Archive for 2021
Garrett Nevels tabbed by FC Porto
Garrett Nevels (188 cm, G) is on the move to Portugal. There he will join FC Porto and coach Moncho Lopez. Porto is 16-2 in the LPB season as they are second in the standings. Nevels started this season with Slask Wroclaw. There he played six Energa Basket Liga games. Nevels averaged 15.7 ppg and…
Read MoreOlympiacos sets club record with seventh straight EuroLeague loss
The downfall of Olympiacos continues in the EuroLeague, with the “Reds” suffering their seventh straight loss in the competition. Olympiacos wanted to bounce back from their defeats in the previous six games, but was decimated by Baskonia. The Basques took over from the second quarter onwards and crushed the Greeks at “Fernando Buesa Arena” (91-66).…
Read MoreEmmanuel Lecomte from France to Lithuania
Emmanuel Lecomte (180 cm, G) has left Pau-Lacq-Orthez. He has signed in the Lithuanian LKL with Prienai CBET. The Belgian international played his last game for Pau almost a month ago. He played two games total and averaged 11 ppg. Lecomte is on his way to a Prienai team that is 8th in the LKL…
Read MoreKhimki stuns Real Madrid to snap 17-game EuroLeague losing streak
The biggest upset of the EuroLeague season took place in Moscow, where Khimki stunned Real Madrid and returned to the winning track. Alexey Shved hit the game-winning two-pointer (with 17 seconds to go) and helped the Russians snap a 17-game losing streak (78-77). On the other hand, the “Whites” continue to struggle and lost for…
Read MoreLegendary agent Luciano Capicchioni passed away at 75
Luciano Capicchioni, one of the most influential European basketball agents of all time, has passed away at 75. Capicchioni served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interperformances agency, while his contribution to the sports community extended past basketball. He served as the Vice-Chairman of the San Marino Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1984,…
Read MoreFormer Chicago Bulls big man Joakim Noah to retire, per report
After 13 seasons in the NBA, former Chicago Bulls big man Joakim Noah is retiring from the NBA. And he plans to retire as a Bull. The news was first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Noah spent the bulk of his 13-year career with the Chicago Bulls. The franchise selected him with the ninth…
Read MoreCodi Miller-McIntyre moves to France, Bourg
Codi Miller-McIntyre (192 cm, G) has signed with the fourth-ranked ProA team in France, JL Bourg Basket. Miller started this season in Serbia, where he played 12 EuroCup games and 14 Adriatic League games for Partizan. He averaged 13.1 ppg and 3.1 apg in international play. Miller-McIntyre, 26 years old, is in his fifth year…
Read MoreShaquille Goodwin to MBC Mykolaiv
Shaq Goodwin (206 cm, F/C) has signed in the Ukrainian Superleague. There he will join MBC Mykolaiv and coach Denis Rozdobudko. Mykolaiv is last in the standings with a 3-19 record. Goodwin started this season in the Greek A1. There he played six games for Larisa. Goodwin averaged 8.5 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 22…
Read MoreArmani Milano nails team-record 21 3-pointers in rout
Armani Milano scored the first 10 points and rode the wave of hot outside shooting against Italian Serie A foe Fortitudo Bologna en route to a 98-72 victory on Sunday. In the rout, coach Ettore Messina’s club buried 21 of 31 3-point attempts. It was a league record for the team. So what was Messina’s…
Read MoreAndrey Vorontsevich to Nizhny Novgorod
Andrey Vorontsevich (207 cm, PF) is on the verge of joining Nizhny Novgorod for the remainder of the current VTB United League season. The veteran frontline player competed for Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow from 2006-20. The VTB United League playoffs MVP in 2015, Vorontsevich also earned the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award that…
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