Australia & Oceania
Ebi Ere, newcomer to Adelaide 36ers
Ebi Ere (195 cm, Oklahoma’03) is set to make his return to Australia this coming 2015/16 season after signing a deal with the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). Ebi is a Nigerian-American player was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2006-07 and again in 2009. He is coming off a stint in Puerto Rico’s…
Read MoreAustralia books ticket to Rio 2016
Australia has secured its berth to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, joining the United States and Brazil. The Aussie Boomers earned their spot after defeating the New Zealand Tall Blacks in a home-and-home series. This will be their 12th consecutive appearance at the games. They were led by Golden State Warriors’ center Andrew Bogut…
Read MoreTorrey Craig moves back to Cairns
Torrey Craig (198 cm, USC Upstate’14) will continue to be a fixture in Oceania after deciding to suit up for Cairns Taipans (Australia, NBL) during the 2015/2016 term. This will be the second time that Torrey Craig has played with Cairns after also representing the franchise through the 2014/2015 season. During that stint during last…
Read MoreBrock Motum inks with Zalgiris
Lithuanian powerhouse B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas has added Brock Motum (208 cm, Washington State’13) to their roster for the upcoming 2015/16 season. He is expected to play a major role as a starter for the team. Brock is a 24-year-old Australian player who has been a member of the of the Australian national team in 2009…
Read MoreRobert Loe heads to Limburg United
Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Scooore League) has added Robert Loe (211 cm, St. Louis’14) to their roster for the 2015/16 season. Robert is from New Zealand and has been a member of their national team from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2014. He is moving to Limburg United from KAO Dramas (Greece-A1) where he played…
Read MoreBrian Conklin back with Crocodiles
After a brief run with Puerto Rico BSN team Cangrejeros de Santurce, Brian Conklin (198 cm, St. Louis’12) will rejoining the Townsville Crocodiles (Australia-NBL) this 2015/16. He played 32 games for Santurce in 2015 and was able to deliver averages of 11.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg. Brian played 28 games for the Crocodiles in 2014/15…
Read MoreOkafor Looks Good in Summer League Debut
Philadelphia 76ers fans got a first-look at third-overall draft pick, Jahlil Okafor as the big man took to the floor in an Orlando Summer League game against the San Antonio Spurs. Philly squeezed out the win, 76-74. The Duke standout looked tentative at first, but soon found his groove and was able to kick his…
Read More2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, semi’s set
The final four nations of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship have been decided after the USA, Croatia, Turkey, and tournament hosts Greece swept into the semi-finals. The group stages and Round of 16 certainly helped to sharpen the teams and this was easily the closest round of the competition so far. Even the United…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, Q/F stage locked
The eighth finals of the U19 World Championships threw up a few surprises as the nations to contest the quarter-finals were locked. The biggest shock came as Australia downed Serbia to reach the last eight, joining tournament hosts Greece in the next round. Team USA also flew into the final eight with a big win…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, groups decided
The group phase of the 2015 U19 World Championships has come to a close and the nations holding berths to the next round have been decided. There are few surprises heading into the Round of 16, but the exciting knockout stage will pit the best youngsters from around the world against each other. On Tuesday,…
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