Europe
Raymar Morgan added by Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) is getting ready for the Greek league postseason and they have decided to strengthen their roster with the addition of Raymar Morgan (202 cm, Michigan State’10). The 26-year-old player is moving to Panathinaikos from BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL). In 33 games for his former club Raymar was able to deliver averages of 16.2…
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod completes VTB Final Four
It took a fifth and final, deciding game, but in the end BC Nizhny Novgorod prevailed over Zenit Saint Petersburg 75-65 to advance to the VTB United League semifinals. It was the only quarterfinals series that was not resolved with a sweep and the exciting competition between these two clubs did not disappoint. Now that…
Read MoreJR Bremer heading back to PAOK
JR Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) will be making his return to Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) at the end of the week. JR is an American player who is also a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He began the 2014/15 season playing for PAOK. He logged six games for them in the domestic…
Read MoreNewcastle Eagles wins UK BBL
The British public is warming to Basketball it seems as a record near 15,000 crowd packed out the O2 Arena to see the Newcastle Eagles win a second BBL title in four years. Hoops has never been a major attraction in the UK, but in recent years there has been some traction. Especially in the…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimki makes Final Four while Zenit forces decider
Zenit St. Petersburg downed Nizhny Novgorod 76-83 on the road in VTB League action on Friday to send their quarter-final tie to a deciding game. Zenit was trailing 2-1 in the series heading to Novgorod and knew a loss would spell the end of the road. Nizhny had the home court advantage and the momentum,…
Read MoreTravis Peterson staying with Avtodor Saratov
Travis Peterson (208 cm, Samford’08) will remain Avtodor Saratov (Russia, VTB League) after extending his contract through the 2015/2016 season. The American is a part of the Avtodor team playing the VTB United League quarter-final against Khimki Moscow Region, with the Saratov club needing a win tonight. So far this season Travis Peterson has played…
Read MoreJeremy Hazell extends with Bologna
Seton Hall product Jeremy Hazell (195 cm, Seton Hall’11) is set to return to Granarolo Bologna (Italy-Serie A) next season after signing a contract extension with the club this 2015. He was solid for Bologna and played 29 games for them this 2014/15 season and was able to put together averages of 15.8 ppg and…
Read MorePrimoz Brezec agrees with Al Kuwait
Al Kuwait SC (Kuwait-D1) has landed the services of Slovenian big man Primoz Brezec (216 cm) this 2015. He is coming off a brief stint playing for Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A). Primoz signed with the club in February 2015 and was able to play 11 games for them and average 15.0 ppg and 7.4…
Read MoreBrandon Thomas inks with Nanterre
Brandon Thomas (198 cm, Massacheusetts’07) is being brought in to reinforce the roster of JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A) for their upcoming postseason push. Nanterre is currently in a lock for second place as the regular season winds down. The 30-year-old veteran in coming from the Artland Dragons (Germany-BBL), where he began the 2014/15 season. He…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv reach VTB Final Four
CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar have both progressed to the Final Four of the VTB United League, becoming the first two clubs to do so. The Russian giants swept their respective series, with CSKA brushing aside BC Astana and Lokomotiv getting the job done against Unics Kazan. There are two more ties still active,…
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