Europe
Matthew Bryan-Amaning to Soles de Santo Domingo
Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205 cm, Washington’11) has signed a deal to play for Soles de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2015. Matthew is an international basketball player who has dual citizenship from Ghana and the United Kingdom. His 2014/15 season began with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). He played five games for them and recorded averages of…
Read MoreKhimki beats Lokomotiv in VTB semi opener
The VTB United League semi-final stage opened on Wednesday as Khimki Moscow Region played host to Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and came away with a win. The series opener pitted two Eurocup highflyer’s together, but it was Khimki that has carried the most form this season and claimed a 76-75 win. However, Lokomotiv displayed the kind…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins 12th straight NBL title
CEZ Nymburk has won the Czech Republic NBL once again after overcoming BK Decin 96-59 to sweep the finals series 3-0. Few hoops fans in the country or beyond will be surprised by the result, after-all, Nymburk has been dominating the NBL for over a decade. Victory here marked the club’s 12th consecutive league crown,…
Read MoreKataja Basket wins 2014/15 Finnish Title
Joensuun Arena – Kataja Basket has claimed its first-ever Finnish Korisliiga championship this 2014/15 after taking Game 5 of the Finals series against Nilan Bisons Loimaa, 88-85. It was an epic culmination to what was a hard-fought series between two deserving teams. After five finals appearances in the last decade, Kataja Basket now wear the…
Read MoreVladimir Micov to Barcelona
Vladimir Micov (201 cm) is on his way to Barcelona (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) for the 2015/2016 according to reports from Solobasket.com. The Serbian international will link up with the Euroleague giant for the campaign with Barca looking to get back on track after a low season in the Euroleague. The forward has been…
Read MoreKennedy Winston inks with Guaiqueries
Kennedy Winston (199 cm, Alabama’05) has been added by Guaiqueries de Margarita from Venezuela’s LPB this 2015. Winston is an American player who also holds a passport from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In his first game for his new team Kennedy was able to score five points and pull down five rebounds. The…
Read MoreMarcus Neal inks with Bascharage
Marcus Neal (196 cm, Delaware State’10) is a new addition to the roster of the BBC Bascharage Hedgehogs (Luxembourg-Total League) this 2015. Neal played the 2014/15 season for BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic-NBL). He signed with them in February 2015 and in nine games for the Czech club, Marcus was able to average 7.1…
Read MoreReal Madrid overcomes Olympiacos for Euroleague title
Real Madrid is the 2015 Euroleague champion after the Spanish club defeated Olympiacos 78-59 in a surprisingly comfortable championship game. The Euroleague Final Four has been held in Madrid’s Barclaycard Center and with a home crowd Los Blancos was finally able to win the title after appearing in three consecutive finals. Indeed, Real Madrid has…
Read MoreReal Madrid and Olympiacos reach Euroleague final
Euroleague form went out of the window as the Final Four opened with Olympiacos Piraeus and Real Madrid reaching the showpiece final. Of course, both teams are formidable, but their opponents have arguably been the form teams of the competition this season. Olympiacos put in a huge performance by taking out CSKA Moscow, while Real…
Read MoreMitar Trivunovic switches to Nyon
Mitar Trivunovic (196 cm) has been brought in by BBC Nyon (Switzerland, LNB) for the remainder of the season. The Serbian player has experience in Swiss Basketball as he has played for Pully Basket at various times over the last three seasons. He has spent a lot of this campaign with Pully and over 22…
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