Europe
Tony Taylor signed by Strasbourg
Tony Taylor (185 cm, George Washington’12) is now a player for French Pro A club Strasbourg IG this 2016. He moved there from Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). In 2015-16 Tony played 19 games for Enisey in the first FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 12.5 ppg and 3.3 apg. The 25-year-old Taylor also appeared in 30…
Read MoreDejan Ivanov pens with Bucaneros
Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) is taking his game to Venezuela this 2016 after agreeing to a deal with the Bucaneros de La Guaira (Venezuela-LPB). Dejan is a 30-year-old Bulgarian player who has been a member of the Bulgarian national team from 2005 to 2013. Ivanov managed to split his time in 2015-16 between two teams.…
Read MoreSheffield Sharks wins UK BBL
The Sheffield Sharks have been crowned the new UK BBL champions after overcoming the Leicester Riders 84-77 in the title game. The showpiece of British hoops took place at London’s O2 arena, which has proved itself adept at hosting large Basketball events with the Euroleague Final Four and numerous NBA games. On this occasion the…
Read MoreVTB United: Khimki and Zenit reach semis
Khimki Moscow Region and Zenit St. Petersburg reached the semi-final of the VTB United League, joining reigning champs CSKA Moscow and Unics Kazan in the final four. Khimki has arguably the toughest quarter-final contest against an always tricky Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, a club that is contesting the Euroleague Final Four later this month. Zenit St.…
Read MoreTylor Ongwae newcomer to Scandone Avellino
Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) is getting ready for Playoff action with the addition of another player. They have singed Tylor Ongwae (199 cm, La-Monroe’15) this 2016. Tylor is a 24-year-old rookie from Kenya who is a member of the Kenyan national team. He began his rookie campaign playing in the Swedish Basketettan, suiting up for…
Read MoreGreek A1: Panathinaikos and Olympiacos open semis with wins
The Greek A1 playoff series is taking on a familiar pattern as Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos Piraeus opened their semi-final series’ with cruising home wins. It seems inevitable even with plenty to play for in the semis that the two giants of Greek A1 hoops will be challenging the final later this month. Both clubs…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow sweeps Nymburk in VTB quarterfinal
CSKA Moscow continued to march to another VTB United League title with an impressive series sweep over CEZ Nymburk in the quarterfinal. Of course, there is a lot of Basketball left to be played, and tougher outfits than Nymburk to be navigated, but CSKA is looking formidable on the road to a title defence. There…
Read MoreOusman Krubally lands with Umana Venezia
Ousman Krubally (201 cm, Georgia State’10) is set to reinforce the roster of Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) this 2015-16 post-season. His rebounding skills and presence in the paint should be a boon for the team as it plans for a deep run in the Italian Serie A playoffs. Krubally is a 28-year-old Gambian-American international…
Read MoreDerek Needham added by Grissin Bon RE
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) have strengthened their roster for hopefully a deep playoff run with the addition of Derek Needham (180 cm, Fairfield’13) this 2016. He will be able to solidify the team’s backcourt rotation moving forward. The 25-year-old guard started the 2015-16 season playing for Basketball Loewen Braunschweig (Germany-BBL). Derek played 31…
Read MoreCourtney Fells out of Trabzonspor
With many leagues’ seasons winding down, we’re seeing an exodus of foreign players whose contracts have expired. Courtney Fells (196 cm, North Carolina State’09) is one such example. He has parted ways with Turkish club Trabzonpor Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). Courtney joined Trabzonspor late into the season and saw action in eight of their remaining games. He…
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