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FIBA World Cup 2014 Day 1
The FIBA World Cup 2014 is underway in Spain and here is all the action from day 1. Group A 2006 World Cup champions Spain got their 2014 campaign off to a good start by thrashing Iran 90-60 on home soil. The Spanish started the game well, pouring in 27 points during the first frame…
Read MoreTravele Jones secures move to Aomori
Travele Jones (203 cm, Texas Southern’11) will return to Japan for the 2014/2015 season after agreeing terms with Aomori Watts (BJ League). The American spent the 2013/2014 campaign in the BJ League wearing the jersey of Sendai 89ers where he played 48 games and collected numbers of 15.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5…
Read MoreDeon Thompson joins Liaoning Hunters
Deon Thompson (203 cm, North Carolina’10) is making his way to Asia this 2014-15 season after signing a deal to play for the Liaoning Jeibao Hunters from China’s CBA. The 25-yea-old Thompson spent the 2013-14 season on the roster of popular German club, FC Bayern Muenchen. He played in 21 games for them in the…
Read MoreDeVon Hardin pens with Foshan Long Lions
DeVon Hardin (211 cm, California’08) is headed to Asia as he continues his professional career, signing with the Foshan Long Lions (China-CBA) this 2014-15 season. The big man spent the 2013-14 season playing in Brazil’s NBB for SKY/Basquete Cearense. He played in a total of 34 games for them and was able to produce averages…
Read MoreDior Lowhorn joins Singapore Slingers
Asian hoops veteran Dior Lowhorn (201 cm, USF’10) has agreed to terms with the Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers (Singapore-NBL) this 2014-15. Dior is coming off a six-games stint with the Globalport Batang Pier (Philippines-PBA), where he posted averages of 28.8 ppg and 11.0 rpg. He was the team’s import for the Governor’s Cup. Lowhorn moved to…
Read MoreDaniel Bailey inks with Shinshu
Daniel Bailey (196 cm, Queens, NC’12) is going to play in Japan this season after penning a deal with Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano (BJ League). The guard played for BC Nokia in the Finnish 1st Division during the 2013/2014 campaign and over 29 games picked up impressive averages of 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships quarter-final results
The quarter finals of the U17 World Championships took place tonight and decided which nations would progress to the final four. The action was exciting as Australia passed a tricky encounter against Puerto Rico, Serbia continued its run by downing Canada, Spain scraped past France, and the USA continued to dominate. Australia vs. Puerto Rico,…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships recap
The quarter-finals of the FIBA U17 World Championships have been set as the eight teams who qualified from the round of 16 stage line up to face each other on Thursday. Spain vs. Argentina, 64-57 Spain advanced to the next stage of the competition with a tough win over Argentina as the team look to…
Read MoreJacob Pullen now with Liaoning Hunters
Jacob Pullen (185 cm, Kansas State’11) will continue his professional career in China this 2014-15 after signing with the Liaoning Jeibao Hunters (China-CBA). Pullen is an American player who also holds a Georgian passport. He was a former member of the Georgian national team in 2012. Jacob spent his 2013-14 season playing for FC Barcelona…
Read MoreByron Mullens inks with Shanxi Zhongyu
China has gotten an infusion of former NBA players recently with the most recent being Byron Mullens (213 cm, Ohio State’09), who has signed with Shanxi Zhongyu (China-CBA). Mullens is coming off a four game stint with the Shaanxi Wolves, an NBL from China. His averages of 30.8 ppg and 14.5 rpg must have caught…
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