Posts by Bryce
Grizzlies VP Dana Davis found dead in his apartment
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dana Davis, vice president of basketball operations for the Memphis Grizzlies, has been found dead in his apartment. He was 56. The Grizzlies confirmed Davis’ death in a statement Wednesday night without elaborating. The Commercial Appeal reported Davis had not been heard from since Tuesday, prompting team personnel to enter his…
Read MoreABA announces The Pennsylvania Project
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced The Pennsylvania Project in association with Height Athletics of Harrisburg, PA. The Pennsylvania Project is the most aggressive single expansion of a professional sports league in history with an anticipated nineteen (19) new teams entering the league beginning in November, 2013. “The growth of the ABA…
Read MoreGermans, Russians and Fins tip-off season
As many leagues in Europe and elsewhere have seen multiple contests already, a handful of European leagues tipped off yesterday namely the German Beko Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the Finish Korisliiga, and the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL). The show stopper of the day was the thrashing FC Bayern Munich took at the hands of EWE…
Read MoreGrecia champions of Second Division in Costa Rica
Super Cable Grecia is the champion of the Second Basketball Division in Costa Rica. They were crowned recently after knocking the University of Costa Rica 76-65 in the championships. The key players were Edgar Barrante and Andrés Barrantes. This is the first title the team has won in several years after having lost many of their…
Read More100 Years of Uruguayan Basketball
The Uruguayan Basketball Federation will be making a documentary on the “100 Years of Basketball in Uruguay”. They will be reaching out to the public and anyone with material to support the effort. Photos, videos, photos of medals, news clippings and other items will be the main focus for the video.
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Field of 32 is Complete
The field of 32 is set for EuroChallenge 2013 as Gaz Metan Media of Romania, Tofas SC of Estonia, Joensuum Kataja of Finland, and Apollon of Cyprus all earned places with victories in their two-game series yesterday. All four teams will open competition with home contests on November 6th. Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Gaz Metan…
Read MoreCommonwealth Arena now named Emirates Arena
Airline Emirates has struck a £5m deal to secure the naming rights to the complex which will be Glasgow’s main 2014 Commonwealth Games sports venue and the Home of the Glasgow Rocks. The £113m complex, next to Celtic Park in the city’s east end, will be known as the Emirates Arena until 2022 – except…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 2
On paper, the challenge sounds simple enough, play one opponent two games and either beat them twice or if you split the games with them, beat them by more than they beat you. Today, eight teams square off in round two of their two-game series to determine what four teams will join 28 other pre-determine…
Read MoreBBL Champions Cup 2012 goes to Brose Baskets
Brose Baskets defeated Ratiopharm Ulm 102-98 in overtime to win the BBL Champions Cup for the third year in a row. The BBL Champions Cup Final was contested in front of 6,400 fans in Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany. Brose took an early 20-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 43-37…
Read MoreBasketball Season 2012-13 Tips Off
If you’re a fan of International basketball, this is the greatest time of the year as in countries across globe basketball leagues have started play or are about to start. The summer has been filled with incredible International competition from the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier, Youth World Championships, 3×3 World Tour and World Championship, and the…
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