Europe
Marquez Haynes pens with Panathinaikos
Marquez Haynes (191 cm, Texas Arlington’10) has agreed to join Panathinaikos Athens (Greece, A1 and Euroleague) for the remainder of the season. The American, ex-Georgian international brings with him plenty of previous Euroleague experience and this season played ten games in the competition while wearing the colours of Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy, Serie A).…
Read MoreShawn King inks with Kalev/Cramo
Shawn King (208 cm, ORU’08) will continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML). King is a 33-year-old player from St. Vincent and the Grenadines and is a recent addition to the Vincentian national team in 2015. Shawn heads to Europe from Latin America, where he began 2015-16…
Read MoreVincent Bailey to Verviers-Pepinster
Vincent Bailey (198 cm, Lincoln Memorial’14) is a recent addition to the roster of VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium-Scooore League) this 2016. The Wolves are currently struggling and are in 9th place in the Belgian league standings. The 24-year-old Bailey is moving to the Belgian club after starting the 2015-16 season playing for Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: giants win
Three games on Thursday opened the second half of the Euroleague Top 16 stage, with all clubs now on the back straight to reach the quarter-finals. Everything is still to play for, but games are running out and some clubs are pushing themselves further into contention for qualification. Arguably the form team of the Euroleague…
Read MoreAnthony Smith signs with Orchies
Anthony Smith (195 cm, Liberty’09) will now be donning the colors of BC Orchies of the French Pro B league this 2016. Smith is headed to the French club after starting the 2015-16 season on the roster of WKS Slask Wroclaw (Poland-TBL). He played six games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup and averaged…
Read MoreEsteban Batista pens with EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano from the Italian Serie A has acquired the services of Esteban Batista (208 cm). He is a 32-year-old player from Uruguay who also holds a Spanish passport. He has been a member of the Uruguayan national team since 2003 up to the present. Esteban is coming over after spending the earlier…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: three progress
The Eurocup Last 32 has passed its halfway point and we are now on the road to the first knock-out phase, with all the groups starting to take shape. There are just two games remaining in the Eurocup Last 32 phase, so expect the action to get fierce as clubs jostle for position and a…
Read MoreAdam Pechacek joins AZS Koszalin
Adam Pechacek (207 cm) will be reinforcing the roster of Polish club AZS Koszalin (Poland-TBL) this 2016. Adam is a 20-year-old player from the Czech Republic and has been a member of their national youth teams in the past. The young prospect is coming over after starting the season with Italian club Grissin Bon Reggio…
Read MoreAlex Legion added by Arkadikos
SEFA Arkadikos (Greece-A1) is bolstering its roster this 2016 with the recent addition of Alex Legion (195 cm, FIU’11). Legion is an American player who also holds a Jordanian passport. Alex recently joined the Jordanian national team in 2015. He is coming over to Arkadikos after an eight-game stint with Al Jaysh Army SC Doha…
Read MoreEurocup, Limoges downs Valencia again
We are now into the business end of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Last 32 stage and return fixtures are now being played this week. Four contests opened the week’s action on Tuesday, and as always Europe’s second tier competition brought the excitement to the hardwood. The story of the night was in France, where Limoges pulled…
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