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FIBA U16 European Championships day 2
Game 2 of the FIBA U16 European Championships has helped to put the competing nations in their places and helped the groups take shape. There was plenty of excitement through the round, and a few shocks along the way too. Group A Turkey overcame Finland 61-74 in Ogre to continue its unbeaten start to the…
Read MoreYakhouba Diawara joins Cimberio Varese
Italian Serie A club Cimberio Varese has agreed to terms with French forward Yakhouba Diawara (201 cm, Gravelines’05) and will be adding him to their roster for the 2014-15 season. He was a former member of the French national team from 2006-2008 and again in 2012. Diawara played in the French Pro A league in…
Read MoreU16 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 MoreRamel Curry now with Limoges
Journeyman Ramel Curry (191 cm, CSU Bakersfield’02) has will be calling Limoges CSP Elite (France-ProA) home this 2014-15 season. He played for Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) in 2013-14. He received a one-year extension from the club after joining them in May 2013. He helped them win the Greek league championship during the nine games he played…
Read MoreU17 World Championships quarter-final results
The quarter finals of the U17 World Championships took place tonight and decided which nations would progress to the final four. The action was exciting as Australia passed a tricky encounter against Puerto Rico, Serbia continued its run by downing Canada, Spain scraped past France, and the USA continued to dominate. Australia vs. Puerto Rico,…
Read MoreWillie Solomon remains with Antibes
The Sharks Antibes (France-ProB) are bringing back veteran Willie Solomon (187 cm, Clemson’01) for the 2014-15 season. The team was in the Pro A league last season and will look to perform well this year in order to climb back into the top domestic league. The 36-year-old guard joined them in November 2013 and logged…
Read MoreDaequan Cook lands with Rouen
Daequan Cook (195 cm, Ohio State’07) has been added by SPO Rouen Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. The 27-year-old shooter played for Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague) to start the 2013-14 season, signing with the club in November 2013. He played four games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and he averaged 9.0 ppg and 1.8…
Read MoreTyrone Brazelton welcomed by Le Havre
Tyrone Brazelton (183 cm, Western Kentucky’08) is set to make his debut for STB Le Havre (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. The American guard began the 2013-14 season playing for Nevezis Kedainiai (Lithuania-LKL). He played six games for them in the regional Baltic league and averaged 14.7 ppg and 4.2 apg. He also played eight games…
Read MoreMarko Simonovic to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-ProA) has acquired Serbian forward Marko Simonovic (201 cm) and he will suit up for them this 2014-15. Simonovic is a recent addition to the Serbian national team this 2014. He had a busy 2013-14 season playing for Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS) and representing them in four leagues. He played 27…
Read MoreSerbia wins at Tournoi de Pau 2014
Serbia triumphed over host nation France 79-69, in the final game at the Tournoi de Pau 2014. It was a friendly tournament held over the weekend to help teams prepare for the upcoming 2014 Basketball World Cup which will be held in Spain this August 30 to September 14. Greece and Croatia were also participants…
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