Europe
Euroleague, Madrid and Efes reach Top 16
It was a busy Thursday of Euroleague action as two more teams booked their places in the Top 16. Both progressing clubs came from Group A as Anadolu Efes and Real Madrid won away from home to move to the next round of the competition. There were four other games on the night as the…
Read MoreDrake Reed moves to Latina
Drake Reed (196 cm, Austin Peay State’09) will play in Italy this season after penning with Latina Basket (A2 Silver) for the remainder of the season. The American last suited up for La Union Formosa in the Argentine LigaA and in sixteen games this season he has recorded 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreTyshawn Abbott deals with Eskisehir
Tyshawn Abbott (192 cm, Arizona State’12) will play in Turkey for the first time after penning for Eskisehir Basket (TBL). His game time this season came in the Italian A2 Gold playing for Romagna Forli and over seven games he impressed with averages of 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. During the…
Read MoreNemanja Maric signs with Mladost
KK Mladost Mrkonjic Grad (Bosnia-Division I) has signed Serbian guard Nemanja Maric (199 cm) to a deal this 2014-15 season. He has already logged his first game for the club and was effective with 15 points and six assists. They won in that game and have moved up the league standings as they secure their…
Read MoreTony Brown heads to Massagno
SAM Basket Massagno (Switzerland-LNA) is dealing with some injuries and has decided to add Tony Brown (193 cm, Arkansas State’03). Massagno is struggling so far this season and is sitting on a 2-8 record in the Swiss LNA. Brown began the 2014/15 season playing for Basket Esch (Luxembourg-Total League) and there he averaged 22.7 ppg…
Read MoreJaka Lakovic pens with Royal Hali
Royal Hali Gaziantep (Turkey-TBL) has landed veteran Slovenian guard Jaka Lakovic (186 cm) this 2014/15 season. The 35-year-old Lakovic announced his retirement from the Slovenian national team this May. He was a member of the squad from 2001 to 2011 and then again in 2013. Lakovic averaged 3.6 ppg and 1.9 apg in 11 games…
Read MoreJamar Diggs joins Keravnos
Keravnos Strovolou from Cyprus’ Division A has landed Jamar Diggs (188 cm, Wofford’11) this 2014-15 season. Jamar is moving from Polish club Polski Cukier SIDEn Torun (TBL). Keravnos is currently sitting in third place in the league standings with a 4-2 record. Jamar played nine games before his departure and was able to average 8.8…
Read MorePatric Young added by Galatasaray
Patric Young (206 cm, Florida’14) will be joining Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) for the 2014-15 season. The Florida Gator was released last month by the New Orleans Pelicans, after originally signing a two-year deal with the team. Young was unfortunately able to play a game for the NBA franchise. The talented big man has…
Read MoreEurocup, four more reach Last 32
The Last 32 places are filling up now as the Eurocup entered its eighth round of action in the 2014/2015 season, and it proved to be another exciting two days of high stakes Basketball. As well as more teams adding their names to the line-up for the next round, there were also more clubs being…
Read MoreNick Wiggins leaves Tubingen
Nick Wiggins (198 cm, Wichita State’14) has parted ways with Tubingen Walter-Tigers, leaving the German BBL club to look for another post. The Canadian is in his rookie season and has completed eleven games for the Tigers in the German top flight and over the appearances averaged 5.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. The…
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