Obadiah Trotter inks with KAO Dramas

Obadiah Trotter (188 cm, Alabama A&M’06) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with Greek club KAO Dramas (A1). Trotter is a Hungarian-American player who was a member of the Hungarian national team in 2011-13. He spent the 2013-14 preseason with Triumph Lyubertsy (Russia-PBL), but moved on to join Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (Hungary-A Division) in…

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Eurocup Round 4 Recap

The Eurocup Round 4 came to an end on Wednesday with more exhilarating Basketball around the continent, including two games that went right to the wire through over time. The competitions’ remaining undefeated teams all extended their untouched records through week four. Group A Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated Paris Levallois 81-78 at home, but needed…

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Tomas Delininkaitis joins AEK Athens

Greek club AEK Athens (A1) has landed the services of experienced Lithuanian guard Tomas Delininkaitis (190 cm) for the 2014-15 season. He is a multiple-time member of the Lithuanian national team in 2005-06, 2008-09, and again in 2013. Tomas began the 2013-14 season playing for VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL). He appeared in one game in their…

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Luke Hancock pens with Panionios

Luke Hancock (198 cm, Louisville’2014) has penned with Panionios Athens (Greece, A1) and will play his first pro season with the club. The forward was close to starting the season with the Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) but was released by the franchise after pre-season. During the summer the rookie played the NBA Summer League’s in Las…

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Cedric Simmons departs Olympiacos

Former NBA player Cedric Simmons (206 cm, North Carolina State’06) has been released by the Greek giant Olympiacos.  The American player, who also holds a Bulgarian passport, averaged 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in thirty appearances during the 2013/14 season. Simmons also played 22 times in the Euroleague where he averaged 3.8 points and…

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Ioannis Sfairopoulos returns to Olympiacos

Ioannis Sfairopoulos returns to Olympiacos (Greece-A1) and will be the new Head Coach of the Greek Powerhouse. He is coming in as a replacement for Giorgos Bartzokas, who left the club earlier. Ioannis Sfairopoulos will be bringing in some fresh perspective and coaching direction for the team. As an assistant coach he started the 2012/2013…

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2014/2015 Euroleague recap

Another hot day of exciting Basketball action fell on Europe during Friday as Round 3 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague was completed. Six games happened on the night as CSKA Moscow, Barcelona, Malaga, and Olympiacos all maintained their unblemished records. For all the action from Thursday’s games, check out our 2014/2015 Euroleague Round 3 Day 1…

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Andreas Glyniadakis joins Royal Hali

Royal Hali Gaziantep (Turkey-TBL) is bringing in veteran Greek big man Andreas Glyniadakis (215 cm) to strengthen their frontcourt this 2014-15. Andreas was a member of the Greek national team in 2008-09 and again this 2014. Royal Hali is currently in the middle of the pack in the Turkish league standings with a 2-1 record.…

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Euroleague Regular Season Round 3

The 2014/2015 Euroleague Regular Season has entered the third round of the group stage with six clashes taking place around the continent on Thursday. Friday will see another 12 teams take to the hardwood to complete the week’s action. Group A Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas, 62-65 Lithuanian powerhouse Zalgiris travelled to Turkey to…

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Eurocup, a look back on Round 3

With Round 3 of the Eurocup Regular Season wrapped the group phase of the competition is starting to take shape. Five teams remain undefeated through the competition, but there are still plenty of Regular Season weeks for struggling teams to improve their fortunes and make a push for the next stage of the tournament. Group…

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