Europe
Alex Abrines extends with Barcelona
Alex Abrines (198 cm) will remain with FC Barcelona (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) after penning a new contract that will see him stay at the club until 2019. The Spaniard is considered one of the hottest properties in European Basketball and has been in a regular member of the Barca roster since the start…
Read MoreTsmoki Minsk retains Premier League
Tsmoki Minsk cruised past arch rival Grodno-93 to win the Belarus Premier League with a clean 4-0 sweep of the finals series. The two clubs are the two biggest in the country, but Tsmoki Minsk has been in control of the Premier League and this was the club’s seventh consecutive title, four of them coming…
Read MoreNemanja Bjelica named Euroleague MVP
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul’s dynamic forward, Nemanja Bjelica (Serbia) has been named the Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2014/15 Most Valuable Player. The 27-year-old Bjelica has been a big reason for the team’s success this season. He has been a nightmare for opposing teams to match-up against due to the combination of his size, speed, and shooting ability.…
Read MoreAugie Johnston moves to Sparta
Augie Johnston (185 cm, Cal State-Monterey’12) has switched teams and is now with BBC Sparta Bertrange (Luxembourg-Total League) this 2015. Johnston played the 2014/15 season for BBC Bascharage Hedgehogs (Luxembourg-N2). He played 14 games for them and averaged 24.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg. The team finished as the Luxembourg Nationale 2 runner-up in 2015. Johnston’s…
Read MoreAdam Hanga reunites with Laboral Kutxa
Hungarian player Adam Hanga (200 cm) is on his way back to Spain to re-join Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Liga Endesa) and help their attempt at a deep push in the postseason. Hanga was on loan to Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the 2014/15 season, but with Avellino failing to qualify for the Italian league Playoffs,…
Read MoreErnest Bremer returns to PAOK
Ernest Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) is now back with PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) and will be tasked to reinforce their backcourt during the 2014/15 postseason. Bremer is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ernest actually started the season playing for PAOK and played seven games for them in the…
Read MoreJames Gist banned for 8 months
American power forward James Gist (206 cm, Maryland’06) has been hit with an eight month ban from playing Basketball after failing a drugs test. The Panathinaikos player has been one of the key men for The Greens this season and will surely be missed as the club chases another Greek A1 title. However, this is…
Read MoreRasmus Larsen found dead. Play-off game postponed.
Danish talent Rasmus Larsen (1994, 212 cm) was found dead in his apartment today. His Belgian team Charleroi was already in the bus and on its way to play the first semi-final game in and against Oostende. When Rasmus Larsen was missing Charleroi sent somebody to look for him and found Larsen dead in his…
Read MoreD.J. Cooper agrees with Panathinaikos
D.J. Cooper (183 cm, Ohio’13) will be joining Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2015. Cooper is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He began the 2014/15 season playing for Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). He played 15 games for them during their stint in the EuroChallenge and was able to average 10.1…
Read MoreNovosibirsk celebrates Superleague title
BC Novosibirsk clinched the Russian Superleague title on Tuesday evening with a nervy 64-65 road win in Game 3 of the championship series against Spartak Primorie Vladivostok. The victory marked a first Superleague crown for Novosibirsk and the club did it in style by sweeping the finals series 3-0. However, in Game 3 the champs…
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