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EuroBasket 2015: 1st qualifier tips off Thursday
With EuroBasket 2013 set to tip off in just over 34 days, 13 clubs that are not participating in this year’s event are set to begin their quest for inclusion in EuroBasket 2015 with a 1st Qualification Round that will tip off on Thursday and run through 1 Sept., just three days prior to the…
Read MoreAbe Lodwick, newcomer at Oberwart
Abe Lodwick (201 cm, Washington State’12) will play his sophomore season as a pro with the Redwell Gunners Oberwart from Austria’s A Bundesliga this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 the 25-year-old Lodwick played his rookie season in Germany for Phoenix Hagen. He showed touches of potential as he averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 36…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic, signed by CEZ Nymburk
Rasid Mahalbasic (211 cm) is set to play for CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic (NBL) in the 2013-14 season. The Slovenian-born Austrian player played the 2012-13 season in Poland for Asseco Prokom Gdynia. He has been a member of the Austrian National Team from 2008 to 2013. Rasid represented Asseco Prokom in 10…
Read MoreSkyler Bowlin signs with Wels
Skyler Bowlin (190 cm, Missouri Southern’11) will be playing the 2013-14 season for WBC Raiffeisen Wels from Austria (A Bundesliga). Bowlin played the 2012-13 season in Denmark for the Horsens IC (Ligaen). In 36 games in the Danish league he averaged 19.6 ppg and 6.5 apg. He helped Horsens IC reach the Danish league semifinals…
Read MoreJoe Dean Shaw extends with Kapfenberg
Joe Dean Shaw (199 cm, Nevada’10) is staying in Austria for one more season. He received a contract extension from ECE Bulls Kapfenberg from Austria’s A Bundesliga, keeping him with the team for the 2013-14 season. Shaw has been playing in Austria ever since he turned pro in 2010. He spent two seasons with the…
Read MoreJoe Dean Shaw stays with Kapfenberg
Joe Dean Shaw (199 cm, Nevada’10) has extended his contract with ECE Bulls Kapfenberg (Austria, A. Bundesliga) for a further three seasons. The forward has been with the Bulls since the start of the 2012/2013 season and he will now remain with the club through to 2016. The American made 36 appearances for Kapfenberg this…
Read MoreJason Johnson stays with Oberwart
Jason Johnson (202 cm, Tennessee State’99) has been a veteran presence for the Redwell Gunners Oberwart from Austria (A Bundesliga) for over a decade. He will get to continue his run with the team he’s been with since 2000, for 2013-14. Johnson has spent majority of his professional career with Oberwart and even received an…
Read MoreRaoul Korner to coach NY Phantoms
The New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig from Germany’s BBL have announced that Raoul Korner will be their new head coach. The 39-year-old Austrian has a long résumé of head coaching that stretches as early as 1998. He most recently was the head coach of the Eiffel Towers Den Bosch from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie from 2010 to…
Read MoreSamo Grum moves to St. Polten Dragons
Samo Grum (193 cm) is moving to the Chin Min Dragons UBC St. Polten from Austria’s A Bundesliga for the 2013-14 season. The 34-year-old Slovenian is transferring from the BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers (Austria-A Bundesliga). In 2012-13 Grum averaged 18.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg in 30 games for Furstenfeld. Before joining Furstenfeld he played two…
Read MoreBC Vienna wins Austrian title
As they say, “Defense wins championships,” and that is exactly what BC Zepter Vienna did in its 68-55 victory over
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