreds of airports…
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