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Barcelona emerges victorious in first EuroLeague El Clasico vs Real Madrid
Barcelona endured the comeback of Real Madrid and triumphed over their arch rivals in the first El Clasico of the EuroLeague season (79-72). The Catalans were in control for the majority of the night and led by as many as 23 points (50-27). The “Whites”, though, went on a 24-42 run and cut the deficit…
Read MoreRotnei Clarke moves to Poland
Rotnei Clarke (183 cm, G) will be playing in Poland this season for Anvil Wloclawek. The 31-year old American veteran had a great college career at Butler University. There, he averaged 17 ppg and 2.8 aspg while also earning an All-Atlantic 10 first-team selection in 2013. Clarke then started his professional career in Australia and…
Read MoreBesiktas signs James Blackmon
Turkish team Besiktas has signed American guard James Blackmon (193 cm) for the rest of the 2020-21 season. Blackmon was successful last season in the Italian Serie A and the Eurocup, where he defended the colors of Dolomiti Energia Trento. Before Trento, he also played for another Italian team in the Serie A, Consultinvest VL…
Read MoreJahvaughn Powell inks with Alcobendas
Jahvaughn Powell (183 cm, G) has signed with NCS Alcobendas from Spain. That team moved up from the EBA to play in the LEB Silver this year (3rd tier in Spain). Powell himself is no newcomer to the LEB Silver. On the contrary. He has been playing in that league for two seasons in a…
Read MoreCarrington Love comes back to Leiden
Carrington Love (185 cm, G) is returning to his former team Zorg & Zekerheid Leiden. He will replace Desure Buie, who left the team because of health concerns as the CODIV-19 pandemic has hit the second wave in Europe, and some leagues have even been put on hold. The Dutch basketball league is one of…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda survives CSKA Moscow in Jordan Loyd’s EuroLeague career night
Crvena Zvezda edged CSKA Moscow in a late overtime thriller in Belgrade (86-84), thanks to Jordan Loyd’s career night in the EuroLeague. Loyd exploded and scored a career-high and EuroLeague season-high 31 points in 31 minutes of action. Three more players scored in double figures for the winners, who earned a big home victory in…
Read MoreThe New Orleans Pelicans hire Stan Van Gundy as their new head coach.
Two years after stepping down as the Detroit Pistons’ head coach and president of basketball operations, Stan Van Gundy is back in the NBA. Van Gundy has agreed to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, he confirmed Wednesday. As New Orleans’ front office navigated the coaching search, Van Gundy’s reputation as…
Read MoreBryce Smith signs with Tbilisi State University
Bryce Smith (206 cm, C) has signed with Tbilisi State University from Georgia. Initially, he was supposed to play in Austria for the Kapfenberg Bulls, but he changed plans. Bryce Smith is a rookie fresh out of college. He earned his marks at Valdosta State University, where he averaged 14.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg in…
Read MoreNorville Carey on his way to Iran
Norville Carey (200 cm, F) will be playing in Iran this season. He has signed with Mes Kerman, a newcomer in the Superleague (top tier league in Iran). Norville Carey was born in the British Virgin Islands but went to the US early on and played college basketball there for the University of Southern Mississippi.…
Read MoreIlkan Karaman to sign with Antibes
Turkish forward Ilkan Karaman (205 cm, F) is about to sign with the French Pro B team Antibes. He will replace the injured Sadio Doucoure (200 cm, F). Karaman has played for all Turkish National Team selections (starting from U16 and up) and was picked 57th overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn…
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