Europe
Darius Rice inks with Karpos Sokoli
Macedonian team Karpos Sokoli 2000 Skopje has signed veteran Darius Rice (208 cm, Miami Florida’04). Rice started the season in Israel where he played only one game for Maccabi Ashdod in the Israeli Winner League. He spent the 2013-14 season in Japan’s NBL where he played for the Hitachi Sunrockers Tokyo. Darius Rice averaged 14.9…
Read MoreOlympiacos beat Panathinaikos
Greek teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos clashed this weekend. Both are former Euroleague winners and considered among the best teams in the world outside of the NBA. Entering the “eternal derby” Olympiacos had a 10-1 record and Panathinaikos a 9-0 record. In the end, Olympiacos got a narrow 81-75 home win in the 2nd show down of…
Read MoreMiroslav Raduljica back to the NBA
Serbian center Miroslav Raduljica (213 cm) is finalizing a guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season. Raduljica had just left his team Shandong Flaming Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association. There, he averaged 18.3 ppg and 9.1 rpg. In 48 games as a rookie for the Milwaukee Bucks last season, Miroslav…
Read MoreALBA Berlin loses first BBL game
After dominating German Basketball through the turn of the century, ALBA Berlin has had to stand back as Brose Baskets and Bayern Munich have picked up the spoils in the BBL over recent seasons. This campaign ALBA has looked to be on a mission to regain the crown it last boasted in 2008, and until…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade 15-0 in Adriatic League
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade added another notch to its unbeaten record as the club’s incredible start to the Adriatic League continued on Saturday. The Serbian powerhouse hosted current ABA title holders Cibona Zagreb of Croatia and brushed the champs aside with an impressive 80-64 win. The victory maintained the unblemished run in this competition, with Crvena…
Read MoreThomas Heurtel now at Efes
Thomas Heurtel (189 cm) has been officially unveiled as a new player for Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague). The French star has been playing for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria over the last four seasons, becoming a key man for the team as well as a formidable presence in the Euroleague. So far this season…
Read MoreLee Humphrey decides on Utenos
Lee Humphrey (189 cm, Florida’07) has penned a deal with Lithuanian LKL outfit Juventus-LKSK Utenos the club announced. The American has been out of action so far this season and his last game time on the hardwood came during the 2013/2014 campaign. Humphrey started that term on the books at BC Kiev (Ukraine, Superleague) where…
Read MoreLarry Turner leaves Rovinari
Larry Turner (210 cm, Tennessee St’07) has been released by CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu (Romania, Liga Nationala) after nearly two months with the club. He has already played in eleven Liga Nationala games and struggled to make a big impact with averages of 9.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. It was a similar…
Read MoreKeith Steffeck departs Bertrange
Keith Steffeck (201 cm, William Penn’13) has called time on his stint with BBC Sparta Bertrange (Luxembourg, Total League) after the club waived his contract. The player was actually in impressive form for the team, but things did not work out. Over thirteen games in the Total League this season the American managed good stats…
Read MoreNikos Zisis joins Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) has filled its problem guard position by tabbing Greek veteran Nikos Zisis (197 cm). The 31-year old comes with bags of experience, even at the elite level of the Euroleague and will help Fener’s drive in the competition when the Top 16 commences in January. The guard is…
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