Europe
Maccabi Tel Aviv stunned by Eilat in semi-final
A seismic event occurred in the Israel Premier League as Maccabi Tel Aviv was knocked out of the play-offs at the semi-final stage. The spoils for one of the biggest shocks ever in Israeli Basketball go to Hapoel Eilat, with the unfancied visitors grabbing a shock 76-79 win in the series decider. There are plenty…
Read MoreJaraun Burrows re-signs with LF Basket
LF Basket Lulea (Sweden-Basketligan) has signed Bahamian import Jaraun Burrows (203 cm, IPFW’08) to a one-year deal and will keep him for the 2015/16 season. Burrows has been a member of the Bahamian national team in 2007, 2011-12, and again in 2014. He played a total of 34 games for LF Basket in the 2014/15…
Read MoreSonny Weems leaves CSKA Moscow
Sonny Weems (198 cm, Arkansas’08) is no longer with Russian juggernaut CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) and is now a free agent. Weems has been with the club since 2012. In 2014/15 Weems managed to play 26 games in the Euroleague and averaged 13.1 ppg and 3.5 apg. Sonny also played 31 games in the VTB United…
Read MoreMarko Popovic departs Khimky
BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) has parted ways with Marko Popovic (185 cm, Southern Idaho’01) this 2015. It was the end of his two-year contract with the Russian club. Popovic is a Croatian player who was a former member of the Croatian national team from 2003 to 2011. In 2014/15 he played 15 games for…
Read MoreTrey Thompkins joins Real Madrid
Trey Thompkins (208 cm, Georgia’11) will join the ranks of Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid (Liga Endesa) this 2015/16 season. The 2015 Euroleague champs will be able to make good use of the player in their rotation for the coming season. Thompkins spent the 2014/15 season on the roster of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB). He appeared…
Read MoreKyle Hines stays with CSKA Moscow
Kyle Hines (198 cm) will remain with CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) for two more seasons after agreeing to terms with the Russian club. Hines joined the club in 2013-14 and was part of their back-to-back VTB championships in 2014 and this 2015. He played 30 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and posted averages…
Read MoreKarsiyaka takes 3-1 lead in TBL finals
Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir took another huge step towards the Turkish TBL title with a 91-88 overtime victory at home against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. After losing Game 1, Karsiyaka has rallied and won the last three game consecutively to take charge of the series 3-1, although the championship run has been extremely tight. Nevertheless, Turkey’s most…
Read MoreAleksej Nikolic to join Brose Baskets
Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) has agreed to terms with young Slovenian prospect Aleksej Nikolic (190 cm) for the 2015/16 season. The 20-year-old Nikolic was a recent addition to the Slovenian national team in 2014. He spent the last three years playing for OKK Spars Sarajevo from Bosnia’s Division I. In 2014/15 Nikolic played 31 games…
Read MoreKresimir Loncar departs Valencia
Kresimir Loncar (210 cm) has left Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015. Loncar is a 32-year-old Croatian player who signed with Valencia for the 2014/15 season. He played 10 games for the team in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and posted averages of 5.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 12 minutes off the bench. Kresimir also…
Read MoreSalih Nuhanovic stays with Oradea
CSM Oradea of Romania’s Liga Nationala has decided to retain Slovenian big man Salih Nuhanovic (210 cm) for the 2015/16 season. Salih moved to Oradea in the 2014/15 season from Club Africain Tunis (Tunisia-Division I). He played four games for his team in the EuroChallenge and averaged 5.8 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Nuhanovic also logged…
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