Archive for August 2021
Ronnie Harrell moves to Galil Gilboa
Ronnie Harrell (201 cm, G/F) has signed a contract with Hapoel Galil Gilboa in the Israeli Winner League. Galil Gilboa just finished a great season, ending up behind Maccabi Tel-Aviv with a 19-10 record after the Winner Stage. Harrell played last season in the Spanish LEB Gold, where he notched an impressive 16.1 ppg and…
Read MoreJacob Evans from NBA, GLeague, to Israel
Jacob Evans (196 cm, G/F) played a few games for the Golden State warriors just a good year ago. He has now signed with Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Winner League. Evans split the 19/20 season between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Last season he gave the NBA another shot but wound…
Read MoreBatum’s block sends France to the Olympic Final
France ended the perfect run for Slovenia with Luka Doncic in the lineup as the reigning EuroBasket champs suffered their first defeat in 18 games, 90-89. Captain Nicolas Batum came to the rescue for France with a behind-the-back backboard block at the buzzer to end Slovenia’s hopes of making a golden run at their first Olympic Games…
Read MoreDonta Hall from NBA to Monaco
Donta Hall (208 cm, F/C) leaves the Orlando Magic to play for AS Monaco Basket in the French ProA. Donta Hall, 24 years old, played 13 games for the Magic last season. He averaged 5.6 ppg and 5.7 rebounds. Hall played college basketball at Alabama, where he averaged 10.5 ppg and 8.8 rebounds his senior…
Read MoreDario Hunt agreed to terms with Promitheas
Dario Hunt (206 cm, F/C) has signed with ASP Promitheas Patras. Hunt moves to Greece from Italy, where he played SerieA and ChampionsLeague for Fortitudo Bologna. Dario Hunt, 32 years old, averaged 10.1 ppg and 5.6 rebounds in 18 Italian league games this past season. He has also played in Belgium, France, and Austria. Hunt…
Read MoreBrian Fitzpatrick to Odessa
Brian Fitzpatrick (202 cm, F) is on the move to Ukraine. There he will join BC Odessa and coach Oleg Yushkin. Odessa was 9-31 in the Superleague last season and ended in 10th place of the standings. Fitzpatrick, who holds both an American and an Irish passport, played last season in Iceland. He averaged 14…
Read MoreUSA erase 15-point deficit, storm through to the Olympic Final
Australia gave the USA their best run after they owned a late first-half 41-26 lead, but then Team USA put on one of the most dominant performances in recent history to win 97-78 at the Saitama Super Arena. The fact that the USA missed their first 10 three-point attempts made it easier for the Boomers to stay…
Read MoreTanner Leissner to Rytas
Tanner Leissner (201 cm, F) is on the move to Lithuania. There he will join BC Rytas Vilnius. Rytas finished the season 27-9 in the LKL and will play ChampionsLeague this coming season. Tanner Leissner played for Afyon in the Turkish BSL this past season. He averaged 11.9 ppg and 5.2 rebounds in 27 games.…
Read MoreSkylar Spencer tabbed by Astana
BK Astana has tabbed Skylar Spencer (206 cm, F/C) to play in the VTB. Astana finished 12th in last year’s VTB standings. Spencer played for Belfius Mons in the Belgian Euromillions League this past season. He also played ChampionsLeague and EuropeCup with them. He dominated inside as he averaged about 13 ppg and 8.5 rebounds…
Read MoreJosh Sharma back to Poland
Josh Sharma (213 cm, C) is back in Poland. He signed with Trefl Sopot in the Polish EBL after a year in the Spanish ACB. Josh Sharma played 15 ACB games for Fuenlabrada, in which he notched 3.3 ppg and 2.1 rebounds in under 10 minutes per contest. He also played in Poland for Lublin.…
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