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Barcelona hands Fenerbahce second-biggest defeat in franchise history in the EuroLeague
Barcelona crushed Fenerbahce at home on Thursday night (97-55) and remained on top of the EuroLeague standings. The “Blaugrana” dominated their opponents from the opening tip and never looked back. They led by 11 after the first 10 minutes (28-17) and 22 at halftime (51-29) and cruised to an easy victory. The Turks never managed…
Read MoreJordan Loyd, Crvena Zvezda crush ASVEL Villeurbanne in EuroLeague Round 4 makeup game
Jordan Loyd was unstoppable offensively and helped Crvena Zvezda dominate ASVEL Villeurbanne on the road in a EuroLeague Round 4 game (68-89). The match was set to take place four weeks ago, on October 16. Yet, the EuroLeague suspended it, as Villeurbanne was dealing with several positive coronavirus cases. On Wednesday night, the two teams…
Read MoreHero Jairis inks Princeton Onwas
Hero Jairis, the newcomer in the Spanish LEB-Silver (3rd tier), has signed Princeton Onwas (198 cm, F). The 27-year old had a strong 2019-20 season in the German Pro-B, where he averaged 17.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg with BBC Cobourg. After graduating from San Jose State University in 2016, Princeton Onwas played in the G…
Read MoreJalen Jones agrees with Varese.
Jalen Jones (203 cm, F) is returning to Europe, where he has signed with Italian SerieA team Openjobmetis Varese. Last season Jones played in the G League. In fact, he has spent most of his career in the G League with occasional NBA call-ups, but they were few and far between. Jalen Jones was a…
Read MoreZadar tabs Kodi Justice
Kodi Justice (198 cm, G/F) is on his way to Croatia, where he will signwith Zadar. Last season Justice played in the Italian Serie A with Trieste and averaged 9.3 ppg. The season before that, he had split his time between teams in Russia and Poland. Justice came out of Arizona State University in 2018…
Read MoreXavier Cannefax moves to Kosovo
Xavier Cannefax (188 cm, G) has found a new club for the 2020-21 season, KB Ponte Prizren, from Kosovo. Last season he played in the Dutch Basketball League with Apollo Amsterdam, where he averaged 21.9 ppg and 4.5 aspg. The year before, he was also successful in Saudi Arabia and Sweden. Xavier Cannefax comes from…
Read MoreRyan Boatright signs with Rytas
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, G) has signed with Lithuanian powerhouse Rytas. Last season Boatright started the season with Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia and ended it with Avtodor Saratov from Russia. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2015 (averaging 17.4 ppg and 3.8 aspg), Boatright wasn’t drafted, but he participated in NBA Summer Leagues…
Read MoreBochum signs Julian Jasinski
German Pro B team VfL Sparkasse Bochum has signed Julian Jasinski (201 cm, F/C). The 24-year old played in Poland last season, but he played in Germany for several seasons and various teams before that. One of them was actually Bochum. Jasinski played for that team in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Julian Jasinski has dual Polish-German…
Read MoreWill Clyburn leads CSKA Moscow past Panathinaikos; reaches EuroLeague milestone
Will Clyburn had a historic night in the EuroLeague and helped CSKA Moscow rally past fellow powerhouse Panathinaikos in Athens (83-89). The star of the Muscovites posted 15 points and reached the 1,500-point milestone in the EuroLeague. The Russians led from start to finish and endured the comeback of the “Greens” to seal the deal.…
Read MoreKenau Post finds a new team in Bahrain
Canadian player Kenau Post (210 cm, F/C) has signed with Al-Hala from Bahrain. Last season Post took a little tour around the world. First, he went to Poland (only for the pre-season), then to Argentina, after that to Kosovo, and ultimately to Qatar. The 2018-19 season was equally turbulent and brought him to Georgia, Lebanon,…
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