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Graeme Allen new GM of Game Development, BB Australia
Dandenong Basketball Association Chief Executive Officer Graeme Allen has been appointed the new General Manager of Game Development within Basketball Australia. In the position – formerly known as General Manager of Community & Participation – Mr Allen will be charged with driving the growth of basketball in Australia at a grassroots level. Key priorities include:…
Read MoreShrinking Baltic League merges two divisions
The Basketball League (BBL) is changing the format for the upcoming season by merging the two divisions (Elite and Challenge Cup). It means that the total number of teams competing for the title in 2012/2013 will be 21. This decision was most probably a result of last week’s announcement of several top-teams that they would…
Read MoreCougars Break 20-Year Championship Drought
The Cockburn Cougars have broken their 20 year Championship drought and been named the State Basketball League (West Australia, Australia) 2012 Champions with a 33-point victory over the East Perth Eagles at the WA Basketball Centre on Saturday night. The Cougars controlled the game from start to finish; their big man, Brian Carlwell, and guard…
Read MoreBench clearing brawl MZT Skopje and Cherkassy
What was supposed to be a friendly pre-season game in Skopje, Macedonia, between local favorites MZT and visiting Cherkassy Monkeys from Ukraine got completely out of hand. It all started when Vincent Hunter from Cherkassy (208 cm, Arkansas’08) made a hard foul on Gjorji Cekovski (203 cm) who retaliated a couple of minutes later. That…
Read MoreVrsac further without Hemofarm after government support
After two decades the company Hemofarm will stop sponsoring the basketball club from Vrsac. Until just a few days ago, that was seen as the end of the club. However, the municipal government of the city of Vrsac has now intervened and will financial support the club for the time being and will also actively…
Read MoreUSA Basketball chairman stays through Rio 2016
Jerry Colangelo stays the chairman of USA Basketball through the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. “I’ve decided I’m going to continue,” Colangelo told USATODAY Sports. “I’m committed to our organization during this transition period. I want to make sure, as good as things are, that once the baton is handed over to someone…
Read MoreNeckar Riesen Ludwigsburg Terminates Two Contracts
Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg, of the German BBL, has terminated contracts for two American players, Jerry Green (1.91m, College: Cal-Irvine) and Kurt Looby (2.08m, College: Iowa). The official word from the squad is that Green’s contract was terminated when his results from a fitness test were below expectations. Green has played 159 games for the club…
Read MoreStephon Marbury sued
According to RichmondBizSense.com, former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury was sued in a Virginia Court last week for defaulting on loans relating to investment properties. U.S.Banks, servicing an abundance of loans on behalf of Wachovia, is suing Marbury and several of his business entities for approximately $3 million: “The suit contends that, through the entities, Marbury…
Read MoreBasketball New Zealand announces post-season honors
Jess Bygate was named MVP of the league after leading her team, the Nelson Sparks, to the 2012 New Zealand Women’s Basketball Championship recently. The Sparks, 2011 runners-up, made easy work of the Waitakere West Auckland in the championship game, 61-40, with Bygate contributing 10 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Joining Bygate on…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013 Venues Still Pending
FIBA Europe and the Local Organizing Committee for the EuroBasket 2013 competition to be held in Slovenia Sept. 4-22, 2013, seem to be having a communications problem relating to the venue of the games. To clarify their position, FIBA Europe posted the following on the EuroBasket 2013 website on Wednesday: FIBA Europe would like to…
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