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U16 European Championships day 1
The U16 European Championships are underway in Latvia and there was plenty of action across the groups on day 1, with reigning champs Spain getting their title defence off to a good start. Group A Serbia emerged victorious with a relatively comfortable 79-55 win over Finland in Ogre. The teams were tied at 8-8 after…
Read More2015 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…
Read MoreRoburt Sallie joins Bakken Bears
Reigning Danish league champions, the Bakken Bears, have picked up Memphis alum Roburt Sallie (196 cm, Memphis’10) for the 2014-15 season. Sallie is coming off a run in Israel’s National league in 2013-14. He began the season playing for Elitzur Ramla, where he played just 10 games and averaged 21.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg. In…
Read MoreLiam Potter stays with Naestved
British big man Liam Potter (213 cm, Sacred Heart’10) has landed an extension with Team FOG Naestved (Denmark-Ligaen) for the 2014-15 season. This will be his second season with the Danish club. In 2013-14 the player managed to average 9.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg in 30 games. Liam was also selected as a participant…
Read MoreHaywood and Aalborg part ways
Joey Haywood (185 cm, St. Marys’11) has called time on his stay in Aalborg Vikings and is left the Danish Ligaen outfit. The ex-Trinidad and Tobago international played the 2013/2014 season with Aalborg and over thirty league games he impressed with strong performances. The point guard was the best scorer in the Ligaen division with…
Read MoreSemaj Inge signed by Bakken Bears
2014 Danish Ligaen champions, the Bakken Bears will be bringing in American Semaj Inge (193 cm, Temple’09) this coming 2014-15 season. Inge was a member of The Island Storm (Canada-NBL) in the 2013-14 season. He appeared in 20 games for them and was able to produce averages of 8.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg. He played…
Read MoreJoe Benjamin moves to Randers
Joe Benjamin (200 cm, West Virginia Stat’07) is a long-time veteran of Denmark’s Ligaen. In 2014-15 the forward will be playing for a new team within the league. Joe will be joining Randers Cimbria Basketball this coming season. In 2013-14 the 31-year-old forward suited up for SISU Copenhagen (Denmark-Ligaen). In 30 games he averaged 18.2…
Read MoreBakken Bears win 4th-straight Danish title
Once again the Bakken Bears have asserted and reaffirmed their dominance in Denmark’s Ligaen after sweeping Randers Cimbria in four games in the finals. The fourth and final game of the series was a convincing 81-91 victory on the road for the Bears. This is their fourth consecutive title and the team’s seventh championship over…
Read MoreChanan Colman now with Maccabi Rishon
Chanan Colman (191 cm, Chipola JC’04) is the latest addition to the roster of Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion from Israel’s Winner league. Colman is a Danish-born player who also holds an Israeli passport. He was a former member of the Danish National Team from 2002 to 2008. Colman began the 2013-14 season with Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem…
Read MorePreston Blackman goes pro with Naestved
Preston Blackman (182 cm, Savannah State’13) is set to begin his professional career. He will kick things off in Denmark’s Ligaen after signing with Team FOG Naestved. His new team is currently sitting in the middle of the pack in the Danish Ligaen standings with a record of 4-4. Blackman, while still a project for…
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