Romania
Eurocup, a look back on Round 3
With Round 3 of the Eurocup Regular Season wrapped the group phase of the competition is starting to take shape. Five teams remain undefeated through the competition, but there are still plenty of Regular Season weeks for struggling teams to improve their fortunes and make a push for the next stage of the tournament. Group…
Read MoreEurocup Round 2 Regular Season
It was an exciting week of Eurocup Round 2 action as sixteen games took place around the continent on Wednesday to wrap the second week of play. It was a round defined by plenty of close encounters, including two overtime victories and five games decided by three points or less. Group A French club Strasbourg…
Read MoreLarry Hall inks with Timba Timisoara
Larry Hall (190 cm, Western Oregon’ 07) is the latest addition of Timba Timisoara from Romania (Liga Nationala). The American player replaced Mladen Sljivancanin who left the Romanian team due to an injury. During the 2013/2014 season Larry Hall was on the roster of two consecutive teams. He first appeared with BC Rakvere from Estonia (Alexela…
Read MoreMladen Sljivancanin leaves Timisoara
Mladen Sljivancanin (200 cm) has been released by Romanian club BC Timba Timisoara (Liga Nationala) after a couple of months with the club. The Serbian player has spent the last two seasons playing for KK Borac Mozzart Cacak (Serbia, KLS). During the 2013/2014 campaign the swingman featured in nine games and averaged 8.1 points and…
Read MoreJarvis Hayes heads to Ploiesti
Jarvis Hayes (201 cm, Georgia’03) will play in Romania for the first time after penning with Liga Nationala champions CSU Asesoft Ploiesti. The swingman has signed a one year deal and is coming off the back of a season with Sidigas Avellino (Italy, Serie A). He played 27 games for the club and picked up…
Read More2014/2015 Eurocup, Round 1
The remainder of Round 1 of the 2014/2015 Eurocup season wrapped on Wednesday with sixteen games around the continent following the two that were played on Tuesday. Group A CAI Zaragoza hung on to see off Paris-Levallois 77-76 as the French team visited Spain and almost came away with the win. The hosts needed to…
Read MoreCurtis Millage joins U-Banca Transilvania
Curtis Millage (185 cm, Arizona State’03) will continue his professional career this 2014/15 with U-Banca Transilvania (Romania-Liga Nationala). The 33-year-old guard began his 2013/14 season on the roster of Torku Selcuk Universitesi Konya (Turkey-TBL). He was able to play five games for the Turkish club and averaged 4.6 ppg and 1.4 apg. In December 2013…
Read MoreJoshua Crawford inks with Cluj
Joshua Crawford (211 cm, Indiana State´10) has inked a deal that will see him play with Universitatea Cluj in the Romanian Liga Nationala. The team officially announced the addition and will now welcome the American into the team roster. Last season the center featured for two clubs last season, starting the campaign in Israel before…
Read MoreDwayne Curtis wins claim at BAT
American player Dwayne Curtis filed a claim against his former team, Romanian club CSU Asesoft Ploiesti at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, and interest. In the club’s answer it argued that the claim should be dismissed because Curtis was the subject of a criminal investigation at the time. The arbitrator of…
Read More2014/2015 season starts across Europe
The trickle of leagues starting for the 2014/2015 season is turning into a torrent this weekend as numerous other leagues get underway. On Saturday and Sunday the following leagues will tip off: Croatian A1 Four games opened the 2014/2015 season in Croatia with a final fifth game to take place on Sunday. Kvarner 2010 Rijeka…
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