Europe
Miroslav Todic to U-Banca Transilvania
Miroslav Todic (205 cm) has agreed on terms to a deal that takes him to U-Banca Transilvania Cluj (Romania-Liga Nationala) this 2016. Todic is an international player who has dual citizenship from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also has been a recent addition to the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in 2014. Miroslav began…
Read MoreJosh Sparks newcomer to Bisons Loimaa
Josh Sparks (205 cm, Valdosta State’13) will continue his professional career this 2016 with the Nilan Bisons Loimaa (Finland-Korisliiga). The 25-year-old Sparks is transferring to the Finnish club after starting the 2015-16 season playing for Swiss Central Basket Luzern (Switzerland-LNA). He managed to appear in 13 games for Swiss Central before his departure and he…
Read MoreUros Slokar moves to JuveCaserta
Uros Slokar (210 cm) has recently moved to Italian club Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A) this 2016 and will be strengthening their frontcourt rotation moving forward. Uros is a 32-year-old Slovenian player who has been a member of the Slovenian national team since 2004. He moves to the Italian Serie A after starting the 2015-16…
Read MoreKwamain Mitchell departs Ventspils
Kwamain Mitchell (178 cm, St. Louis’13) has parted ways with Latvian club BK Ventspils (Latvia-LBL) this 2016 and is now a free agent. Mitchell played a dozen games for them during their run in the FIBA Europe Cup and was able to post averages of 7.8 ppg and 3.5 apg. Kwamain also logged a total…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: Maccabi Rishon Advances
Israeli club Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion booked their ticket to FIBA Europe Cup Quarter-Finals after sweeping its series against BK Ventspils. They move on to face the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany-BBL) who also swept their Octo-finals series against AEK Athens (Greece-A1). Maccabi Rishon is the fourth team to make through to the next stage of the…
Read MoreVTB United League: Unics closes on CSKA
There was no movement at the top of the VTB United League on Sunday, but Unics Kazan did draw closer to leaders CSKA Moscow. The Kazan club defeated Vita Tbilisi in a home cruise to make it fourteen consecutive wins in the VTB United League. Leaders and five time consecutive reigning champs, CSKA Moscow, was…
Read MoreEuroleague: Crvena Zvezda and Barcelona win
After six games in the Euroleague on Thursday, there were only two contests on Friday to close Round 8 of the Top 16 phase. However, they were two hugely important games that brought further shape to Group E and Group F as we search for eight clubs to make it to the Quarter-finals. Group E…
Read MoreRobbie Sihota added by Bremerhaven
Robbie Sihota (201 cm, Calgary’10) has been landed by Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL) this 2016 and will join the team for the remainder of the season. Robbie is a 28-year-old Indian-Canadian player who has spent most of his professional career playing in Europe. He is joining the German club after starting the 2015-16 season playing for…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: giants hit back
After a two week break, the Euroleague Top 16 resumed on Thursday with six contests among the premier clubs on the continent. The shock of the day arguably came in Greece where Fenerbahce lost its undefeated Top 16 record to Panathinaikos, although the Greek team is of course capable of winning the competition itself. Lokomotiv…
Read MoreMarkel Starks joins Vanoli Cremona
Markel Starks (188 cm, Georgetown’14) will be continuing his professional career this 2016 as a member of Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A). The team is currently in the hunt for the top spot in the Italian Serie A standings and could use the reinforcements. Markel is coming off a stint playing in Australia for the Cairns…
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