Anthony Hill now with UBSC Graz

Anthony Hill (204 cm, University of Wisconsin’11) is a recent addition to the roster of UBSC Raiffeisen Graz (Austria-A Bundesliga) this 2014-15 season. He will strengthen the team’s frontcourt as a reserve, but as he develops should get more and more opportunities to earn playing time, if not a starter’s role. Hill signed with MLP…

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FIBA 2015 Eurobasket teams decided

After a frenetic night of Basketball action around Europe, we now know the participant nations for next year’s FIBA 2015 Eurobasket tournament. There was plenty of drama along the way as teams fought it out on the court, while others cruised through to the tournament. Group A Iceland will play in a European Championships for…

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Eurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5

After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…

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Eurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4

Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…

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Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round Day 3

In the aftermath of Day 3 of the second qualifying round for Eurobasket 2015, four teams have managed to remain undefeated to lead their respective groups. They are Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-0), F.Y.R. Macedonia (3-0), Latvia (3-0) and Italy (2-0). Group A In this three-team group Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to fend off Iceland 72-62,…

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2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2

Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…

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Dorian Green goes pro with Gmunden

Dorian Green (188 cm, Colorado State’13) is set to begin his professional career and is on his way to Austria’s A Bundesliga to play for Basket Swans Gmunden this 2014-15 season. Gmunden is looking to improve on its moderately good season in 2013-14 and Dorian will be reinforcing their backcourt as a reserve. The 23-year-old…

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Benjamin Ortner agrees with Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) has agreed to terms of contract with Austrian player Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) for the 2014-15 season. Ortner played the 2013-14 season for another Italian Serie A team, Montepaschi Siena. He appeared in 10 Euroleague games and averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg. He also played 47 games for…

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Gussing Knights clinches Austrian title

UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights won the Austrian A Bundesliga for the first time after clinching a third consecutive victory against Kapfenberg. After being 2-0 down in the series, the Knights looked down and out, but this 72-76 road win capped a remarkable three game streak that turned the series around and won the title for…

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Diego Kapelan secures move to Wels

Diego Kapelan (190 cm, McNeese State’11) has signed for Austrian A Bundesliga club WBC Raiffeisen Wels for next season. The Canadian-Bosnian has been spending his time with ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen (Germany, Pro A) most recently and from thirteen appearances he collected impressive averages of 17.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Earlier…

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