Europe
AEL Limassol quits
Proteas Danoi AEL Limassol, often abbreviated as AEL Limassol, will not participate in the Cyprus championship this 2014/2015 season due to financial problems. AEL Limassol is the most successful team in the history of Cypriot Basketball with a list of honours including winning 13 championships, 9 cups and 8 super cups. It is the only…
Read MoreIoannis Sfairopoulos returns to Olympiacos
Ioannis Sfairopoulos returns to Olympiacos (Greece-A1) and will be the new Head Coach of the Greek Powerhouse. He is coming in as a replacement for Giorgos Bartzokas, who left the club earlier. Ioannis Sfairopoulos will be bringing in some fresh perspective and coaching direction for the team. As an assistant coach he started the 2012/2013…
Read MoreLouis Craft moves to Banska Bystrica
Louis Craft (208 cm, Fayetteville State’14) will continue his professional career with Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-SBL) during the 2014/2015 season. The team is currently sitting at the bottom of the SBL standings with a 2-5 record. Louis Craft is well acquainted with Slovakian Basketball and this will be his third SBL team in the last three…
Read MoreRicky Rubio agrees to $ 56 Million
With three hours to go before the midnight deadline Friday, Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to terms on a $ 56 Million contract extension, the team announced. Rubio has secured a four-year extension that will kick in starting with the 2015-16 season. Ricky Rubio is one of four players in NBA history to average seven assists and two steals…
Read More2014/2015 Euroleague recap
Another hot day of exciting Basketball action fell on Europe during Friday as Round 3 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague was completed. Six games happened on the night as CSKA Moscow, Barcelona, Malaga, and Olympiacos all maintained their unblemished records. For all the action from Thursday’s games, check out our 2014/2015 Euroleague Round 3 Day 1…
Read MoreBelarus season gets underway
While the 2014/2015 Basketball season is in full swing for most, some countries are still getting underway, such as the Belarus top flight. The Premier League tipped off on Friday, and as it was Halloween it is fitting that there were some monster scores taking place in Round 1. Check out the recap of all…
Read MoreGiorgi Tsintsadze leaves Skopje
Giorgi Tsintsadze (192 cm) will not play for KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (Macedonia, Prva Liga and Adriatic League) after parting ways with the reigning champs. The Georgian player had already featured in three Adriatic League games and claimed averages of 8.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game. Last season the point guard played…
Read MoreAvtodor Saratov wins first VTB game
Russian club Avtodor Saratov has collected its first VTB League victory and put a century of points on the board in the process. The home team tore apart Belarussian visitors Tsmoki-Minsk 100-81 to resign the away team to the bottom of the table without a win (0-5), the only team remaining without a victory. This…
Read MoreDemetrius Phillips pens with Aalborg
Aalborg Vikings (Denmark, Ligaen) welcomed Demetrius Phillips (207 cm, Bridgeport’10) to the team roster for the 2014/2015 season. The forward is no stranger to Danish Basketball after he took to the court for Horsholm 79ers over fourteen Ligaen games last season, while he also played Aabyhoj IF during the 2011/2012 season. While playing for Horsholm…
Read MoreDevon van Oostrum leaves Zagreb
Devon van Oostrum (190 cm) has left Croatian powerhouse Cibona Zagreb (A1 and Adriatic League), bringing to an end his loan spell with the club. The British-Dutch player started the season with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague), where he also spent the 2013/2014 season. Through his stint in Spain he played ten…
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