Croatia
Damir Markota joins Usak
Damir Markota (209 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Muratbey Usak Sportlif Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2017 and will be joining them for the 2017-18 season. He is a veteran Swedish-Croatian player who played for the Croatian National Team from 2002 to 2014. Markota spent the last two seasons playing for Istanbul Buyuksehir…
Read MoreCedevita retains Croatian title for fourth consecutive crown
Cedevita downed Cibona in a clash of the Zagreb giants to claim the decisive game in the Croatia A1 title series and claim the league crown. With the 75-78 win, Cedevita defended its crown and made it a four-peat of championships. More importantly, it extended the clubs dominant grip on Croatian hoops, which extends back…
Read MoreSilvano Poropat joins Den Bosch to be head coach
Silvano Poropat is the new head coach for New Heroes Den Bosch (Netherlands-Eredivisie). The Croatian head coach heads to the Netherlands for the first time in his coaching career. Den Bosch finished their 2016/2017 campaign with a 14-14 record. The finished third in the Eredivisie. Prior to this move to Den Bosch, Poropat headed the Telekom…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda draws first blood in ABA League finals
Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd takes Game 1 of their finals series in the ABA League against KK Cedevita Zagreb 88-66. It was a game befitting the talent and tenacity of the teams competing for Adriatic gold. Cedevita seized the early initiative and rushed to an amazing 16-27 lead at the end of the first frame. True…
Read MoreYannick Franke departs KK Zadar
Yannick Franke (194 cm) has parted ways with the Croatian club, KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) this 2017 and has now hit the basketball free-agent market. He is a 20-year-old Dutch international player who joined the team in January this year. Yannick played seven games for Zadar in the ABA League where he posted averages of 5.9…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup semi-finals set
French club ES Chalon-Sur-Saone is the fourth and final team to secure its berth in the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals. They secured their seat after defeating KK Cibona Zagreb, 83-78. They join Belgium’s BC Telenet Oostende, German team Telekom Baskets Bonn, and fellow French club JSF Nanterre. Chalon will face Oostende and Nanterre will do…
Read MoreZvonko Buljan now with Hoops
Zvonko Buljan (206 cm, TCU’10) is a recent addition to the roster of Hoops Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LB) this 2017. He has already made his debut for his new team and Buljan dropped 16 points and nine boards. He is a 30-year-old Croatian player who is coming from Shahrdary Kashan (Iran-Superleague). Buljan played a dozen games for…
Read MoreABA League semi-finals set
The ABA League 2016-17 regular season is officially in the books and the semi-final match-ups are now set. Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” MTS Beograd was the best team at the end of the regular season with their impressive 25-1 record. Croatian powerhouse KK Cedevita Zagreb finished in second place with a distant 20-6 slate. Red Star’s…
Read MorePankracije Barac inks with Monthey
Pankracije Barac (196 m) has opted to play in the Swiss LNA with BBC Monthey for the remainder of the 2016/2017 campaign. The Croatian playmaker has been on the books at Arbanasi Zadar in the Croatian A2 this season, but did not pick up game time. During the 2015/2016 season, Pankracije Barac played for Steaua…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic traded to Wizards
The Brooklyn Nets have sent Croatian guard, Bojan Bogdanovic and rookie Chris McCullough to the Washington Wizards. In exchange, the Nets will receive veteran Marcus Thornton and Canadian forward Andrew Nicholson, as well as a lottery-protected, first-round pick for 2017. Bojan has already played 55 games for Brooklyn and was in the midst of his…
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