Lithuania
Thomas Walkup now with Zalgiris
Thomas Walkup (193 cm, SF Austin’16) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018-19 on the roster of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL). His 2017-18 campaign was spent with German club s.Oliver Baskets Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). Walkup played 26 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 11.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, and 4.2 apg.…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas Defends Their Lithuanian Title Again
BC Zalgiris Kaunas has done it again. The Lithuanian Powerhouse beat Lietuvos Rytas 80-70 in Game 5 to successfully defend their crown, claiming their eighth straight LKL title. It may have taken them five games to get the job done, but Zalgiris can add this to their long list of accolades, right beside their top-four finish…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four: Which Teams Will Advance?
Belgrade, Serbia – Four of Europe’s top teams will battle it out tomorrow, May 18th, in Stark Arena in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague semifinals. It was not an easy road to get here as these teams had to eliminate some of Europe’s most formidable teams. Only two will get to move on and play for…
Read MoreLaVar Ball pulls LiAngelo and LaMelo out of Vytautas
The chapter of the Ball family “educational trip” to Lithuania has come to a close. Family patriarch LaVar Ball has opted to pull out sons LiAngelo and LaMelo out of BC Vytautas Prienu and are returning to their home in Los Angeles. LiAngelo declared for the NBA Draft last month and LaVar is hoping that…
Read MoreTomas Dimsa joins Varese
Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A) is bolstering its roster with the recent addition of Tomas Dimsa (198 cm) this 2018. He is a 24-year-old Lithuanian international basketball player who spent the earlier part of the 2017-18 season at home playing for Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). In two games in the Basketball Champions League, he averaged five points…
Read MorePieno Zvaigzdes wins 2018 Baltic League Championship
Lithuanian club Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania-LKL) has captured its first-ever Baltic League Championship on Thursday after defeating BK Jurmala (Latvia-LBL) in Game 2 of the Finals series, 76-68. They crushed Jurmala 98-80 in Game 1 and this second game capped off an impressive season for the club as they were dominant in the regular season with…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball Declares for NBA Draft
It should come as no surprise that LiAngelo Ball (196 cm, UCLA’18) has officially declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. That’s been his dad’s (LaVar Ball) masterplan from the beginning. He was pulled out of UCLA then went pro in Europe with his brother LaMelo this 2017-18. The siblings joined Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). He played nine games…
Read MoreJameel McKay pens with Neptunas
Jameel McKay (206 cm, Iowa State’16) is a recent addition to the roster of Lithuanian club Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL) this 2018. He played the preseason with Retabet Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa), then later moved to Asia and signed with the Shimane Susanoo Magic (Japan-B1 League). McKay played just 10 games for the Magic and averaged…
Read MoreJonas Maciulis added by Lokomotiv Kuban
Jonas Maciulis (198 cm) is set to bolster the roster of Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in this tail-end of the 2017-18 season. He is a 32-year-old Lithuanian international basketball player who has been a long-time member of the Lithuanian National Team since 2006. He has spent the last three seasons and the earlier part of this…
Read MoreAlan Wiggins heads to Dzukija
Alan Wiggins (206 cm, USF’07) will get a shot at a fresh start this 2018 after landing a deal to play for Dzukija Alytus (Lithuania-LKL). Wiggins joins the Lithuanian team after playing a single game for the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL). It was a disappointing outing for the forward who scored two points and pulled down…
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