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2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2
Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…
Read MoreBecky Hammon, new Spurs assistant coach
The San Antonio Spurs are making history after announcing that they are hiring WNBA veteran Becky Hammon (175 cm, Colorado State’99) as their new, full-time assistant coach. Hammon will be the first female to become a regular-season assistant coach in the NBA. Aside from her long resume filled with accomplishments in basketball, she is also…
Read MoreTrey Thompkins to Nizhny Novgorod
Russian club BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) is welcoming Trey Thompkins (208 cm, Georgia’11) into their fold for the 2014-15 season. The 24-year-old Thompkins is embarking on becoming an international player after playing two seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2012-13 Thompkins’ career took a big blow when he missed the season with a bone…
Read MoreViktor Sanikidze signed by Unics Kazan
BC Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) is bringing in veteran Georgian player Viktor Sanikidze (203 cm) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Viktor is a 10-year member of the Georgian National Team beginning 2004 up to the present. He spent his 2013-14 season on the roster of CAI Zaragoza from Spain’s Liga Endesa. Viktor averaged 8.8 ppg and…
Read MoreTaylor Rochestie stays with Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) has added Taylor Rochestie (185 cm, Washington State’09) to their ranks this 2014-15 season. Rochestie is an American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport, allowing him to join the Montenegrin National Team beginning 2012 up to the present. He began the 2013-14 season playing for Montepaschi Siena (Italy-SerieA). Taylor played…
Read MoreMilan Macvan links with Kuban
Milan Macvan (205 cm) will link up with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (Russia, VTB League) for the coming 2014/2015 season. The 25-year old has just spent his second campaign with Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul in the Turkish TBL and Euroleague. Over seventeen league games the Serbian averaged 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while during…
Read MoreKostas Kaimakoglou stays with Unics Kazan
Kostas Kaimakoglou (206 cm) will continue his relationship with Unics Kazan (Russia, VTB League and Euroleague) it has been announced. The power forward has been with the Russian outfit for the last two seasons and has extended his deal for another year. The Greek national featured in twenty VTB League games last season and logged…
Read MoreManuchar Markoishvili to CSKA Moscow
Russian powerhouse club CSKA Moscow has landed Georgian forward Manuchar Markoishvili (196 cm) for the 2014-15 season. The 27-year-old veteran played the 2013-14 season for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). Manuchar appeared in 10 Euroleague games for Galatasaray and averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg. In the domestic Turkish TBL he logged 20 games and…
Read MoreCurtis Jerrells lands with Unics Kazan
Curtis Jerrells (185 cm, Baylor’09) will be taking his talents to BC Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) this coming 2014-15 season. The guard played 2013-14 for the 2014 Italian Serie A champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. Jerrells also played in 28 games for Armani on its road to the Euroleague quarterfinals. He averaged 11.3 ppg and 2.5…
Read MoreKeith Langford heads to Kazan
Fresh from winning the Italian Serie A with EA7 Milan, Keith Langford (193 cm, Kansas’05) has left the champs and signed for Unics Kazan (Russia, VTB League). The guard has probably been brought in to fill the void of Andrew Goudelock, who left Unics this week for Fenerbahce (Turkey, TBL). Langford is the kind of…
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