Europe
Jamar Smith signs with Unicaja Malaga
Jamar Smith (191 cm, South Indiana’10) is set to play for Spanish club Unicaja Malaga (Liga Endesa) for the 2015/16 season after agreeing to terms on a deal. In 2014/15 Smith played for Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A). He played 10 games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 14.0 ppg and 3.1 apg. He…
Read MoreBryant Dunston pens with Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) has landed Bryant Dunston (203 cm, Fordham’08) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Dunston is a 29-year-old American player who also holds a Slovenian passport. Bryant spent the last three seasons playing for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus. (Greece-A1). In 2014/15 Bryant played 29 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleage and…
Read MoreReal Madrid up 2-0 in Liga Endesa Finals
Real Madrid is at the cusp of claiming the 2015 Spanish Liga Endesa championship after going up 2-0 over El Clasico rivals, FC Barcelona. History is in their corner, with no team ever coming back after being down 0-2 in the Finals series. Game 2 was an easy win for Real Madrid. They capitalized on…
Read MoreBrose Baskets Bamberg wins German BBL
Brose Baskets Bamberg defeated Bayern Munich in the deciding fifth game of the German BBL championship series to be crowned the league winners. The victory continued the clubs’ recent dominance of the Bundesliga, although Brose Baskets had to overcome defending champs Bayern Munich to ensure a fifth title in six seasons. Bamberg’s sixth title means…
Read MoreRobert Arnold pens with Mons-Hainaut
Robert Arnold (198 cm, Boise State’11) has signed for Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium, Scooore League) for the upcoming 2015/2016 season. The American has never played in Belgium before and is heading to the club on the back of a 2014/2015 season with Joensuun Kataja Basket in the Finnish Korisliiga. During his time with Kataja, Robert Arnold…
Read MoreBrad Newley stays with Gran Canaria
Brad Newley (199 cm) will spend another season with Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas (Spain, Liga Endesa) after extending his contract by a year. The Australian helped the club reach the final of the 2015 Eurocup this season and has been in Gran Canaria since the start of the 2012/2013 campaign. The swingman has been…
Read MoreAaron Jackson extends with CSKA Moscow
Aaron Jackson (190 cm, Duquesne’09) has extended his stay with CSKA Moscow (Russia, VTB United League and Euroleague) the club announced. The American has put pen to paper on a two-year extension that will see him play with the Russian giant through the 2016/2017 season. The guard has been with CSKA since the start of…
Read MoreSpanish ACB, Real Madrid beats Barca for 1-0 lead
Real Madrid drew first blood in the El Clasico tinted Spanish ACB (Liga Endesa) finals series with nemesis Barcelona. Los Blancos overcame their Catalan rivals 78-72 at home to take a 1-0 lead, but of course there is plenty more to play for in the coming days and week. Both of these Euroleague giants have…
Read MorePinar Karsiyaka Izmir crowned 2015 TBL champs
Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir won Game 5 of the Turkish Basketball League finals series to be crowned the 2015 TBL champions. The club celebrates its second title and collected the all-important 71-85 win on the road in Istanbul against Anadolu Efes. Of course, Efes is the most successful club in TBL history (although chasing its first…
Read MoreDeividas Dulkys pens with Yesilgiresun
Fresh Turkish TBL entrant Yesilgiresun Belidiye is gearing up for the 2015/16 season with some new additions to their roster. One such addition is Lithuanian Deividas Dulkys (195 cm, Florida State’12). He spent his 2014/15 season playing in the Italian Serie A for Umana Reyer Venezia. Deividas logged a total of 41 games for his…
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