Europe
Euroleague Playoffs, CSKA and Fenerbahce open with wins
The Top 16 only wrapped last week, but it is full steam ahead for the Euroleague Play-offs as two contests opened the first knock-out stage of the competition. The remaining eight clubs in the competition have been drawn into four two best of five series’, the winner on aggregate booking a berth in the Final…
Read MoreHaukur Palsson heads to Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed 22-year-old Icelandic player Haukur Palsson (197 cm, Maryland’11) this 2015. Palsson has been a member of the Icelandic national team since 2009. He began the 2014/15 season playing for LF Basket from Sweden’s Basketligan. He played 32 games for them and recorded averages of 12.4 ppg and 4.8…
Read MoreSteven Burtt agrees with San German
Steven Burtt (189 cm, Iona’06) will continue his professional career with Atleticos de San German from Puerto Rico’s BSN this 2015. Steven Burtt is an American-born player who is also a Ukrainian citizen and was a former member of the Ukrainian national team in 2011-12. Steven was cut by Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015 after the player…
Read MoreTyrone Nash no longer with Rouen
Tyrone Nash (203 cm, Notre Dame’11) has parted ways with French Pro A club SPO Rouen Basket this 2015 after playing 11 games for them and is now a free agent. During his brief run with the team Tyrone was able to produce averages of 8.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Rouen is currently in 14th…
Read MoreGussing reclaims lead in Austrian Bundesliga
The Top 2 teams of the Austrian A Bundesliga locked horns and as a result a new league leader has emerged. The UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights hosted BC Zepter Vienna yesterday and the home team came away with a convincing 92-72 win. Both clubs now have an identical 24-10 record and are both four games…
Read MoreDusan Djordjevic extends with Oostende
Telenet Oostende (Belgium-Scooore League) has signed Serbian guard Dusan Djordjevic (193 cm) to a new contract that will keep him with the team up to 2016/17. Dusan has been with the Belgian club since 2011 and has truly found a home with them. This 2014/15 season he played one game for them in the Turkish…
Read MoreThomas Abercrombie now with Gipuzkoa
Spanish Liga Endesa team Gipuzkoa San Sebastian has landed the services of New Zealand player Thomas Abercrombie (198 cm, Washington State’08) this 2015. Thomas has been a long-time member of the New Zealand national team with stints in 2006, 2009-11, and again in 2013-14. He began the 2014/15 season playing for the New Zealand Breakers…
Read MoreEWE Baskets wins 2015 Beko BBL Cup
6,000 fans packed the EWE Arena in Oldenburg as EWE Baskets hosted Brose Baskets Bamberg to settle which team would come away with the 2015 BEKO BBL Cup title. It was an epic game between two of the league’s Top 8 teams and the fans were treated to an intense back-and-fourth affair. In the end,…
Read MoreReal Madrid tops Barca 91-78 in Liga Endesa
An “El Clasico” game took place in Round 28 of the Spanish Liga Endesa regular season yesterday. Real Madrid hosted their rivals, FC Regal Barcelona, and prevailed 91-78. Both teams occupy the second and third places in the Spanish league standings respectively. Real Madrid is one game behind league-leading Unicaja Malaga with their 23-5 record,…
Read MoreWill Sheehey pens with Panionios Athens
Will Sheehey (201 cm, Indiana’14) has been picked up by Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (A1) and will help the club close out the Greek Basketball season. The American has been playing in the D-League recently for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Los Angeles D-Fenders. With the L.A. franchise he played nine games and…
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