Posts by Bryce
Mike Batiste taken into custody in Athens
Mike Batiste (204 cm, Arizona State’99) has been taken into custody by airport authorities in Athens over unpaid taxes due to the Greek government, according to a local source. Batiste is currently playing for Turkish squad Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL), but prior to joining Ulker this season, he spent nine years in the uniform of Panathinaikos,…
Read MoreVideo: Rudy Jomby drops a 3-ball at the horn
Cholet Basket and Ratiopharm Ulm were tied in the Eurocup Group G standings at 2-2 entering Week 5 with Ratiopharm holding a 22-point advantage in a tie breaker, so a win was critical for Cholet as a loss would eliminate them. With 1 second on the clock, Ulm’s Allen Ray had dropped in two singles…
Read MoreKobe Bryant: Youngest ever to reach 30,000
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant has become the youngest player in NBA history to eclipse 30,000 career points and only the fifth overall to hit that mark. Bryant entered the elite scoring club during the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New Orleans Hornets. He arrived in New Orleans 13 points…
Read MoreCourtney Fells: Eurocup Week 5 MVP
A great performance in a make-or-break battle not only kept former champion Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem in the mix to reach the Last 16, but the star of the game, Courtney Fells, also reaped Eurocup Regular Season Game 5 MVP honors with a performance index ranking of 41. Fells led Hapoel to a much-needed home win…
Read MoreSean May: EuroChallenge Week 5 MVP Honors
Sean May has been a consistent top performer for Paris Levallois this season, in both the EuroChallenge and the French Pro A. The 2.06m center was ranked fourth in the EuroChallenge efficiency ratings table during Regular Season Week 4 action, after propelling the Parisians to a home win over BCMU Pitesti with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds. On Tuesday, Paris were facing…
Read MoreEuroChallenge Standings – Week 5
EuroChallenge Standings – Week 5
Read MoreEurocup: 8 Tickets up for grabs in Week 6
It was just another day at the office on Wednesday as 13 Eurocup 2012-13 games were contested. OK, not so much, it was anything but normal as there were 12 spots in the Last 16 still up for grabs resulting in multiple buzzer-beaters, huge road win upsets, a losing streak continues and a winning streak…
Read MoreFIBA Europe: 2013 Draws Set for Saturday
Saturday 8 December marks the draws for EuroBasket 2015 1st Qualification Round, EuroBasket Women 2015 1st Qualification Round, as well the 16 Youth European Championships 2013. The draws, which take place in Freising, Germany will welcome in a new innovation for future EuroBasket tournaments, with the concept of beginning the qualification process for EuroBasket two years prior…
Read MoreFrank Robinson lands with Budivelnyk
Frank Robinson (193 cm, Cal State-Fullerton’08) was released by Asseco Prokom earlier in the week and on Thursday, he landed with Budivelnyk (Ukraine-Superleague). Not wasting any time getting acclimated to his new team and teammates, he was part of the the club’s recent win over CEZ Nymburk.
Read MoreFrance LNB All-Star Selections Announced
On Dec. 30th, the 2012 France LNB All-Star Game will be played at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and will also feature a variety of activities such as a three-point shooting contest, a skills competition and a dunk contest. On Wednesday, they held a press conference to announce the participants in the game and the…
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