Archive for May 8, 2021
Leonardo Totè on loan to Bilbao
Leonardo Totè (210 cm, F/C) played in his home country this season, and he will also do so next season. But for now, he is on his way to Spain. He will be loaned to Bilbao Basket to finish out the ACB season. Totè averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.7 rebounds in 24 league games for…
Read MoreDragan Raca highest-paid coach outside of the NBA
Serbian basketball coach Dragan Raca became the highest-paid basketball coach outside of the NBA. At least, that is what his agent Minja Ilic claims. He announced that Raca had signed a three-year contract with the Chinese Wuhan Dangai worth 9.3 million. There are no publicly available records of the contract. Therefore, it is not clear…
Read MoreUniversity of Hartford sports drops from Division I to III
University of Hartford sports are dropping from Division I to Division III. The decision comes after the Hartford men’s basketball team won its first America East championship and played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, losing to eventual national champion Baylor in the first round. Hartford President Gregory Woodward said the school wants…
Read MoreBurgos back in the finals of the FIBA Champions League
For the first time in the history of the FIBA Basketball Champions League, the title holders made it back to the title game. Spanish team Hereda San Pablo Burgos outlasted SIG Strasbourg 81-70, erasing an early 12-point deficit to end the French squad’s Cinderella run in the Semi-Finals. Burgos move on to play against Pinar Karsiyaka…
Read MorePinar Karsiyaka reaches final of FIBA Champions League
There will be a Turkish club in the Final for the second time in five FIBA Basketball Champions League seasons. Pinar Karsiyaka defeated Casademont Zaragoza 84-79 in the first Semi-Final, booking a trip to the title game, where they will play against either SIG Strasbourg or the defending champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos. In a high-energy game…
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