Archive for 2021
Jason Thompson back to China
Jason Thompson (211 cm, C) has signed with Guangdong Tigers in the Chinese CBA. The Tigers are 44-5 and are atop of the standings. Thompson started this season in the ACB in Spain. He played 17 games for Zaragoza, where he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg in just over 18 minutes per contest. Last…
Read MoreFenerbahce whips Pinar Karsiyaka by 58 points
Fenerbahce pounded Pinar Karsiyaka in their Turkish League showdown on Sunday, winning 117-59. Pinar Karsiyaka pulled a stunt to protest a recent ruling by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The TBF rejected a request to have the Fenerbache match postponed because it was just two days before Pinar Karsiyaka’s Basketball Champions League game against Brindisi. So…
Read MoreGrant Hill to be USA Basketball’s next managing director
Grant Hill will succeed Jerry Colangelo as USA Basketball managing director, it was announced on Saturday. The 81-year-old Colangelo is retiring after the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The former Phoenix Suns owner became managing director in 2005. Hill, the No. 3 pick in the 1994 Draft, played 19 seasons in the NBA. Hill retired in…
Read MoreASVEL Villeurbanne sweeps EuroLeague season series vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
ASVEL Villeurbanne rallied past Maccabi Tel-Aviv on the road (67-74) and swept the regular season series with the Israelis in the EuroLeague. The French outscored the Israelis 26-43 between the second and third quarter and cruised to an easy victory, as Maccabi never recovered after that. “Defense has been our strength, When we play defense…
Read MoreRelegation candidate Giessen shocks Bayern Munchen!
Just two days after Bayern Munchen qualified for the Euroleague final four, they were beaten in the German Bundesliga by relegation candidate Giessen 94-95. Maybe the Bayern players were tired after their Euroleague adventures, or maybe they underestimated the opponent? Maybe it was a combination of both, plus the fact that they had to do…
Read MoreAl Ahli crowned back-to-back Bahrain champions
Al Ahli champion
Read MoreBaylor’s first-half flurry propels Bears into NCAA Final
Baylor quickly made it clear that it would be playing for the NCAA national title on Monday night. The Bears went on an incredible 29-9 run over the final 12:48 of the first half to take a commanding halftime lead in a comfortable 78-59 win over Houston in Saturday’s semifinals of the men’s NCAA Final…
Read MoreGonzaga needs a buzzer-beater to survive UCLA and enter NCAA Final
Unbeaten Gonzaga defeated No. 11 UCLA in an overtime thriller and enters the NCAA Final. Some say that Gonzaga’s win over the UCLA Bruins might have been one of the greatest games in NCAA tournament history. The game was a breathtaking back-and-forth between Gonzaga, which has legitimate aspirations of going down as one of the…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic awaits next coaching challenge
For Zeljko Obradovic, there isn’t a discernible distinction between winning and breathing. Both acts are intrinsically connected. What’s more, they define his coaching career. He’s been called the greatest European coach. He’s been labeled the best basketball bench boss not working in the NBA. Since the early 1990s, Zeljko Obradovic’s track record of success is…
Read MoreDanilo Ostojic to Greece, Charilaos
Danilo Ostojic (205 cm, F) is on the move from Poland to Greece. The 24-year-old Serbian power forward played 29 games in the Polish EBL for Radom. He notched 9 ppg and 7.3 rebounds. Ostojic joins a Charilaos Trikoupis Mesologiou team that is last in the Greek A1 with a 4-15 record. They are two…
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