Red Star Belgrade negotiates with Theodoros Papaloukas!

The season has not started yet, but Red Star Belgrade creates headlines around the clock. The team already had some spectacular signings, paid off all the debts from the past, got into a verbal war with Partizan, and now claims to be negotiating with legendary Greek guard Theodoros Papaloukas. In his prime surely one of…

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Chinese NBA Draft prospect to Europe?

Panathinaikos’ wild offseason is apparently not over yet. Previously linked with Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue and Dejun Han, the Greens may finally be ready to sign with a Chinese player (and perhaps gain a nice foothold in that lucrative basketball market: Namely, Ailun Guo of the Liaoning Dinosaurs. According to Bball Headlines, Dinosaurs front office…

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U18 AfroBasket Tournament Team

All-Tournament Team for the U18 AfroBasket Championships for Men MVP: Saleh Ehab of Egypt Best Scorer: Saleh Ehab of Egypt Best Rebounder: Ndoye Aboulaye of Senegal Best Coach: Madiene Fall of Senegal 1st Team Saleh Ehab of Egypt Boubacar Coulibaly of Mali Ndoye Aboulaye of Senegal Kehasson Oulai of Ivory Coast Ali Moatez of Egypt

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Cougars to meet Eagles in SBL Grand Final Sept. 1st

The finals of the State Basketball League in Western Australia, Australia, are set with newcomers to the Grand Final, East Perth, and the Cockburn Cougars, who have reached their first final since 2003. The Cougars last won the Grand Final in 1992. The East Perth Eagles have earned a spot in the championship game by…

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NBL Canada Draft

(TORONTO, ON) On Monday night, the 2012 NBL Canada Draft presented by Recharge With Milk took place in the Aurora Suite at the Renaissance Hotel.

The Windsor Express made 6’10 Centre, Robert Curtis the first overall pick of the 2012 NBL Canada Draft. The Saint John Mill Rats acquired the Express’ #1 pick by trading their #5 pick (1st Round) and rights of G Isaac Kuon.

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Hemofarm Vrsac no more?

Hemofarm Vrsac no more? It looks like the end for Hemofarm Vrsac from Serbia. One of the best and most stable Serbian clubs is in trouble. While the championships is only a few weeks away, the team only has two roster players. No coach, and no technical staff. The junior team that was Serbian Champion…

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Tal Burstein set to retire

Tal Burstein, 32, announced his retirement from professional basketball at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday night. After learning that his injured hip would require surgery, Burstein decided that the best option was to hang up his shoes. The surgery would have required extensive rehabilitation that would have cost him the entire…

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Several teams leave Baltic league

Zalgiris Kaunas, Lietuvos Rytas, VEF Riga and Neptunas Kleipeda have decided to leave the Baltic league and have chosen for the VTB league instead. The Baltic league has now in fact become a “best of the rest” league with a second rate rating.

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Basketball Australia announces broadcast deal

Basketball Australia announced a multi-year broadcast deal with PERFORM Media that will allow all National Basketball League games to be broadcast live via an NBL.tv subscription service. The subscription will allow fans to watch NBL games on the Internet, on their mobile phones, tablets and IPTV. Games and highlights of previous games will also be…

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