Lithuania
Dominik Mavra signs with Lietkabelis
Dominik Mavra (195 cm) has landed with his third team for the 2017-18 season after signing with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). Mavra is a 23-year-old Croatian international basketball player who was recently added to the Croatian National Team in 2017. He began 2017-18 on the roster of Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played four games…
Read MoreBall Siblings Debut for Vytautas as club faces Sanctions
The long-awaited pro debut of Ball siblings, LiAngelo and LaMelo is finally over. The brothers took to the floor to play for Lithuanian club Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). The team faced off against Lithuanian powerhouse, BC Zalgiris Kaunas’ reserve team. A total of 1.6 million people watched the game on Facebook, which turned out to be…
Read MoreKervin Bristol pens with Vytautas
Kervin Bristol (206 cm, Fordham’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017-18 season. The big man will be joining his second team, after starting the season playing for Ukraine’s Budivelnyk Kiev (Ukraine-Superleague). He played two games in the Basketball Champions League where he was able to average…
Read MoreBrandon Fields newcomer to Neptunas
Former NBA guard, Brandon Fields (193 cm, Nevada’10) has found a new to start 2018. He joins forces with Lithuanian club Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL). Fields heads there after starting the season with Ukrainian powerhouse, Budivelnyk Kyiv (Urkaine-Superleague). He played two games for them in the Basketball Champions League, where he registered averages of 11.0 ppg…
Read More7Days EuroCup: Zenit Advances to Top 16
There was some post-Christmas celebration for some teams as the 7Days EuroCup regular season drew to a close yesterday. Teams from three of the groups to the court as some fought to punch their ticket to the next round, while others played for a better standing into the final 16. Group A Unics Kazan secured…
Read MoreOsvaldas Olisevicius parts with Wuerzburg
Osvaldas Olesivicius (200 cm) has parted ways with German club s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL) this December. Olesivicius is a 24-year-old Lithuanian player who signed with the team in June 2017. Before his departure, the forward managed to play two games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup, where he posted averages of 10.5 ppg and…
Read MoreBeno Udrih playing in Europe again
Slovenian veteran international basketball player, Beno Udrih (190 cm) is making his way back to Europe after a lengthy NBA career. Udrih has agreed to terms in a deal with Lithuanian powerhouse B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL). Udrih was released by the Detroit Pistons in October this year. He played 36 games for the Pistons in…
Read MoreDamon Lynn goes pro with Siauliai
Damon Lynn (180 cm, NJIT’17) begins his professional basketball career this 2017-18 with a stint in Lithuania after signing a deal to play for BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL). He played 21 games for his alma mater in his senior year (2016-17) and was able to put together averages of 20.6 ppg and 3.4 apg. It will…
Read MoreLaMelo and LiAngelo Ball Go Pro in Europe
LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball are headed to Europe to begin their professional basketball careers. They will be flying to Lithuania in January and have agreed to sign contracts with Vytautas Prienai (Lithuania-LKL). LiAngelo, 19, was pulled out of UCLA by his father earlier in December. LaMelo, who is 16, had originally committed to play for…
Read MoreWorld Cup 2019 Euro Qualifiers: Spain Wins, Croatia Falls
It was another eventful day in the first round of the European Qualifiers for the FIBA World Cup 2019. Many nations are without their key players due to commitments to professional teams playing in the NBA and the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. This obstacle did not prevent these National Teams from giving it their all for…
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