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Ike Udanoh switches to Avellino
Ike Udanoh (203 cm, Wayne State’12) has switched teams in the Italian Serie A and will now be reinforcing Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Udanoh is an American international basketball player who also holds a Nigerian passport. The 29-year-old forward began the season playing for Mia Red October Cantu…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow and Real Madrid secure playoff spots
The 23rd round of the EuroLeague saw CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid secure playoffs spots. Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow rallied past Bayern Munich and Cran Canaria, respectively. Consequently, they joined Fenerbahce as the only teams that have secured their ticket to the postseason. Real Madrid, the defending Euroleague champions, beat Bayern at home (91-78),…
Read MoreJacob Wiley joins Gran Canaria
Jacob Wiley (203 cm, University of Eastern Washington’17) has agreed to terms with Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be bolstering their roster for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He heads to Europe in 2018-19 after initially starting the season playing in Australia for the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). Wiley played 28 games for…
Read MoreNCAA: Zion Injures Knee, UNC (8) Beats Duke (1), 88-72
The game between the University of North Carolina and Duke University on Wednesday was hands-down the most highly anticipated game in the NCAA this week. Tickets for the game were rumored to be hitting Super Bowl prices. It was not surprising as these are two of the top teams that are expected to have deep…
Read MoreDisgruntled teams leaving national leagues?
Last weeks cup finals in various leagues were full of incidents. At the focus of everything was the refereeing. As a result, some of the top European teams threaten to leave their national leagues. The “mistakes” the referees made in the Cup Finals created chaos in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Serbia. Let’s start with Spain…
Read MoreMichael Dixon moves to Reggio Emilia
Michael Dixon (186 cm, University of Memphis’14) will be bolstering the roster of the Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He is a 28-year-old American international player who also holds a Georgian passport. Dixon has been a member of the Georgian National Team since 2016. Dixon heads to…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda secures 1st place in ABA regular season
Crvena Zvezda crushed Mornar Bar on the road on Saturday (57-90) and thereby secured the top spot in the ABA League regular season standings. With three rounds to go in the regular season, no other team will be able to surpass the Serbians in the standings. They have four victories more than second-placed Buducnost (last…
Read MoreFenerbahce earns Euroleague playoff spot
Fenerbahce dominated Panathinaikos on Friday night (85-66) and became the first team that officially qualified to the EuroLeague playoffs (19-3). The Turks took control of the game from the opening tip and never looked back. They were in front by 19 at halftime (48-29) and led by as many as 26 points (72-46). Consequently, they…
Read MoreBriante Weber signed by Olympiacos
Greek Powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Piraeus (Greece-A1) have landed the services of former NBA guard Briante Weber (188 cm, VCU’15) for the second half of the 2018-19 season. Weber comes over to reinforce their backcourt rotation after logging 33 games in the NBA G-League with Sioux Falls Skyforce. He was productive in an average of 31.2…
Read MoreGlen Rice Jr. pens with Instituto Cordoba
Glen Rice Jr. (198 cm, Georgia Tech’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Instituto Atletico Central Cordoba (Argentina-La Liga) in 2019. This will be the first time in his career that Rice Jr. will be suiting up for an Argentinian club. He moves thereafter playing four games for Aguacateros Michoacan (Mexico-LNBP)…
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