Archive for 2021
Frantz Massenat to Baskonia
Frantz Massenat (193 cm, G) is on his way to defending ACB champion TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Massenat will finish the season in Spain. Massenat played the season thus far for Pesaro in the Italian SerieA. Massenat averaged 11.2 ppg and 2.9 assists in 16 games. He played in the ACB last year when he…
Read MoreBurgos qualifies for FIBA Champions League semifinals
We are still waiting for the first team to defend their title in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Hereda San Pablo Burgos kept their hopes of going back-to-back alive with an 86-77 win over Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon in the Quarter-Finals. It was the fourth Quarter-Final in which the first seed was knocked out, and also the fourth…
Read MoreStrasbourg outlasts Tenerife, advances to FIBA Champions League Semi-Finals
It was the first overtime game in the FIBA Champions League quarter-finals, and it turned out into an instant classic. French team SIG Strasbourg pulled off an upset, taking down Spanish team Lenovo Tenerife 88-86 and continuing their Cinderella run by making it to the Final Four for the first time in club history. It came down…
Read MoreJordan Tolbert signs in Taiwan
Jordan Tolbert (201 cm, F/C) is on the move to Taiwan. There he will join Yulon Luxgen. Yulon Luxgen is second in the SBL standings with a 26-14 record. Tolbert played in Taiwan last season as well, before moving to play in the Belgian league. He appeared in only one game for Brussels and notched…
Read MoreLuca Vildoza finalizes deal with Knicks
Luca Vildoza and the New York Knicks have reach an agreement on a four-year deal, and the Argentine guard is on the verge of joining the NBA club. Vildoza could make his NBA debut this weekend, according to the New York Post. The 6-foot-3 guard leaves the Spanish Liga Endessa to embark on his new…
Read MoreBrock Motum tabbed by Nanterre
Brock Motum (207 cm, F) has signed in the French ProA. The 30-year-old Australian ex-international will join JSF Nanterre. Motum played in Turkey this season where he averaged close to 15 ppg in the Turkish BSL games and the ChampionsLeague combined. He added 4.9 rpg in international play. Brock Motum has played at high levels…
Read MoreKarsiyaka wins thriller against Nymburk and will face Zaragoza in FIBA Champions League semis
Turkish team Pinar Karsiyaka used all of its experience to finish off Czech team ERA Nymburk in an 84-73 win. Karsiyaka ended up on top in a game that saw 21 lead changes and several highlight poster dunks. Karsiyaka now moves on to play Casademont Zaragoza in the Semi-Finals of the FIBA Champions League. Nymburk spent most…
Read MoreZaragoza advances to FIBA Basketball League semi-finals
Spanish team Casademont Zaragoza is the first Semi-Finalist of the Basketball Champions League 2020-21 season. They beat Russian host Nizhny Novgorod 86-78 as part of another Ennis show in front of an amazing crowd. Initially, Novgorod had a good game plan and executed it to perfection with a 28-point first quarter. Meanwhile, Casademont Zaragoza looked like they…
Read MoreZeljko Sakic signs with Estudiantes
Zeljko Sakic (204 cm, F) will play again in the Spanish ACB. During the 14/15 season, he played 32 games for Manresa but now will suit up for Movistar Estudiantes Madrid. Sakic played this season in the VTB. In 24 games for Avtodor Saratov, he averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.8 rebounds. Zeljko Sakic, 33 years…
Read MoreFC Barcelona, Armani Milano, Anadolu Efes clinch spot in the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four
FC Barcelona, Armani Milano and Anadolu Efes won their respective series and joined CSKA Moscow in the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four. The Catalans were unstoppable in Game 5 against Zenit Saint Petersburg and dominated the Russians (79-53). Leading from start to finish, FC Barcelona cruised to an easy home win and returns to the EuroLeague…
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