Archive for 2021
Jerome Dyson inks with Telekom Baskets Bonn
Jerome Dyson (191 cm, G) played 3 games this season in Poland, all in January 2021. After a short stop-over with Stargard, Dyson is moving from Rome to Bonn. Dyson played last season in Serie A, where he averaged 13 ppg and 4.8 assists for Roma. Dyson is an experienced 33-year-old American guard who enjoyed…
Read MoreNikola Jokic matches career-high 47 points in win over Jazz
Nikola Jokic scored 47 points in the Denver Nuggets’ 128-117 triumph over the visiting Utah Jazz on Sunday. Denver halted Utah’s 11-game winning streak. In the Nuggets’ high-scoring win, Jokic made 17 of 26 shots from the field, including 4 of 4 from 3-point range. He was 9-for-10 at the free-throw line. The Serbian star…
Read MoreReal Madrid beats Herbalife Gran Canaria by one point
Real Madrid’s taxing schedule has challenged the players’ stamina over the past few weeks. Coach Laso admitted as much after Real’s 81-80 victory over Spanish Liga Endesa foe Herbalife Gran Canaria on Sunday in the nation’s capital. “I’m very happy with the win. It’s as simple as that. It’s our sixth game in 13 days,…
Read MoreMoney grab on the part of FIBA?
From the International Basketball Opinion Blog. Recently, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) sanctioned members Canada, China, Chinese Taipei (aka Taiwan), and South Korea for not participating in the second window (November 2020) of their respective regional championship qualifying tournaments, catching them all off guard. FIBA hit all four with fines of $160,000. Half of those…
Read MoreDemetrius Jackson to Joventut Badalona
Demetrius Jackson (186 cm, G) has signed a deal in the ACB with Joventut. Jackson started this season in Lithuania. There he played six LKL games for Rytas in which he averaged 13.5 ppg and 5.2 assists. Jackson is 26 years old and played college basketball at Notre Dame. His senior year, he averaged 15.8…
Read MoreTrent Lockett to Italy, Treviso
Trent Lockett (196 cm, G/F) has agreed to play the remainder of this season for SerieA side De Longhi Treviso Basket 2012. Last season Lockett played in Israel, where he played both the Winner League and the ChampionsLeague. In the 14 games Lockett played across both competitions for Hapoel Jerusalem, he averaged roughly 6 ppg…
Read MorePerry Jones III agrees terms with Wurzburg
Perry Jones (211 cm, F/C) is headed to Germany to play for s.Oliver Würzburg. Jones already played this season. In ten EuroCup games for Bursaspor, he averaged 7.2 ppg and 2.1 rebounds. He had similar stats in eleven Turkish BSL games, which did not convince the Turkish management to keep him around longer. Perry Jones…
Read MoreWes Washpun moves to Larissa BC
Wes Washpun (185 cm, G) is on the move to Greece. There he will join Larissa BC and coach Nikosa Papanikolopoulos. Larissa is enjoying a slow start to the A1 season as they are 11th in the standings with a 3-9 record. Washpun started this season in the Korisliiga in Finland. In 12 league games,…
Read MoreBayern Munich stuns CSKA Moscow to maintain EuroLeague top four push
Bayern Munich upset CSKA Moscow on the road (66-69) and maintained its top four push in the EuroLeague. In a hard-fought battle in Moscow, the Bavarians were down by 10 after three quarters (60-50). Yet, the visitors bounced back and outscored the Muscovites 6-19 in the fourth quarter to earn the victory. As a result,…
Read MoreDusan Ristic from Italy to Avtodor Saratov
Dusan Ristic (211 cm, C) has left Germani Brescia. He has signed with Avtodor Saratov. Ristic started the season in the Italian SerieA and played EuroCup also. In 15 SerieA games, he averaged 10.9 ppg and 6 rebounds. Ristic, 25 years old and of Serbian nationality, joins a Saratov team that is 6-7 in the…
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