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NBA Opens with Over 100 Foreign Players
The 2014/2015 NBA season is about to tip off and anyone who said Basketball is an American sport is sorely mistaken. There are now over 100 foreign players on rosters in the NBA, and they are not only part of the franchises they are an integral part of the league. The NBA, like Basketball as…
Read MorePrishtina moves to 3-0 in Balkan League
KB Sigal Prishtina stayed perfect Balkan League by defeating SCM U Craiova in convincing fashion to open Round 3 of the competition. The Kosovo club had too much for the Romanian visitors as they raced to a comfortable 92-76 victory in front of its home fans. A high scoring first quarter saw Craiova carve out…
Read MoreAnte Perica to coach Egis Kormend
Ante Perica will will be the new head coach of the Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division) this 2014/2015 season. He is coming in as a replacement for Aaron Mitchell. Ante Perica will be bringing in some fresh perspective and coaching direction for the team. He worked with Kapfenberg in Austria for the last three seasons. The…
Read MoreRobbie Sihota inks with Fribourg
Swiss Fribourg Olympic (LNA) landed Robbie Sihota (201 cm, University of Calgary’10) for 2014-15 season. The 27-year old Canadian forward with roots in India, moved to Switzerland after two seasons in a row (3 in total) in the Netherlands. During the 2010/2011 season the 198 cm forward wass even top rebounder of the Dutch Basketball…
Read MoreBrian Qvale heads to Tofas
Brian Qvale (210 cm, Montana’11) heads to Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL) for the rest of the 2014/2015 season. The American played for Medi Bayreuth (Germany, BBL) during the 2013/2014. In 33 games he as part of the clubs’ starting frontcourt and averaged 13.2 points and 6.1 rebounds in a solid campaign. He just got released from…
Read MoreMike Bruesewitz signs with Grosuplje
Slovenian team Grosuplje (Telemach League) has signed Mike Bruesewitz (198 cm, Wisconsin’13) for the rest of the season. After graduating from Wisconsin University following the 2012-2013 season, Bruesewitz played abroad in Israel for the past nine months. His team, Hapoel Jerusalem (Winner League), was the regular season runner-up in the Israeli Premier League and Mike…
Read MoreJoshua Shipp joins Brose Baskets Bamberg
Joshua Shipp (196 cm, UCLA’09) is a newcomer to German ball club Bros Baskets Bamberg (BBL) this 2014-15 season. He is a veteran of Turkish basketball. In 2013-14 Joshua was on the roster of Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL). In 29 games he presented averages of 11.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg. In 2012-13 Joshua played for Anadolu…
Read MoreSasha Vujacic now with Laboral Kutxa
Slovenian guard Sasha Vujacic (201 cm) has signed a deal to play for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2014-15 season. He made his return to Europe in 2013-14 with Reyer Umana Venezia (Spain-Liga Endesa) after being released by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played just two games for the Clips and averaged 2.5 ppg…
Read MoreSteven Clauss to coach Hanau
Steven Clauss will take over the helm of Hebeisen White Wings Hanau (Germany-ProB). He is coming in as a replacement for recently fired Ty Shaw. Management was not happy with the team’s 0-5 start for the season and felt a change in the coaching staff was a step in the right direction. This will be…
Read MoreMatthew Bryan-Amaning leaves Ludwigsburg
Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205 cm, Washington’11) has parted ways with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) after playing five games. During his brief run Matthew averaged 7.2 ppg and 2.8 rpg. He is a British player who also holds a Ghanaian passport. In 2013-14 Bryan-Amaning started off at home with the London Lions (United Kingdom-BBL). He played…
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