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Euroleague Round 7, recap
More Last 16 positions were claimed as Round 7 of the Euroleague drew to a close on Friday night, while other clubs got closer and others survived to fight another day. With Thursday night’s games already recorded and the competition moving into its eighth week of the Regular Season, we are starting to see more…
Read More2013/2014 Euroleague: Round 5, Friday
Round 5 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague season is done and dusted after Friday´s games. It proved to be a good night for home teams as no club recorded a road win as the night threw up several key contests. CSKA Moscow demolished Partizan in Russia to keep in touch in Group A, while Olympiacos came…
Read MoreMujo Tuljkovic lands with Polpharma
Polish TBL team Polpharma Starogard Gdanski has added veteran Romanian player Mujo Tuljkovic (203 cm) to their roster this 2013-14. Polpharma has had a slow start for the season, close to the cellar with 1-4 record, and may just be looking to shake things up a bit and hopefully change their fortunes. The talented Romanian is…
Read MoreMichal Ignerski parts with Virtus Roma
Virtus Roma from Italy’s SerieA is parting ways with Polish player Michal Ignerski (207 cm, Mississippi State’03). The Italian club originally signed Ignerski to a one-month deal and has opted not to keep him for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. Before his departure, Michal was able to play in four games for Virtus Roma…
Read MoreAleksander Czyz joins Fort Wayne
Aleksander Czyz (200 cm, Nevada’12) has signed for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the American Development League after recently leaving the Milwaukee Bucks (NBA). The young Polish prospect was also just about to sign for Vanoli Cremona (Italy, Serie A) in the summer before the Bucks approached him. The 23-year old will now test…
Read MoreEuroleague: Home comforts on Friday night
It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…
Read MoreDanny Gibson added by Slask Wroclaw
Danny Gibson (180 cm, Southern Indiana’06) has been tabbed by Polish TBL club WKS Slask Wroclaw for the 2013-14 season. The 29-year-old Gibson, who has had extensive international experience playing in Germany, spent the 2012-13 season playing in Greece. Danny played for Ikaros Kallitheas (Greece-A1) and averaged 13.0 ppg and 3.3 apg in 28 games.…
Read MoreKyle Barone goes pro for Turow Zgorzelec
Kyle Barone (208 cm, Idaho´13) has agreed his first professional contract and will play for PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Polish, TBL) this season. The center graduated from Idaho in the summer but has been busy since then. He played in the Portsmouth Invitational and then represented the Denver Nuggets during the NBA Pro Summer League in…
Read MoreKarron Johnson added by Kotwica
Karron Johnson (203 cm, Shaw’13) is headed to Europe after signing with Polish TBL club Kotwica Kolobrzeg this 2013-14 season. The 25-year-old Johnson was originally part of the Los Angeles Lakers preseason camp, but was cut by the team and moved on with his signing in Poland. In his senior year at Shaw, Johnson averaged…
Read MoreMichal Ignerski moves to Virtus Roma
Italian SeriA team Virtus Roma have bolstered their frontcourt this season with the addition of Michal Ignerski (207 cm, Mississippi State’03) to their roster. The 33-year-old Polish player has been a member of the Polish National Team in ‘99, 2004-05, 2007, 2009, 2011 to the present. He was a recent participant in Eurobasket 2013 in…
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