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Mickael Gelabale signs with Cedevita Zagreb
Mickael Gelabale has signed an agreement with Croatian Euroleague participant Cedevita Zagreb. The French National team player will try to achieve Cedevita’s goal to qualify for the second round stage of the Euroleague and also secure one of the top spots in Adriatic League. Matej Mamic, Cedevita’s General Manager, fullfilled the wish of legendary coach Božidar Maljkovic, who insisted on Gelabale’s signing, due to the fact that the two already worked together for two years in Real Madrid in the past.
Read MoreMcCants fails physical, parts ways with SIG Strasbourg
Rashad McCants, who played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Sacramento Kings for a total of five seasons, has failed his physical and has been released by SIG Strasbourg. McCants moved to the NBA’s D-League for 2010-11 season, then jumped to Puerto Rico in 2011-12. He started with Humacao, played six games…
Read MoreU20 European Championships for Women – Aug. 24
Classification Round 13:45 (GMT +2) Great Britain – Latvia 16:00 Portugal – Italy Quarterfinals 13:45 Spain – France 16:00 Ukraine – Netherlands 18:15 Sweden – Russia 20:30 Turkey – Belarus
Read MoreTurkey remains unbeaten in U20 European Championships
Turkey remains the only undefeated team in the U20 European Championships for Women, being played in Debrecen, Hungary. The 12 teams will play their last qualification match on 22 August and will start the Quarterfinals on the 24th. Results from Aug. 21 Group E Netherlands – Lithuania 66-54 The Netherlands knocked Lithuania out of the…
Read MoreLe Havre signs Michael Thompson
Guard Michael Thompson (177 cm, Northwestern’11) has signed for French team Le Havre. Last season he played in the German Bundesliga for Frankfurt.
Read MoreStrasbourg signs veteran Louis Campbell
Strasbourg has signed guard Luis Campbell (190 cm, Buffalo’02). Campbell has played most of his career in Germany and Japan.
Read More2012 – European Championships U20 Women Schedule-Results
Preliminary Round – Day 1 GROUP A Aug. 16, 2012 Lithuania-Latvia 71-66 Aug. 16, 2012 Belarus-Spain 39-73 GROUP B Aug. 16, 2012 Holland-Italy 72-67 Aug. 16, 2012 Sweden-Poland 56-54 GROUP C Aug. 16, 2012 Portugal-France 33-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Ukraine-Turkey 61-86 GROUP D Aug. 16, 2012 United Kingdom-Russia 49-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Slovakia-Serbia 67-68 OT…
Read MoreLimoges picks up Wanamaker
Limoges strengthend their backcourt this week when they agreed to terms with Brad Wanamaker, who was with Teramo last season. During his time in Serie A he complied 7.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He was moved to Forli and averaged 17.8 points per game before finished the season in…
Read MoreChace Stanbeck from UNLV to ASVEL
Chace Stanback (203 cm, UNLV’12) will start his pro career in France. The UNLV grad (12.8 ppg & 4.5 rb) has signed for ASVEL from France.
Read MoreCuthbert heads to France to play for LeMans
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Le Mans signs Victor Cuthbert – Aug 13, 2012
Cuthbert Victor (197-F-83, college: Murray St.) will continue his career in France. The 29-year-old forward signed a deal with Le Mans, according to French med…