Archive for 2021
What are the odds of predicting NCAA March Madness brackets?
As the single-elimination tournament that decides the NCAA Division I national basketball championship, March Madness always has the potential to spring plenty of surprise results. Despite winning the last NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019, not to mention being one of the top college basketball programs in the country, Virginia was sent packing in the First…
Read MoreOklahoma City Thunder now has 34 NBA Draft Picks over the next 7 Years!
The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to set themselves up for the future with Thursday’s trade of George Hill. The three-team trade that also featured the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks helped the Thunder add second-round picks in 2025 and 2026. It gives the Thunder an obscene number of draft picks over the next seven…
Read MoreWinners and losers from record-breaking NBA trade deadline
After a relatively quiet run-up to the trade deadline, the dam broke on Thursday. There were 16 trades. In one day. A record of 45 players were traded! Trades were flying around the league from Toronto (via Tampa Bay) to Los Angeles, yet two players most expected to be on the move — Kyle Lowry of Toronto…
Read MoreArmoni Brooks goes overseas
Armoni Brooks (190 cm, G) has signed his first contract in Europe. He agreed to terms with Entente Orleans 45 in the French ProA. Brooks started this season in the G League with Rio Grande. There he played 16 games and averaged 16.3 ppg and 3 assists. Armoni Brooks, 22 years old, played three years…
Read MoreDevyn Marble tabbed by Maccabi Haifa
Devyn Marble (198 cm, G/F) has signed in the Israeli Winner League. There he will join Maccabi Haifa and coach Daniel Seoane. Haifa is at the bottom of the standings with a 3-16 record. Devyn Marble started this season in the VTB with Astana. There he played 11 games and averaged 11.8 ppg. Last season…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow comes one step away from the EuroLeague playoffs
CSKA Moscow is one step away from the EuroLeague playoffs after dominating Crvena Zvezda at home on Thursday night (87-72). The Muscovites took control from the opening tip and never looked back, cruising to an easy win over the Serbians. CSKA improved to 20-10 in the EuroLeague standings and could qualify before the end of…
Read MoreLokomotiv rolls over UNICS to force Game 3 in Eurocup quarterfinals
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar enjoyed an outstanding night from its guards in defeating UNICS Kazan 86-74 on Thursday night at Basket Hall Krasnodar. The victory tied their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals series at 1-1 and forced a decisive Game 3 in Kazan next week. Nigel Williams-Goss was perfect on 4 shots from downtown in amassing 25…
Read MoreJoe Alexander to South Korea, KCC Egis
Joe Alexander (203 cm, F/C) has signed with Egis in the Korean KBL. Egis is atop of the standings with a 33-15 record. Alexander, who also holds an Israeli passport, started this season in the Israeli Winner League. There he played 14 games for Nahariya. He averaged 12.5 ppg and 5 rpg in almost 29…
Read MoreDanny Green donates one million to endow UNC men’s basketball scholarship
Three-time NBA champion and 2009 NCAA champion Danny Green, who played in more wins than any Tar Heel, is making a $1 million gift to the University of North Carolina to endow a scholarship in his alma mater’s men’s basketball program. Green, a 12-year veteran of the NBA and currently starting small forward for the Philadelphia…
Read MoreBurgos, Brindisi bolster FIBA Championsleague Final 8 bid with road wins
Hereda San Pablo Burgos and Happy Casa Brindisi have advanced significantly in the race to reach the FIBA Championsleague Final 8 after picking up comfy wins on the road over VEF Riga and Tofas Bursa, respectively, on Wednesday night. By contrast, the Latvian and the Turkish team are now both knocked out of contention for…
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